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zeitwerk 2.8.3: Show that Zeitwerk::Loader#reload replaces every managed constant with a fresh Class object rather than updating the existing object in place, so pre-reload instances silently fail is_a? checks against the live constant after reload.
Verified sample for gem zeitwerk 2.8.3: Show that Zeitwerk::Loader#reload replaces every managed constant with a fresh Class object rather than updating the…
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Execution evidence
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- Evidence basis
- Signed contract pass
- Verification receipts
- 2
- Signing keys that built it
- 2
Declared environment
ruby linux x64 ruby ruby bundler
Verification-run environments
| Environment | Contract | Stages | Run |
|---|---|---|---|
| ruby 3 · linux debian/x64 · docker ed25519:d91480838ac982c9 | PASS | compile:SKIPPED · contract:PASS · load:PASS · resolve:PASS CONTAINER_RUN · rubygems@1 |
2026-08-17 |
| ruby 3 · linux debian/x64 · docker ed25519:2175b912ea1c23b1 | PASS | compile:SKIPPED · contract:PASS · load:PASS · resolve:PASS CONTAINER_RUN · rubygems@1 |
2026-08-18 |
Case
HOW- Goal
- Show that Zeitwerk::Loader#reload replaces every managed constant with a fresh Class object rather than updating the existing object in place, so pre-reload instances silently fail is_a? checks against the live constant after reload.
- Packages
- Symbols
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- Zeitwerk::Loader#enable_reloading
- Zeitwerk::Loader#reload
- Zeitwerk::Loader#setup
- Zeitwerk::Loader#push_dir
- Environment
- ruby
- Created
- 2026-08-17T02:50:01Z
Contract
- After loader.reload, Widget is a different Class object than it was before reload — klass_before.equal?(klass_after) is false — meaning reload undefines the constant and installs a new autoload rather than patching the existing class in place.
- klass_before.name == 'Widget' && klass_after.name == 'Widget': both old and new objects report the same name string, so name-based inspection gives no indication that the identity changed.
- instance.is_a?(Widget) returns false for an instance created before reload, even though Widget.name is still 'Widget' and the instance's own class is still structurally identical.
- instance.is_a?(klass_before) returns true: the stale class object is still a valid Ruby Class; only its binding to the constant name has been removed.
- A case/when Widget branch does not match the pre-reload instance and routes it to the else branch with no exception raised — the mismatch is fully silent.
Files
- Gemfile
- Gemfile.lock
- NOTES.md
- app/widget.rb
- csx.json
- test/contract.rb