From: Asfand Yar Qazi <ay1204@...2s.com>
Date: 2005-02-20T23:04:42+09:00
Subject: Re: Getting a method or class within a file

Austin Ziegler wrote:
>>
>>But then I'll have to store 2 entries: filename and module name.  But
>>I suppose that's ok.  Perhaps I should use the following syntax:
>>
>>Module@path/to/file.rb
>>
>>to show that a module is in a certain file?
> 
> 
> It sounds like you're basically doing a plugin framework.

I want to be able to load up objects 'on demand', i.e. when they're 
needed and not before.  In a very simple way, nothing fancy.

> 
> Ruwiki uses something like this when reading its Token classes. Look
> at lib/ruwiki/wiki/tokens.rb to see how I do it.
> 
> There is a plugin framework (FreeBASE) that may also be suitable for
> you in this instance.
> 

Ah, thanks I'll take a look.