gistfile1.rbx

# in ~/.irbrc
if ENV['RAILS_ENV']
  load '~/.railsrc'
end

# in ~/.railsrc
def sql(query) 
  ActiveRecord::Base.connection.select_all(query) 
end

def loud_logger 
  set_logger_to Logger.new(STDOUT) 
end

def quiet_logger 
  set_logger_to nil 
end
 
def set_logger_to(logger) 
  ActiveRecord::Base.logger = logger 
  ActiveRecord::Base.clear_active_connections! 
end

if ENV['LOG_TO_STDOUT']
  require 'logger' 
  Object.const_set(:RAILS_DEFAULT_LOGGER, Logger.new(STDOUT)) 
end

def define_model_find_shortcuts 
  model_files = Dir.glob("app/models/**/*.rb") 
  table_names = model_files.map { |f| File.basename(f).split('.')[0..-2].join } 
  table_names.each do |table_name| 
    Object.instance_eval do 
      define_method(table_name) do |*args| 
        table_name.camelize.constantize.send(:find, *args) 
      end 
    end 
  end 
end 

IRB.conf[:IRB_RC] = Proc.new { define_model_find_shortcuts }