@@ -73,6 +73,20 @@ whatever reason: end end +== The default_values method + +As a shortcut, you can use +default_values+ to set multiple default values at once. + + default_values :age => 20 + :uuid => lambda { UuidGenerator.new.generate_uuid } + +The difference is purely aesthetic. If you have lots of default values which are constants or constructed with one-line blocks, +default_values+ may look nicer. If you have default values constructed by longer blocks, +default_value_for+ suit you better. Feel free to mix and match. + +As a side note, due to specifics of Ruby's parser, you cannot say, + + default_value :uuid { UuidGenerator.new.generate_uuid } + +because it will not parse. This is in part the inspiration for the +default_values+ syntax. == Rules README.rdoc @@ -54,6 +54,16 @@ module DefaultValueForPlugin end _default_attribute_values[attribute.to_s] = container end + + def default_values(values) + values.each_pair do |key, value| + if value.kind_of? Proc + default_value_for(key, &value) + else + default_value_for(key, value) + end + end + end end module InstanceMethods init.rb 0c7097cc80d807f73f50dbf3bb96a288262f58ad Peter Jaros peeja@dropio.com http://github.com/methodmissing/default_value_for/commit/12653e5038f49ec387e777c1065196ad79dc0436 12653e5038f49ec387e777c1065196ad79dc0436 2008-11-17T14:03:54-08:00 2008-11-17T14:03:54-08:00 Add default_values method. 15a8e89694c25d3c9d2808489f475bbdbf152041 Peter Jaros peeja@dropio.com