module Rails::ConsoleMethods

Public Instance Methods

app (create = false)

reference the global “app” instance, created on demand. To recreate the instance, pass a non-false value as the parameter.

# File railties/lib/rails/console/app.rb, line 10
def app(create = false)
  @app_integration_instance = nil if create
  @app_integration_instance ||= new_session
end
controller ()

Gets a new instance of a controller object.

This method assumes an ApplicationController exists, and that it extends ActionController::Base.

# File railties/lib/rails/console/helpers.rb, line 15
def controller
  @controller ||= ApplicationController.new
end
helper ()

Gets the helper methods available to the controller.

This method assumes an ApplicationController exists, and that it extends ActionController::Base.

# File railties/lib/rails/console/helpers.rb, line 8
def helper
  ApplicationController.helpers
end
new_session ()

create a new session. If a block is given, the new session will be yielded to the block before being returned.

# File railties/lib/rails/console/app.rb, line 17
def new_session
  app = Rails.application
  session = ActionDispatch::Integration::Session.new(app)

  # This makes app.url_for and app.foo_path available in the console
  session.extend(app.routes.url_helpers)
  session.extend(app.routes.mounted_helpers)

  session
end
reload! (print = true)

reloads the environment

# File railties/lib/rails/console/app.rb, line 29
def reload!(print = true)
  puts "Reloading..." if print
  Rails.application.reloader.reload!
  true
end