1.4 Knowing Your Inheritance
Know those sub-classes
The final lifecycle callback is the Class#inherited
method, which is invoked whenever a given Class
is sub-classed. It receives exactly one parameter, which is the sub-class (again, not the name of the sub-class, but rather the sub-class itself).
Here's an exercise so you can get your feet wet.
And we're done
With this, we're done with Ruby's Object Lifecycle Callbacks. Use them sparingly, use them well.
Here's a final exercise to keep them fresh in your mind. It's based on a common pattern seen in many Ruby gems. All you should do is add the lifecycle callbacks containing code necessary to make the tests pass.
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