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Feature #17785

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Allow named parameters to be keywords

Added by marcandre (Marc-Andre Lafortune) almost 3 years ago. Updated over 2 years ago.

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Target version:
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[ruby-core:103305]

Description

We should allow named parameters to be keywords and use add a trailing _ to the corresponding variable:

def check(arg, class:)
  arg.is_a?(class_)
end

check(42, class: Integer) # => true

Currently, if we want such an API we have to use **rest:

def check(arg, **rest)
  class_ = rest.fetch(:class) { raise ArgumentError('missing keyword: :class')}
  if rest.size > 1
    unknown = rest.keys - [:class]
    raise ArgumentError("unknown keyword(s): :#{unknown.join(', :')})
  end

  arg.is_a?(class_)
end

This is very verbose, much less convenient, much less readable, prevents steep from generating the proper signature, etc.

We should do the same for pattern match.


Related issues 2 (1 open1 closed)

Related to Ruby master - Feature #13207: Allow keyword local variable names like `class` or `for`FeedbackActions
Related to Ruby master - Feature #18402: Argument LabelsOpenActions
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