class Array

  unless method_defined?(:rotate)

    # Rotates an array's elements from back to front n times.
    #
    #   [1,2,3].rotate      #=> [2,3,1]
    #   [2,3,1].rotate      #=> [3,1,2]
    #   [3,1,2].rotate      #=> [1,2,3]
    #
    #   [1,2,3].rotate(3)   #=> [1,2,3]
    #
    # A negative parameter reverses the order from front to back.
    #
    #   [1,2,3].rotate(-1)  #=> [3,1,2]
    #
    # CREDIT: Florian Gross, Thomas Sawyer

    def rotate(n=1)
      self.dup.rotate!(n)
    end

  end

  unless method_defined?(:rotate!)

    # Same as #rotate, but acts in place.
    #
    #   a = [1,2,3]
    #   a.rotate!
    #   a  #=> [2,3,1]
    #
    # CREDIT: Florian Gross, Thomas Sawyer

    def rotate!(n=1)
      n = n.to_int
      return self if (n == 0 or self.empty?)
      if n < 0
        n.abs.times{ self.unshift( self.pop ) }
      else
        n.abs.times{ self.push( self.shift ) }
      end
      self
    end

  end

end