From: Joel VanderWerf <joelvanderwerf@...>
Date: 2010-06-15T01:09:04+09:00
Subject: Re: Loading a module without polluting my namespace

Hagbard Celine wrote:
> Thanks for your reply but I'm afraid that doesn't solve my problem. I 
> stumbled upon the optional argument of `load' as well but it prevents me 
> from accessing the loaded module. I'm sorry if I wasn't clear enough. I 
> would need something like this:
...
> If I use `load "foo.rb", true' I can't access the loaded module or am I 
> mistaken?

That's correct (you can't access it without playing tricks like global 
vars or searching ObjectSpace).

If security is not your concern, take a look at the script lib I 
mentioned before:

http://redshift.sourceforge.net/script

Unlike load(..., true) ,  Script.load returns the wrapper module.