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Re: Generating Functions in Ruby

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Andreas Lundgren wrote in post #1000537:
> The line
> params_2 = #{params};
> extends to:
> params_2 = x1.to_s + ', ' + x2.to_s + ', ' + x3.to_s + ', ' + x4.to_s

Or you could do it like this:

params_2 = "#{x1}, #{x2}, #{x3}, #{x4}"

#{} interpolates the value of an expression into a string and calls to_s 
automatically.

A slightly more DRY version:

params_2 = [x1, x2, x3, x4].join(", ")

Again, to_s is called automatically in this case.

Finally, if you used the *args syntax to collect a variable number of 
args into an array, then it would become

params_2 = args.join(", ")

or even just: handle.call(['MethodNameIn','Params'],[method]+args)

> Output from the function when STUB_CALLS=1:

Tiny suggestion: STUB_CALLS = false / true would be clearer, because 
then you could say

do_something if STUB_CALLS

rather than

do_something if STUB_CALLS != 0

A global variable ($stub_calls) would arguably be preferable, since you 
can change it at runtime without generating a warning. And better again 
would be an instance variable of a class or module, because then it 
lives in its own namespace.

module MyStuff
  @stub_calls = false   # set the default
  def self.stub_calls
    @stub_calls
  end
  def self.stub_calls=(x)
    @stub_calls = x
  end
end

puts MyStuff.stub_calls
MyStuff.stub_calls = true
puts MyStuff.stub_calls

Another thing to look at is using heredoc, as it means you don't have to 
worry about quoting double-quotes:

    class <<self;self;end.class_eval <<EOS
      def #{f_name}(#{arg_list})
        puts "Hello world"
      end
    EOS

Anyway, these are just tiny style suggestions. Having working code is 
worth far more :-)

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Generating Functions in Ruby Andreas Lundgren <andreas.lundgren.x@gmail.com> - 2011-05-18 06:44 -0700
  Re: Generating Functions in Ruby Steve Klabnik <steve@steveklabnik.com> - 2011-05-18 09:34 -0500
  Re: Generating Functions in Ruby Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2011-05-18 09:54 -0500
    Re: Generating Functions in Ruby 7stud -- <bbxx789_05ss@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-18 14:44 -0500
    Re: Generating Functions in Ruby 7stud -- <bbxx789_05ss@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-18 20:55 -0500
      Re: Generating Functions in Ruby Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2011-05-19 08:31 +0200
        Re: Generating Functions in Ruby 7stud -- <bbxx789_05ss@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-19 13:00 -0500
          Re: Generating Functions in Ruby Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2011-05-20 01:28 -0500
            Re: Generating Functions in Ruby Andreas Lundgren <andreas.lundgren.x@gmail.com> - 2011-05-23 05:54 -0700
              Re: Generating Functions in Ruby 7stud -- <bbxx789_05ss@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-23 16:25 -0500
  Re: Generating Functions in Ruby Thomas Preymesser <thopre@gmail.com> - 2011-05-19 04:35 -0500
  Re: Generating Functions in Ruby Brian Candler <b.candler@pobox.com> - 2011-05-19 10:06 -0500
  Re: Generating Functions in Ruby 7stud -- <bbxx789_05ss@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-23 16:09 -0500
  Re: Generating Functions in Ruby 7stud -- <bbxx789_05ss@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-23 20:51 -0500
  Re: Generating Functions in Ruby 7stud -- <bbxx789_05ss@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-23 21:07 -0500
    Re: Generating Functions in Ruby Andreas Lundgren <andreas.lundgren.x@gmail.com> - 2011-05-24 00:10 -0700
      Re: Generating Functions in Ruby Andreas Lundgren <andreas.lundgren.x@gmail.com> - 2011-05-24 00:24 -0700
        Re: Generating Functions in Ruby Brian Candler <b.candler@pobox.com> - 2011-05-24 03:12 -0500
        Re: Generating Functions in Ruby Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2011-05-24 03:39 -0500
          Re: Generating Functions in Ruby Andreas Lundgren <andreas.lundgren.x@gmail.com> - 2011-05-24 06:46 -0700
            Re: Generating Functions in Ruby Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2011-05-24 10:20 -0500
      Re: Generating Functions in Ruby 7stud -- <bbxx789_05ss@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-24 17:27 -0500
        Re: Generating Functions in Ruby 7stud -- <bbxx789_05ss@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-24 17:53 -0500
          Re: Generating Functions in Ruby Andreas Lundgren <andreas.lundgren.x@gmail.com> - 2011-05-25 03:59 -0700
            Re: Generating Functions in Ruby 7stud -- <bbxx789_05ss@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-25 12:26 -0500
            Re: Generating Functions in Ruby 7stud -- <bbxx789_05ss@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-25 17:12 -0500
              Re: Generating Functions in Ruby Andreas Lundgren <andreas.lundgren.x@gmail.com> - 2011-05-27 04:48 -0700
  Re: Generating Functions in Ruby 7stud -- <bbxx789_05ss@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-24 16:54 -0500

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