# Taken from http://makandra.com/notes/950-speed-up-rspec-by-deferring-garbage-collection class DeferredGarbageCollection DEFERRED_GC_THRESHOLD = (ENV['DEFER_GC'] || 10.0).to_f @@last_gc_run = Time.now def self.start GC.disable if DEFERRED_GC_THRESHOLD > 0 end def self.reconsider if DEFERRED_GC_THRESHOLD > 0 && Time.now - @@last_gc_run >= DEFERRED_GC_THRESHOLD GC.enable GC.start GC.disable @@last_gc_run = Time.now end end end