enable web console as a development option

app/controllers/console_controller.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+# On webpage console for dev environments
+class ConsoleController < ApplicationController
+  def show; end
+end

app/views/console/show.html.erb

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<h1>Rails Console</h1>
+<!-- We don't want to double render the console -->
+<% if Rails.configuration.enable_web_console == false %>
+  <%= console %>
+<% end %>

app/views/layouts/application.html.erb

@@ -40,5 +40,9 @@
         <% end %>
       <% end %>
     <% end %>
+
+  <% if Rails.env.development? and Rails.configuration.enable_web_console == true %>
+    <%= console %>
+  <% end %>
   </body>
 </html>

config/environments/development.rb

@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@
     ]
   }
 
+  config.enable_web_console = false
+
   # Create a new production log file [daily, weekly, monthly,..]
   # if ENV['RAILS_DAILY_LOG_ROTATION'].present?
   #   logger           = ActiveSupport::Logger.new(config.default_log_file, 'daily')

config/routes/development.rb

@@ -7,5 +7,7 @@
   get '/rails/info/routes'     => 'rails/info#routes'
   get '/rails/info'            => 'rails/info#index'
 
+  get '/console', to: 'console#show'
+
   mount Lookbook::Engine, at: '/rails/lookbook'
 end