diff --git a/script/build_mobile_app.rb b/script/build_mobile_app.rb
index 8b137891..1c836a27 100644
--- a/script/build_mobile_app.rb
+++ b/script/build_mobile_app.rb
@@ -1 +1,38 @@
 
+uc = UserController.new
+class << uc
+  def authenticate_user!
+  end
+
+  def current_user
+    @current_user ||= User.first || User.new
+    @current_user.id ||= 'bogus_user'
+    @current_user
+  end
+
+  def request
+    ActionDispatch::Request.new({})
+  end
+end
+uc.instance_variable_set('@_request', uc.request)
+for action in uc.action_methods
+  if File.exist?(Rails.root.join('app', 'views', 'user', "#{action}.html.slim"))
+    puts "action #{action} found"
+    result = uc.render_to_string(action: action.dup)
+  end
+end
+view = view = ActionView::Base.new(uc.view_paths)
+class << view
+  include ApplicationHelper
+  include Rails.application.routes.url_helpers
+  def current_user
+    User.first || User.new
+  end
+
+
+  def protect_against_forgery?
+    false
+  end
+end
+# view.render()
+binding.pry