Example module code for #ruby on Freenode

module_methods.rb

module MyBase
  def big_function
    @_memoized_big_function ||= begin
      load_lots_of_data(SettingsManager.foo_bar)
    end
  end

  module_method :big_function
  public :big_function
end

class Chef
  class Recipe
    include MyBase
  end
end

I had originally asked in #ruby on Freenode:

There is a way to get MyBase.big_function to work, right? https://gist.github.com/evaryont/9104855 Accessing an instance method of a module from a class method?

Which lead me to this StackOverflow question and the result is above.