7 Lines Every Gem's Rakefile Should Have

add_to_gem.rb

#Add these 7 lines to your project's Rakefile:


task :console do
  require 'irb'
  require 'irb/completion'
  require 'my_gem' # You know what to do.
  ARGV.clear
  IRB.start
end


#Now, a suitable playground is only a rake console away. For bonus points, if your gem requires a bit of fixture data to do #anything useful, you can stage some data before starting the console. Even users who aren't adept at writing tests should be #able to give you steps to reproduce problems using this console, in a clean environment free of their app code and other gems.