Class#to_proc Implementation

class_to_proc.rb

###  Jonathan Lancar - https://github.com/jonaphin ###

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####  Class#to_proc  ####
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class Class
  # Initialize multiple objects at once
  def to_proc
    proc{ |*args| self.new *args }
  end
end

## USE CASE ##
class Building
  attr_accessor :name, :height
  
  def initialize args
    args.each{ |key, val| instance_variable_set("@#{key}", val) unless val.nil? }
  end
  
  def to_s
    "The #{name} building is #{height.to_s}ft high"
  end
end

params = [{:name => "Empire State", :height => 1250}, {:name => "Taipei 101", :height => 1671}].map &Building
p params.collect &:to_s
# => ["The Empire State building is 1250ft high", "The Taipei 101 building is 1671ft high"]

=begin

#### Reasoning ####
When dealing with an array filled with multiple elements of data from a same source, we often see ourselves in need of
transforming each element into their corresponding data type. A Class#to_proc could try to initialize itself into an object
of the type it represents, using each argument it is being passed into its constructor.

=end