# module Puppet::Util::MethodHelper

Where we store helper methods related to, um, methods.

### Public Instance Methods

requiredopts(*names) click to toggle source

    # File lib/puppet/util/methodhelper.rb, line 3
    def requiredopts(*names)
      names.each do |name|
        devfail("#{name} is a required option for #{self.class}") if self.send(name).nil?
      end
    end

set_options(options) click to toggle source

Iterate over a hash, treating each member as an attribute.

    # File lib/puppet/util/methodhelper.rb, line 10
    def set_options(options)
      options.each do |param,value|
        method = param.to_s + "="
        if respond_to? method
          self.send(method, value)
        else
          raise ArgumentError, "Invalid parameter #{param} to object class #{self.class}"
        end
      end
    end

symbolize_options(options) click to toggle source

Take a hash and convert all of the keys to symbols if possible.

    # File lib/puppet/util/methodhelper.rb, line 22
    def symbolize_options(options)
      options.inject({}) do |hash, opts|
        if opts[0].respond_to? :intern
          hash[opts[0].intern] = opts[1]
        else
          hash[opts[0]] = opts[1]
        end
        hash
      end
    end