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John Smith
John Smith

Reputation: 6259

Put gem class into namespace

To my Rails Gemfile I added a new gem. It is used like this:

Email::Client

The issue I'm having right now is that I also have a class in my rails app that's called Email. Now sometimes when I try to initialize it I get the following error:

Email.new # >> undefined method 'new' for Email:Module

Probably because Email is a Module in the gem. How can I fix this issue? Is there a way to namespace the gem module? I don't want to rename my Email class.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 613

Answers (1)

Sergio Tulentsev
Sergio Tulentsev

Reputation: 230296

I don't want to rename the Email-Class.

Yet this is what you'll have to do. Your code is the only thing you control. Either rename/alias it (MyEmail) or namespace it (MyApp::Email).

Btw, you got off easy this time. Imagine what'd happen if the other Email was also a class. Suddenly, all your methods are gone. You add or change a method and your email doesn't see it. This could make for a frustrating debugging session.

Upvotes: 2

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