A Mixin adds features from a module into another context. RDoc::Include and RDoc::Extend are both mixins.
Creates a new Mixin for name with comment
# File rdoc/mixin.rb, line 16
def initialize(name, comment)
super()
@name = name
self.comment = comment
@module = nil # cache for module if found
end
Mixins are sorted by name
# File rdoc/mixin.rb, line 26
def <=> other
return unless self.class === other
name <=> other.name
end
Full name based on module
# File rdoc/mixin.rb, line 41
def full_name
m = self.module
RDoc::ClassModule === m ? m.full_name : @name
end
Attempts to locate the included module object. Returns the name if not known.
The scoping rules of Ruby to resolve the name of an included module are:
first look into the children of the current context;
if not found, look into the children of included modules, in reverse inclusion order;
if still not found, go up the hierarchy of names.
This method has O(n!) behavior when the module calling include is referencing nonexistent modules. Avoid calling module until after all the files are parsed. This behavior is due to ruby's constant lookup behavior.
As of the beginning of October, 2011, no gem includes nonexistent modules.
# File rdoc/mixin.rb, line 75
def module
return @module if @module
# search the current context
return @name unless parent
full_name = parent.child_name(@name)
@module = @store.modules_hash[full_name]
return @module if @module
return @name if @name =~ /^::/
# search the includes before this one, in reverse order
searched = parent.includes.take_while { |i| i != self }.reverse
searched.each do |i|
inc = i.module
next if String === inc
full_name = inc.child_name(@name)
@module = @store.modules_hash[full_name]
return @module if @module
end
# go up the hierarchy of names
up = parent.parent
while up
full_name = up.child_name(@name)
@module = @store.modules_hash[full_name]
return @module if @module
up = up.parent
end
@name
end