gistfile1.rb

class MyRackFilter
  def initialize(app, logger = nil)
    @app = app
    @logger = logger
  end

  def call(env)
    @logger.debug("Hit, hit!")
    status, headers, response = @app.call(env)
  end  
end

myrackfilter.rb

Rails::Initializer.run do |config|
  # Settings in config/environments/* take precedence over those specified here.
  # Application configuration should go into files in config/initializers
  # -- all .rb files in that directory are automatically loaded.

  # Add additional load paths for your own custom dirs
  # config.load_paths += %W( #{RAILS_ROOT}/extras )

  config.middleware.use "MyRackFilter", Logger.new(STDERR)

  ...