Rails load YAML to hash and reference by symbol

Question

I am loading a YAML file in Rails 3.0.9 like this:

APP_CONFIG = YAML.load(File.read(File.expand_path(\'../app.yml\', __FILE__)))

It loads the a

Answer 1

I usually don't use HashWithIndifferentAccess just to avoid confusion and prevent inconsistencies in the way that it is accessed, so what I would do instead is tack on a .deep_symbolize_keys to get the whole thing in symbol key form.