Python-inspired Hash extension: index sequence getters/setters

hash.rb

# Python-inspired Hash extension: index sequence getters/setters
# author:: [email protected]
#
# Example:
#
#  h = { '1' => 'one', '2' => 'two', 3 => 'three'}
#  h[:one, :three, :two] = h[ '1', '3', '2'] 
#  p h        # =>  {"1"=>"one", "2"=>"two", 3=>"three", :one=>"one", :three=>nil, :two=>"two"}
#
class Hash

  alias :set :[]=

  # Assign several values to keys:
  #   hash[:id,:name] = [1, 'Sergey']
  def []= *args
    args.length == 2 ? set(*args) : args[0...-1].zip(args[-1]).each { |k,v| set(k,v) }
  end

  alias :get :[]

  # Get several values from hash with keys:
  #   my_id, my_name = hash[:id, :name]
  def [] *args
    args.length == 1 ? get(*args) : args.map {|a| get a }
  end

end