require3

Kernel#require something and make its contents accessible via a different namespace.

require "require3"  # Oh the irony

Now load the desired files and specify some rules:

require3 "some/very/long/name/here" => "*"

This will make everything accessible via the top-level namespace. It's the same as:

require "some/very/long/name/here"
include Some::Very::Long::Name::Here

Or access it as Foo:

require3 "some/very/long/name/here" => "foo"

Same as:

require "some/very/long/name/here"
Foo = Some::Very::Long::Name::Here

If you only want to access Foo and Bar:

require3 "some/very/long/name/here" => %w[foo bar]

Same as:

require "some/very/long/name/here"
Foo = Some::Very::Long::Name::Here::Foo
Bar = Some::Very::Long::Name::Here::Bar

You can also provide the names as Symbols and/or using their proper case:

require3 "some/very/long/name/here" => [:Foo, "Bar"]

Use a Hash to specify alternate names:

require3 "some/very/long/name/here" => { :foo => "foo_hoo", :bar => "BarHar" }

Same as:

require "some/very/long/name/here"
FooHoo = Some::Very::Long::Name::Here::Foo
BarHar = Some::Very::Long::Name::Here::Bar

Or:

require3 "some/very/long/name/here" => { "Some::Very::Foo" => "foo", :bar => "BarHar" }

Same as:

require "some/very/long/name/here"
Foo = Some::Very::Foo
BarHar = Some::Very::Long::Name::Here::Bar

require3 mostly behaves like Kernerl#require but, if what you want to alias does not exist, a NameError will be raised.

Path names are converted to class names using the same rules as Rails' String#camelize (though this library is not a dependency). If this conversion fails you must explicitly provide the name. A convoluted example:

# This fails as we try to alias Net::Http
require3 "net/http" => "n"

# Do this instead
require3 "net/http" => { "Net::HTTP" => "n" }

• aliased - The Perl module that served as inspiration
• Modulation - Add explicit import and export declarations to your code
• class2 - Easily create hierarchies that support nested attributes, type conversion, serialization and more
• alias2 - Make classes, modules, and constants accessible via a different namespace.

Skye Shaw [skye.shaw AT gmail]

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