Use Rails.initialize! where we just want to run the initializers and aren't concerned about the config

railties/lib/rails/application.rb

@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ class Application
     extend Initializable
 
     class << self
+      # Stub out App initialize
+      def initialize!
+        new
+      end
+
       def config
         @config ||= Configuration.new
       end

railties/lib/rails/commands/about.rb

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-Rails.application.new
+Rails.initialize!
 require 'rails/info'
 puts Rails::Info

railties/lib/rails/commands/generate.rb

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 require File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'generators'))
-Rails.application.new
+Rails.initialize!
 
 if ARGV.size == 0
   Rails::Generators.help

railties/lib/rails/commands/performance/benchmarker.rb

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 require 'benchmark'
 include Benchmark
-Rails.application.new
+Rails.initialize!
 
 # Don't include compilation in the benchmark
 ARGV.each { |expression| eval(expression) }

railties/lib/rails/commands/performance/profiler.rb

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 # Keep the expensive require out of the profile.
 $stderr.puts 'Loading Rails...'
-Rails.application.new # Initialize the application
+Rails.initialize! # Initialize the application
 
 # Define a method to profile.
 if ARGV[1] and ARGV[1].to_i > 1

railties/lib/rails/commands/runner.rb

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 ENV["RAILS_ENV"] = options[:environment]
 RAILS_ENV.replace(options[:environment]) if defined?(RAILS_ENV)
 
-Rails.application.new
+Rails.initialize!
 
 begin
   if code_or_file.nil?

railties/lib/rails/core.rb

@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ def configuration
       application.configuration
     end
 
+    def initialize!
+      application.initialize!
+    end
+
     def initialized?
       @initialized || false
     end

railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/config/environment.rb

@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
 # Load the rails application
 require File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'application'))
 # Initialize the rails application
-Rails.application.new
+Rails.initialize!

railties/test/application/generators_test.rb

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def setup
         c.generators.test_framework :rspec
       end
       # Initialize the application
-      Rails.application.new
+      Rails.initialize!
 
       assert_equal :rspec, Rails::Generators.options[:rails][:test_framework]
       assert_equal "-w", Rails::Generators.aliases[:rails][:test_framework]
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def setup
         c.generators.colorize_logging = false
       end
       # Initialize the application
-      Rails.application.new
+      Rails.initialize!
 
       assert_equal Thor::Base.shell, Thor::Shell::Basic
     end

railties/test/application/initializer_test.rb

@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ def setup
 
       if RUBY_VERSION < '1.9'
         $KCODE = ''
-        Rails.application.new
+        Rails.initialize!
         assert_equal 'UTF8', $KCODE
       else
         Encoding.default_external = Encoding::US_ASCII
-        Rails.application.new
+        Rails.initialize!
         assert_equal Encoding::UTF_8, Encoding.default_external
       end
     end
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def setup
         config.root = app_path
       end
 
-      Rails.application.new
+      Rails.initialize!
       assert $:.include?("#{app_path}/app/models")
     end
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def setup
       end
 
       assert_raises RuntimeError do
-        Rails.application.new
+        Rails.initialize!
       end
     end
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ module Zoo::ReptileHouse ; end
         config.eager_load_paths = "#{app_path}/lib"
       end
 
-      Rails.application.new
+      Rails.initialize!
 
       assert Zoo
     end
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ module Zoo::ReptileHouse ; end
       app_file "config/environments/development.rb", "$initialize_test_set_from_env = 'success'"
       assert_nil $initialize_test_set_from_env
       Rails::Initializer.run { |config| config.root = app_path }
-      Rails.application.new
+      Rails.initialize!
       assert_equal "success", $initialize_test_set_from_env
     end
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ module Zoo::ReptileHouse ; end
           config.root = app_path
           config.frameworks = []
         end
-        Rails.application.new
+        Rails.initialize!
       end
     end
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ module Zoo::ReptileHouse ; end
         config.root = app_path
         config.frameworks = [:action_controller]
       end
-      Rails.application.new
+      Rails.initialize!
 
       assert $:.include?("#{framework_path}/actionpack/lib")
     end
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ module Zoo::ReptileHouse ; end
         config.root = app_path
         config.frameworks = [:action_view]
       end
-      Rails.application.new
+      Rails.initialize!
 
       assert $:.include?("#{framework_path}/actionpack/lib")
     end
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ module Zoo::ReptileHouse ; end
         config.after_initialize { $test_after_initialize_block1 = "success" }
         config.after_initialize { $test_after_initialize_block2 = "congratulations" }
       end
-      Rails.application.new
+      Rails.initialize!
 
       assert_equal "success", $test_after_initialize_block1
       assert_equal "congratulations", $test_after_initialize_block2
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ module Zoo::ReptileHouse ; end
         config.after_initialize # don't pass a block, this is what we're testing!
         config.after_initialize { $test_after_initialize_block2 = "congratulations" }
       end
-      Rails.application.new
+      Rails.initialize!
 
       assert_equal "success", $test_after_initialize_block1
       assert_equal "congratulations", $test_after_initialize_block2
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ module Zoo::ReptileHouse ; end
         config.root = app_path
         config.i18n.default_locale = :de
       end
-      Rails.application.new
+      Rails.initialize!
 
       assert_equal :de, I18n.default_locale
     end
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ module Zoo::ReptileHouse ; end
         config.root = app_path
         config.action_controller.session_store = :cookie_store
       end
-      Rails.application.new
+      Rails.initialize!
 
       assert !Rails.application.config.middleware.include?(ActiveRecord::SessionStore)
     end
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ module Zoo::ReptileHouse ; end
         c.root = app_path
         c.action_controller.session_store = :active_record_store
       end
-      Rails.application.new
+      Rails.initialize!
 
       expects = [ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::ConnectionManagement, ActiveRecord::QueryCache, ActiveRecord::SessionStore]
       middleware = Rails.application.config.middleware.map { |m| m.klass }
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ module Zoo::ReptileHouse ; end
         c.frameworks -= [:action_controller]
         c.action_controller.session_store = :active_record_store
       end
-      Rails.application.new
+      Rails.initialize!
 
       assert !Rails.application.config.middleware.include?(ActiveRecord::SessionStore)
     end
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ module Zoo::ReptileHouse ; end
         c.root = app_path
         c.frameworks -= [:action_view]
       end
-      Rails.application.new
+      Rails.initialize!
 
       assert_equal nil, ActionMailer::Base.template_root
       assert_equal [], ActionController::Base.view_paths
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ module Zoo::ReptileHouse ; end
       Rails::Initializer.run do |c|
         c.root = app_path
       end
-      Rails.application.new
+      Rails.initialize!
       assert_instance_of Pathname, Rails.root
     end
   end

railties/test/application/plugins_test.rb

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def setup
 
     test "all plugins are loaded when registered plugin list is untouched" do
       Rails::Initializer.run { |c| c.root = app_path }
-      Rails.application.new
+      Rails.initialize!
       assert_plugins [
         :a, :acts_as_chunky_bacon, :engine, :gemlike, :plugin_with_no_lib_dir, :stubby
       ], Rails.application.config.loaded_plugins, @failure_tip
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def setup
     test "only the specified plugins are located in the order listed" do
       plugin_names = [:plugin_with_no_lib_dir, :acts_as_chunky_bacon]
       Rails::Initializer.run { |c| c.root = app_path; c.plugins = plugin_names }
-      Rails.application.new
+      Rails.initialize!
       assert_plugins plugin_names, Rails.application.config.loaded_plugins
     end
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def setup
         config.root = app_path
         config.plugins = [:stubby, :all, :acts_as_chunky_bacon]
       end
-      Rails.application.new
+      Rails.initialize!
       assert_plugins [:stubby, :a, :engine, :gemlike, :plugin_with_no_lib_dir, :acts_as_chunky_bacon], Rails.application.config.loaded_plugins, @failure_tip
     end
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def setup
         config.root = app_path
         config.plugins = ['stubby', 'acts_as_chunky_bacon', :a, :plugin_with_no_lib_dir]
       end
-      Rails.application.new
+      Rails.initialize!
 
       assert_plugins plugin_names, Rails.application.config.loaded_plugins, @failure_tip
     end
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ def setup
         config.root = app_path
         config.plugins = [:stubby, :acts_as_chunky_bacon, :all]
       end
-      Rails.application.new
-      
+      Rails.initialize!
+
       assert_plugins [:stubby, :acts_as_chunky_bacon, :a, :engine, :gemlike, :plugin_with_no_lib_dir], Rails.application.config.loaded_plugins, @failure_tip
     end
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def setup
         config.root = app_path
         config.plugins = [:stubby, :acts_as_chunky_bacon]
       end
-      Rails.application.new
+      Rails.initialize!
 
       assert $LOAD_PATH.include?("#{app_path}/vendor/plugins/default/stubby/lib")
       assert $LOAD_PATH.include?("#{app_path}/vendor/plugins/default/acts/acts_as_chunky_bacon/lib")
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ def setup
       end
 
       assert_raise(LoadError) do
-        Rails.application.new
+        Rails.initialize!
       end
     end
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ def setup
           config.root = app_path
           config.plugins = [:stubby, :acts_as_chunky_bacon, :non_existant_plugin1, :non_existant_plugin2]
         end
-        Rails.application.new
+        Rails.initialize!
         flunk "Expected a LoadError but did not get one"
       rescue LoadError => e
         assert_plugins valid_plugins, Rails.application.config.loaded_plugins, @failure_tip

railties/test/initializer/check_ruby_version_test.rb

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def assert_rails_boots(version)
       set_ruby_version(version)
       assert_nothing_raised "It appears that rails does not boot" do
         Rails::Initializer.run { |c| c.frameworks = [] }
-        Rails.application.new
+        Rails.initialize!
       end
     end
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def assert_rails_does_not_boot(version)
       $stderr = File.open("/dev/null", "w")
       assert_raises(SystemExit) do
         Rails::Initializer.run { |c| c.frameworks = [] }
-        Rails.application.new
+        Rails.initialize!
       end
     end
   end

railties/test/initializer/initialize_i18n_test.rb

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def setup
         c.root = app_path
         c.i18n.load_path << "my/other/locale.yml"
       end
-      Rails.application.new
+      Rails.initialize!
 
       #{RAILS_FRAMEWORK_ROOT}/railties/test/fixtures/plugins/engines/engine/config/locales/en.yml
       assert_equal %W(
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def setup
         c.root = app_path
         c.i18n.load_path << "my/other/locale.yml"
       end
-      Rails.application.new
+      Rails.initialize!
 
       #{RAILS_FRAMEWORK_ROOT}/railties/test/fixtures/plugins/engines/engine/config/locales/en.yml
       assert_equal %W(

railties/test/initializer/path_test.rb

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ def setup
         ActionController::Base.session_store = nil
       end
     end
-    Rails.application.new
+    Rails.initialize!
     @paths = Rails.application.config.paths
   end