Adding a directory to the load path in Rails?

Question

As of Rails 2.3, what\'s the right way to add a directory to the load path so that it hooks into Rails\' auto-reloading mechanisms?

The specific example I\'m thinkin

Answer 1

In Rails 5 you don't have to explicitly load folders from within the app directory anymore. All folders placed inside are directly available. You don't have to touch any of the config files. But it seems as if there are some issues with Spring.

The new workflow therefore is:

1. create a new folder and class inside the /app directory
2. run spring stop on the command line
3. check the autoload-paths with bin/rails r 'puts ActiveSupport::Dependencies.autoload_paths' on the command line. The new folder should now be listed.
4. run spring start on the command line