From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2010-08-29T19:40:28+09:00
Subject: Re: require from a method

On 29.08.2010 12:25, Ammar Ali wrote:

> Are there any gotchas in requiring files from within a method? It
> seems to work, but I have a sinking feeling that I'm missing something
> here.

Not technically.  It might even be more efficient if you require a 
particular functionality only rarely and include the "require" in the 
method that needs that functionality.  OTOH I find "require" in the 
middle of the code difficult to spot which makes it harder to keep track 
of dependencies.  Also, errors might surface later (e.g. you copy your 
app to a different machine, start it and believe it works while in 
reality you forgot to install a gem or lib which is only used for 
particular use cases).

Kind regards

	robert

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