Question

I want to require a file called config.rb in a different ruby file called basics.rb. I’m using Sinatra as my web framework. I’m sure there’s a way to do this, I just can’t find anything in the docs.

Hopefully it would look something like

post '/' do
  require 'config.rb'
  // logic
end

Answer 1

If config.rb is in your load path, you can require it at the top of your basics.rb file with require 'config'. If it is not in your load path, you’ll need something like require '/path/to/your/config'.

The code you’ve posted will require the file. But only when someone POSTs to ‘/’.

Also, it’s normal to omit the .rb extension when requiring ruby files. But you can include it if you like.

You can view your load path by inspecting the global variable $LOAD_PATH. From the command line ruby -e 'puts $LOAD_PATH' will print it for your version of ruby. You can also add directories to your load path.