Kernel.methods

# Returns a hash of methods organized by their owner and method type.

module Kernel
  def methods_by_owner

    output = {}
    output[:private_methods] = {}
    output[:instance_methods] = {}
    output[:protected_methods] = {}

    self.private_methods.each do |m|
      key = self.method(m.to_sym).owner.to_s
      output[:private_methods][key] ||= []
      output[:private_methods][key] << m.to_sym
    end
    self.instance_methods.each do |m| 
      key = self.instance_method(m.to_sym).owner.to_s
      output[:instance_methods][key] ||= []
      output[:instance_methods][key] << m.to_sym
    end
    self.protected_methods.each do |m|
      key = self.method(m.to_sym).owner.to_s
      output[:protected_methods][key] ||=[]
      output[:protected_methods][key] << m.to_sym
    end
    return output
  end
end