Hey fells,
I've got two console-related patches which I'd love to hear feedback on.
The first fixes link_to behavior on helper -- http://dev.rubyonrails.org/ticket/6774
The second adds the ability to load app-level helpers by emulating the `helper' syntax used in controllers -- http://dev.rubyonrails.org/ticket/6781
So: >> helper :recipes
Will inject all of RecipesHelper's methods into the console helper object. On console startup I have the patch attempting to load ApplicationHelper and gracefully recovering if it's not found.
I'm using these patches and have found them helpful. Seen the "how do I play with my custom helpers in the console" question asked enough, as well. Finally: a post about it http://errtheblog.com/post/43
Thanks.