module Kernel
  # A Ruby-ized realization of the K combinator, courtesy of Mikael Brockman.
  #
  #   def foo
  #     returning values = [] do
  #       values << 'bar'
  #       values << 'baz'
  #     end
  #   end
  #
  #   foo # => ['bar', 'baz']
  #
  def returning(value)
    yield
    value
  end
  
  # Sets $VERBOSE to nil for the duration of the block and back to its original value afterwards.
  #
  #   silence_warnings do
  #     value = noisy_call # no warning voiced
  #   end
  #
  #   noisy_call # warning voiced
  def silence_warnings
    old_verbose, $VERBOSE = $VERBOSE, nil
    yield
  ensure
    $VERBOSE = old_verbose
  end
end