I finally found out how to do this, from the Rails Routing shortcut by David Black. In the Rails console, do this:

include ActionController::UrlWriter
default_url_options[:host] = 'whatever'

Then you can call your named route methods directly from the console.

6 Responses to “Testing Named Routes in the Rails Console”
  1. Interesting…but as a side note, I just noticed that the pdf you referenced has been included in The Rails Way book. Just some info for anyone considering purchasing that pdf like I did.

  2. Thank you very much, just what I was looking for!

  3. Exactly what I needed, thanks!

  4. Big thanks

  5. Just what i was looking for, thanks :)

  6. Thank you kindly.

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