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return_bang implements non-local exits for methods. As a bonus, you also get exception handling that ignores standard Ruby’s inflexible begin; rescue; ensure; end syntax.

Use return_bang to exit back to a processing loop from deeply nested code, or just to confound your enemies and your friends! What could possibly go wrong?

1.1 / 2012-04-01

• Minor enhancements

  • Added raise! to raise exceptions

  • Added rescue! to rescue exceptions raised

  • Added ensure! to always execute a block of code to perform cleanup