How to require and auto load files properly - ruby-on-rails

Question

I'm running into quite a few errors around how to require files property. Hoping for some insight.
There are files as so:
app/models
model.rb
app/workers
parent_worker.rb
app/workers/directory_1
directory_worker.rb
foo_worker.rb
bar_worker.rb
class DirectoryWorker < ParentWorker
end
class FooWorker < DirectoryWorker
def method_called_by_model
end
end
When I call the method, method_called_by_model I get the following error:
NameError: uninitialized constant Model::FooWorker
I've added the following to application.rb, didn't add app/workers since it should be loaded automatically according to the documentation.
config.autoload_paths << "#{Rails.root}/app/workers/directory_1"
When I require_relative the worker files in the model I get the following error referring to the inherited class being unknown:
NameError: uninitialized constant DirectoryWorker
from project/app/workers/directory_1/FooWorker.rb:2:in `<top (required)>'
Any have any ideas what I can do?

Answer 1

You need to namespace those workers since they are inside a directory.
First remove the autoload call you added.
Here's how the files should be named and what they should look like inside.
# app/workers/parent_worker.rb
class ParentWorker
end
# app/workers/directory_1/directory_worker.rb
class Directory1::DirectoryWorker < ParentWorker
end
# app/workers/directory_1/foo_worker.rb
class Directory1::FooWorker < Directory1::DirectoryWorker
def method_called_by_model
end
end
# app/workers/directory_1/bar_worker.rb
class Directory1::BarWorker < Directory1::DirectoryWorker
end