# File lib/sugar-high/alias.rb, line 16
  def multi_alias *args
    name = case args.first
    when Symbol, String            
      args.first.to_s
    when Hash    
      # default is :after
      args.first[:_before_] ? :before : :after
    end
    
    if name.kind_of? Symbol
      config_options = name
      options = args.first
      name = options["_#{name}_""_#{name}_"]
    else
      options = args[1]
    end          
    
    raise ArgumentError, "Name of method pattern to alias not specified. Please pass name as either first argument or as :_before_ or :_after_ option" if !name

    options.delete(:_after_)
    options.delete(:_before_)
    direction = options.delete(:_direction_)
    
    options = options.hash_revert if direction == :reverse
    
    options.each_pair do |original, aliases|
      alias_methods name.to_sym, original, [aliases].flatten, config_options
    end            
  end