class Object

Public Instance Methods

try_require( library, gemname = nil ) → true or false click to toggle source

Try to laod the given library using the built-in require, but do not raise a LoadError if unsuccessful. Returns true if the library was successfully loaded; returns false otherwise.

If a gemname is given, then the “gem gemname” command will be called before the library is loaded.

# File lib/webby.rb, line 142
def try_require( lib, gemname = nil )
  gem gemname unless gemname.nil?
  require lib
  true
rescue LoadError
  false
end