Magnus Holm

>> animals = Hash.new { |hash, key| hash[key] = [] }
=> {}
>> animals[:dogs] << "Mira" 
=> ["Mira"]
>> animals.default_proc
=> #<Proc:0x00320fdc@(irb):9>

Let’s switch back to a less funky default value:

>> animals.default = nil
=> nil
>> animals[:bugs]
=> nil

No, no, funky is cool!

>> animals.default_proc = proc { |hash, key| hash[key] = [] }
NoMethodError: undefined method `default_proc=' for {:dogs=>["Mira"]}:Hash

What? Can anyone tell me why this doesn’t exists? It’s so simple to add!

class Hash
  def default_proc=(proc)
    initialize(&proc)
  end
end