method_pass.rb

# Main container class
class Container
  def initialize
    @incoming_msg = Message.new(configure_incoming)
    @outgoing_msg = Message.new(configure_outgoing)
  end
  
  
  # These are individual configures for each message type
  def configure_incoming
    property :size, 'int', 0
    property :sender, 'string', ''
  end
  
  
  def configure_outgoing
    property :size, 'int', 0
    property :receiver, 'string', ''
  end
  
end

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class Message
  
  def initialize(configure)
    # Not sure if this is the right syntax, haven't gotten this far...
    configure.call  
  end
  
  def property(name, type, default)
    # do some property setting things
  end
end

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# If I wrap the property lines in a Proc things seem to be fine
# No complaints about not knowing what `property` is
def configure_incoming
  incoming = Proc.new do
    property :size, 'int', 0
    # ...
  end
end


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# The reason I want to ignore Proc (if possible) is just because
# I think the nonProc version of configure_"" is cleaner