Testing an extension script question

[joe2]

Hi All,

I’ve been teaching myself Ruby for the past few months and have finally dived into scripting my first extension. I am wondering if there’s a better way to test changes to your script than the current method I’ve been using; restarting SketchUp every time I make a change.

It’s mostly because I have a lot of extensions I use for work, so it takes a few seconds to load, which adds up overtime.

Thanks!

[DanRathbun]

@joe2

I am wondering if there’s a better way to test changes to your script than the current method I’ve been using; restarting SketchUp every time I make a change.

You can use the global load() method to reload individual files as you test changes. (You must use the .rb file type with this method.)

Ruby is a dynamic language which means (generally) that objects, modules, classes and their methods can be redefined at runtime.

[joe2]

Thanks Dan! I appreciate the quick response, helped me a lot.

[tt_su]

I often include a reload method in my extensions to easily reload all the Ruby files for that extension:

thomthom/true-bend/blob/453f3a1bb6acd0a75f3deb7363cdf27a9c51083d/src/tt_truebend/debug.rb#L11-L19