Simplest Ruby BeanUtils:)

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module BeanUtils
RESERVE_INSTANCE_KEY = %w{id attributes_cache new_record}
#copy properties

def cp(dest)
dest = dest.new if dest.is_a?(Class)

copy = lambda{|h| h.each{|key, value| dest.send("#{key}=", value) if dest.respond_to?("#{key}=") and !value.blank?}}

returning dest do
self.instance_values.each do |key, value|
unless RESERVE_INSTANCE_KEY.include? key

if value.is_a? Hash
#copy attributes
copy.call(value)
else
#copy other instance values
copy.call({key=>value})
end
end
end
end
end
end
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Usage:

[code]
topic = Topic.new params[:topic]
post = topic.cp(Post)
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Any other useful methods?

http://commons.apache.org/beanutils/apidocs/index.html

pls do it yourself:)