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rubyrequireshebang
Kvass
Kvass

Reputation: 8434

Require ruby file without .rb extension?

I have a ruby file that does not have a .rb extension, and is instead identified as ruby code with a shebang at the beginning of the file: #!/usr/bin/env ruby. I want to require the code in this file in another ruby file, but it seems to be having a problem because require automatically appends the .rb extension to the files it looks for. Is there any way to suppress this behavior and make require only look for the file as the name is given?

Upvotes: 22

Views: 4254

Answers (3)

grosser
grosser

Reputation: 15097

Add a symlink to the file and then require that.

ln -s bin/foo lib/stubs/foo.rb
require 'stubs/foo'

Upvotes: 0

the Tin Man
the Tin Man

Reputation: 160601

We have scripts the users are allowed to call, which are accessed using symlinks. The symlinks exist in our /usr/local/bin directory, which is automatically included in their path via a minor adjustment to /etc/profile.

Our real scripts exist in a separate directory using the normal Ruby name, ending with ".rb". We can access those using require if necessary. 

/usr/local/bin/foo --> /usr/local/share/app_name/foo.rb

Upvotes: 3

NARKOZ
NARKOZ

Reputation: 27951

Use load instead:

load 'file-name'

Upvotes: 22

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