def alias_method_chain(target, feature)
      # Strip out punctuation on predicates or bang methods since
      # e.g. target?_without_feature is not a valid method name.
      aliased_target, punctuation = target.to_s.sub(/([?!=])$/, ''), $1
      yield(aliased_target, punctuation) if block_given?

      with_method, without_method = "#{aliased_target}_with_#{feature}#{punctuation}", "#{aliased_target}_without_#{feature}#{punctuation}"

      alias_method without_method, target
      alias_method target, with_method

      case
      when public_method_defined?(without_method)
        public target
      when protected_method_defined?(without_method)
        protected target
      when private_method_defined?(without_method)
        private target
      end
    end
def alias_method_chain(target, feature)
      # Strip out punctuation on predicates or bang methods since
      # e.g. target?_without_feature is not a valid method name.
      aliased_target, punctuation = target.to_s.sub(/([?!=])$/, ''), $1
      yield(aliased_target, punctuation) if block_given?

      with_method, without_method = "#{aliased_target}_with_#{feature}#{punctuation}", "#{aliased_target}_without_#{feature}#{punctuation}"

      alias_method without_method, target
      alias_method target, with_method

      case
      when public_method_defined?(without_method)
        public target
      when protected_method_defined?(without_method)
        protected target
      when private_method_defined?(without_method)
        private target
      end
    end
Encapsulates the common pattern of:

   alias_method :foo_without_feature, :foo
   alias_method :foo, :foo_with_feature

 With this, you simply do:

   alias_method_chain :foo, :feature

 And both aliases are set up for you.

 Query and bang methods (foo?, foo!) keep the same punctuation:

   alias_method_chain :foo?, :feature

 is equivalent to

   alias_method :foo_without_feature?, :foo?
   alias_method :foo?, :foo_with_feature?

 so you can safely chain foo, foo?, and foo! with the same feature.