An AppleScript to get a Rails server, console, and general session open in iTerm.

rails-session

#!/usr/bin/env osascript -l JavaScript 

function open(name) {
    var application = Application(name);
    application.running() || application.open();
    return application;
}

function bootstrapTerminal(project) {
    var terminal = open("iTerm");

    var action = terminal.windows.length ? "currentWindow" : "createWindowWithDefaultProfile";
    var app = terminal[action]();
    var tab = app.currentTab();

    var left = tab.currentSession();
    var bottom = left.splitHorizontallyWithSameProfile();
    var right = left.splitVerticallyWithSameProfile();

    var cd = "j " + project.toString();

    left.write({ text: cd + " && bin/rails s" });
    right.write({ text: cd + " && bin/rails c" });
    bottom.write({ text: cd });
}

function run(argv) {
    if (argv[0]) {
        bootstrapTerminal(argv[0]);
    } else {
        console.error("Please pass a project name as an argument");
        return 1;
    }

    if (argv[1]) {
        open(argv[1]);
    }
    
    return 0;
}