rubygem-deep_merge-0.1.0-merge.patch

--- lib/deep_merge.rb.orig      2010-01-11 10:15:52.000000000 -0800
+++ lib/deep_merge.rb   2010-01-11 15:56:51.000000000 -0800
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@
   #      Set to true to sort all arrays that are merged together
   #   :unpack_arrays          DEFAULT: nil
   #      Set to string value to run "Array::join" then "String::split" against all arrays
+  #   :check_for_blanks       DEFAULT: false
+  #      Use blank? as provided by extlib to help determine if data can be overwritten
   #   :merge_debug            DEFAULT: false
   #      Set to true to get console output of merge process for debugging
   #
@@ -90,10 +92,11 @@
     # request that we sort together any arrays when they are merged
     sort_merged_arrays = options[:sort_merged_arrays] || false
     di = options[:debug_indent] || ''
-    # do nothing if source is nil
-    if !source || (source.respond_to?(:blank?) && source.blank?) : return dest; end
+    use_blank = options[:check_for_blanks] || false
+    # do nothing if source is nil or alternately blank (as considered by extlib)
+    if source.nil? || use_blank && (source.respond_to?(:blank?) && source.blank?) : return dest; end
     # if dest doesn't exist, then simply copy source to it
-    if !(dest) && overwrite_unmergeable : dest = source; return dest; end
+    if dest.nil? && overwrite_unmergeable : dest = source; return dest; end

     puts "#{di}Source class: #{source.class.inspect} :: Dest class: #{dest.class.inspect}" if merge_debug
     if source.kind_of?(Hash)