with.rb

# DRY temporary variables that require single use only, without assignment... seems 
# useful for configuration files perhaps? urgh.

class Object
  def with(object)
    yield(object)
  end
end

@reports = []

with 'Sales' do |group|
  @reports << Report.new(:name => 'First', :group => group)
  @reports << Report.new(:name => 'Second', :group => group)
  @reports << Report.new(:name => 'Third', :group => group)
end

with 'Traffic' do |group|
  @reports << Report.new(:name => 'Fourth', :group => group)
  @reports << Report.new(:name => 'Fifth', :group => group)
  @reports << Report.new(:name => 'Sixth', :group => group)
end

# this is less typing.
begin
  group = 'Traffic'
  @reports << Report.new(:name => 'Fourth', :group => group)
  @reports << Report.new(:name => 'Fifth', :group => group)
  @reports << Report.new(:name => 'Sixth', :group => group)
end

# even less
@reports += %w(Seventh Eighth Ninth).collect { |name| Report.new(:name => name, :group => 'Traffic') }

# removing obvious redundancy
@reports += %w(Seven Eigh Nin).collect { |name| Report.new(:name => "#{name}th", :group => 'Traffic') }

# with rails magic

@reports += (7..9).collect{|i| Report.new(:name => i.ordinalize, :group => 'Traffic')}