Method: Autoloaded::Autoloader#with

Defined in:
lib/autoloaded/autoloader.rb

#with(*arguments) ⇒ Autoloader

Specifies constants and/or source files to be autoloaded whose names may have unpredictable spellings, stylization, or organization. Symbol arguments signify the names of constants and String arguments signify the names of source files. You can specify #with multiple times, and its effects are cumulative.

Source file names specified are relative to #from.

Valid arguments include:

  • Symbol values

  • Array values comprising Symbol values

  • Hash values comprising Symbol, String, and/or Array values described above, which will autoload specified constants from their associated source files

  • Any combination of the options described above

Returns:

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# File 'lib/autoloaded/autoloader.rb', line 180

[:except, :only, :with].each do |attr|
  define_method attr do |*arguments|
    attr_specs = specifications.send(attr)
    if arguments.empty?
      return attr_specs.collect(&:value)
    end

    attr_specs << Specification.new(*arguments)
    begin
      specifications.validate! attr
    rescue
      attr_specs.pop
      raise
    end

    self
  end
end