Ruby/rspec not recognizing Ruby class with the same name as a former module
class, module, rspec, ruby
Solution
A non-class module cannot be changed into a class. Once you define a (non-class) module, it cannot be changed into a class. You perhaps have:
class Feedbin
...
somewhere prior to where you have
module Feedbin
...
Change that `class` into `module`, or use a different name instead of `Feedbin` for one of those.
Or, does the error message occur for certain methods? Certain methods can be defined on classes only. For example, if you call `Feedbin.new`, or something that calls `initialize` on `Feedbin`, and change `Feedbin` into a non-class module, then that would cause an error. In such case, use a different name for the non-class module.
Problem
I have a ruby class, Feedbin, that was previously the name of a module. When I try and call any methods in the class, a TypeError is thrown: `': Feedbin is not a class (TypeError) When I change the name of the class, but appending an s for example, things seem to work as expected. The same program used to have a module named Feedbin as well, but the module no longer exists. Old: ``` module Feedbin class Api end end ``` New: ``` class Feedbin end ``` How can I get rid of the "Feedbin is not a class" type error? What is causing this?