[tmm1]

We implement preload_all, which loops over app/{models,controllers}/ and requires everything. This method is generally called from config.ru, and happens in the unicorn master before it forks off workers.

I recently upstreamed a warmup method for Rack::Builder you can also use for this purpose: https://github.com/rack/rack/pull/617

[venus]

Thanks for that link (and for submitting it!). I've done something similar in deploy scripts, to warm up a fresh instance before bringing it into rotation - even better having it able to be baked into rack like that.

[purephase]

That's interesting. Thanks for sharing. I'll have to check this out.