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# in lib/lotus/commands/console.rb

      def load_engine(engine)
        require engine
      rescue LoadError
      ensure
        return Object.const_get(
          ENGINES.fetch(engine) {
            raise ArgumentError.new("Unknown console engine: #{ engine }")
          }
        ).tap do |engine_obj|
          # im trying to set the configuration here
          engine_obj.conf[:SAVE_HISTORY] = 1000 if engine_obj.name == 'IRB'
        end
      end