From 424a9238bb4de89f9f0c1299646459f2059ec9e8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: wirawan <wirawan>
Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2011 15:49:04 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] * hacks.py: Added make_unbound_method to allow general
 function to participate   as hacked class methods.

---
 hacks.py | 18 ++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/hacks.py b/hacks.py
index 62e7c29..4ccabef 100644
--- a/hacks.py
+++ b/hacks.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# $Id: hacks.py,v 1.1 2011-06-03 21:31:59 wirawan Exp $
+# $Id: hacks.py,v 1.2 2011-06-08 15:49:04 wirawan Exp $
 #
 # Created: 20110603
 # Wirawan Purwanto
@@ -11,7 +11,21 @@
 import sys
 import new
 
-def make_unbound_instance_method(method):
+def make_unbound_method(method):
   """Generates an unbound instance method from a possibly bound
   instance method."""
   return new.instancemethod(method.im_func, None, method.im_class)
+
+def make_unbound_method(method):
+  """Generates an unbound instance method from a possibly bound
+  instance method, or even user-defined function.
+  This is useful for injecting external, completely unrelated function
+  as an instance procedure into a class, without having to subclass
+  the whole thing.
+  CAVEAT: This is a haram trick. Know what you are doing."""
+  try:
+    return new.instancemethod(method.im_func, None, method.im_class)
+  except AttributeError:
+    # Assume this is a static method or user-defined external method
+    # injected into this class.
+    return method