TorqueBox::Console allows you to connect to a ruby runtime running inside of the TorqueBox server, giving you a Pry interface to work with.
gem install torquebox-console
First deploy to a TorqueBox server.
tbconsole deploy --dir=/some/path
Then you can connect with a web browser at
http://<servername>:<portnumber>/console, or on the command line with
tbconsole connect.
To list and connect to other running applications, use the commands:
list_applications
list_runtimes
switch_application(app)
switch_runtime(app, runtime)
The switch_application command is just a shortcut for
switch_runtime(app, 'web') since the web runtime is the most
commonly used.
The console, especially runtime switching, is still pretty experimental so don't go doing anything crazy with it in a production environment.