[ruby-core:91452] [Ruby trunk Feature#14344] refine at class level

[matz@ruby-lang.org]

Issue #14344 has been updated by matz (Yukihiro Matsumoto).

Status changed from Open to Rejected

I understand the need. But I cannot accept the proposed syntax for two reasons.

(1) the original proposal using `refine` for classes, which is confusing with `refine` in refinement modules.
(2) the modified syntax `using do` is also confusing. The scope of refinement may be in the block or the surrounding scope.

Matz.
 

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Feature #14344: refine at class level
https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/14344#change-76712

* Author: kddeisz (Kevin Deisz)
* Status: Rejected
* Priority: Normal
* Assignee: 
* Target version: 
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I rely on refinements a lot, but don't want to keep writing `Module.new` in code. I'm proposing `Object::refine`, which would create an anonymous module behind the scenes with equivalent functionality. So:

~~~ ruby
class Test
  using Module.new {
    refine String do
      def refined?
        true
      end
    end
  }
end
~~~

would become

~~~ ruby
class Test
  refine String do
    def refined?
      true
    end
  end
end
~~~

It's a small change, but reads a lot more clearly. Thoughts?



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