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class Module
  # Declare an attribute accessor with an initial default return value.
  #
  # To give attribute <tt>:age</tt> the initial value <tt>25</tt>:
  #  
  #   class Person
  #     attr_accessor_with_default :age, 25
  #   end
  #
  #   some_person.age
  #   => 25
  #   some_person.age = 26
  #   some_person.age
  #   => 26
  #
  # To give attribute <tt>:element_name</tt> a dynamic default value, evaluated
  # in scope of self:
  #
  #   attr_accessor_with_default(:element_name) { name.underscore } 
  #
  def attr_accessor_with_default(sym, default = nil, &block)
    raise 'Default value or block required' unless !default.nil? || block
    define_method(sym, block_given? ? block : Proc.new { default })
    module_eval(<<-EVAL, __FILE__, __LINE__)
      def #{sym}=(value)
        class << self; attr_reader :#{sym} end
        @#{sym} = value
      end
    EVAL
  end
end