RubyGems is the Ruby standard for publishing and managing third party libraries.

For user documentation, see:

For gem developer documentation see:

Further RubyGems documentation can be found at:

RubyGems Plugins

As of RubyGems 1.3.2, RubyGems will load plugins installed in gems or $LOAD_PATH. Plugins must be named 'rubygems_plugin' (.rb, .so, etc) and placed at the root of your gem's require_path. Plugins are discovered via ::find_files then loaded. Take care when implementing a plugin as your plugin file may be loaded multiple times if multiple versions of your gem are installed.

For an example plugin, see the graph gem which adds a `gem graph` command.

RubyGems Defaults, Packaging

RubyGems defaults are stored in rubygems/defaults.rb. If you're packaging RubyGems or implementing Ruby you can change RubyGems' defaults.

For RubyGems packagers, provide lib/rubygems/operating_system.rb and override any defaults from lib/rubygems/defaults.rb.

For Ruby implementers, provide lib/rubygems/defaults/#{RUBY_ENGINE}.rb and override any defaults from lib/rubygems/defaults.rb.

If you need RubyGems to perform extra work on install or uninstall, your defaults override file can set pre and post install and uninstall hooks. See ::pre_install, ::pre_uninstall, ::post_install, ::post_uninstall.

Bugs

You can submit bugs to the RubyGems bug tracker on GitHub

Credits

RubyGems is currently maintained by Eric Hodel.

RubyGems was originally developed at RubyConf 2003 by:

  • Rich Kilmer – rich(at)infoether.com

  • Chad Fowler – chad(at)chadfowler.com

  • David Black – dblack(at)wobblini.net

  • Paul Brannan – paul(at)atdesk.com

  • Jim Weirch – jim(at)weirichhouse.org

Contributors:

  • Gavin Sinclair – gsinclair(at)soyabean.com.au

  • George Marrows – george.marrows(at)ntlworld.com

  • Dick Davies – rasputnik(at)hellooperator.net

  • Mauricio Fernandez – batsman.geo(at)yahoo.com

  • Simon Strandgaard – neoneye(at)adslhome.dk

  • Dave Glasser – glasser(at)mit.edu

  • Paul Duncan – pabs(at)pablotron.org

  • Ville Aine – vaine(at)cs.helsinki.fi

  • Eric Hodel – drbrain(at)segment7.net

  • Daniel Berger – djberg96(at)gmail.com

  • Phil Hagelberg – technomancy(at)gmail.com

  • Ryan Davis – ryand-ruby(at)zenspider.com

  • Evan Phoenix – evan(at)fallingsnow.net

  • Steve Klabnik – steve(at)steveklabnik.com

(If your name is missing, PLEASE let us know!)

See LICENSE.txt for permissions.

Thanks!

-The RubyGems Team

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Constants
VERSION = '2.0.14'
 
RUBYGEMS_DIR = File.dirname File.expand_path(__FILE__)
 
WIN_PATTERNS = [ /bccwin/i, /cygwin/i, /djgpp/i, /mingw/i, /mswin/i, /wince/i, ]
 

An Array of Regexps that match windows ruby platforms.

GEM_DEP_FILES = %w[ gem.deps.rb Gemfile Isolate ]
 
REPOSITORY_SUBDIRECTORIES = %w[ build_info cache doc gems specifications ]
 

Subdirectories in a gem repository

MARSHAL_SPEC_DIR = "quick/Marshal.#{Gem.marshal_version}/"
 

Location of Marshal quick gemspecs on remote repositories

DEFAULT_HOST = "https://rubygems.org"
 
RDoc = RDoc::RubygemsHook
 

Gem::RDoc provides methods to generate RDoc and ri data for installed gems upon gem installation.

This file is automatically required by RubyGems 1.9 and newer.

Attributes
[R] done_installing_hooks

The list of hooks to be run after Gem::DependencyInstaller installs a set of gems

[R] loaded_specs

Hash of loaded Gem::Specification keyed by name

[R] post_build_hooks

The list of hooks to be run after Gem::Installer#install extracts files and builds extensions

[R] post_install_hooks

The list of hooks to be run after Gem::Installer#install completes installation

[R] post_reset_hooks

The list of hooks to be run after Gem::Specification.reset is run.

[R] post_uninstall_hooks

The list of hooks to be run after Gem::Uninstaller#uninstall completes installation

[R] pre_install_hooks

The list of hooks to be run before Gem::Installer#install does any work

[R] pre_reset_hooks

The list of hooks to be run before Gem::Specification.reset is run.

[R] pre_uninstall_hooks

The list of hooks to be run before Gem::Uninstaller#uninstall does any work

Class Public methods
bin_path(name, exec_name = nil, *requirements)

Find the full path to the executable for gem name. If the exec_name is not given, the gem's default_executable is chosen, otherwise the specified executable's path is returned. requirements allows you to specify specific gem versions.

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 257
def self.bin_path(name, exec_name = nil, *requirements)
  # TODO: fails test_self_bin_path_bin_file_gone_in_latest
  # Gem::Specification.find_by_name(name, *requirements).bin_file exec_name

  raise ArgumentError, "you must supply exec_name" unless exec_name

  requirements = Gem::Requirement.default if
    requirements.empty?

  specs = Gem::Dependency.new(name, requirements).matching_specs(true)

  raise Gem::GemNotFoundException,
        "can't find gem #{name} (#{requirements})" if specs.empty?

  specs = specs.find_all { |spec|
    spec.executables.include? exec_name
  } if exec_name

  unless spec = specs.last
    msg = "can't find gem #{name} (#{requirements}) with executable #{exec_name}"
    raise Gem::GemNotFoundException, msg
  end

  spec.bin_file exec_name
end
binary_mode()

The mode needed to read a file as straight binary.

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 286
def self.binary_mode
  'rb'
end
bindir(install_dir=Gem.dir)

The path where gem executables are to be installed.

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 293
def self.bindir(install_dir=Gem.dir)
  # TODO: move to Gem::Dirs
  return File.join install_dir, 'bin' unless
    install_dir.to_s == Gem.default_dir.to_s
  Gem.default_bindir
end
clear_paths()

Reset the dir and path values. The next time dir or path is requested, the values will be calculated from scratch. This is mainly used by the unit tests to provide test isolation.

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 305
def self.clear_paths
  @paths         = nil
  @user_home     = nil
  Gem::Specification.reset
  Gem::Security.reset if defined?(Gem::Security)
end
config_file()

The path to standard location of the user's .gemrc file.

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 315
def self.config_file
  @config_file ||= File.join Gem.user_home, '.gemrc'
end
configuration()

The standard configuration object for gems.

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 322
def self.configuration
  @configuration ||= Gem::ConfigFile.new []
end
configuration=(config)

Use the given configuration object (which implements the ConfigFile protocol) as the standard configuration object.

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 330
def self.configuration=(config)
  @configuration = config
end
datadir(gem_name)

The path the the data directory specified by the gem name. If the package is not available as a gem, return nil.

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 338
  def self.datadir(gem_name)
# TODO: deprecate and move to Gem::Specification
#       and drop the extra ", gem_name" which is uselessly redundant
    spec = @loaded_specs[gem_name]
    return nil if spec.nil?
    File.join spec.full_gem_path, "data", gem_name
  end
default_bindir()

The default directory for binaries

# File lib/rubygems/defaults.rb, line 97
def self.default_bindir
  if defined? RUBY_FRAMEWORK_VERSION then # mac framework support
    '/usr/bin'
  else # generic install
    ConfigMap[:bindir]
  end
end
default_cert_path()

The default signing certificate chain path

# File lib/rubygems/defaults.rb, line 126
def self.default_cert_path
  File.join Gem.user_home, ".gem", "gem-public_cert.pem"
end
default_dir()

Default home directory path to be used if an alternate value is not specified in the environment

# File lib/rubygems/defaults.rb, line 21
def self.default_dir
  path = if defined? RUBY_FRAMEWORK_VERSION then
           [
             File.dirname(ConfigMap[:sitedir]),
             'Gems',
             ConfigMap[:ruby_version]
           ]
         elsif ConfigMap[:rubylibprefix] then
           [
            ConfigMap[:rubylibprefix],
            'gems',
            ConfigMap[:ruby_version]
           ]
         else
           [
             ConfigMap[:libdir],
             ruby_engine,
             'gems',
             ConfigMap[:ruby_version]
           ]
         end

  @default_dir ||= File.join(*path)
end
default_exec_format()

Deduce Ruby's –program-prefix and –program-suffix from its install name

# File lib/rubygems/defaults.rb, line 83
def self.default_exec_format
  exec_format = ConfigMap[:ruby_install_name].sub('ruby', '%s') rescue '%s'

  unless exec_format =~ /%s/ then
    raise Gem::Exception,
      "[BUG] invalid exec_format #{exec_format.inspect}, no %s"
  end

  exec_format
end
default_key_path()

The default signing key path

# File lib/rubygems/defaults.rb, line 119
def self.default_key_path
  File.join Gem.user_home, ".gem", "gem-private_key.pem"
end
default_path()

Default gem load path

# File lib/rubygems/defaults.rb, line 72
def self.default_path
  if Gem.user_home && File.exist?(Gem.user_home) then
    [user_dir, default_dir]
  else
    [default_dir]
  end
end
default_rubygems_dirs()

Paths where RubyGems' .rb files and bin files are installed

# File lib/rubygems/defaults.rb, line 49
def self.default_rubygems_dirs
  nil # default to standard layout
end
default_sources()

An Array of the default sources that come with RubyGems

# File lib/rubygems/defaults.rb, line 13
def self.default_sources
  %w[https://rubygems.org/]
end
deflate(data)
# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 349
def self.deflate(data)
  require 'zlib'
  Zlib::Deflate.deflate data
end
detect_gemdeps()
# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 207
def self.detect_gemdeps
  if path = ENV['RUBYGEMS_GEMDEPS']
    path = path.dup.untaint

    if path == "-"
      here = Dir.pwd.untaint
      start = here

      begin
        while true
          path = GEM_DEP_FILES.find { |f| File.file?(f) }

          if path
            path = File.join here, path
            break
          end

          Dir.chdir ".."

          # If we're at a toplevel, stop.
          return if Dir.pwd == here

          here = Dir.pwd
        end
      ensure
        Dir.chdir start
      end
    end

    path.untaint

    return unless File.file? path

    rs = Gem::RequestSet.new
    rs.load_gemdeps path

    rs.resolve_current.map do |s|
      sp = s.full_spec
      sp.activate
      sp
    end
  end
end
dir()

The path where gems are to be installed.

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 371
def self.dir
  # TODO: raise "no"
  paths.home
end
done_installing(&hook)

Adds a post-installs hook that will be passed a Gem::DependencyInstaller and a list of installed specifications when Gem::DependencyInstaller#install is complete

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 675
def self.done_installing(&hook)
  @done_installing_hooks << hook
end
ensure_gem_subdirectories(dir = Gem.dir, mode = nil)

Quietly ensure the Gem directory dir contains all the proper subdirectories. If we can't create a directory due to a permission problem, then we will silently continue.

If mode is given, missing directories are created with this mode.

World-writable directories will never be created.

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 390
def self.ensure_gem_subdirectories dir = Gem.dir, mode = nil
  old_umask = File.umask
  File.umask old_umask | 002

  require 'fileutils'

  options = {}

  options[:mode] = mode if mode

  REPOSITORY_SUBDIRECTORIES.each do |name|
    subdir = File.join dir, name
    next if File.exist? subdir
    FileUtils.mkdir_p subdir, options rescue nil
  end
ensure
  File.umask old_umask
end
find_files(glob, check_load_path=true)

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

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

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

Note that ::find_files will return all files even if they are from different versions of the same gem.

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 421
def self.find_files(glob, check_load_path=true)
  files = []

  if check_load_path
    files = $LOAD_PATH.map { |load_path|
      Dir["#{File.expand_path glob, load_path}#{Gem.suffix_pattern}"]
    }.flatten.select { |file| File.file? file.untaint }
  end

  files.concat Gem::Specification.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
finish_resolve(request_set=Gem::RequestSet.new)
# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 199
def self.finish_resolve(request_set=Gem::RequestSet.new)
  request_set.import Gem::Specification.unresolved_deps.values

  request_set.resolve_current.each do |s|
    s.full_spec.activate
  end
end
gunzip(data)

Zlib::GzipReader wrapper that unzips data.

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 484
def self.gunzip(data)
  # TODO: move to utils
  require 'stringio'
  require 'zlib'
  data = StringIO.new data

  unzipped = Zlib::GzipReader.new(data).read
  unzipped.force_encoding Encoding::BINARY if Object.const_defined? :Encoding
  unzipped
end
gzip(data)

Zlib::GzipWriter wrapper that zips data.

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 498
def self.gzip(data)
  # TODO: move to utils
  require 'stringio'
  require 'zlib'
  zipped = StringIO.new
  zipped.set_encoding Encoding::BINARY if Object.const_defined? :Encoding

  Zlib::GzipWriter.wrap zipped do |io| io.write data end

  zipped.string
end
host()

Get the default RubyGems API host. This is normally https://rubygems.org.

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 538
def self.host
  # TODO: move to utils
  @host ||= Gem::DEFAULT_HOST
end
host=(host)

Set the default RubyGems API host.

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 545
def self.host= host
  # TODO: move to utils
  @host = host
end
inflate(data)
# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 513
def self.inflate(data)
  # TODO: move to utils
  require 'zlib'
  Zlib::Inflate.inflate data
end
install(name, version = Gem::Requirement.default)

Top level install helper method. Allows you to install gems interactively:

% irb
>> Gem.install "minitest"
Fetching: minitest-3.0.1.gem (100%)
=> [#<Gem::Specification:0x1013b4528 @name="minitest", ...>]
# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 527
def self.install name, version = Gem::Requirement.default
  require "rubygems/dependency_installer"
  inst = Gem::DependencyInstaller.new
  inst.install name, version
  inst.installed_gems
end
latest_rubygems_version()

Returns the latest release version of RubyGems.

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 781
def self.latest_rubygems_version
  latest_version_for('rubygems-update') or
    raise "Can't find 'rubygems-update' in any repo. Check `gem source list`."
end
latest_spec_for(name)

Returns the latest release-version specification for the gem name.

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 768
def self.latest_spec_for name
  dependency   = Gem::Dependency.new name
  fetcher      = Gem::SpecFetcher.fetcher
  spec_tuples, = fetcher.spec_for_dependency dependency

  spec, = spec_tuples.first

  spec
end
latest_version_for(name)

Returns the version of the latest release-version of gem name

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 789
def self.latest_version_for name
  spec = latest_spec_for name
  spec and spec.version
end
load_env_plugins()

Find all 'rubygems_plugin' files in $LOAD_PATH and load them

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 947
def self.load_env_plugins
  path = "rubygems_plugin"

  files = []
  $LOAD_PATH.each do |load_path|
    globbed = Dir["#{File.expand_path path, load_path}#{Gem.suffix_pattern}"]

    globbed.each do |load_path_file|
      files << load_path_file if File.file?(load_path_file.untaint)
    end
  end

  load_plugin_files files
end
load_path_insert_index()

The index to insert activated gem paths into the $LOAD_PATH.

Defaults to the site lib directory unless gem_prelude.rb has loaded paths, then it inserts the activated gem's paths before the gem_prelude.rb paths so you can override the gem_prelude.rb default $LOAD_PATH paths.

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 557
def self.load_path_insert_index
  index = $LOAD_PATH.index ConfigMap[:sitelibdir]

  index
end
load_plugin_files(plugins)

Load plugins as ruby files

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 920
def self.load_plugin_files(plugins)
  plugins.each do |plugin|

    # Skip older versions of the GemCutter plugin: Its commands are in
    # RubyGems proper now.

    next if plugin =~ /gemcutter-0\.[0-3]/

    begin
      load plugin
    rescue ::Exception => e
      details = "#{plugin.inspect}: #{e.message} (#{e.class})"
      warn "Error loading RubyGems plugin #{details}"
    end
  end
end
load_plugins()

Find all 'rubygems_plugin' files in installed gems and load them

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 940
def self.load_plugins
  load_plugin_files find_files('rubygems_plugin', false)
end
load_yaml()

Loads YAML, preferring Psych

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 568
def self.load_yaml
  return if @yaml_loaded
  return unless defined?(gem)

  test_syck = ENV['TEST_SYCK']

  unless test_syck
    begin
      gem 'psych', '~> 1.2', '>= 1.2.1'
    rescue Gem::LoadError
      # It's OK if the user does not have the psych gem installed.  We will
      # attempt to require the stdlib version
    end

    begin
      # Try requiring the gem version *or* stdlib version of psych.
      require 'psych'
    rescue ::LoadError
      # If we can't load psych, thats fine, go on.
    else
      # If 'yaml' has already been required, then we have to
      # be sure to switch it over to the newly loaded psych.
      if defined?(YAML::ENGINE) && YAML::ENGINE.yamler != "psych"
        YAML::ENGINE.yamler = "psych"
      end

      require 'rubygems/psych_additions'
      require 'rubygems/psych_tree'
    end
  end

  require 'yaml'

  # If we're supposed to be using syck, then we may have to force
  # activate it via the YAML::ENGINE API.
  if test_syck and defined?(YAML::ENGINE)
    YAML::ENGINE.yamler = "syck" unless YAML::ENGINE.syck?
  end

  # Now that we're sure some kind of yaml library is loaded, pull
  # in our hack to deal with Syck's DefaultKey ugliness.
  require 'rubygems/syck_hack'

  @yaml_loaded = true
end
location_of_caller()

The file name and line number of the caller of the caller of this method.

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 617
def self.location_of_caller
  caller[1] =~ /(.*?):(\d+).*?$/i
  file = $1
  lineno = $2.to_i

  # TODO: it is ALWAYS joined! STUPID!
  [file, lineno]
end
marshal_version()

The version of the Marshal format for your Ruby.

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 629
def self.marshal_version
  "#{Marshal::MAJOR_VERSION}.#{Marshal::MINOR_VERSION}"
end
needs()
# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 191
def self.needs
  rs = Gem::RequestSet.new

  yield rs

  finish_resolve rs
end
path()
# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 376
def self.path
  # TODO: raise "no"
  paths.path
end
path_separator()

How String Gem paths should be split. Overridable for esoteric platforms.

# File lib/rubygems/defaults.rb, line 65
def self.path_separator
  File::PATH_SEPARATOR
end
paths()

DOC: needs doc'd or :nodoc'd

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 355
def self.paths
  @paths ||= Gem::PathSupport.new
end
paths=(env)

DOC: needs doc'd or :nodoc'd

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 360
def self.paths=(env)
  clear_paths
  @paths = Gem::PathSupport.new env
  Gem::Specification.dirs = @paths.path # FIX: home is at end
end
platforms()

Array of platforms this RubyGems supports.

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 643
def self.platforms
  @platforms ||= []
  if @platforms.empty?
    @platforms = [Gem::Platform::RUBY, Gem::Platform.local]
  end
  @platforms
end
platforms=(platforms)

Set array of platforms this RubyGems supports (primarily for testing).

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 636
def self.platforms=(platforms)
  @platforms = platforms
end
post_build(&hook)

Adds a post-build hook that will be passed an Gem::Installer instance when Gem::Installer#install is called. The hook is called after the gem has been extracted and extensions have been built but before the executables or gemspec has been written. If the hook returns false then the gem's files will be removed and the install will be aborted.

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 658
def self.post_build(&hook)
  @post_build_hooks << hook
end
post_install(&hook)

Adds a post-install hook that will be passed an Gem::Installer instance when Gem::Installer#install is called

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 666
def self.post_install(&hook)
  @post_install_hooks << hook
end
post_reset(&hook)

Adds a hook that will get run after Gem::Specification.reset is run.

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 683
def self.post_reset(&hook)
  @post_reset_hooks << hook
end
post_uninstall(&hook)

Adds a post-uninstall hook that will be passed a Gem::Uninstaller instance and the spec that was uninstalled when Gem::Uninstaller#uninstall is called

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 692
def self.post_uninstall(&hook)
  @post_uninstall_hooks << hook
end
pre_install(&hook)

Adds a pre-install hook that will be passed an Gem::Installer instance when Gem::Installer#install is called. If the hook returns false then the install will be aborted.

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 701
def self.pre_install(&hook)
  @pre_install_hooks << hook
end
pre_reset(&hook)

Adds a hook that will get run before Gem::Specification.reset is run.

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 709
def self.pre_reset(&hook)
  @pre_reset_hooks << hook
end
pre_uninstall(&hook)

Adds a pre-uninstall hook that will be passed an Gem::Uninstaller instance and the spec that will be uninstalled when Gem::Uninstaller#uninstall is called

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 718
def self.pre_uninstall(&hook)
  @pre_uninstall_hooks << hook
end
prefix()

The directory prefix this RubyGems was installed at. If your prefix is in a standard location (ie, rubygems is installed where you'd expect it to be), then prefix returns nil.

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 727
def self.prefix
  prefix = File.dirname RUBYGEMS_DIR

  if prefix != File.expand_path(ConfigMap[:sitelibdir]) and
     prefix != File.expand_path(ConfigMap[:libdir]) and
     'lib' == File.basename(RUBYGEMS_DIR) then
    prefix
  end
end
read_binary(path)

Safely read a file in binary mode on all platforms.

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 747
def self.read_binary(path)
  File.open path, binary_mode do |f| f.read end
end
refresh()

Refresh available gems from disk.

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 740
def self.refresh
  Gem::Specification.reset
end
ruby()

The path to the running Ruby interpreter.

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 754
def self.ruby
  if @ruby.nil? then
    @ruby = File.join(ConfigMap[:bindir],
                      "#{ConfigMap[:ruby_install_name]}#{ConfigMap[:EXEEXT]}")

    @ruby = "\"#{@ruby}\"" if @ruby =~ /\s/
  end

  @ruby
end
ruby_engine()

A wrapper around RUBY_ENGINE const that may not be defined

# File lib/rubygems/defaults.rb, line 108
def self.ruby_engine
  if defined? RUBY_ENGINE then
    RUBY_ENGINE
  else
    'ruby'
  end
end
ruby_version()

A Gem::Version for the currently running ruby.

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 797
def self.ruby_version
  return @ruby_version if defined? @ruby_version
  version = RUBY_VERSION.dup

  if defined?(RUBY_PATCHLEVEL) && RUBY_PATCHLEVEL != -1 then
    version << ".#{RUBY_PATCHLEVEL}"
  elsif defined?(RUBY_REVISION) then
    version << ".dev.#{RUBY_REVISION}"
  end

  @ruby_version = Gem::Version.new version
end
rubygems_version()

A Gem::Version for the currently running RubyGems

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 813
def self.rubygems_version
  return @rubygems_version if defined? @rubygems_version
  @rubygems_version = Gem::Version.new Gem::VERSION
end
sources()

Returns an Array of sources to fetch remote gems from. Uses ::default_sources if the sources list is empty.

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 822
def self.sources
  @sources ||= Gem::SourceList.from(default_sources)
end
sources=(new_sources)

Need to be able to set the sources without calling ::sources.replace since that would cause an infinite loop.

DOC: This comment is not documentation about the method itself, it's more of a code comment about the implementation.

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 833
def self.sources= new_sources
  if !new_sources
    @sources = nil
  else
    @sources = Gem::SourceList.from(new_sources)
  end
end
suffix_pattern()

Glob pattern for require-able path suffixes.

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 844
def self.suffix_pattern
  @suffix_pattern ||= "{#{suffixes.join(',')}}"
end
suffixes()

Suffixes for require-able paths.

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 851
def self.suffixes
  @suffixes ||= ['',
                 '.rb',
                 *%w(DLEXT DLEXT2).map { |key|
                   val = RbConfig::CONFIG[key]
                   next unless val and not val.empty?
                   ".#{val}"
                 }
                ].compact.uniq
end
time(msg, width = 0, display = Gem.configuration.verbose)

Prints the amount of time the supplied block takes to run using the debug UI output.

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 866
def self.time(msg, width = 0, display = Gem.configuration.verbose)
  now = Time.now

  value = yield

  elapsed = Time.now - now

  ui.say "%2$*1$s: %3$3.3fs" % [-width, msg, elapsed] if display

  value
end
try_activate(path)

Try to activate a gem containing path. Returns true if activation succeeded or wasn't needed because it was already activated. Returns false if it can't find the path in a gem.

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 167
def self.try_activate path
  # finds the _latest_ version... regardless of loaded specs and their deps
  # if another gem had a requirement that would mean we shouldn't
  # activate the latest version, then either it would alreaby be activated
  # or if it was ambigious (and thus unresolved) the code in our custom
  # require will try to activate the more specific version.

  spec = Gem::Specification.find_inactive_by_path path

  unless spec
    spec = Gem::Specification.find_by_path path
    return true if spec && spec.activated?
    return false
  end

  begin
    spec.activate
  rescue Gem::LoadError # this could fail due to gem dep collisions, go lax
    Gem::Specification.find_by_name(spec.name).activate
  end

  return true
end
ui()

Lazily loads DefaultUserInteraction and returns the default UI.

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 881
def self.ui
  require 'rubygems/user_interaction'

  Gem::DefaultUserInteraction.ui
end
use_paths(home, *paths)

Use the home and paths values for ::dir and ::path. Used mainly by the unit tests to provide environment isolation.

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 891
def self.use_paths(home, *paths)
  paths = nil if paths == [nil]
  paths = paths.first if Array === Array(paths).first
  self.paths = { "GEM_HOME" => home, "GEM_PATH" => paths }
  # TODO: self.paths = home, paths
end
user_dir()

Path for gems in the user's home directory

# File lib/rubygems/defaults.rb, line 56
def self.user_dir
  parts = [Gem.user_home, '.gem', ruby_engine]
  parts << ConfigMap[:ruby_version] unless ConfigMap[:ruby_version].empty?
  File.join parts
end
user_home()

The home directory for the user.

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 901
def self.user_home
  @user_home ||= find_home.untaint
end
win_platform?()

Is this a windows platform?

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 908
def self.win_platform?
  if @@win_platform.nil? then
    ruby_platform = RbConfig::CONFIG['host_os']
    @@win_platform = !!WIN_PATTERNS.find { |r| ruby_platform =~ r }
  end

  @@win_platform
end
Instance Public methods
clear_default_specs()

Clear default gem related varibles. It is for test

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 1005
def clear_default_specs
  @path_to_default_spec_map.clear
end
find_unresolved_default_spec(path)

Find a Gem::Specification of default gem from path

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 984
def find_unresolved_default_spec(path)
  Gem.suffixes.each do |suffix|
    spec = @path_to_default_spec_map["#{path}#{suffix}"]
    return spec if spec
  end
  nil
end
register_default_spec(spec)

Register a Gem::Specification for default gem

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 975
def register_default_spec(spec)
  spec.files.each do |file|
    @path_to_default_spec_map[file] = spec
  end
end
remove_unresolved_default_spec(spec)

Remove needless Gem::Specification of default gem from unresolved default gem list

# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 996
def remove_unresolved_default_spec(spec)
  spec.files.each do |file|
    @path_to_default_spec_map.delete(file)
  end
end