[ruby-core:104728] [Ruby master Feature#18055] Introduce
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2021-07-30 08:06:13 UTC
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Issue #18055 has been updated by matz (Yukihiro Matsumoto). Can you explain how `introduce` solves the issue? How it is better than `require` and `autoload`? Matz. ---------------------------------------- Feature #18055: Introduce https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/18055#change-93062 * Author: shalokshalom (Matthias Schuster) * Status: Open * Priority: Normal ---------------------------------------- Currently, ``autoload`` provides the ability to load libraries on the fly, also called lazy loading, in order to avoid huge startup times. This has some disadvantages, who already lead nearly to its [discontinuation](https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/5653) I suggest a proposal, that solves both these issues. ``introduce`` I imagine this keyword, respectively method behaves like ```require``` at the top of the file and does act like ```autoload``` within a definition. We can also introduce exceptions for cases like the above linked threads. Its also a nice guideline, and easy to remember. *Summary*: ``introduce`` can always behave predictable, optimal, and even work fine without the programmer knowing about its implementation. Similar issues: - https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/15592 -- https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/ Unsubscribe: <mailto:ruby-core-request@ruby-lang.org?subject=unsubscribe> <http://lists.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/mailman/options/ruby-core>