Idea for a copy/asset skinning framework

copy.rb

module Copy

  def self.for(wish)
    Copy.const_get(@wish.class.name.demodulize).new(@wish)
  end

  # These methods are used by all Copy packages
  class CopyPackage
    def initialize(wish)
      @wish = wish
    end

    def [](item)
      self.send item
    end
  end

  class Wish < CopyPackage
  end

  class BirthdayWish < CopyPackage
    def creation_title
      "Create a Birthday Wish"
    end
  end

end

copy_helper.rb

module CopyHelper
  def copy(item)
    (@copy ||= Copy.for(@wish))[item]
  end
end

sopy_spec.rb

require "spec_helper"

describe Copy do
  it "creates a copy package for a wish" do
    Copy.for(Wish.new).should be_a(Copy::Wish)
    Copy.for(Wish::BirthdayWish.new).should be_a(Copy::BirthdayWish)
  end
end

First idea for a Copy template framework. Dunno if it will end up being the right way to go about it, but it does some things:

• Hash-like access: Copy.for(wish)[:title]
• Wish-data interpolation:
  def favorite_friend
  #{@wish.superstars.first.name} is totally great!"
  end
• Easy to split into different files/bundles if we like
• Easy to test