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+module ActiveSupport #:nodoc:
+ module CoreExtensions #:nodoc:
+ module Hash #:nodoc:
+ # Allows for reverse merging two hashes where the keys in the calling hash take precedence over those
+ # in the <tt>other_hash</tt>. This is particularly useful for initializing an option hash with default values:
+ #
+ # def setup(options = {})
+ # options.reverse_merge! :size => 25, :velocity => 10
+ # end
+ #
+ # Using <tt>merge</tt>, the above example would look as follows:
+ #
+ # def setup(options = {})
+ # { :size => 25, :velocity => 10 }.merge(options)
+ # end
+ #
+ # The default <tt>:size</tt> and <tt>:velocity</tt> are only set if the +options+ hash passed in doesn't already
+ # have the respective key.
+ module ReverseMerge
+ # Performs the opposite of <tt>merge</tt>, with the keys and values from the first hash taking precedence over the second.
+ def reverse_merge(other_hash)
+ other_hash.merge(self)
+ end
+
+ # Performs the opposite of <tt>merge</tt>, with the keys and values from the first hash taking precedence over the second.
+ # Modifies the receiver in place.
+ def reverse_merge!(other_hash)
+ replace(reverse_merge(other_hash))
+ end
+
+ alias_method :reverse_update, :reverse_merge!
+ end
+ end
+ end
+end