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Created January 6, 2010 13:39
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# Reincarnation for classes
class Class
def reincarnate
buried = Object.__send__(:remove_const, self.name)
Object.const_set(self.name, Class.new(buried))
end
end
class Abc
def foo
"foo"
end
end
Abc.reincarnate
class Abc
def foo
puts super
end
end
Abc.new.foo
# Reincarnation for modules
class Module
def reincarnate
buried = Object.__send__(:remove_const, self.name)
Object.const_set(self.name, Module.new).__send__(:include, buried)
end
end
module Boo
def bar
"bar"
end
end
Boo.reincarnate
module Boo
def bar
puts super
end
end
class BooTest
include Boo
end
BooTest.new.bar
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