Using Ruby libraries and gems with a Shoes app

Question

I am writing a little Shoes app that requires a library I wrote with my regular Ruby installation. My library uses the \'net-ssh\' gem and a bunch of other Ruby libraries.

Answer 1

For shoes4, the Shoes.setup method is deprecated. You can install the gems you need by either:

1. gem install net-ssh
2. Using bundler and a Gemfile

Then, you only need to require 'net-ssh' in your application.

Answer 2

Hey, _why posted on his blog, hackety.org, about using gems within Shoes. I hope it helps!

Shoes.setup do
  gem 'json >= 1.1.1'
  gem 'activerecord'
end

require 'json'
require 'activerecord'

Shoes.app do
  @msg = para "ALL SYSTEMS GO"
  animate(20) { @msg.toggle }
end