This articles was originally published on Rails Designer

Over the past 10+ years I have built quite a few web apps using Ruby on rails. One of the tools I've copied over and over again was one that let me:

• fill forms, like log in forms with some predefined details
• toggle the console for a quick lookup or to fire a Turbo Stream Broadcast
• highlight all Turbo Frames and Stimulus Controllers
• copy the actual resource's id (ie. the primary key, instead of using the public-facing id)

The initial version was pretty simple, but over the years I've changed it a bit. It is now using ViewComponent and Stimulus (based on the @github/hotkey package, similar to Rails Designers' GlobalHotkeyComponent.

Update: it is now using Plain Old Rails Helpers!

Now I can type:

• d f; fill fields with the predefined values;
• d s; fill fields and submit the form;
• d c; toggle the console;
• d t; toggle highlight all Turbo Frames;
• d e; toggle highlight all Stimulus Controllers;
• d x; copy current URL;
• d r; copy the given resource's id (customizable, you can pass anything).

(view the original articles for the moving gifs! 👀)

The Rails Development Tool is now available to everyone. Packaged simply as a template, so you own the code and can simply change it, extend and break it!

Check it out and install it today.

UPDATE: I added the template to GitHub for easier collaboration.