# Do module source code changes require reboot of WEBrick?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/do-module-source-code-changes-require-reboot-of-webrick/55513>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 21, 2006, 7:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/do-module-source-code-changes-require-reboot-of-webrick/55513 "2006-03-21T19:41:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![weyus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/7ab992/32.png) [@weyus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/weyus)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 7:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/do-module-source-code-changes-require-reboot-of-webrick/55513/1 "2006-03-21T19:41:40Z")

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Assume that I refactor some code into a module and “require it into” my  
controller.

Do I then need to restart my WEBrick server each time that I change the  
module?

Thanks,  
Wes

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**Author:** ![weyus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/7ab992/32.png) [@weyus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/weyus)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 7:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/do-module-source-code-changes-require-reboot-of-webrick/55513/2 "2006-03-21T19:44:16Z")

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Wes G. wrote:

> Assume that I refactor some code into a module and “require it into” my  
> controller.
> 
> Do I then need to restart my WEBrick server each time that I change the  
> module?  
> Yes. Library code isn’t reloaded.

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**Author:** ![weyus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/7ab992/32.png) [@weyus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/weyus)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2006, 12:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/do-module-source-code-changes-require-reboot-of-webrick/55513/3 "2006-03-22T00:16:52Z")

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Is there a quick way to restart the Rails servlet in WEBrick, rather  
than restarting WEBrick itself?

Douglas

2006/3/21, Alex Y. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid):

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**Author:** ![weyus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/7ab992/32.png) [@weyus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/weyus)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2006, 1:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/do-module-source-code-changes-require-reboot-of-webrick/55513/4 "2006-03-22T01:26:55Z")

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are you used RadRails?

2006/3/22, Douglas L. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid):

> > > controller.  
> > > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid  
> > > [http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails](http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails)
> 
> * * *
> 
> Rails mailing list  
> removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid  
> [http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails](http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails)

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