multi source style loading

app/models/merged/image.rb

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ module Merged
     end
 
     def asset_name
-      image_root + "/" + self.id.to_s + "." + self.type
+      Merged.images_dir + "/" + self.id.to_s + "." + self.type
     end
 
     def full_filename
@@ -87,10 +87,6 @@ module Merged
       end
     end
 
-    def self.root
-      "app/assets/images/cms"
-    end
-
     def init_file_size
       magick_image = MiniMagick::Image.open(full_filename)
       self.width = magick_image.width
@@ -102,9 +98,5 @@ module Merged
       "app/assets/images/" + Merged.images_dir
     end
 
-    def image_root
-      Merged.images_dir
-    end
-
   end
 end

app/models/merged/shared_base.rb

@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@ module Merged
   # takes a little footwork, as seen below
   class SharedBase < ActiveYaml::Base
     def self.raw_data
-      paths = [ Merged::Engine.root.join("config")]
+      paths = [ Merged::Engine.root.join("config") , Rails.root.join(Merged.data_dir) ]
       loaded_files = paths.collect do |path|
         actual_filename  = filename   || name.tableize
         full = File.join(path, "#{actual_filename}.#{extension}")
-        load_path(full)
+        got = load_path(full)
+        raise "#{full} contained #{got.class}, not Array" unless got.class == Array
+        got
       end
       loaded_files.sum
     end