How to watch your code interact with the Rails framework (and other gems)

• Pry

  35 6,718 7.2 Ruby

  A runtime developer console and IRB alternative with powerful introspection capabilities.

  

You're probably already familiar with REPL and debugging tools like pry and byebug. These tools take an "inside-out" approach to troubleshooting. You choose a point in your code where you want to start, and then you can explore outwards from there. But while you can get a lot of detailed information that way, it's hard to build an understanding of what's going on overall in the codebase.

• appmap-ruby

  8 96 7.0 Ruby

  AppMap client agent for Ruby

  

Install the appmap gem by following the instructions in the README. Here's a quick checklist:

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• sample_app_6th_ed

  3 2 5.8 Ruby

  The main sample app for the Ruby on Rails Tutorial, 6th Edition (by land-of-apps)

  

Here's an example appmap.yml that I use with the my fork of the Rails Sample App 6th Edition.

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