irb = RUBY_PLATFORM =~ /mswin32/ ? 'irb.bat' : 'irb' require 'optparse' options = { :sandbox => false, :irb => irb } OptionParser.new do |opt| opt.on('-s', '--sandbox', 'Rollback database modifications on exit.') { |options[:sandbox]| } opt.on("--irb=[#{irb}]", 'Invoke a different irb.') { |options[:irb]| } opt.parse!(ARGV) end libs = " -r irb/completion" libs << " -r #{RAILS_ROOT}/config/environment" libs << " -r console_sandbox" if options[:sandbox] ENV['RAILS_ENV'] = ARGV.first || ENV['RAILS_ENV'] || 'development' if options[:sandbox] puts "Loading #{ENV['RAILS_ENV']} environment in sandbox." puts "Any modifications you make will be rolled back on exit." else puts "Loading #{ENV['RAILS_ENV']} environment." end exec "#{options[:irb]} #{libs} --prompt-mode simple"