static.rb

require 'digest/md5'

module Static
	@values = {}

	def self.hashify(attr, parent = nil)
		parent_id = if parent then parent.id else '' end

		h = Hash[((parent || Settings)[attr] || {}).map do |name, entry|

			entry = entry.clone

			entry.name = name.to_s
			entry.id = Digest::MD5.hexdigest(parent_id + entry.name)
			entry.parent = parent_id

			yield entry if block_given?

			[entry.id, entry]
		end]

		@values[attr] ||= {}
		@values[attr].merge! h

		parent[attr] = h.values if parent
	end

	def self.method_missing(m, *args, &block)
		if @values[m]	then
			@values[m]
		else
			super
		end
	end
end