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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 expected 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 453
    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 autoload_once_paths.include?(base_path)
      autoloaded_constants.uniq!
      mod
    end

autoload_module!

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