evented-irb-for-neverblock

# modified <RAILS_ROOT/script/console overloading the irb executeable ( assumes script/irb )

#!/usr/bin/env ruby
ARGV << "--irb=#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/irb"
require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../config/boot'
require 'commands/console'

#<RAILS_ROOT>/script/irb or elsewhere

#!/usr/bin/env ruby

require "irb"
require "rubygems"
require "eventmachine"

module IRB

  class Irb  
  
    alias :original_signal_handle :signal_handle
  
    def signal_handle
      begin
        original_signal_handle  
      ensure
        ::EventMachine.stop
      end
    end  
  
  end  
    
end  

EventMachine.run do
  if __FILE__ == $0
    IRB.start(__FILE__)
  else
    # check -e option
    if /^-e$/ =~ $0
      IRB.start(__FILE__)
    else
      IRB.setup(__FILE__)
    end
  end
end