rails console customization without modifying Gemfiles

.pryrc

# encoding: utf-8

# work-around from http://stackoverflow.com/a/15017892
required_version_gems = %w(
  awesome_print-1.2.0
  hirb-0.7.2
  hirb-unicode-0.0.5
  unicode-display_width-0.1.1
)
required_version_gems.each do |version_gem|
  $LOAD_PATH << "/usr/local/opt/rbenv/versions/2.1.2/lib/ruby/gems/2.1.0/gems/#{version_gem}/lib/"
end

# awesome print
begin
  require "awesome_print"
  # Use pry's formatter
  # AwesomePrint.pry!

  # Use Pry's formatter and pager (https://github.com/pry/pry/wiki/FAQ#how-can-i-use-awesome_print-with-pry)
  Pry.config.print = proc { |output, value| Pry::Helpers::BaseHelpers.stagger_output("=> #{value.ai}", output) }
rescue LoadError => e
  puts "[~/.pryrc] Load AwesomePrint failed: #{e.message}"
end

# hirb
begin
  require "hirb"
  require "hirb-unicode"
  extend Hirb::Console
rescue LoadError => e
  puts "[~/.pryrc] Load Hirb or related gems failed: #{e.message}"
end

# change prompt_name to rails project name if available
if defined? Rails
  Pry.config.prompt_name = Rails.application.class.parent_name.underscore.dasherize
end

class Dev
  def self.me
    User.where(email: "[email protected]").first
  end
end

README.md

This combines two techniques I shared before:

• http://ascendbruce.logdown.com/posts/205967-using-irbrc-to-serve-frequent-used-commands-in-rails-console
• http://ascendbruce.logdown.com/posts/208604-awesome-rails-console-customization-using-pry

This is helpful for people who want to customize rails console but not permitted to add those gems into Gemfile.