method_locator | method_locator provides a way to traverse an object | Application Framework library

method_locator is a Ruby library typically used in Server, Application Framework applications. method_locator has no bugs, it has no vulnerabilities, it has a Permissive License and it has low support. You can download it from GitHub.

method_locator is a Ruby gem that allows you to easily determine the method lookup path of a particular object / class / module, as well as find all places (represented as UnboundMethod instances) where a callable method is defined on an object. This is very useful in an environment such as Rails where you are unsure where a method may be defined or overridden. Note that by default, Ruby tends to hide singleton classes when you invoke Module#ancestors. The new Object#method_lookup_path does not hide these singleton classes and will return them, so that you get a true representation of how Ruby performs lookups for methods. This library will make more sense if you understand Ruby's object model and method lookup path. A great explanation of this can be found in the following article by Andrea Singh: Ruby's Eigenclasses Demystified.