When using class files in Ruby, do you put the ‘requires’ statements at the top of the file, or inside the class definition?
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When using class files in Ruby, do you put the ‘requires’ statements at the top of the file, or inside the class definition?
Technically, it doesn’t really matter.
requireis just a normal method call, and the scope it’s called in doesn’t affect how it works. The only difference placement makes is that it will be executed when whatever code it’s placed in is evaluated.Practically speaking, you should put them at top so people can see the file’s dependencies at a glance. That’s the traditional place for it.