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[ruby-core:44264] [ruby-trunk - Feature #5008][Open] Equal rights for Hash (like Array, String, Integer, Float)

From: "marcandre (Marc-Andre Lafortune)" <ruby-core@...>
Date: 2012-04-10 13:08:00 UTC
List: ruby-core #44264
Issue #5008 has been updated by marcandre (Marc-Andre Lafortune).

Status changed from Rejected to Open

Hi,

matz (Yukihiro Matsumoto) wrote:
> #to_hash protocol expects the object to be hash-compatible.  Struct is not the case.

I'm reopening this issue, as the request is not for `#to_hash` but for `#to_h`.

I believe you are positive for `Hash#to_h`, `Struct#to_h` and `OpenStruct#to_h`. [ruby-core:43363]

You are hesitant about `NilClass#to_h`, and we were wondering why. I think the translation from nil to {} would be consistent with the transitions to the other basic types, like nil.to_s, nil.to_i, nil.to_f, nil.to_c, nil.to_r. It's the only one missing!
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Feature #5008: Equal rights for Hash (like Array, String, Integer, Float)
https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/5008#change-25803

Author: sunaku (Suraj Kurapati)
Status: Open
Priority: Normal
Assignee: matz (Yukihiro Matsumoto)
Category: 
Target version: 


=begin
Hello,

I am using ruby 1.9.2p180 (2011-02-18 revision 30909) [x86_64-linux].

Although Ruby has a rich set of primitive data types and structures, 
the Hash seems neglected in the Ruby API in comparison to its peers:

* String: Object#to_s by API
* Integer: Kernel#Integer by API and Object#to_i by convention
* Float: Kernel#Float by API and Object#to_f by convention
* Array: Kernel#Array by API and Object#to_a by convention
* Hash: Kernel#Hash (issue #3131) and Object#to_hash by convention

In particular, the Hash seems neglected by the Ruby API because:

* Its convention method (#to_hash) is longer than one character (#to_h).
* It did not have a Kernel-level method until recently (see issue #3131).
* It has no methods for conversion from NilClass, unlike #to_s, a, i, f.

Please rectify this un-orthogonality and grant Hash equal rights by:

* Establish #to_h as the convention method for converting objects into Hash.
* Add Kernel#Hash method for converting objects into Hash strictly (see issue #3131).
* Define NilClass#to_h so that we can convert nil into an empty Hash.

Thanks for your consideration.
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