class Class # Creates a new subclass of self, with a name "under" our own name. # Example: # # x = Foo::Bar.subclass('Zap'){} # x.name # => Foo::Bar::Zap_1 # x.superclass.name # => Foo::Bar def subclass(base_name, &body) klass = Class.new(self) class_name = "#{base_name}_#{class_count!}" instance_eval do const_set(class_name, klass) end klass.instance_eval(&body) klass end private def class_count! @class_count ||= 0 @class_count += 1 @class_count end end