Rails load YAML to hash and reference by symbol

Question

I am loading a YAML file in Rails 3.0.9 like this:

APP_CONFIG = YAML.load(File.read(File.expand_path(\'../app.yml\', __FILE__)))

It loads the a

Answer 1

1. Rails has a special method to symbolize keys.
2. You can use load_file method and get rid of File.read
3. Not sure if you need expand_path also, the default directory is rails root.

I'd write it that simple:

YAML::load_file('app.yml').symbolize_keys