Today I Learned Notes to self about software development

    Ruby Refinements

    #ruby
    30 Nov 2023

    Whenever I’ve had a predifined class and wanted to add/modify a method to it, I’ve always patched it or seen people make a Concern or something.

    Apparently, Ruby has a built in thing for this exactly that is better called Refinements.

    # Instead of a monkey patch

class String
  def to_a
    return [] if blank?

    str = dup
    str.slice!("[")
    str.slice!("]")
    str.split(",")
  end
end

# Do this instead


module StringToArray
  refine String do
    def to_a
      return [] if blank?

      str = dup
      str.slice!("[")
      str.slice!("]")
      str.split(",")
    end
  end
end

# Then in module or class that you use it
module ResourceCreator
  using StringToArray
end

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