Method: YardTypes::KindType#constant

Defined in:
lib/yard_types/types.rb

#constant ⇒ Module

Returns the constant specified by name.

Returns:

  • (Module) —

    the constant specified by name.

Raises:

  • (TypeError) —

    if the constant is neither a module nor a class

  • (NameError) —

    if the specified constant could not be loaded.



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# File 'lib/yard_types/types.rb', line 151

def constant
  @constant ||=
    begin
      const = name.split('::').reduce(Object) { |namespace, inner_const|
        namespace.const_get(inner_const)
      }

      unless const.kind_of?(Module)
        raise TypeError, "class or module required; #{name} is a #{const.class}"
      end

      const
    end
end