module YAML class EngineManager # :nodoc: attr_reader :yamler def initialize @yamler = nil end def syck? 'syck' == @yamler end def yamler= engine raise(ArgumentError, "bad engine") unless %w{syck psych}.include?(engine) require engine Object.class_eval <<-eorb, __FILE__, __LINE__ + 1 remove_const 'YAML' YAML = #{engine.capitalize} remove_method :to_yaml alias :to_yaml :#{engine}_to_yaml eorb @yamler = engine engine end end ENGINE = YAML::EngineManager.new end engine = (!defined?(Syck) && defined?(Psych) ? 'psych' : 'syck') module Syck ENGINE = YAML::ENGINE end module Psych ENGINE = YAML::ENGINE end YAML::ENGINE.yamler = engine