--- a/Rakefile	Mon May 30 23:21:41 2016 +0100
+++ b/Rakefile	Tue May 31 08:25:09 2016 +0100
@@ -18,3 +18,18 @@
 task :'post'                  
 
 task :'jenkins:job' => [ :'setup', :'checkout', :'update', :'compile', :'test', :'lint', :'artifacts' ]
+
+desc "Run interactive Ruby shell with project loaded and all tasks defined"
+task :'shell' => [:'setup' ] do 
+  begin
+    require 'pry'
+    begin
+      require 'pry-byebug'
+    rescue LoadError
+      warn("`pry-byebug` not installed, run `gem install pry-byebug` to install it")
+    end
+    binding.pry
+  rescue LoadError 
+    error("`pry` not installed, run `gem install pry` to install it")
+  end
+end