Rails: Invoking a view helper from the console

There are a few ways to access view helpers from the Rails console. The easiest way is the helper shortcut:

helper.translate 'i18n.string'
helper.your_helper_method

If the desired helper renders a view template, you need this setup:

view_paths = Rails::Application::Configuration.new(Rails.root).paths["app/views"]
av_helper = ActionView::Base.new(view_paths).extend YourHelperModule

av_helper.your_helper_method

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2019-10-10

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Posted by Dominik Schöler to makandra dev (2019-10-10 14:03)