Function Piping

piping.rb

class Object
  def pt(next_step)
    case next_step
    when Symbol
      Kernel.send(next_step, self)
    when String
      method_name, *args = next_step.split(/[()]/).reject(&:empty?)
      Kernel.send(method_name, self, *args)
    else
      raise TypeError, "Unsupported type for piping. Use Symbol for methods or String for methods with args."
    end
  end
end

# Define the methods for our example
def makecap(str)
  str.upcase
end

def validate(str, validator)
  str.include?(validator)
end

# Usage with the new syntax
result = "#my String".pt("makecap").pt("validate(#)")
puts result  # Should print: true