Rails check if IRB console or webpage

Question

In my model I would like to check if the app is running inside IRB consol or as a website?

class MyModel < ActiveRecord::Base
  def xmethod
    if !isIRBconsol
      self.user_id = UserSession.find.user.id
    end
  end
end

Lashaunda

Can you say why you want this? The larger problem might have a better solution. – Phyllys

I want to set user_id field of a model before_save. Because UserSession does not exists in IRB i try smth like that. Better solutiom? – Lashaunda

Answer 1

Why not just if defined?(IRB)?

Avivah

This doesn't seem to always work depending on your scope, I've settled on Rails.const_defined?('Console') for now. – Multitude

Answer 2

This is a bit of a hack, but it should work:

class MyModel < ActiveRecord::Base
  def am_i_in_irb?
    self.private_methods.include? 'irb_binding'
  end
end

But as Kathy Van Stone said above, this is probably something that has a better solution.

Cadge

Answer 3

unless self.private_methods.include? 'irb_binding'
   #put your rufus scheduling here
end

Cornwall