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autoload_module!

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autoload_module!(into, const_name, qualified_name, path_suffix) public

Attempt to autoload the provided module name by searching for a directory matching the expect path suffix. If found, the module is created and assigned to into's constants with the name const_name. Provided that the directory was loaded from a reloadable base path, it is added to the set of constants that are to be unloaded.

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# File activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb, line 192
  def autoload_module!(into, const_name, qualified_name, path_suffix)
    return nil unless base_path = autoloadable_module?(path_suffix)
    mod = Module.new
    into.const_set const_name, mod
    autoloaded_constants << qualified_name unless load_once_paths.include?(base_path)
    return mod
  end

autoload_module!

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