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?
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.