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+require 'active_support/all'
+require 'active_support/test_case'
+require 'action_controller'
+
+# work around the at_exit hook in test/unit, which kills IRB
+Test::Unit.run = true if Test::Unit.respond_to?(:run=)
+
+# 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 = ActionController::Dispatcher.new
+  session = ActionController::Integration::Session.new(app)
+  yield session if block_given?
+  session
+end
+
+#reloads the environment
+def reload!
+  puts "Reloading..."
+  ActionDispatch::Callbacks.new(lambda {}, true)
+  ActionController::Routing::Routes.reload
+  true
+end