Module Methods via Reflection

gistfile1.rb

module Routes
  def home
    #stuff
  end

  def work
    #end
  end
end

Routes.method_defined? :home
# true

Routes.send(:home)
#NoMethodError: undefined method `home' for Routes:Module

method_defined? tells you if the module defines the instance method (for mixing in): http://www.ruby-doc.org/core-1.9.3/Module.html#method-i-method_defined-3F

maybe you wanted:

module Routes
  def self.home
    'hello thar'
  end

  def self.work
    #end
  end
end

Routes.method_defined? :home
# false

Routes.methods.include?(:home)
# true

Routes.send(:home)
# "hello thar"

I did want that, I ended up using Routes.respond_to? instead of the include? and now I know the difference between the module methods and instance methods in modules.