Names for these setting helper methods

[T. Onoma]

Can anyone think of better names for these?

class Object

def instance_from(f, *msgs)
msgs.each { |m| self.instance_variable_set( "@#{m}", f.send(m) ) }
end

def set_from(f, *msgs)
msgs.each { |m| self.send( "#{m=}", f.send(m) ) }
end

end

 

[T. Onoma]

"#{m=}"

make that "@{m}="

 

[Markus]

In my code I call the first one (or rather, its analog, which takes a
hash) "Object#absorb" and would probably call the second one something
like "Object#soak_in".

class Object
def exude(*fields=self.instance_variables)
fields.collect_hash { |m| self.instance_variable_get( m ) }
end
def absorb(field_values)
field_values.each_pair { |k,v|
self.instance_variable_set( k,v )
}
end
def soak_in(field_values)
field_values.each.pair { |k,v| self.send( "#@{k}=", v ) }
end
end

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-- MarkusQ

 

[trans. (T. Onoma)]

In my code I call the first one (or rather, its analog, which takes a
hash) "Object#absorb" and would probably call the second one something
like "Object#soak_in".

Hmm... you give me idea!

class Object
def vulcan_mind_meld(field_values)
field_values.each_pair { |k,v|
if k.to_s[0..0] == '@'
self.instance_variable_set( k,v )
else
self.send( "#@{k}=", v ) }
end
end
end

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Thanks MarkusQ!

T.

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