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+require 'active_support/all'
+require 'action_controller'
+
+module Rails
+  module ConsoleMethods
+    # reference the global "app" instance, created on demand. To recreate the
+    # instance, pass a non-false value as the parameter.
+    def app(create=false)
+      @app_integration_instance = nil if create
+      @app_integration_instance ||= new_session do |sess|
+        sess.host! "www.example.com"
+      end
+    end
+
+    # create a new session. If a block is given, the new session will be yielded
+    # to the block before being returned.
+    def new_session
+      app = Rails.application
+      session = ActionDispatch::Integration::Session.new(app)
+      yield session if block_given?
+
+      # This makes app.url_for and app.foo_path available in the console
+      session.extend(app.routes.url_helpers)
+      session.extend(app.routes.mounted_helpers)
+
+      session
+    end
+
+    # reloads the environment
+    def reload!(print=true)
+      puts "Reloading..." if print
+      ActionDispatch::Reloader.cleanup!
+      ActionDispatch::Reloader.prepare!
+      true
+    end
+  end
+end