Class: Refinement

Relationships & Source Files
Super Chains via Extension / Inclusion / Inheritance
Class Chain: self, `::Module`
Instance Chain: self, `::Module`
Inherits:	Module `::Object` Module Refinement
Defined in:	class.c, class.c, eval.c, object.c

Overview

Refinement is a class of the self (current context) inside refine statement. It allows to import methods from other modules, see #import_methods.

Class Method Summary

`::Module` - Inherited

.constants	In the first form, returns an array of the names of all constants accessible from the point of call.
.nesting	Returns the list of `Modules` nested at the point of call.
.new	Creates a new anonymous module.
.used_modules	Returns an array of all modules used in the current scope.
.used_refinements	Returns an array of all modules used in the current scope.

Instance Attribute Summary

`::Module` - Inherited

#singleton_class?

Returns true if mod is a singleton class or false if it is an ordinary class or module.

Instance Method Summary

#target ⇒ class_or_module

Return the class or module refined by the receiver.
#import_methods(module, ...) ⇒ self private

Imports methods from modules.

`::Module` - Inherited

#<	Returns true if mod is a subclass of other.
#<=	Returns true if mod is a subclass of other or is the same as other.
#<=>	Comparison—Returns -1, 0, +1 or nil depending on whether `module` includes `other_module`, they are the same, or if `module` is included by `other_module`.
#==	Alias for Object#eql?.
#===	Case Equality—Returns `true` if obj is an instance of mod or an instance of one of mod’s descendants.
#>	Returns true if mod is an ancestor of other.
#>=	Returns true if mod is an ancestor of other, or the two modules are the same.
#alias_method	Makes new_name a new copy of the method old_name.
#ancestors	Returns a list of modules included/prepended in mod (including mod itself).
#attr	The first form is equivalent to `#attr_reader`.
#attr_accessor	Defines a named attribute for this module, where the name is symbol.`id2name`, creating an instance variable (`@name`) and a corresponding access method to read it.
#attr_reader	Creates instance variables and corresponding methods that return the value of each instance variable.
#attr_writer	Creates an accessor method to allow assignment to the attribute symbol`.id2name`.
#autoload	Registers filename to be loaded (using Kernel.require) the first time that const (which may be a `::String` or a symbol) is accessed in the namespace of mod.
#autoload?	Returns filename to be loaded if name is registered as `autoload` in the namespace of mod or one of its ancestors.
#class_eval	Evaluates the string or block in the context of mod, except that when a block is given, constant/class variable lookup is not affected.
#class_exec	Evaluates the given block in the context of the class/module.
#class_variable_defined?	Returns `true` if the given class variable is defined in obj.
#class_variable_get	Returns the value of the given class variable (or throws a `::NameError` exception).
#class_variable_set	Sets the class variable named by symbol to the given object.
#class_variables	Returns an array of the names of class variables in mod.
#const_defined?	Says whether mod or its ancestors have a constant with the given name:
#const_get	Checks for a constant with the given name in mod.
#const_missing	Invoked when a reference is made to an undefined constant in mod.
#const_set	Sets the named constant to the given object, returning that object.
#const_source_location	Returns the Ruby source filename and line number containing the definition of the constant specified.
#constants	Returns an array of the names of the constants accessible in mod.
#define_method	Defines an instance method in the receiver.
#deprecate_constant	Makes a list of existing constants deprecated.
#freeze	Prevents further modifications to mod.
#include	Invokes Module#append_features on each parameter in reverse order.
#include?	Returns `true` if module is included or prepended in mod or one of mod’s ancestors.
#included_modules	Returns the list of modules included or prepended in mod or one of mod’s ancestors.
#inspect	Alias for Module#to_s.
#instance_method	Returns an `::UnboundMethod` representing the given instance method in mod.
#instance_methods	Returns an array containing the names of the public and protected instance methods in the receiver.
#method_defined?	Returns `true` if the named method is defined by mod.
#module_eval	Alias for Module#class_eval.
#module_exec	Alias for Module#class_exec.
#name	Returns the name of the module mod.
#prepend	Invokes Module#prepend_features on each parameter in reverse order.
#private_class_method	Makes existing class methods private.
#private_constant	Makes a list of existing constants private.
#private_instance_methods	Returns a list of the private instance methods defined in mod.
#private_method_defined?	Returns `true` if the named private method is defined by mod.
#protected_instance_methods	Returns a list of the protected instance methods defined in mod.
#protected_method_defined?	Returns `true` if the named protected method is defined mod.
#public_class_method	Makes a list of existing class methods public.
#public_constant	Makes a list of existing constants public.
#public_instance_method	Similar to instance_method, searches public method only.
#public_instance_methods	Returns a list of the public instance methods defined in mod.
#public_method_defined?	Returns `true` if the named public method is defined by mod.
#refinements	Returns an array of `Refinement` defined within the receiver.
#remove_class_variable	Removes the named class variable from the receiver, returning that variable’s value.
#remove_method	Removes the method identified by symbol from the current class.
#set_temporary_name	Sets the temporary name of the module.
#to_s	Returns a string representing this module or class.
#undef_method	Prevents the current class from responding to calls to the named method.
#undefined_instance_methods	Returns a list of the undefined instance methods defined in mod.
#append_features	When this module is included in another, Ruby calls `#append_features` in this module, passing it the receiving module in mod.
#const_added	Invoked as a callback whenever a constant is assigned on the receiver.
#extend_object	Extends the specified object by adding this module’s constants and methods (which are added as singleton methods).
#extended	The equivalent of `included`, but for extended modules.
#included	Callback invoked whenever the receiver is included in another module or class.
#method_added	Invoked as a callback whenever an instance method is added to the receiver.
#method_removed	Invoked as a callback whenever an instance method is removed from the receiver.
#method_undefined	Invoked as a callback whenever an instance method is undefined from the receiver.
#module_function	Creates module functions for the named methods.
#prepend_features	When this module is prepended in another, Ruby calls `#prepend_features` in this module, passing it the receiving module in mod.
#prepended	The equivalent of `included`, but for prepended modules.
#private	With no arguments, sets the default visibility for subsequently defined methods to private.
#protected	With no arguments, sets the default visibility for subsequently defined methods to protected.
#public	With no arguments, sets the default visibility for subsequently defined methods to public.
#refine	Refine mod in the receiver.
#remove_const	Removes the definition of the given constant, returning that constant’s previous value.
#ruby2_keywords	For the given method names, marks the method as passing keywords through a normal argument splat.
#using	Import class refinements from module into the current class or module definition.
#initialize_clone, #initialize_copy

Constructor Details

This class inherits a constructor from Module

Instance Method Details

#import_methods(module, ...) ⇒ `self` (private)

Imports methods from modules. Unlike Module#include, import_methods copies methods and adds them into the refinement, so the refinement is activated in the imported methods.

Note that due to method copying, only methods defined in Ruby code can be imported.

module StrUtils
  def indent(level)
    ' ' * level + self
  end
end

module M
  refine String do
    import_methods StrUtils
  end
end

using M
"foo".indent(3)
#=> "   foo"

module M
  refine String do
    import_methods Enumerable
    # Can't import method which is not defined with Ruby code: Enumerable#drop
  end
end

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# File 'class.c', line 873


static VALUE
refinement_import_methods(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE refinement)
{
}

#target ⇒ `class_or_module`

Return the class or module refined by the receiver.

module M
  refine String do
  end
end

M.refinements[0].target # => String

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# File 'eval.c', line 1397


VALUE
rb_refinement_module_get_refined_class(VALUE module)
{
    ID id_refined_class;

    CONST_ID(id_refined_class, "__refined_class__");
    return rb_attr_get(module, id_refined_class);
}

Class: Refinement

Overview

Class Method Summary

::Module - Inherited

Instance Attribute Summary

::Module - Inherited

Instance Method Summary

::Module - Inherited

Constructor Details

Instance Method Details

#import_methods(module, ...) ⇒ self (private)

#target ⇒ class_or_module

`::Module` - Inherited

`::Module` - Inherited

`::Module` - Inherited

#import_methods(module, ...) ⇒ `self` (private)

#target ⇒ `class_or_module`