require 'irb' module IRB def self.start_session(binding) unless @__irb_initialized args = ARGV.dup ARGV.clear IRB.setup(nil) ARGV.replace(args) @__irb_initialized = true end workspace = WorkSpace.new(binding) irb = Irb.new(workspace) @CONF[:IRB_RC].call(irb.context) if @CONF[:IRB_RC] @CONF[:MAIN_CONTEXT] = irb.context catch(:IRB_EXIT) do irb.eval_input end end end class Object def irb(current_binding = nil) IRB.start_session(current_binding || binding) end end