script/consoleでアクションやヘルパーメソッドを実行

script/consoleでアクションを実行。

$ ./script/console 
Loading development environment (Rails 2.1.2)
>> app.get "/"
=> 200
>> app.response

script/consoleでヘルパーメソッドを実行。

$ ./script/console 
Loading development environment (Rails 2.1.2)
>> foo = ActionView::Base.new
=> #<ActionView::Base:0x220c310 @controller=nil, @finder=#<ActionView::TemplateFinder:0x220c2c0 @view_paths=[], @template=#<ActionView::Base:0x220c310 ...>>, @assigns_added=nil, @assigns={}>
>> foo.extend ApplicationHelper
=> #<ActionView::Base:0x220c310 @controller=nil, @finder=#<ActionView::TemplateFinder:0x220c2c0 @view_paths=[], @template=#<ActionView::Base:0x220c310 ...>>, @assigns_added=nil, @assigns={}>
>> foo.your_helper_method(args)
=> "<html>created by your helper</html>"
>> foo.extend YourHelperModule
=> #<ActionView::Base:0x220c310 @controller=nil, @finder=#<ActionView::TemplateFinder:0x220c2c0 @view_paths=[], @template=#<ActionView::Base:0x220c310 ...>>, @assigns_added=nil, @assigns={}>
>> foo.your_helper_method(args)
=> "<html>created by your helper</html>"

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