I have been trying to figure out how to Rubify generic extension methods for
use with the likes of Rx, Open XML SDK, etc. Ivan went over it a bit with me
this weekend, but I'm still having difficulty including a module within a
.NET type. Is that even possible?
Given:
names = System::Collections::Generic::List.of(System::String).new
names.add 'Ryan'
Current syntax:
greetings = System::Linq::Enumerable.method(:select).of(System::String).call
{ |name| "Howdy, #{name}" }
# compare with greetings = names.map { |name| "Howdy, #{name}" }
Desired syntax:
greetings = names.linq_select { |name| "Howdy, #{name}" }
Granted, you might make a case for using the Ruby Enumerable methods over
Linq, but when it comes to using other libraries, the more Ruby-like syntax
would be preferred. In the interest of working out the preferred syntax, I
thought using System.Linq.Enumerable would be easiest.
Ivan provided the following:
module EnumerableExtensions
def included(base)
if base.respond_to? :to_clr_type
@klass = base.to_clr_type
end
end
def linq_select(&b)
System::Linq::Enumerable.method(:select).of(@klass).call &b
end
end
The questions I'm not able to answer are:
1. Can I somehow open up a .NET class, say
System::Collections::Generic::List[T] and include the EnumerableExtensions?
So far, I'm finding that's a no.
2. How do I hook in the included(base) method above? I'm assuming that's
a one-time call, but I don't see anywhere that it's called when a module is
included. Do I need to use a before_filter or perform that action at the
beginning of the linq_select method?
Thanks!
Ryan Riley
Email: ryan.ri...@panesofglass.org
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanriley
Blog: http://wizardsofsmart.net/
Twitter: @panesofglass
Website: http://panesofglass.org/
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