How to get a file contained in a gem "lib" directory?

[Iñaki Baz Castillo]

Hi, I've build a gem "mylib" which contains a file called "myfile.xml" unde=
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"lib/mylib" dir. Let's imagine that depending on the environment it is stor=
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(after installed) in:

/usr/local/lib/ruby1.9/gems/1.9/gems/mylib-1.0.1/lib/mylib/myfile.xml

But of course there could be different versions of the gem:

/usr/local/lib/ruby1.9/gems/1.9/gems/mylib-1.0.0/lib/mylib/myfile.xml
/usr/local/lib/ruby1.9/gems/1.9/gems/mylib-1.0.1/lib/mylib/myfile.xml

Then I write a program which does:

require "mylib"

so the latest version (1.0.1) is loaded.

How would I get "myfile.xml" for the loaded "mylib" gem version? I'm lookin=
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for a Gem class method like "Gem.bin_path(gemname)" but I cannot find it.

Thanks a lot.

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I=C3=B1aki Baz Castillo <[email protected]>

 

[Iñaki Baz Castillo]

El Lunes, 21 de Diciembre de 2009, I=C3=B1aki Baz Castillo escribi=C3=B3:

Hi, I've build a gem "mylib" which contains a file called "myfile.xml"
under "lib/mylib" dir. Let's imagine that depending on the environment it
is stored (after installed) in:
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/usr/local/lib/ruby1.9/gems/1.9/gems/mylib-1.0.1/lib/mylib/myfile.xml
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But of course there could be different versions of the gem:
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/usr/local/lib/ruby1.9/gems/1.9/gems/mylib-1.0.0/lib/mylib/myfile.xml
/usr/local/lib/ruby1.9/gems/1.9/gems/mylib-1.0.1/lib/mylib/myfile.xml
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Then I write a program which does:
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require "mylib"
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so the latest version (1.0.1) is loaded.
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How would I get "myfile.xml" for the loaded "mylib" gem version? I'm
looking for a Gem class method like "Gem.bin_path(gemname)" but I cannot
find it.

=46ound it:
Gem.required_location(gemname,"")

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I=C3=B1aki Baz Castillo <[email protected]>

 

[Albert Schlef]

Hi, I've build a gem "mylib" which contains a file called "myfile.xml"
under
"lib/mylib" dir. Let's imagine that depending on the environment it is
stored
(after installed) in:

/usr/local/lib/ruby1.9/gems/1.9/gems/mylib-1.0.1/lib/mylib/myfile.xml
[...]
How would I get "myfile.xml" for the loaded "mylib" gem version?

You can put a method to return it in your mylib.rb:

def self.get_xml_pathname
File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'mylib.xml')
end