It's time to make it shorter:
class Foo
attr_accessor :a, :b, :c, :d, :e
def initialize(a, b, c, d, e)
@a = a
@b = b
@c = c
@d = d
@e = e
end
end
We have 'attr_accessor' to generate getters and setters.
Do we have anything to generate initializers by attributes?
Easiest:
Foo = Struct.new( :a, :b, :c )
Generates both accessors and initializer. You can further customize your class with:
Foo = Struct.new( … ) do
def some_method
…
end
end
We can create something like def_initializer
like this:
# Create a new Module-level method "def_initializer"
class Module
def def_initializer(*args)
self.class_eval <<END
def initialize(#{args.join(", ")})
#{args.map { |arg| "@#{arg} = #{arg}" }.join("\n")}
end
END
end
end
# Use it like this
class Foo
attr_accessor :a, :b, :c, :d
def_initializer :a, :b, :c, :d
def test
puts a, b, c, d
end
end
# Testing
Foo.new(1, 2, 3, 4).test
# Outputs:
# 1
# 2
# 3
# 4
You can use a gem like constructor. From the description:
Declarative means to define object properties by passing a hash to the constructor, which will set the corresponding ivars.
It is easily used:
Class Foo
constructor :a, :b, :c, :d, :e, :accessors => true
end
foo = Foo.new(:a => 'hello world', :b => 'b',:c => 'c', :d => 'd', :e => 'e')
puts foo.a # 'hello world'
If you don't want the ivars generated with accessors, you can leave off the :accessors => true
Hope this helps
/Salernost
class Foo
class InvalidAttrbute < StandardError; end
ACCESSORS = [:a, :b, :c, :d, :e]
ACCESSORS.each{ |atr| attr_accessor atr }
def initialize(args)
args.each do |atr, val|
raise InvalidAttrbute, "Invalid attribute for Foo class: #{atr}" unless ACCESSORS.include? atr
instance_variable_set("@#{atr}", val)
end
end
end
foo = Foo.new(a: 1)
puts foo.a
#=> 1
foo = Foo.new(invalid: 1)
#=> Exception
class Module
def initialize_with( *names )
define_method :initialize do |*args|
names.zip(args).each do |name,val|
instance_variable_set :"@#{name}", val
end
end
end
end