This provides an alternative to script/console and a ripl Rails plugin to be reused with app-specific shells. Compatible with Rails 2.3.x, Rails 3.x and Rails 4.x.

Install the gem with:

gem install ripl-rails

Add ripl-rails to your Gemfile:

gem 'ripl-rails', :require => 'ripl/rails'

$ ripl rails
Loading development environment (Rails 3.2.8)
# Interact with your usual console methods: app, reload!, controller, helper
>> ...

The ripl plugin can be used to create Rails app-specific shells:

require 'ripl'
require 'ripl/rails'
# App specific setup
Ripl.start

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