# module IRB::IrbLoader

Provides a few commands for loading files within an irb session.

See ExtendCommandBundle for more information.

### Public Instance Methods

irb_load(fn, priv = nil) click to toggle source

Loads the given file similarly to Kernel#load

    # File lib/irb/ext/loader.rb, line 26
    def irb_load(fn, priv = nil)
      path = search_file_from_ruby_path(fn)
      raise LoadError, "No such file to load -- #{fn}" unless path

      load_file(path, priv)
    end

load_file(path, priv = nil) click to toggle source

Loads the given file in the current session's context and evaluates it.

See IRB::Irb#suspend_input_method for more information.

    # File lib/irb/ext/loader.rb, line 72
    def load_file(path, priv = nil)
      irb.suspend_name(path, File.basename(path)) do

        if priv
          ws = WorkSpace.new(Module.new)
        else
          ws = WorkSpace.new
        end
        irb.suspend_workspace(ws) do
          irb.suspend_input_method(FileInputMethod.new(path)) do
            |back_io|
            irb.signal_status(:IN_LOAD) do
              if back_io.kind_of?(FileInputMethod)
                irb.eval_input
              else
                begin
                  irb.eval_input
                rescue LoadAbort
                  print "load abort!!\n"
                end
              end
            end
          end
        end
      end
    end

source_file(path) click to toggle source

Loads a given file in the current session and displays the source lines

See IRB::Irb#suspend_input_method for more information.

    # File lib/irb/ext/loader.rb, line 50
    def source_file(path)
      irb.suspend_name(path, File.basename(path)) do
        irb.suspend_input_method(FileInputMethod.new(path)) do
          |back_io|
          irb.signal_status(:IN_LOAD) do
            if back_io.kind_of?(FileInputMethod)
              irb.eval_input
            else
              begin
                irb.eval_input
              rescue LoadAbort
                print "load abort!!\n"
              end
            end
          end
        end
      end
    end