eigenclass¶ ↑

Utility methods for modifying a ruby object’s eigenclass/metaclass

Installation¶ ↑

gem install eigenclass

This gem allows you to define class level accessors, readers, and writers

class SomeClass
  eattr_accessor :test_accessor
  eattr_reader :test_reader
  eattr_writer :test_writer
end

SomeClass.test_accessor = 'testing'

You can also dynamically create class methods

SomeClass.class_eval do
  define_class_method 'test_class_method' do
    'test'
  end
end

SomeClass.test_class_method # returns 'test'

You can even evaluate a block of code inside the scope of an object’s eigenclass

SomeClass.eigenclass_eval do
  attr_accessor :test_eigenclass_eval
end

SomeClass.test_eigenclass_eval = true

A reference to any object’s eigenclass can be accessed by calling

SomeObject.eigenclass

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