class Object
  # Yields <code>x</code> to the block, and then returns <code>x</code>.
  # The primary purpose of this method is to "tap into" a method chain,
  # in order to perform operations on intermediate results within the chain.
  #
  #   (1..10).tap { |x| puts "original: #{x.inspect}" }.to_a.
  #     tap    { |x| puts "array: #{x.inspect}" }.
  #     select { |x| x%2 == 0 }.
  #     tap    { |x| puts "evens: #{x.inspect}" }.
  #     map    { |x| x*x }.
  #     tap    { |x| puts "squares: #{x.inspect}" }
  def tap
    yield self
    self
  end unless Object.respond_to?(:tap)
end