New method Object#attempt, similar to Object#try, except returns self instead of nil if method does not exist

[jeffrey....@chargeback.com]

I have run into many cases where I need to attempt to run the method, however if the method does not exist, I would prefer to get the object back, instead of nil.

This is the change I am proposing

module ActiveSupport
  module Tryable #:nodoc:
    def try(*a, &b)
      try!(*a, &b) if a.empty? || respond_to?(a.first)
    end
   
    # NEW METHOD
    def attempt(*a, &b)
      try(*a, &b) || self
    end
  end
end