Autoloading Custom Folder

Question

I have a folder in app/models called form_objects.

It contains a file called scoped_search.rb that defines a class:

class ScopedSearch

end

In application.rb I have:

config.autoload_paths += %W(#{config.root}/app/models/form_objects)

Rails loads this class when it starts, but doesn't pick up changes without a restart.

How should I ensure that this file is autoloaded?

Answer 1

What I'd do, actually what I currently do:

• app/form_objects (folder)

• app/form_objects/form_objects.rb

• app/form_objects/form_objects (folder)

• app/form_objects/form_objects/scoped_search.rb

app/form_objects/form_objects.rb contains:

module FormObjects
end

app/form_objects/form_objects/scoped_search.rb should be:

module FormObjects
  class ScopedSearch

  end
end

This way everything is clearly namespaced + no need to add any autoload config