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diff --git a/railties/lib/generators/rails/metal/USAGE b/railties/lib/generators/rails/metal/USAGE
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+Description:
+    Cast some metal!
+
+Examples:
+    `./script/generate metal poller`
+
+        This will create:
+            Metal: app/metal/poller.rb
diff --git a/railties/lib/generators/rails/metal/metal_generator.rb b/railties/lib/generators/rails/metal/metal_generator.rb
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+module Rails
+  module Generators
+    class MetalGenerator < NamedBase
+      check_class_collision
+
+      def create_metal_file
+        template "metal.rb", "app/metal/#{file_name}.rb"
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/railties/lib/generators/rails/metal/templates/metal.rb b/railties/lib/generators/rails/metal/templates/metal.rb
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+# Allow the metal piece to run in isolation
+require(File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/../../config/environment") unless defined?(Rails)
+
+class <%= class_name %>
+  def self.call(env)
+    if env["PATH_INFO"] =~ /^\/<%= file_name %>/
+      [200, {"Content-Type" => "text/html"}, ["Hello, World!"]]
+    else
+      [404, {"Content-Type" => "text/html"}, ["Not Found"]]
+    end
+  end
+end