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ayushn21
ayushn21

Reputation: 305

Why is the lib directory in Rails not in the autoload path by default?

I know the lib/ directory can be added to the autoload_paths and eager_load_paths quite easily. But I don't quite understand why files in lib/ are not autoloaded or eager loaded by default?

I can't find a simple answer anywhere unfortunately so I'd really appreciate if someone could explain this to me simply!

Upvotes: 1

Views: 957

Answers (1)

user229044
user229044

Reputation: 239541

Because there is no Rails convention for putting files in lib that require autoloading. lib is for rake/thor tasks which reside lib/tasks and little else.

Your application-specific files should go in app. If you find yourself thinking of putting something in lib, it probably belongs somewhere in app, or in a Gem.

Upvotes: 4

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