Hash#deep_merge (See related posts)

# Hash#deep_merge
# From: http://pastie.textmate.org/pastes/30372, Elliott Hird
# Source: http://gemjack.com/gems/tartan-0.1.1/classes/Hash.html
# This file contains extensions to Ruby and other useful snippits of code.
# Time to extend Hash with some recursive merging magic.


class Hash

  # Merges self with another hash, recursively.
  # 
  # This code was lovingly stolen from some random gem:
  # http://gemjack.com/gems/tartan-0.1.1/classes/Hash.html
  # 
  # Thanks to whoever made it.

  def deep_merge(hash)
    target = dup
    
    hash.keys.each do |key|
      if hash[key].is_a? Hash and self[key].is_a? Hash
        target[key] = target[key].deep_merge(hash[key])
        next
      end
      
      target[key] = hash[key]
    end
    
    target
  end


  # From: http://www.gemtacular.com/gemdocs/cerberus-0.2.2/doc/classes/Hash.html
  # File lib/cerberus/utils.rb, line 42

  def deep_merge!(second)
    second.each_pair do |k,v|
      if self[k].is_a?(Hash) and second[k].is_a?(Hash)
        self[k].deep_merge!(second[k])
      else
        self[k] = second[k]
      end
    end
  end


#-----------------
        
   # cf. http://subtech.g.hatena.ne.jp/cho45/20061122
   def deep_merge2(other)
      deep_proc = Proc.new { |k, s, o|
         if s.kind_of?(Hash) && o.kind_of?(Hash)
            next s.merge(o, &deep_proc)
         end
         next o
      }
      merge(other, &deep_proc)
   end


   def deep_merge3(second)

      # From: http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/142809
      # Author: Stefan Rusterholz

      merger = proc { |key,v1,v2| Hash === v1 && Hash === v2 ? v1.merge(v2, &merger) : v2 }
      self.merge(second, &merger)

   end


   def keep_merge(hash)
      target = dup
      hash.keys.each do |key|
         if hash[key].is_a? Hash and self[key].is_a? Hash
            target[key] = target[key].keep_merge(hash[key])
            next
         end
         #target[key] = hash[key]
         target.update(hash) { |key, *values| values.flatten.uniq }
      end
      target
   end

end


h = {:a => {:b => :c}}.merge({:a => {:l => :x}})
p h  #=> {:a=>{:l=>:x}}

h = {:a => {:b => :c}}.deep_merge({:a => {:l => :x}})
p h  #=> {:a=>{:b=>:c, :l=>:x}}
puts


h1 = {:a => {:b => :c}}
h2 = {:a => {:l => :x}}

h = h1.deep_merge(h2)
p h1, h2, h
puts

h = h1.deep_merge2(h2)
p h1, h2, h
puts

h = h1.deep_merge!(h2)
p h1, h2, h


h1 = {:a => {:b => :c}}
h2 = {:a => {:l => :x}}

p h1.deep_merge3(h2)
p h1, h2


first = {
  :data=>{
    :name=>{
      :first=>'Sam',
      :middle=>'I',
      :last=>'am'
    }
  }
}

second={
  :data=>{
    :name=>{
      :middle=>'you',
      :last=>'are'
    }
  }
}


p first.deep_merge3(second)
#=> {:data=>{:name=>{:middle=>"you", :first=>"Sam", :last=>"are"}}}

p first.keep_merge(second)
#=>  {:data=>{:name=>{:first=>"Sam", :middle=>["I", "you"], :last=>["am", "are"]}}}