Ruby: Dynamically defining classes based on user input - ruby

Question

I'm creating a library in Ruby that allows the user to access an external API. That API can be accessed via either a SOAP or a REST API. I would like to support both.
I've started by defining the necessary objects in different modules. For example:
soap_connecton = Library::Soap::Connection.new(username, password)
response = soap_connection.create Library::Soap::LibraryObject.new(type, data, etc)
puts response.class # Library::Soap::Response
rest_connecton = Library::Rest::Connection.new(username, password)
response = rest_connection.create Library::Rest::LibraryObject.new(type, data, etc)
puts response.class # Library::Rest::Response
What I would like to do is allow the user to specify that they only wish to use one of the APIs, perhaps something like this:
Library::Modes.set_mode(Library::Modes::Rest)
rest_connection = Library::Connection.new(username, password)
response = rest_connection.create Library::LibraryObject.new(type, data, etc)
puts response.class # Library::Response
However, I have not yet discovered a way to dynamically set, for example, Library::Connection based on the input to Library::Modes.set_mode. What would be the best way to implement this functionality?

Answer 1

Murphy's law prevails; find an answer right after posting the question to Stack Overflow.
This code seems to have worked for me:
module Library
class Modes
Rest = 1
Soap = 2
def self.set_mode(mode)
case mode
when Rest
Library.const_set "Connection", Class.new(Library::Rest::Connection)
Library.const_set "LibraryObject", Class.new(Library::Rest::LibraryObject)
when Soap
Library.const_set "Connection", Class.new(Library::Soap::Connection)
Library.const_set "LibraryObject", Class.new(Library::Soap::LibraryObject)
else
throw "#{mode.to_s} is not a valid Library::Mode"
end
end
end
end
A quick test:
Library::Modes.set_mode(Library::Modes::Rest)
puts Library::Connection.class == Library::Rest::Connection.class # true
c = Library::Connection.new(username, password)