Can you reload Boris in Laravel 4.1 without having to exit?

Question

While using php artisan tinker, I changed some class files in my project. Is there a way to reload the REPL without having to type exit and php artisan tinker again?

Answer 1

If the sequence CTRL+d, up, enter is too long for you, you could file a feature request with laravel, but last time I checked you couldn't Redefine Class Methods or Class , so I think isn't a trivial thing to do.

If tinkering is all you do you could make it even shorter starting your tinker session with

$ while true; do php artisan tinker; done

Now just the CTRL+d will reload the tinker session.

And if that is too much to type you could define a Terminal/iTerm Profile with this command:

/bin/sh -c 'while true; do php artisan tinker; done'