method

find_latest_files

v2_6_3 - Show latest stable - Class: Gem

find_latest_files(glob, check_load_path=true)

public

Returns a list of paths matching glob from the latest gems that can be used by a gem to pick up features from other gems. For example:

Gem.find_latest_files('rdoc/discover').each do |path| load path end

if check_load_path is true (the default), then find_latest_files also searches $LOAD_PATH for files as well as gems.

Unlike find_files, find_latest_files will return only files from the latest version of a gem.

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 541
  def self.find_latest_files(glob, check_load_path=true)
    files = []

    files = find_files_from_load_path glob if check_load_path

    files.concat Gem::Specification.latest_specs(true).map { |spec|
      spec.matches_for_glob("#{glob}#{Gem.suffix_pattern}")
    }.flatten

    # $LOAD_PATH might contain duplicate entries or reference
    # the spec dirs directly, so we prune.
    files.uniq! if check_load_path

    return files
  end

find_latest_files

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