class OrderedHash < Array #:nodoc: def []=(key, value) if pair = find_pair(key) pair.pop pair << value else self << [key, value] end end def [](key) pair = find_pair(key) pair ? pair.last : nil end def keys self.collect { |i| i.first } end private def find_pair(key) self.each { |i| return i if i.first == key } return false end end class OrderedOptions < OrderedHash #:nodoc: def []=(key, value) super(key.to_sym, value) end def [](key) super(key.to_sym) end def method_missing(name, *args) if name.to_s =~ /(.*)=$/ self[$1.to_sym] = args.first else self[name] end end end