new

# File railties/lib/rails/application.rb, line 124
    def initialize(initial_variable_values = {}, &block)
      super()
      @initialized       = false
      @reloaders         = []
      @routes_reloader   = nil
      @app_env_config    = nil
      @ordered_railties  = nil
      @railties          = nil
      @message_verifiers = {}
      @ran_load_hooks    = false

      # are these actually used?
      @initial_variable_values = initial_variable_values
      @block = block
    end