3 files changed, 54 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/array_inquirer.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/array_inquirer.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0ae534da00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/array_inquirer.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+module ActiveSupport
+  # Wrapping an array in an +ArrayInquirer+ gives a friendlier way to check
+  # its string-like contents:
+  #
+  #   variants = ActiveSupport::ArrayInquirer.new([:phone, :tablet])
+  #
+  #   variants.phone?    # => true
+  #   variants.tablet?   # => true
+  #   variants.desktop?  # => false
+  #
+  #   variants.any?(:phone, :tablet)   # => true
+  #   variants.any?(:phone, :desktop)  # => true
+  #   variants.any?(:desktop, :watch)  # => false
+  class ArrayInquirer < Array
+    def any?(*candidates, &block)
+      if candidates.none?
+        super
+      else
+        candidates.any? do |candidate|
+          include?(candidate) || include?(candidate.to_sym)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    private
+      def respond_to_missing?(name, include_private = false)
+        name[-1] == '?'
+      end
+
+      def method_missing(name, *args)
+        if name[-1] == '?'
+          any?(name[0..-2])
+        else
+          super
+        end
+      end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/array.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/array.rb
index 7d0c1e4c8d..7551551bd7 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/array.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/array.rb
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ require 'active_support/core_ext/array/conversions'
 require 'active_support/core_ext/array/extract_options'
 require 'active_support/core_ext/array/grouping'
 require 'active_support/core_ext/array/prepend_and_append'
+require 'active_support/core_ext/array/inquiry'
diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/array/inquiry.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/array/inquiry.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..de623c466c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/array/inquiry.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+class Array
+  # Wraps the array in an +ArrayInquirer+ object, which gives a friendlier way
+  # to check its string-like contents.
+  #
+  #   pets = [:cat, :dog].inquiry
+  #
+  #   pets.cat?     # => true
+  #   pets.ferret?  # => false
+  #
+  #   pets.any?(:cat, :ferret)  # => true
+  #   pets.any?(:ferret, :alligator)  # => false
+  def inquiry
+    ActiveSupport::ArrayInquirer.new(self)
+  end
+end