[ruby-core:103314] [Ruby master Feature#6470] Make attr_accessor return the list of generated method

[ruby-core:103314] [Ruby master Feature#6470] Make attr_accessor return the list of generated method

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Issue #6470 has been updated by schneems (Richard Schneeman).


This is implemented https://twitter.com/avdi/status/1380213296108867586. Let's close this ticket! 

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Feature #6470: Make attr_accessor return the list of generated method
https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/6470#change-91400

* Author: rupert (Robert Pankowecki)
* Status: Open
* Priority: Normal
* Assignee: matz (Yukihiro Matsumoto)
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attr_accesor currently returns nil. It would be more helpful if it return list of generated methods so that it can become an argument to other methods like :private or :protected. That way private accessors can still be defined at top of the class and be private without changing the visibility of next methods. 

```
class Something
  private *attr_accessor :user, :action # IMHO This is nice
  # private attr_accessor :user, :action # <-- would be even better if :private method accepted arrays

  def initialize(user, action)
    self.user   = user
    self.action = action
  end

  def public_method
    user.do_something(action)
  end
end
```

VS

```
class Something
  private; attr_accessor :user, :action; public # IMHO Hack!!

  def initialize(user, action)
    self.user   = user
    self.action = action
  end

  def public_method
    user.do_something(action)
  end
end
```

VS

```
class Something
  def initialize(user, action)
    self.user   = user
    self.action = action
  end

  def public_method
    user.do_something(action)
  end

  private
  attr_accessor :user, :action # IMHO Does not look nice at bottom of the class definition
end
```



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