https://github.com/banister/method_source

return the sourcecode for a method
https://github.com/banister/method_source

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return the sourcecode for a method

Host: GitHub
URL: https://github.com/banister/method_source
Owner: banister
License: mit
Created: 2010-12-16T13:43:39.000Z (about 15 years ago)
Default Branch: master
Last Pushed: 2024-04-15T14:21:28.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-02-18T10:29:55.508Z (14 days ago)
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- License: LICENSE

method_source

retrieve the sourcecode for a method

NOTE: This simply utilizes Method#source_location; it
does not access the live AST.

method_source is a utility to return a method's sourcecode as a
Ruby string. Also returns Proc and Lambda sourcecode.

Method comments can also be extracted using the comment method.

It is written in pure Ruby (no C).

Some Ruby 1.8 support now available.
Support for MRI, RBX, JRuby, REE

method_source provides the source and comment methods to the Method and
UnboundMethod and Proc classes.

Install the gem: gem install method_source
Read the documentation
See the source code

Example: display method source

Set.instance_method(:merge).source.display
# =>
def merge(enum)
  if enum.instance_of?(self.class)
    @hash.update(enum.instance_variable_get(:@hash))
  else
    do_with_enum(enum) { |o| add(o) }
  end

  self
end

Example: display method comments

Set.instance_method(:merge).comment.display
# =>
# Merges the elements of the given enumerable object to the set and
# returns self.

Example: display module/class comments

MethodSource::MethodExtensions.method(:included).module_comment
# =>
# This module is to be included by `Method` and `UnboundMethod` and
# provides the `#source` functionality

Limitations:

Occasional strange behaviour in Ruby 1.8
Cannot return source for C methods.
Cannot return source for dynamically defined methods.

Special Thanks

Adam Sanderson for comment functionality.

Dmitry Elastic for the brilliant Ruby 1.8 source_location hack.

Samuel Kadolph for the JRuby 1.8 source_location.

License

(The MIT License)

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
'Software'), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED 'AS IS', WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

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Name: John Mair
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retrieve the sourcecode for a method

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Dependencies

.github/workflows/main.yml actions

actions/checkout v4 composite
ruby/setup-ruby v1 composite

Gemfile rubygems

rake >= 0
rspec >= 0

method_source.gemspec rubygems

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