How to run some code only when the rails console starts, kind of like an rc file?

Question

Is there a way to execute some code that is run only when the console starts? Kind of like an rc file (.bashrc, .zshrc, etc.)? I find myself always

Answer 1

If you use irb, just add a method in ~/.irbrc (create one if does not exist):

def find_by_username(username)
  User.find_by_username('my_console_user')
end

Or add to ~/.pryrc if you use pry-rails.

Hope this helps!