Saturday, 18 February 2017

python - `if __name__ == '__main__'` equivalent in Ruby



I am new to Ruby. I'm looking to import functions from a module that contains a tool I want to continue using separately. In Python I would simply do this:




def a():
...
def b():
...
if __name__ == '__main__':
a()
b()


This allows me to run the program or import it as a module to use a() and/or b() separately. What's the equivalent paradigm in Ruby?



Answer



From the Ruby I've seen out in the wild (granted, not a ton), this is not a standard Ruby design pattern. Modules and scripts are supposed to stay separate, so I wouldn't be surprised if there isn't really a good, clean way of doing this.



EDIT: Found it.



if __FILE__ == $0
foo()
bar()
end



But it's definitely not common.


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