class Guard::PluginUtil

def plugin_class(options = {})

Returns:
  • (Class, nil) - the loaded class

Options Hash: (**options)
  • fail_gracefully (Boolean) -- whether error messages should 
def plugin_class(options = {})
  options = { fail_gracefully: false }.merge(options)
  const = _plugin_constant
  fail TypeError, "no constant: #{_constant_name}" unless const
  @plugin_class ||= Guard.const_get(const)
rescue TypeError
  begin
    require "guard/#{ name.downcase }"
    const = _plugin_constant
    @plugin_class ||= Guard.const_get(const)
  rescue TypeError => error
    UI.error "Could not find class Guard::#{ _constant_name }"
    UI.error error.backtrace.join("\n")
    # TODO: return value or move exception higher
  rescue LoadError => error
    unless options[:fail_gracefully]
      msg = format(ERROR_NO_GUARD_OR_CLASS, name.downcase, _constant_name)
      UI.error(msg)
      UI.error("Error is: #{error}")
      UI.error(error.backtrace.join("\n"))
      # TODO: return value or move exception higher
    end
  end
end