ruby--ruby/lib/rubygems/custom_require.rb

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#--
# Copyright 2006 by Chad Fowler, Rich Kilmer, Jim Weirich and others.
# All rights reserved.
# See LICENSE.txt for permissions.
#++
require 'rubygems'
module Kernel
alias gem_original_require require # :nodoc:
#
# We replace Ruby's require with our own, which is capable of
# loading gems on demand.
#
# When you call <tt>require 'x'</tt>, this is what happens:
# * If the file can be loaded from the existing Ruby loadpath, it
# is.
# * Otherwise, installed gems are searched for a file that matches.
# If it's found in gem 'y', that gem is activated (added to the
# loadpath).
#
# The normal <tt>require</tt> functionality of returning false if
# that file has already been loaded is preserved.
#
def require(path) # :nodoc:
gem_original_require path
rescue LoadError => load_error
if load_error.message =~ /#{Regexp.escape path}\z/ and
spec = Gem.searcher.find(path) then
Gem.activate(spec.name, "= #{spec.version}")
gem_original_require path
else
raise load_error
end
end
end # module Kernel