Rib is a ruby console designed to be light and modular. Here we explain from of its edge and plugins to make your life easier.

1. Rib console and
plugins to make
you happier
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4. Rib
4 Ruby console like IRB
4 Written in 100% ruby
4 Developed since 2011
(still maintained)
4 modular
(can add/remove functionalities)
4 No runtime dependencies
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5. It's easy to use
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8. Small library
Lines of codes (including plugins)
Rib Irb Pry
1500 4000 9000
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12. Plugins
core - mimic IRB, enabled by default
more - beyond IRB (e.g. color)
extra - plugins with external dependencies:
(e.g. auto_indent and paging)
Let me introduce some more/extra plugins.
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13. Plugin #1
more / beep
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19. Yay!
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20. #2
Plugin combo
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21. Auto-indent
Multiline History
Multiline History File
Readline history substring
search
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22. require 'rib/extra/autoindent'
require 'rib/more/multiline_history'
require 'rib/more/multiline_history_file'
##########################################
brew install readline
# ~/.inputrc
"e[A": history-substring-search-backward
"e[B": history-substring-search-forward
gem install readline_buffer
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23. #3
more / edit
Use Vim/Emacs inline
Click here to see it
in live action
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24. #4
Another plugin
combo
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25. Rib can act as a simple
debugging tool
require 'rib/more/anchor'
Insert "Rib.anchor binding" somewhere:
+++ b/app/models/merge_request.rb
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ class MergeRequest < ActiveRecord::Base
self.each_batch do |batch|
+ Rib.anchor binding
batch.update_all(update)
end
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26. more / anchor
more / caller
extra / paging
more / bottomup_backtrace
Click to see it in live action
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27. !Rib
A lightweight and modular irb replacement
gem install rib
https://github.com/godfat/rib
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