class FeedItemAccessor attr_accessor :rss_item def initialize(rss_item) @rss_item = rss_item end def element_content(element_name) try_attribute_or_self(element(element_name), :content) end def link try_attribute_or_self(element(:link), :href) end private def element(element_name) rss_item.respond_to?(element_name) ? rss_item.public_send(element_name) : nil end def try_attribute_or_self(element, attribute_name) element.respond_to?(attribute_name) ? element.public_send(attribute_name) : element end end