#------------------------------------------------------
# Integer.returns_many
#======================================================
#
# (c) 2007 Ben Vinegar (http://www.benlog.org)
#
# This work is distributed under an MIT License:
#   http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php

require 'rubygems'
require 'active_support'

def Integer.returns_many(type)
  klass = Kernel.const_get(type.singularize.capitalize)
  Integer.class_eval do
    define_method(type) do |*values|
      bucket = []
      self.times do
        bucket << klass.new(values)
      end
      return bucket
    end
  end
  alias_method(type.singularize, type)
  return true
end

# Example usage:
#
# Integer.returns_many('apples')
# => true
# 
# 8.apples
# => [ ... ]