From: Phillip Gawlowski <cmdjackryan@...>
Date: 2010-11-10T02:20:51+09:00
Subject: Re: YAML dependency

On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 4:02 PM, Guilherme Mello <javaplayer@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm creating a Gem and the code uses data from a YAML file:
>
> CONFIG = YAML.load_file("config/file.yml")["development"]
>
> This code is fixed in the class and located at Rails.root/config. The
> Gem looks to that path and loads the YAML.
>
> The question is: How allow the user to set what environment will be used
> outside of Gem ?

Don't hard code the pathname, instead provide a default filename if

myinstance = YourClass.new # or whatever makes sense for your gem

doesn't pass a valid filename. Or check if you are running in Rails,
and then supply a default filename, or...

-- 
Phillip Gawlowski

Though the folk I have met,
(Ah, how soon!) they forget
When I've moved on to some other place,
There may be one or two,
When I've played and passed through,
Who'll remember my song or my face.