Is it possible to include a gem without the require line?

[ghoneycutt]

.sync.yml

Gemfile:
  required:
    ':development':
      - gem: rake

output in Gemfile

gem "rake", require: false

output I would like to be able to generate

gem "rake"

[bmjen]

No this is not currently possible with the current Gemfile.erb. Can you tell us more about your usecase that would require this functionality?

[ghoneycutt]

https://travis-ci.org/ghoneycutt/puppet-module-rpcbind/jobs/508163523

rake tasks fail because the rake gem is not required.

SPEC_OPTS="--format documentation" bundle exec rake validate lint spec strings:generate reference
Traceback (most recent call last):
	4: from /home/travis/build/ghoneycutt/puppet-module-rpcbind/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.5.0/bin/ruby_executable_hooks:24:in `<main>'
	3: from /home/travis/build/ghoneycutt/puppet-module-rpcbind/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.5.0/bin/ruby_executable_hooks:24:in `eval'
	2: from /home/travis/build/ghoneycutt/puppet-module-rpcbind/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.5.0/bin/rake:23:in `<main>'
	1: from /home/travis/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.5.3/gems/bundler-2.0.1/lib/bundler/rubygems_integration.rb:482:in `block in replace_bin_path'
/home/travis/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.5.3/gems/bundler-2.0.1/lib/bundler/rubygems_integration.rb:462:in `block in replace_bin_path': can't find executable rake for gem rake. rake is not currently included in the bundle, perhaps you meant to add it to your Gemfile? (Gem::Exception)
The command "SPEC_OPTS="--format documentation" bundle exec rake validate lint spec strings:generate reference" exited with 1.

[ghoneycutt]

It makes less sense since the parameter is required which then enforces that the gem is included with require: false.

[DavidS]

If you really want to change how require is handled in the Gemfile, adding another flag to

pdk-templates/moduleroot/Gemfile.erb

Line 24 in 08da147

options << "require: false" if gem['from_env'].nil?

should make that a small change.

That said, the require flag in the Gemfile does only influence the behaviour of Bundler.require() (see https://bundler.io/gemfile.html and https://bundler.io/guides/groups.html) and has no influence on the error message you posted in #211 (comment)

[jordanbreen28]

Closing this aging issue, please re-open if necessary.