local-variables command. :neckbeard:

lib/pry/commands/local_variables.rb

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+class Pry
+  Pry::Commands.create_command 'local-variables' do
+    group 'Context'
+    description 'Show hash of local vars, sorted by descending size'
+
+    def process
+      pry_vars = [
+        :____, :___, :__, :_, :_dir_, :_file_, :_ex_, :_pry_, :_out_, :_in_ ]
+      loc_names = target.eval('local_variables').reject do |e|
+        pry_vars.include? e
+      end
+      name_value_pairs = loc_names.map do |name|
+        [name, (target.eval name.to_s)]
+      end
+      name_value_pairs.sort! do |(a,av), (b,bv)|
+        bv.to_s.size <=> av.to_s.size
+      end
+      Pry.print.call _pry_.output, Hash[name_value_pairs]
+    end
+  end
+end

test/test_commands/test_local_variables.rb

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+require 'helper'
+
+describe 'local-variables' do
+  it 'should find locals and sort by descending size' do
+    mock_pry("a = 'asdf'; b = 'x'\nlocal-variables").should =~ /'asdf'.*'x'/
+  end
+  it 'should not list pry noise' do
+    mock_pry('local-variables').should.not =~ /_(?:dir|file|ex|pry|out|in)_/
+  end
+end