module ActiveSupport::Dependencies::Loadable
def require_dependency(file_name, message = "No such file to load -- %s")
different namespaces whose evaluation would depend on load order
resolution deterministic for constants with the same relative name in
defined at that point. A typical use case is to make constant name
Use this method in code that absolutely needs a certain constant to be
respond to to_path.
constants as autoloaded. file_name can be either a string or
Interprets a file using mechanism and marks its defined
def require_dependency(file_name, message = "No such file to load -- %s") file_name = file_name.to_path if file_name.respond_to?(:to_path) unless file_name.is_a?(String) raise ArgumentError, "the file name must either be a String or implement #to_path -- you passed #{file_name.inspect}" end Dependencies.depend_on(file_name, message) end