Rails console: six ways to get pretty output

pretty_rails_console.md

1. use Pry command: in rails console:

> pry

you will redirected to pry console:

pry(main)

2. use Yaml command: in rails console:

> y User.first.attributes
or
> puts User.last.attributes.to_yaml

3. use Awesome print gem: add gem 'awesome_print' to Gemfile and in rails console:

> require 'awesome_print'
> ap User.first

4. use Hirb gem: (show result as Mysql result) add gem 'hirb' to Gemfile and in rails console:

> require 'hirb'
> Hirb.enable
> Movie.select("title, year, genre,director").first
> 
+----+--------+------+-------------------+------------+
| id | title  | year | genre             | director   |
+----+--------+------+-------------------+------------+
|    | Batman | 1989 | Action, Adventure | Tim Burton |
+----+--------+------+-------------------+------------+

5. Irbtools (like Hirb): Add gem 'irbtools' to Gemfile and in rails console:

> require 'irbtools'
> Movie.select("title, year, genre,director").first
>
┌────┬────────┬──────┬───────────────────┬────────────┐
│ id │ title  │ year │ genre             │ director   │
├────┼────────┼──────┼───────────────────┼────────────┤
│    ╎ Batman ╎ 1989 ╎ Action, Adventure ╎ Tim Burton │
└────┴────────┴──────┴───────────────────┴────────────┘

6. Table print (like Hirb): Add gem 'table_print' to Gemfile and in rails console:

> tp Movie.first
> tp Movie.first, "title", "year", "genre", "director"
TITLE  | YEAR | GENRE             | DIRECTOR
-------|------|-------------------|-----------
Batman | 1989 | Action, Adventure | Tim Burton