module Hashie::Extensions::MethodReader

MethodReader allows you to access keys of the hash via method calls. This gives you an OStruct like way to access your hash’s keys. It will recognize keys either as strings or symbols.

Note that while nil keys will be returned as nil, undefined keys will raise NoMethodErrors. Also note that respond_to? has been patched to appropriately recognize key methods.

@example

class User < Hash
  include Hashie::Extensions::MethodReader
end

user = User.new
user['first_name'] = 'Michael'
user.first_name # => 'Michael'

user[:last_name] = 'Bleigh'
user.last_name # => 'Bleigh'

user[:birthday] = nil
user.birthday # => nil

user.not_declared # => NoMethodError