# File lib/merb-haml/template.rb, line 44
    def def_method(object, name, *local_names)
      method = object.is_a?(Module) ? :module_eval : :instance_eval

      setup = "@_engine = 'haml'"

      object.send(method, "def #{name}(_haml_locals = {}); #{setup}; #{precompiled_with_ambles(local_names)}; end",
                  @options[:filename], 0)
    end