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= Load Path Find

Useful tools for looking for files on the <tt>$LOAD_PATH</tt>

== Usage

  > require 'load_path_find'
  > $LOAD_PATH.find_file('set.rb')
  < "/opt/local/lib/ruby/1.8/set.rb"
  
.. Load a bunch of gems with spec directories ..  
  
  > $LOAD_PATH.find_all_files('../spec')

And you'll get an array of matches.

  > $LOAD_PATH.find_all_files('../spec') {|file| puts "here is a spec! #{file}"}

And now, even more awesome!

  > $LOAD_PATH.add_current
  
.. adds the current path to your <tt>$LOAD_PATH</tt> and.

  > $LOAD_PATH.add_current!

.. adds the current path to the start of the <tt>$LOAD_PATH</tt>

And one more clever trick, <tt>Kernel#require_all</tt>, lets you require all matching files.

Also, there is <tt>Kernel#require_next</tt> which can be used to monkey patch on require:

  # my_extension/stringio.rb
  require_next "stringio"
  StringIO.class_eval do
    # insert evil stuff here
  end
  
  # my_extension/setup.rb
  $LOAD_PATH.add_current!
  require "some_code_not_owned_by_me_maybe_requiring_stringio_oh_how_will_i_fool_them_all"

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Version	Path
load_path_find-0.0.5	README.rdoc