method

lookup_missing_generator

v2.2.1 - Show latest stable - Class: Object

lookup_missing_generator(class_id)

public

Lookup missing generators using const_missing. This allows any generator to reference another without having to know its location: RubyGems, ~/.rails/generators, and RAILS_ROOT/generators.

# File railties/lib/rails_generator/lookup.rb, line 10
    def lookup_missing_generator(class_id)
      if md = /(.+)Generator$/.match(class_id.to_s)
        name = md.captures.first.demodulize.underscore
        Rails::Generator::Base.lookup(name).klass
      else
        const_missing_before_generators(class_id)
      end
    end

lookup_missing_generator

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