logansama-flexible_object

== OPEN OBJECT

The Open Object data type is a pure Ruby re-implementation of the Open Struct data type which allows the recursive definition of attributes.

=== Purpose.

The sole purpose of this data type is to create a data type capable of handling the creation and actualization of hierarchical data structures defined by using nested Hashes instances.

=== Concept.

The Open Object data type, by being capable of create and update the values of hierarchical attributes, is conceived as a perfect unit for in-memory data storage.

This data type adapts dynamically to a given data object hierarchy defined by nested Hashes in order to allow access to its attributes and their respective dependent attributes easily.

=== Features.

The current version of this data type implements these features:

• Recursive initialization of its attributes.
• Direct read/write access to the dynamically created attributes.
• Data conversion to built-in Hash instances.

=== Limitations.

The limitations are the following:

• An instance of this data type cannot store Hash instances natively because every instance of this built-in class will be converted into an OpenObject instance due to implementation reasons.