Base

Subclasses can call any method from loaded modules like Base64.encode64 or Zlib.deflate without explicit includes, as shown in the Cantaloupe example where embiggen uses encode64 and deflate directly.

Directly reference constants such as File::SEPARATOR without namespace prefixes, simplifying code and reducing boilerplate.

In a Rails app, Base instances have over 5,700 methods available, far exceeding typical base classes like ActiveRecord::Base with only 572 methods, enabling extreme experimentation.

Simply subclass Base to inherit all functionality automatically, with no additional imports or configuration required, as demonstrated in the README.