module M
def f=(x)
@f= x
end
def f
@f
end
end
class A
extend M
end
class B < A
end
A.f= 42
puts A.f
puts B.f
this produces
42
nil
Is @f a class variable to A and B?
How do I share a variable between A and B by only writing this into M?
By not using @@f directly, but rather class_variable_set() and class_variable_get(), class variables of A, B and C can be used from within M.
module M
def f=(x)
class_variable_set("@@f", x)
end
def f
class_variable_get("@@f")
end
end
class A
extend M
end
class B < A
end
class C
extend M
end
A.f= 42
C.f= 23
puts A.f
puts B.f
puts C.f
this produces
42
42
23
As you can see, the variables are shared by A and B, but not C.
B::A.f will produce the correct result
Class variables may do what you need here:
module M
def f=(x)
@@f= x
end
def f
@@f
end
end
class A
extend M
end
class B < A
end
A.f= 42
puts A.f
puts B.f
This produces:
42
42
This seems to be closer to the behavior you want:
def M()
m = Module.new
m.module_eval <<-HERE
def f=(x)
@@f= x
end
def f
@@f
end
HERE
m
end
class A
extend M()
end
class B < A
end
class C
extend M()
end
A.f= 42
puts A.f
puts B.f
C.f = 23
puts C.f
puts A.f
puts B.f
Produces:
42
42
23
42
42