Modules

In Ruby, modules are collections of classes, methods, and constants. They lend extra functionality to classes that include them.

Syntax

Modules are defined with a module...end block. For example:

module ModuleName
  include OtherModule

  CONSTANT = 123

  def method_1
    ...
  end

  def method_2
    ...
  end
end

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Usage in a Class

module TwoTermSolver
  def add(a, b)
    a + b
  end

  def subtract(a, b)
    a - b
  end

  def multiply (a, b)
    a * b
  end

  def divide(a, b)
    begin
      a / b
    rescue ZeroDivisionError
      puts "Division by zero (0) is not allowed."
    end
  end
end

class Calculator
  include TwoTermSolver
end

puts Calculator.new.add(3, 4) # Output: 7

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