class Object

VALUE rb_import(VALUE self, VALUE file_name) {
  /* try finding the file the same way Ruby's `load`
   * or `require` would do */
  VALUE file_location = rb_find_file(file_name);

  if(RTEST(file_location)) {
    char *file_path     = RSTRING_PTR(file_location);
    char *file_content  = rb_import_load_file_in_str(file_path);
    int result;

    VALUE obj = rb_eval_string_protect(file_content, &result);
    free(file_content);
    if (result) {
      rb_raise(rb_eLoadError, "can't eval imported file %s", RSTRING_PTR(file_location));
    } else {
      return obj;
    }
  } else {
    rb_raise(rb_eLoadError, "can't import file %s", RSTRING_PTR(file_name));
  }
}