diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base/filter_parameter_logging.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base/filter_parameter_logging.rb
index 26cd03f2778f5ed5f4b1742724b2978acf246707..065e62a37f18fc9372689806616bb18258fe07aa 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base/filter_parameter_logging.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base/filter_parameter_logging.rb
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ def filter_parameter_logging(*filter_words, &block)
               filtered_parameters[key] = '[FILTERED]'
             elsif value.is_a?(Hash)
               filtered_parameters[key] = filter_parameters(value)
+            elsif value.is_a?(Array)
+              filtered_parameters[key] = value.collect do |item|
+                filter_parameters(item)
+              end
             elsif block_given?
               key = key.dup
               value = value.dup if value
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb
index 8ab78e7bc61f21d1426e396cb08cf35a603329c0..ca6ba501e2ec13b7fa9b30d491e2686d4049c54b 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb
@@ -231,6 +231,8 @@ def password_field_tag(name = "password", value = nil, options = {})
       # * <tt>:rows</tt> - Specify the number of rows in the textarea
       # * <tt>:cols</tt> - Specify the number of columns in the textarea
       # * <tt>:disabled</tt> - If set to true, the user will not be able to use this input.
+      # * <tt>:escape</tt> - By default, the contents of the text input are HTML escaped.
+      #   If you need unescaped contents, set this to false.
       # * Any other key creates standard HTML attributes for the tag.
       #
       # ==== Examples
@@ -258,6 +260,9 @@ def text_area_tag(name, content = nil, options = {})
           options["cols"], options["rows"] = size.split("x") if size.respond_to?(:split)
         end
 
+        escape = options.key?("escape") ? options.delete("escape") : true
+        content = html_escape(content) if escape
+
         content_tag :textarea, content, { "name" => name, "id" => sanitize_to_id(name) }.update(options.stringify_keys)
       end
 
diff --git a/actionpack/test/controller/filter_params_test.rb b/actionpack/test/controller/filter_params_test.rb
index 8c9e4f81dee2e986635704fd7a705c3e93206fa5..f7864745ebebb449c87d194d7bd4874f3eac4e51 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/controller/filter_params_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/controller/filter_params_test.rb
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ def test_filter_parameters
     [{'foo'=>'bar', 'bar'=>'foo'},{'foo'=>'[FILTERED]', 'bar'=>'foo'},%w'foo baz'],
     [{'foo'=>'bar', 'baz'=>'foo'},{'foo'=>'[FILTERED]', 'baz'=>'[FILTERED]'},%w'foo baz'],
     [{'bar'=>{'foo'=>'bar','bar'=>'foo'}},{'bar'=>{'foo'=>'[FILTERED]','bar'=>'foo'}},%w'fo'],
-    [{'foo'=>{'foo'=>'bar','bar'=>'foo'}},{'foo'=>'[FILTERED]'},%w'f banana']]
+    [{'foo'=>{'foo'=>'bar','bar'=>'foo'}},{'foo'=>'[FILTERED]'},%w'f banana'],
+    [{'baz'=>[{'foo'=>'baz'}]}, {'baz'=>[{'foo'=>'[FILTERED]'}]}, %w(foo)]]
 
     test_hashes.each do |before_filter, after_filter, filter_words|
       FilterParamController.filter_parameter_logging(*filter_words)
diff --git a/actionpack/test/template/form_tag_helper_test.rb b/actionpack/test/template/form_tag_helper_test.rb
index 09d199b75d0a25926f55c7e0ce53b92fa74d0c4b..f387123117ffd2306a474c514dfab202b45cb880 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/template/form_tag_helper_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/template/form_tag_helper_test.rb
@@ -159,6 +159,18 @@ def test_text_area_tag_id_sanitized
     assert_match VALID_HTML_ID, input_elem['id']
   end
 
+  def test_text_area_tag_escape_content
+    actual = text_area_tag "body", "<b>hello world</b>", :size => "20x40"
+    expected = %(<textarea cols="20" id="body" name="body" rows="40">&lt;b&gt;hello world&lt;/b&gt;</textarea>)
+    assert_dom_equal expected, actual
+  end
+
+  def test_text_area_tag_unescaped_content
+    actual = text_area_tag "body", "<b>hello world</b>", :size => "20x40", :escape => false
+    expected = %(<textarea cols="20" id="body" name="body" rows="40"><b>hello world</b></textarea>)
+    assert_dom_equal expected, actual
+  end
+
   def test_text_field_tag
     actual = text_field_tag "title", "Hello!"
     expected = %(<input id="title" name="title" type="text" value="Hello!" />)
diff --git a/railties/lib/initializer.rb b/railties/lib/initializer.rb
index cdf2a22c834e05f805c7bf828b683ccd84dacd1d..cd23158e98767d7f3e23eba09879f1b8c12e7e95 100644
--- a/railties/lib/initializer.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/initializer.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 require 'rails/version'
 require 'rails/gem_dependency'
 require 'rails/rack'
+require 'rails/paths'
 require 'rails/core'
 require 'rails/configuration'
 
@@ -112,24 +113,6 @@ def self.run(initializer = nil, config = nil)
     require 'ruby_version_check'
   end
 
-  Initializer.default.add :set_root_path do
-    raise 'RAILS_ROOT is not set' unless defined?(RAILS_ROOT)
-    raise 'RAILS_ROOT is not a directory' unless File.directory?(RAILS_ROOT)
-
-    configuration.root_path =
-      # Pathname is incompatible with Windows, but Windows doesn't have
-      # real symlinks so File.expand_path is safe.
-      if RUBY_PLATFORM =~ /(:?mswin|mingw)/
-        File.expand_path(RAILS_ROOT)
-
-      # Otherwise use Pathname#realpath which respects symlinks.
-      else
-        Pathname.new(RAILS_ROOT).realpath.to_s
-      end
-
-    RAILS_ROOT.replace configuration.root_path
-  end
-
   # If Rails is vendored and RubyGems is available, install stub GemSpecs
   # for Rails, Active Support, Active Record, Action Pack, Action Mailer, and
   # Active Resource. This allows Gem plugins to depend on Rails even when
@@ -158,8 +141,9 @@ def self.run(initializer = nil, config = nil)
   # Set the <tt>$LOAD_PATH</tt> based on the value of
   # Configuration#load_paths. Duplicates are removed.
   Initializer.default.add :set_load_path do
-    load_paths = configuration.load_paths + configuration.framework_paths
-    load_paths.reverse_each { |dir| $LOAD_PATH.unshift(dir) if File.directory?(dir) }
+    # TODO: Think about unifying this with the general Rails paths
+    configuration.framework_paths.reverse_each { |dir| $LOAD_PATH.unshift(dir) if File.directory?(dir) }
+    configuration.paths.add_to_load_path
     $LOAD_PATH.uniq!
   end
 
@@ -179,6 +163,10 @@ def self.run(initializer = nil, config = nil)
     begin
       require 'active_support'
       require 'active_support/core_ext/kernel/reporting'
+      require 'active_support/core_ext/logger'
+
+      # TODO: This is here to make Sam Ruby's tests pass. Needs discussion.
+      require 'active_support/core_ext/numeric/bytes'
       configuration.frameworks.each { |framework| require(framework.to_s) }
     rescue LoadError => e
       # Re-raise as RuntimeError because Mongrel would swallow LoadError.
@@ -217,6 +205,8 @@ def self.run(initializer = nil, config = nil)
   Initializer.default.add :load_environment do
     silence_warnings do
       next if @environment_loaded
+      next unless File.file?(configuration.environment_path)
+
       @environment_loaded = true
 
       config = configuration
@@ -307,6 +297,7 @@ def self.run(initializer = nil, config = nil)
       end
     end
 
+    # TODO: Why are we silencing warning here?
     silence_warnings { Object.const_set "RAILS_DEFAULT_LOGGER", logger }
   end
 
@@ -326,6 +317,7 @@ def self.run(initializer = nil, config = nil)
   # Sets the dependency loading mechanism based on the value of
   # Configuration#cache_classes.
   Initializer.default.add :initialize_dependency_mechanism do
+    # TODO: Remove files from the $" and always use require
     ActiveSupport::Dependencies.mechanism = configuration.cache_classes ? :require : :load
   end
 
@@ -409,10 +401,6 @@ def self.run(initializer = nil, config = nil)
     end
   end
 
-  # Add the load paths used by support functions such as the info controller
-  Initializer.default.add :add_support_load_paths do
-  end
-
   Initializer.default.add :check_for_unbuilt_gems do
     unbuilt_gems = config.gems.select {|gem| gem.frozen? && !gem.built? }
     if unbuilt_gems.size > 0
@@ -462,6 +450,7 @@ def self.run(initializer = nil, config = nil)
   # # pick up any gems that plugins depend on
   Initializer.default.add :add_gem_load_paths do
     require 'rails/gem_dependency'
+    # TODO: This seems extraneous
     Rails::GemDependency.add_frozen_gem_path
     unless config.gems.empty?
       require "rubygems"
@@ -529,6 +518,7 @@ def self.run(initializer = nil, config = nil)
     end
   end
 
+  # TODO: Make a DSL way to limit an initializer to a particular framework
 
   # # Prepare dispatcher callbacks and run 'prepare' callbacks
   Initializer.default.add :prepare_dispatcher do
@@ -557,20 +547,10 @@ def self.run(initializer = nil, config = nil)
     end
   end
 
-  # # Load view path cache
-  Initializer.default.add :load_view_paths do
-    if configuration.frameworks.include?(:action_view)
-      if configuration.cache_classes
-        view_path = ActionView::FileSystemResolverWithFallback.new(configuration.view_path)
-        ActionController::Base.view_paths = view_path if configuration.frameworks.include?(:action_controller)
-        ActionMailer::Base.template_root = view_path if configuration.frameworks.include?(:action_mailer)
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
   # Eager load application classes
   Initializer.default.add :load_application_classes do
     next if $rails_rake_task
+
     if configuration.cache_classes
       configuration.eager_load_paths.each do |load_path|
         matcher = /\A#{Regexp.escape(load_path)}(.*)\.rb\Z/
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/configuration.rb b/railties/lib/rails/configuration.rb
index fdb071fc18d8607eaa8881166c258d50835a74fa..59132efe98583acf437b1c38b3d3eb4c8f4a79cc 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/configuration.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/configuration.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class Configuration
                   :log_path, :log_level, :logger, :preload_frameworks,
                   :database_configuration_file, :cache_store, :time_zone,
                   :view_path, :metals, :controller_paths, :routes_configuration_file,
-                  :eager_load_paths, :dependency_loading
+                  :eager_load_paths, :dependency_loading, :paths
 
     def initialize
       set_root_path!
@@ -61,7 +61,36 @@ def set_root_path!
           Pathname.new(RAILS_ROOT).realpath.to_s
         end
 
-      RAILS_ROOT.replace self.root_path
+      @paths = Rails::Application::Root.new(root_path)
+      @paths.app                 = "app"
+      @paths.app.metals          = "app/metal"
+      @paths.app.models          = "app/models"
+      @paths.app.controllers     = "app/controllers"
+      @paths.app.helpers         = "app/helpers"
+      @paths.app.services        = "app/services"
+      @paths.lib                 = "lib"
+      @paths.vendor              = "vendor"
+      @paths.vendor.plugins      = "vendor/plugins"
+      @paths.cache               = "tmp/cache"
+      @paths.config              = "config"
+      @paths.config.locales      = "config/locales"
+      @paths.config.environments = "config/environments"
+
+      @paths.app.controllers.push *builtin_directories
+
+      @paths.app.load_path!
+      @paths.app.metals.load_path!
+      @paths.app.models.eager_load!
+      @paths.app.controllers.eager_load!
+      @paths.app.helpers.eager_load!
+      @paths.app.services.load_path!
+      @paths.app.metals.eager_load!
+      @paths.lib.load_path!
+      @paths.vendor.load_path!
+
+      @paths.config.environments.glob = "#{RAILS_ENV}.rb"
+
+      RAILS_ROOT.replace root_path
     end
 
     # Enable threaded mode. Allows concurrent requests to controller actions and
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/paths.rb b/railties/lib/rails/paths.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..aada7d4a562e1a9980f461088b9419111b5803d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/paths.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+require 'set'
+
+module Rails
+  class Application
+    module PathParent
+      def method_missing(id, *args)
+        name = id.to_s
+
+        if name =~ /^(.*)=$/
+          @children[$1] = Path.new(args.first, @root)
+        elsif path = @children[name]
+          path
+        else
+          super
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    class Root
+      include PathParent
+
+      attr_reader :path
+      def initialize(path)
+        raise unless path.is_a?(String)
+
+        @children = {}
+
+        # TODO: Move logic from set_root_path initializer
+        @path = File.expand_path(path)
+        @root = self
+        @load_once, @eager_load, @all_paths = [], [], []
+      end
+
+      def load_once
+        @load_once.uniq!
+        @load_once
+      end
+
+      def eager_load
+        @eager_load.uniq!
+        @eager_load
+      end
+
+      def all_paths
+        @all_paths.uniq!
+        @all_paths
+      end
+
+      def load_paths
+        all_paths.map { |path| path.paths }.flatten
+      end
+
+      def add_to_load_path
+        load_paths.reverse_each do |path|
+          $LOAD_PATH.unshift(path) if File.directory?(path)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    class Path
+      include PathParent
+
+      attr_reader :path
+      attr_accessor :glob
+
+      def initialize(path, root)
+        @children = {}
+        @root     = root
+        @paths    = [path].flatten
+        @glob     = "**/*.rb"
+      end
+
+      def push(path)
+        @paths.push path
+      end
+
+      alias << push
+
+      def unshift(path)
+        @paths.unshift path
+      end
+
+      def load_once!
+        @load_once = true
+        @root.load_once.push *self.paths
+      end
+
+      def load_once?
+        @load_once
+      end
+
+      def eager_load!
+        @eager_load = true
+        @root.all_paths << self
+        @root.eager_load.push *self.paths
+      end
+
+      def eager_load?
+        @eager_load
+      end
+
+      def load_path!
+        @load_path = true
+        @root.all_paths << self
+      end
+
+      def load_path?
+        @load_path
+      end
+
+      def paths
+        @paths.map do |path|
+          path.index('/') == 0 ? path : File.join(@root.path, path)
+        end
+      end
+
+      alias to_a paths
+    end
+  end
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/railties/lib/railties_path.rb b/railties/lib/railties_path.rb
index a298a4cc27589399608086478db34265c3081b7e..b729c095c839543925a96507221627caf5865164 100644
--- a/railties/lib/railties_path.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/railties_path.rb
@@ -1 +1 @@
-RAILTIES_PATH = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..')
+RAILTIES_PATH = File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..'))
diff --git a/railties/test/abstract_unit.rb b/railties/test/abstract_unit.rb
index 0addcb8bf38b7798e08a842183b8fd65ed559bc4..cef69e90cb9348841fb3d8c04dfbed3b519ae3cc 100644
--- a/railties/test/abstract_unit.rb
+++ b/railties/test/abstract_unit.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 $:.unshift File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/../../activerecord/lib"
 $:.unshift File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/../../actionpack/lib"
 $:.unshift File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/../../actionmailer/lib"
+$:.unshift File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/../../activeresource/lib"
 $:.unshift File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/../lib"
 $:.unshift File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/../builtin/rails_info"
 
diff --git a/railties/test/initializer/path_test.rb b/railties/test/initializer/path_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..37e1eebbc7f1de7b46bdf6757d412fe6828bba38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/railties/test/initializer/path_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+require 'abstract_unit'
+require 'active_support/ruby/shim'
+require 'initializer'
+
+RAILS_ROOT.replace File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "root")
+
+module Rails
+  def self.vendor_rails? ; false ; end
+end
+
+# TODO: Can this be reset?
+Rails::Initializer.run do |config|
+  config.frameworks = [:action_controller, :action_view, :action_mailer, :active_record]
+end
+
+class PathsTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
+  def setup
+    @paths = Rails::Initializer.default.config.paths
+  end
+
+  def root(*path)
+    File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "root", *path))
+  end
+
+  def assert_path(paths, *dir)
+    assert_equal [root(*dir)], paths.paths
+  end
+
+  test "booting up Rails yields a valid paths object" do
+    assert_path @paths.app, "app"
+    assert_path @paths.app.metals, "app", "metal"
+    assert_path @paths.app.models, "app", "models"
+    assert_path @paths.app.helpers, "app", "helpers"
+    assert_path @paths.app.services, "app", "services"
+    assert_path @paths.lib, "lib"
+    assert_path @paths.vendor, "vendor"
+    assert_path @paths.vendor.plugins, "vendor", "plugins"
+    assert_path @paths.cache, "tmp", "cache"
+    assert_path @paths.config, "config"
+    assert_path @paths.config.locales, "config", "locales"
+    assert_path @paths.config.environments, "config", "environments"
+
+    assert_equal Pathname.new(File.dirname(__FILE__)).join("root", "app", "controllers").expand_path,
+      Pathname.new(@paths.app.controllers.to_a.first).expand_path
+    assert_equal Pathname.new(File.dirname(__FILE__)).join("..", "..", "builtin", "rails_info").expand_path,
+      Pathname.new(@paths.app.controllers.to_a[1]).expand_path
+  end
+
+  test "booting up Rails yields a list of paths that are eager" do
+    assert @paths.app.models.eager_load?
+    assert @paths.app.controllers.eager_load?
+    assert @paths.app.helpers.eager_load?
+    assert @paths.app.metals.eager_load?
+  end
+
+  test "environments has a glob equal to the current environment" do
+    assert_equal "#{RAILS_ENV}.rb", @paths.config.environments.glob
+  end
+
+  def assert_in_load_path(*path)
+    assert $:.any? { |p| File.expand_path(p) == root(*path) }, "Load path does not include '#{root(*path)}'. They are:\n-----\n #{$:.join("\n")}\n-----"
+  end
+
+  def assert_not_in_load_path(*path)
+    assert !$:.any? { |p| File.expand_path(p) == root(*path) }, "Load path includes '#{root(*path)}'. They are:\n-----\n #{$:.join("\n")}\n-----"
+  end
+
+  test "load path includes each of the paths in config.paths as long as the directories exist" do
+    assert_in_load_path "app"
+    assert_in_load_path "app", "controllers"
+    assert_in_load_path "app", "metal"
+    assert_in_load_path "app", "models"
+    assert_in_load_path "app", "helpers"
+    assert_in_load_path "lib"
+    assert_in_load_path "vendor"
+
+    assert_not_in_load_path "app", "views"
+    assert_not_in_load_path "app", "services"
+    assert_not_in_load_path "config"
+    assert_not_in_load_path "config", "locales"
+    assert_not_in_load_path "config", "environments"
+    assert_not_in_load_path "tmp"
+    assert_not_in_load_path "tmp", "cache"
+  end
+
+end
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diff --git a/railties/test/initializer/root/app/controllers/.keep b/railties/test/initializer/root/app/controllers/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391
diff --git a/railties/test/initializer/root/app/helpers/.keep b/railties/test/initializer/root/app/helpers/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391
diff --git a/railties/test/initializer/root/app/metal/.keep b/railties/test/initializer/root/app/metal/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391
diff --git a/railties/test/initializer/root/app/models/.keep b/railties/test/initializer/root/app/models/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391
diff --git a/railties/test/initializer/root/app/views/.keep b/railties/test/initializer/root/app/views/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391
diff --git a/railties/test/initializer/root/config/database.yml b/railties/test/initializer/root/config/database.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ce3356be0cdad9fe61872d2d1348c448eba1cf6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/railties/test/initializer/root/config/database.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+development:
+  adapter: sqlite3
+  database: db/railties.db
+  timeout: 5000
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/railties/test/initializer/root/config/environments/.keep b/railties/test/initializer/root/config/environments/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391
diff --git a/railties/test/initializer/root/config/locales/.keep b/railties/test/initializer/root/config/locales/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391
diff --git a/railties/test/initializer/root/config/routes.rb b/railties/test/initializer/root/config/routes.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391
diff --git a/railties/test/initializer/root/lib/.keep b/railties/test/initializer/root/lib/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391
diff --git a/railties/test/initializer/root/tmp/.keep b/railties/test/initializer/root/tmp/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391
diff --git a/railties/test/initializer/root/tmp/cache/.keep b/railties/test/initializer/root/tmp/cache/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391
diff --git a/railties/test/initializer/root/vendor/.keep b/railties/test/initializer/root/vendor/.keep
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+require 'abstract_unit'
+require 'rails/paths'
+
+class PathsTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
+
+  def setup
+    @root = Rails::Application::Root.new("/foo/bar")
+  end
+
+  test "the paths object is initialized with the root path" do
+    root = Rails::Application::Root.new("/fiz/baz")
+    assert_equal "/fiz/baz", root.path
+  end
+
+  test "creating a root level path" do
+    @root.app = "/foo/bar"
+    assert_equal ["/foo/bar"], @root.app.to_a
+  end
+
+  test "relative paths are relative to the paths root" do
+    @root.app = "app"
+    assert_equal ["/foo/bar/app"], @root.app.to_a
+  end
+
+  test "creating a child level path" do
+    @root.app        = "/foo/bar"
+    @root.app.models = "/foo/bar/baz"
+    assert_equal ["/foo/bar/baz"], @root.app.models.to_a
+  end
+
+  test "child level paths are relative from the root" do
+    @root.app        = "/app"
+    @root.app.models = "baz"
+
+    assert_equal ["/foo/bar/baz"], @root.app.models.to_a
+  end
+
+  test "adding multiple physical paths as an array" do
+    @root.app = ["/app", "/app2"]
+    assert_equal ["/app", "/app2"], @root.app.to_a
+  end
+
+  test "adding multiple physical paths using #push" do
+    @root.app = "/app"
+    @root.app.push "/app2"
+    assert_equal ["/app", "/app2"], @root.app.to_a
+  end
+
+  test "adding multiple physical paths using <<" do
+    @root.app = "/app"
+    @root.app << "/app2"
+    assert_equal ["/app", "/app2"], @root.app.to_a
+  end
+
+  test "adding multiple physical paths using #unshift" do
+    @root.app = "/app"
+    @root.app.unshift "/app2"
+    assert_equal ["/app2", "/app"], @root.app.to_a
+  end
+
+  test "the root can only have one physical path" do
+    assert_raise(RuntimeError) { Rails::Application::Root.new(["/fiz", "/biz"]) }
+    assert_raise(NoMethodError) { @root.push "/biz"    }
+    assert_raise(NoMethodError) { @root.unshift "/biz" }
+    assert_raise(NoMethodError) { @root << "/biz"      }
+  end
+
+  test "it is possible to add a path that should be loaded only once" do
+    @root.app = "/app"
+    @root.app.load_once!
+    assert @root.app.load_once?
+    assert @root.load_once.include?(@root.app.paths.first)
+  end
+
+  test "making a path load_once more than once only includes it once in @root.load_once" do
+    @root.app = "/app"
+    @root.app.load_once!
+    @root.app.load_once!
+    assert_equal 1, @root.load_once.select {|p| p == @root.app.paths.first }.size
+  end
+
+  test "it is possible to mark a path as eager" do
+    @root.app = "/app"
+    @root.app.eager_load!
+    assert @root.app.eager_load?
+    assert @root.eager_load.include?(@root.app.paths.first)
+  end
+
+  test "making a path eager more than once only includes it once in @root.eager_paths" do
+    @root.app = "/app"
+    @root.app.eager_load!
+    @root.app.eager_load!
+    assert_equal 1, @root.eager_load.select {|p| p == @root.app.paths.first }.size
+  end
+
+  test "a path should have a glob that defaults to **/*.rb" do
+    @root.app = "/app"
+    assert_equal "**/*.rb", @root.app.glob
+  end
+
+  test "it should be possible to override a path's default glob" do
+    @root.app = "/app"
+    @root.app.glob = "*.rb"
+    assert_equal "*.rb", @root.app.glob
+  end
+
+  test "a path can be added to the load path" do
+    @root.app = "app"
+    @root.app.load_path!
+    @root.app.models = "app/models"
+    assert_equal ["/foo/bar/app"], @root.load_paths
+  end
+
+  test "adding a path to the eager paths also adds it to the load path" do
+    @root.app = "app"
+    @root.app.eager_load!
+    assert_equal ["/foo/bar/app"], @root.load_paths
+  end
+end
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