Use Pry in gems without modifying the Gemfile or using `require`

Question

I am trying to debug a gem that\'s used by a Rails app.

I cloned the Gem locally to go prying around (and also allows me to do nice things such as git bisect

Answer 1

if you want to use and debug a gem in your rails app, then it should be in the development and test group of the Gemfile in your app.

you can use tools like pry-debugger https://github.com/nixme/pry-debugger to set breakpoints in your pry session break SomeClass#run.

i think it's valid to add pry to every project that i fork to fix a bug or contribute stuff. just don't put it in the .gemspec files.

if you are pushing binding.pry changes to your repo, you should add commit hooks like Jim pointed out. i don't think that this is a pry related issue, it's dependent on how much care you take when reviewing your diff before pushing it out.