--- /dev/null
+require 'set'
+
+module ActiveSupport #:nodoc:
+ module CoreExtensions #:nodoc:
+ module Hash #:nodoc:
+ # Return a hash that includes everything but the given keys. This is useful for
+ # limiting a set of parameters to everything but a few known toggles:
+ #
+ # @person.update_attributes(params[:person].except(:admin))
+ module Except
+ # Returns a new hash without the given keys.
+ def except(*keys)
+ dup.except!(*keys)
+ end
+
+ # Replaces the hash without the given keys.
+ def except!(*keys)
+ keys.map! { |key| convert_key(key) } if respond_to?(:convert_key)
+ keys.each { |key| delete(key) }
+ self
+ end
+ end
+ end
+ end
+end