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For example:

In my Gemfile there are two gems:

gem 'spreadsheet', require: false

gem 'stripe', require: false

I use 'spreadsheet' in rake tasks and it's clear that require: false makes better performance.

But my rails app also uses 'stripe' for payment in app folder(models,controllers..etc) which is not often executed. (On production server, with config.eager_load = true )

Will the performance be better to set require: false for gem 'stripe' ?

I've read straight through this question but can't get clear answer： Bundler: What does :require => false in a Gemfile mean?

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You'll get some improvements in application start-up time - gems that have require: false are not loaded when application starts. This can also help in test mode - see https://www.andywaite.com/2015/08/15/faster-tdd-in-rails-with-bundlers-require-false.html. Also, if you only need those gems in rake tasks, or one-off scripts, the main application will use less memory, which is always a nice bonus.

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