rake tasks

README.md

@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ In the consumer (Frontend):
 
 ``` ruby
 require 'vegetable_glue/cucumber'
+```
+
+* Then add this to the `config/environments/<environment>.rb` file that Cucumbers runs under:
+
+``` ruby
+require 'vegetable_glue'
 
 VegetableGlue.url = 'http://localhost:6161/' #=> include the port in here, too, that's where the app will run
 VegetableGlue.path = '../path/to/the/app'
@@ -44,6 +50,8 @@ The app will clean its database on each scenario. To restart the app, pass in th
 
     REGLUE=true bundle exec cucumber
 
+Or, use one of the Rake tasks: `vegetable:unglue` to shut down and `vegetable:reglue` to shutdown, then clean.
+
 If you're using ActiveResource, a good source of the URL is `ActiveResource::Base.site`.
 
 ## Contributing

lib/vegetable_glue.rb

@@ -28,5 +28,24 @@ module VegetableGlue
       { :url => url, :path => path, :env => env }
     end
   end
+
+  if defined?(::Rails) && defined?(::Rails::Railtie)
+    class Railtie < ::Rails::Railtie
+      rake_tasks do
+        self.class.send(:include, Rake::DSL)
+
+        desc "Stop the dependent application"
+        task "vegetable:unglue" => :environment do
+          VegetableGlue.shutdown
+        end
+
+        desc "Restart the dependent application"
+        task "vegetable:reglue" => :environment do
+          VegetableGlue.shutdown
+          VegetableGlue.clean
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end