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+require 'action_controller/integration'
+
+# 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
+ session = ActionController::Integration::Session.new
+ yield session if block_given?
+ session
+end
+
+#reloads the environment
+def reload!
+ puts "Reloading..."
+ dispatcher = ActionController::Dispatcher.new($stdout)
+ dispatcher.cleanup_application
+ dispatcher.reload_application
+ true
+end