Rails - Sep 2008 - how do I call "super" if I over-ride a plugins method???

Hi,

I want to override a method in a plugin (which itself is a method that
when the plugin loads adds them via a mixin technique).

I want to add a blank copy of this method outside the plugin (say in
/lib/xx_extns.rb), HOWEVER how do I in my method call the plugin
method first before doing my stuff?

Super, doesn''t work as I''m not sub-classing.,

Thanks in advance

On 9/17/08, Greg Hauptmann
<greg.hauptmann.ruby-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I know how to use Rails debugging via entering a "debugger"
statement.
>
> Question - Is there a way however to drop into the debugger mode after
> an exception has occurred?  and effectively back back one step just
> prior to the exception occurs, and then you can query the variables
> etc.  That is then a way to (a) drop from "script/server" mode to
> "debugger" shell, and (b) go back to the point just before the
> exception?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
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On Sep 20, 1:50 pm, "Greg Hauptmann"
<greg.hauptmann.r...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I want to override a method in a plugin (which itself is a method that
> when the plugin loads adds them via a mixin technique).
>
> I want to add a blank copy of this method outside the plugin (say in
> /lib/xx_extns.rb), HOWEVER how do I in my method call the plugin
> method first before doing my stuff?
>
> Super, doesn''t work as I''m not sub-classing.,
>
> Thanks in advance
You chain the method by calling alias_method before "overriding" it.
You then call the name of the "aliased" method from your method.
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