alias_method_chain方法在3.1以后的替代使用方式

alias_method_chain()
是rails里的一个广泛使用的方法，简单说，就是你要重写一个方法，在里面加上一个新方法后，还要使用同名的原方法调用。

使用和实现如下，

class Klass
  def salute_with_log
    puts "Calling method..."
    salute_without_log
    puts "...Method called"
  end

  alias_method :salute_without_log, :salute
  alias_method :salute, :salute_with_log
end

Klass.new.salute
# Prints the following:
# Calling method...
# Aloha!
# ...Method called

再看一个

  module InstanceMethods
    def deliver_with_switchable_smtp!(mail = @mail)
      unless logger.nil?
        logger.info  "Switching SMTP server to: #{custom_smtp.inspect}" 
      end
      ActionMailer::Base.smtp_settings = custom_smtp unless custom_smtp.nil?
      deliver_without_switchable_smtp!(mail = @mail)
    end
  end
  def self.included(receiver)
    receiver.send :include, InstanceMethods
    receiver.class_eval do
      alias_method_chain :deliver!, :switchable_smtp
    end
  end
end

就说这个事现在流行的方式怎么调：

class Something
  module Base  
    def my_method
      # (A) original functionality
    end
  end

  module PreExtension
    def my_method
      # (B) before the original
      super # calls whatever was my_method before this definition was made
    end
  end

  module PostExtension
    def my_method
      super # calls whatever was my_method before this definition was made
      # (C) after the original
    end
  end

  include Base # this is needed to place the base methods in the inheritance stack
  include PreExtension # this will override the original my_method
  include PostExtension # this will override my_method defined in PreExtension
end

s = Something.new
s.my_method 
#=> this is a twice extended method call that will execute code in this order:
#=> (B) before the original
#=> (A) the original
#=> (C) after the original

super是上一个module里同名方法
include有个顺序覆盖

  module PreExtension; end
  module PostExtension; end

  include PreExtension
  include PostExtension
end

Something.ancestors # => [Something, Something::PostExtension, Something::PreExtension, Object, Kernel]

class SomethingNew
  module Base
    def my_method
      puts "(A)"
    end
  end

  module Extension
    def my_method
      puts "(B)"
      super
    end
  end

  include Base
  include Extension
end

SomethingNew.new.my_method
# Output:
# >> (B)
# >> (A)

SomethingNew.ancestors # => [SomethingNew, SomethingNew::Extension, SomethingNew::Base, Object, Kernel]