tmp_autoclean

Autoclean Rails tmp directory for local development. Keep your application stateless and storage clean.

Add this line to your application's Gemfile and type bundle install:

gem 'tmp_autoclean'

Enable tmp directory autoclean:

Add line to config/initializers/development.rb

Rails.application.configure do
  # other configrations ...

  config.tmp_autoclean_enable = true
end

That it. After next rails server start up tmp/ folder will be cleaned.

Clean specific tmp files

Add tmp_autoclean_options line to config/initializers/development.rb

Rails.application.configure do
  # other configrations ...

  config.tmp_autoclean_enable = true
  config.tmp_autoclean_options = %w[cache sockets pids screenshots] # full list of available options
end

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.