# File lib/acts_as_having_settings.rb, line 4
 4:     def acts_as_having_settings(*args)
 5:       options = args.last.is_a?(Hash) ? args.pop : {}
 6:       
 7:       settings_field = options[:field] || 'settings'
 8: 
 9:       class_eval "serialize :\#{settings_field}, Hash\ndef self.settings_field\n\#{settings_field.inspect}\nend\ndef \#{settings_field}\nself[:\#{settings_field}] ||= Hash.new\nend\n"
10:       settings_items(*args)
11:     end

    # File lib/acts_as_having_settings.rb, line 42
42:     def acts_as_having_settings_type_cast(value, type)
43:       # FIXME creating a new instance at every call, will the garbage collector
44:       # be able to cope with it?
45:       ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::Column.new(:dummy, nil, type.to_s).type_cast(value)
46:     end

    # File lib/acts_as_having_settings.rb, line 22
22:     def settings_items(*names)
23: 
24:       options = names.last.is_a?(Hash) ? names.pop : {}
25:       default = (!options[:default].nil?) ? options[:default].inspect : "val"
26:       data_type = options[:type] || :string
27: 
28:       names.each do |setting|
29:         class_eval "def \#{setting}\nval = send(self.class.settings_field)[:\#{setting}]\nval.nil? ? \#{default} : val\nend\ndef \#{setting}=(value)\nsend(self.class.settings_field)[:\#{setting}] = self.class.acts_as_having_settings_type_cast(value, \#{data_type.inspect})\nend\n"
30:       end
31:     end