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config()
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# File activesupport/lib/active_support/configurable.rb, line 29 def config @_config ||= if respond_to?(:superclass) && superclass.respond_to?(:config) superclass.config.inheritable_copy else # create a new "anonymous" class that will host the compiled reader methods Class.new(Configuration).new end end
config_accessor(*names)
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Allows you to add shortcut so that you don't have to refer to attribute through config. Also look at the example for config to contrast.
class User include ActiveSupport::Configurable config_accessor :allowed_access end user = User.new user.allowed_access = true user.allowed_access # => true
# File activesupport/lib/active_support/configurable.rb, line 54 def config_accessor(*names) options = names.extract_options! names.each do |name| reader, line = "def #{name}; config.#{name}; end", __LINE__ writer, line = "def #{name}=(value); config.#{name} = value; end", __LINE__ singleton_class.class_eval reader, __FILE__, line singleton_class.class_eval writer, __FILE__, line class_eval reader, __FILE__, line unless options[:instance_reader] == false class_eval writer, __FILE__, line unless options[:instance_writer] == false end end