lib/active_support/core_ext/class/attribute.rb
# frozen_string_literal: true require "active_support/core_ext/module/redefine_method" class Class # Declare a class-level attribute whose value is inheritable by subclasses. # Subclasses can change their own value and it will not impact parent class. # # ==== Options # # * <tt>:instance_reader</tt> - Sets the instance reader method (defaults to true). # * <tt>:instance_writer</tt> - Sets the instance writer method (defaults to true). # * <tt>:instance_accessor</tt> - Sets both instance methods (defaults to true). # * <tt>:instance_predicate</tt> - Sets a predicate method (defaults to true). # * <tt>:default</tt> - Sets a default value for the attribute (defaults to nil). # # ==== Examples # # class Base # class_attribute :setting # end # # class Subclass < Base # end # # Base.setting = true # Subclass.setting # => true # Subclass.setting = false # Subclass.setting # => false # Base.setting # => true # # In the above case as long as Subclass does not assign a value to setting # by performing <tt>Subclass.setting = _something_</tt>, <tt>Subclass.setting</tt> # would read value assigned to parent class. Once Subclass assigns a value then # the value assigned by Subclass would be returned. # # This matches normal Ruby method inheritance: think of writing an attribute # on a subclass as overriding the reader method. However, you need to be aware # when using +class_attribute+ with mutable structures as +Array+ or +Hash+. # In such cases, you don't want to do changes in place. Instead use setters: # # Base.setting = [] # Base.setting # => [] # Subclass.setting # => [] # # # Appending in child changes both parent and child because it is the same object: # Subclass.setting << :foo # Base.setting # => [:foo] # Subclass.setting # => [:foo] # # # Use setters to not propagate changes: # Base.setting = [] # Subclass.setting += [:foo] # Base.setting # => [] # Subclass.setting # => [:foo] # # For convenience, an instance predicate method is defined as well. # To skip it, pass <tt>instance_predicate: false</tt>. # # Subclass.setting? # => false # # Instances may overwrite the class value in the same way: # # Base.setting = true # object = Base.new # object.setting # => true # object.setting = false # object.setting # => false # Base.setting # => true # # To opt out of the instance reader method, pass <tt>instance_reader: false</tt>. # # object.setting # => NoMethodError # object.setting? # => NoMethodError # # To opt out of the instance writer method, pass <tt>instance_writer: false</tt>. # # object.setting = false # => NoMethodError # # To opt out of both instance methods, pass <tt>instance_accessor: false</tt>. # # To set a default value for the attribute, pass <tt>default:</tt>, like so: # # class_attribute :settings, default: {} def class_attribute(*attrs, instance_accessor: true, instance_reader: instance_accessor, instance_writer: instance_accessor, instance_predicate: true, default: nil) class_methods, methods = [], [] attrs.each do |name| unless name.is_a?(Symbol) || name.is_a?(String) raise TypeError, "#{name.inspect} is not a symbol nor a string" end class_methods << <<~RUBY # In case the method exists and is not public silence_redefinition_of_method def #{name} end RUBY methods << <<~RUBY if instance_reader silence_redefinition_of_method def #{name} defined?(@#{name}) ? @#{name} : self.class.#{name} end RUBY class_methods << <<~RUBY silence_redefinition_of_method def #{name}=(value) redefine_method(:#{name}) { value } if singleton_class? redefine_singleton_method(:#{name}) { value } value end RUBY methods << <<~RUBY if instance_writer silence_redefinition_of_method(:#{name}=) attr_writer :#{name} RUBY if instance_predicate class_methods << "silence_redefinition_of_method def #{name}?; !!self.#{name}; end" if instance_reader methods << "silence_redefinition_of_method def #{name}?; !!self.#{name}; end" end end end location = caller_locations(1, 1).first class_eval(["class << self", *class_methods, "end", *methods].join(";").tr("\n", ";"), location.path, location.lineno) attrs.each { |name| public_send("#{name}=", default) } end end