This little Rubyism is something that I use frequently for debugging my objects. I add a method to every object to show only the interesting methods. What do I mean by interesting methods?
In my .irbrc file, I have the following lines of code:
1 2 3 4 5 | class Object def i_methods (self.methods - Object.new.methods).sort end end |
Using the Ruby notion that classes are always open, it opens up the base class Object (of which almost everything in Ruby inherits) and adds a method called i_methods. This shows all methods available on the object minus the methods that come with an object by default. It’s in my .irbrc file so I can append this method at any time when I am working in IRB.
Other than that, it’s a handy little concept to remember even if you’re debugging. Just doing the following can help you deal with those pesky NoMethod errors on objects:
1 | p (MyObject.methods - Object.new.methods).sort |
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