I've just released new version of magic/help - plugin for irb
providing more intuitive
documentation access by heavy use of reflection.
magic/help lets you ask for methods located anywhere in the class hierarchy:
help "File.sync=" # returns documentation for IO#sync=
or even ask for help on arbitrary objects:
help { some_file_obj.sync = true }
help some_file_obj.method(:sync=)
Changes in the release include:
* Correct handling of all cases where documentation and reflection mismatched,
including Kernel# vs Object# (where methods were declared and where
documentation
claimed they were declared frequently mismatched), SomeClass.new (most classes
do not override Class.new, but still provide documentation).
* Improvements in handling private methods, methods from modules,
unloaded methods
from loaded classes (like Time without time.rb), and many more
* A gem for the library
Full release notes for the new version:
* taw's blog: magic/help update
The original post announcing magic/help:
* taw's blog: magic/help for Ruby
For simply downloading the gem:
* http://zabor.org/taw/magic_help/magic_help-0.20061226.1123.gem
By the way, what should I do to get my gems onto default gem repository ? 
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Tomasz Wegrzanowski [ http://t-a-w.blogspot.com/ ]
I've just released new version of magic/help - plugin for irb
providing more intuitive
documentation access by heavy use of reflection.
Nice
By the way, what should I do to get my gems onto default gem repository ?
Create a project at rubyforge and upload the files there.
Andre
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On Wed, 2006-12-27 at 00:21 +0900, Tomasz Wegrzanowski wrote:
Nice project!! Too bad I won't use it until it is a full fledged gem.
For simply downloading the gem:
* http://zabor.org/taw/magic_help/magic_help-0.20061226.1123.gem
By the way, what should I do to get my gems onto default gem repository ?
Yes, as Andre pointed out. Create a project on rubyforge. This is the easiest way and there are a lot of benefits:
+ bug tracker (this is probably the most important imo).
+ mailing lists.
+ cvs/svn hosting if you are so inclined. (our projects use perforce and mirror to svn)
+ public announcements with RSS feeds.
+ web space for your doco.
+ wiki full of spam
+ people can find your stuff since it is the first place to go to find ruby related things.
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On Dec 26, 2006, at 7:21 AM, Tomasz Wegrzanowski wrote:
Sad but true! But at least now if the Wiki isn't selected it doesn't
get created and spammed...
Speaking of which, if anyone has a RubyForge project and you've enabled
but are no longer using a Wiki, please go into the project admin pages
and disable it. You will reduce the entropy of the universe!
Thanks,
Tom
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On Wed, 2006-12-27 at 05:16 +0900, Ryan Davis wrote:
+ wiki full of spam