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A Code Example of Ruby Metaprogramming

I’ll let the code speak for itself:

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class Animal
def sound
puts 'A non-descript sound is emitted from the animal'
end
end
class Frog < Animal
def sound
puts 'Ribbit!'
end
end
class Cat < Animal
def sound
puts 'Meow!'
end
end
class Person
attr_accessor :name
def initialize(name)
@injured = false
@name = name
end
def injure!(by = nil)
print "#{name}: Help I'm being attacked"
print " by a #{by.class}" if by
print '!'
puts
@injured = true
end
def injured?
@injured
end
end
module Aggression
def self.apply_to_all_animals
animal_classes = Module.constants.map { |x|
Module.const_get(x) }.select { |x|
x.respond_to?(:superclass) && x.superclass == Animal }
animal_classes.each do |animal_class|
animal_class.module_eval do
include Aggression
end
end
end
def attack(person)
sound
puts "*Munch*"
person.injure!(self)
sound
puts
end
end
bonsai = Cat.new
brian = Frog.new
people = [Person.new('Ollie'), Person.new('manitoba98')]
begin
bonsai.attack(people[0])
rescue => e
puts 'Aww bonsai isn\'t capable of agressition. How cute'
end
begin
brian.attack(people[0])
rescue => e
puts 'Nor is brian awwww'
end
puts
# and then god said:
Aggression.apply_to_all_animals
bonsai.attack(people[0])
brian.attack(people[1])

Output:

Aww bonsai isn't capable of agressition. How cute
Nor is brian awwww
Meow!
*Munch*
Ollie: Help I'm being attacked by a Cat!
Meow!
Ribbit!
*Munch*
manitoba98: Help I'm being attacked by a Frog!
Ribbit!

Needless to say, I’m really enjoying Ruby.

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