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+module ActiveSupport
+ module CoreExtensions
+ module Module
+ # Encapsulates the common pattern of:
+ #
+ # alias_method :foo_without_feature, :foo
+ # alias_method :foo, :foo_with_feature
+ #
+ # With this, you simply do:
+ #
+ # alias_method_chain :foo, :feature
+ #
+ # And both aliases are set up for you.
+ #
+ # Query and bang methods (foo?, foo!) keep the same punctuation:
+ #
+ # alias_method_chain :foo?, :feature
+ #
+ # is equivalent to
+ #
+ # alias_method :foo_without_feature?, :foo?
+ # alias_method :foo?, :foo_with_feature?
+ #
+ # so you can safely chain foo, foo?, and foo! with the same feature.
+ def alias_method_chain(target, feature)
+ # Strip out punctuation on predicates or bang methods since
+ # e.g. target?_without_feature is not a valid method name.
+ aliased_target, punctuation = target.to_s.sub(/([?!=])$/, ''), $1
+ yield(aliased_target, punctuation) if block_given?
+
+ with_method, without_method = "#{aliased_target}_with_#{feature}#{punctuation}", "#{aliased_target}_without_#{feature}#{punctuation}"
+
+ alias_method without_method, target
+ alias_method target, with_method
+
+ case
+ when public_method_defined?(without_method)
+ public target
+ when protected_method_defined?(without_method)
+ protected target
+ when private_method_defined?(without_method)
+ private target
+ end
+ end
+
+ # Allows you to make aliases for attributes, which includes
+ # getter, setter, and query methods.
+ #
+ # Example:
+ #
+ # class Content < ActiveRecord::Base
+ # # has a title attribute
+ # end
+ #
+ # class Email < Content
+ # alias_attribute :subject, :title
+ # end
+ #
+ # e = Email.find(1)
+ # e.title # => "Superstars"
+ # e.subject # => "Superstars"
+ # e.subject? # => true
+ # e.subject = "Megastars"
+ # e.title # => "Megastars"
+ def alias_attribute(new_name, old_name)
+ module_eval <<-STR, __FILE__, __LINE__+1
+ def #{new_name}; self.#{old_name}; end
+ def #{new_name}?; self.#{old_name}?; end
+ def #{new_name}=(v); self.#{old_name} = v; end
+ STR
+ end
+ end
+ end
+end