require 'active_support/core_ext/module/anonymous' require 'active_support/core_ext/module/reachable' class Class #:nodoc: # Returns an array with the names of the subclasses of +self+ as strings. # # Integer.subclasses # => ["Bignum", "Fixnum"] def subclasses Class.subclasses_of(self).map { |o| o.to_s } end # Rubinius if defined?(Class.__subclasses__) def descendents subclasses = [] __subclasses__.each {|k| subclasses << k; subclasses.concat k.descendents } subclasses end else # MRI begin ObjectSpace.each_object(Class.new) {} def descendents subclasses = [] ObjectSpace.each_object(class << self; self; end) do |k| subclasses << k unless k == self end subclasses end # JRuby rescue StandardError def descendents subclasses = [] ObjectSpace.each_object(Class) do |k| subclasses << k if k < self end subclasses.uniq! subclasses end end end # Exclude this class unless it's a subclass of our supers and is defined. # We check defined? in case we find a removed class that has yet to be # garbage collected. This also fails for anonymous classes -- please # submit a patch if you have a workaround. def self.subclasses_of(*superclasses) #:nodoc: subclasses = [] superclasses.each do |klass| subclasses.concat klass.descendents.select {|k| k.anonymous? || k.reachable?} end subclasses end end