Question

my ruby (on rails) class looks like:

class Foo def self.method1 someAction end

def self.method2 someAction end

def someAction //doSmth end end

any ideas how to make this work or achieve the same behavior some other way?

thanks!

Answer 1

If some_action is appropriate as a class method, I’d do it like this:

 class Foo    def self.method1      some_action    end    def self.some_action      # do stuff    end    def some_action      self.class.some_action    end  end 

If method1 is supposed to be a convenience method, then I’d do like Hates_ said to.

 class Foo    def self.method1      self.new.some_action    end    def some_action      # do stuff    end  end 

The decision for me is usually whether some_action is more of a utility method (like generating a random key, in which case I’d pick the first form), or if it’s an entry point to something more complex (like a parser, in which case I’d pick the second form).