SelfData ·

It's like native ruby DATA but you can use it not only for main file.

# Gemfile
gem 'self_data'

$ bundle install
-- or --
$ gem install self_data

require 'self_data'

# main.rb

require 'self_data'
require './a.rb'

puts "DATA: #{A.native_data}"
puts "SelfData: #{A.self_data}"

__END__
main.rb data

# a.rb

module A
  module_function

  def native_data
    DATA.read
  end

  def self_data
    SelfData.read
  end
end

__END__
a.rb data

and if you execute it, you'll get:

$ ruby main.rb
DATA: main.rb data
SelfData: a.rb data

Use SelfData.read() to get text or use SelfData.load(*formats, **options) to get formatted data (like yaml, xml, erb, etc).

Look at the lib/self_data/config.rb for more details.

SelfData uses caller, it's not fast, that's why you shouldn't use SelfData in loops.

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/umbrellio/self_data.

Released under MIT License.

Created by 7dr1v3