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?

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Answer 1

On Rails 5 you need to add the following code to environment.rb:

# Add the widgets folder to the autoload path
Rails.application.configure do
  config.autoload_paths << "#{Rails.root}/app/widgets"
end