# Organizing My Ruby Code - Do I use modules **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [July 27, 2007, 6:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/organizing-my-ruby-code-do-i-use-modules/110576 "2007-07-27T18:46:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2007, 6:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/organizing-my-ruby-code-do-i-use-modules/110576/1 "2007-07-27T18:46:19Z")
I need a little help determining the best way to organize my Ruby code. I’ve got a script I’m writing. Lets call it somecoolscript.rb. I have also created three (3) utility classes that I need to use in somecoolscript.rb. How do I “import” those classes into somecoolscript.rb so they are available. Do I need to put the three (3) utility classes in a module and then require this module in somecoolscript? Do I need to put my modules on some type of class path so the Ruby interpreter can find them when it executes somecoolscript.rb? Thanks, The SketchUp Artist ---
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2007, 7:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/organizing-my-ruby-code-do-i-use-modules/110576/2 "2007-07-27T19:23:25Z")
Read pickaxe about require/load. having said that… require ‘yoursupportlib’ where ‘yoursupportlib’ is located in Ruby’s $LOAD\_PATH. you can setup you lib according to setup.rb (look it up) and run i to copy your files into the right places. brief, but HTH. T. ---
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2007, 6:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/organizing-my-ruby-code-do-i-use-modules/110576/3 "2007-07-28T18:06:31Z")
On Jul 27, 10:22 pm, Trans [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > where ‘yoursupportlib’ is located in Ruby’s $LOAD\_PATH. And you can find the value of $LOAD\_PATH by: ruby -e “puts $:” Vasudev Ram Biz site: [http://www.dancingbison.com](http://www.dancingbison.com) Blog: [http://jugad.livejournal.com](http://jugad.livejournal.com) PDF creation/conversion toolkit: [dancingbison.com](http://www.dancingbison.com/products.html) ---
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 2:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/organizing-my-ruby-code-do-i-use-modules/110576/4 "2007-07-30T14:47:42Z")
2007/7/27, Trans [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid): > Read pickaxe about require/load. > > having said that… > > require ‘yoursupportlib’ > > where ‘yoursupportlib’ is located in Ruby’s $LOAD\_PATH. The current directory works as well. Kind regards robert ---
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2007, 6:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/organizing-my-ruby-code-do-i-use-modules/110576/5 "2007-07-28T18:07:31Z")
On Jul 27, 10:22 pm, Trans [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > where ‘yoursupportlib’ is located in Ruby’s $LOAD\_PATH. And you can find the value of $LOAD\_PATH by: ruby -e “puts $:” Vasudev Ram Biz site: [http://www.dancingbison.com](http://www.dancingbison.com) Blog: [http://jugad.livejournal.com](http://jugad.livejournal.com) PDF creation/conversion toolkit: [dancingbison.com](http://www.dancingbison.com/products.html)