Metaclass Eval

metaclass_eval.rb

      @variables = Object.new

      def @variables.metaclass
        class << self; self; end
      end

      def @variables.meta_eval &block
        metaclass.instance_eval &block
      end

      def @variables.meta_def name, &block
        meta_eval { define_method name, &block }
      end

      def @variables.add sym
        metaclass = class << self; self; end
        
        # Three methods for doing the same thing, creating a getter method in the metaclass 

        #metaclass.instance_eval { define_method(sym) { instance_variable_get('@' + sym.to_s) } }
        #metaclass.send(:define_method, sym) { instance_variable_get('@' + sym.to_s) }
        metaclass.send(:attr_reader, sym) # like this way the best because its the cleanest
      end