lib/tap/support/configurable_class.rb in bahuvrihi-tap-0.10.5 vs lib/tap/support/configurable_class.rb in bahuvrihi-tap-0.10.6

@@ -86,11 +86,11 @@
       end
       
       # Loads the contents of path as YAML.  Returns an empty hash if the path 
       # is empty, does not exist, or is not a file.
       def load_config(path)
-        return {} if path == nil || !File.file?(path)
-
+        # the last check prevents YAML from auto-loading itself for empty files
+        return {} if path == nil || !File.file?(path) || File.size(path) == 0
         YAML.load_file(path) || {}
       end
       
       protected
       
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