Load gemspec from file to facilitate direct execution during development

Author: rastating

lib/wpxf.rb

@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@
 require 'yaml'
 require 'zip'
 
-Gem.loaded_specs['wpxf'].dependencies.each do |d|
-  require d.name unless d.type == :development || d.name == 'rubyzip'
-end
-
 # The root namespace.
 module Wpxf
+  def self.gemspec
+    spec_path = File.join(Wpxf.app_path, 'wpxf.gemspec')
+    Gem::Specification.load(spec_path)
+  end
+
   def self.data_directory
     File.join(app_path, 'data')
   end
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ def self.app_path
   end
 
   def self.version
-    Gem.loaded_specs['wpxf'].version
+    gemspec.version.to_s
   end
 
   def self.home_directory
@@ -43,4 +44,8 @@ def self.change_stdout_sync(enabled)
   end
 end
 
+Wpxf.gemspec.dependencies.each do |d|
+  require d.name unless d.type == :development || d.name == 'rubyzip'
+end
+
 require_relative '../db/env'