Is "extend self" the same as "module_function"?

extend self and module_function are two ruby ways to make it so you can call a method on a module and also call it if you include that module.

Are there any differences between the end results of those ways?

Solution 1:

module_function makes the given instance methods private, then duplicates and puts them into the module's metaclass as public methods. extend self adds all instance methods to the module's singleton, leaving their visibilities unchanged.

module M
  extend self

  def a; end

  private
  def b; end
end

module N
  def c; end

  private
  def d; end

  module_function :c, :d
end

class O
  include M
  include N
end

M.a
M.b  # NoMethodError: private method `b' called for M:Module
N.c
N.d
O.new.a
O.new.b  # NoMethodError: private method `b' called for O
O.new.c  # NoMethodError: private method `c' called for O
O.new.d  # NoMethodError: private method `d' called for O