Hi sven
This is cool.
What I would love to see in the videos are some titles that explain what
you are doing.
Stef
Le 19/6/15 11:15, Sven Van Caekenberghe a écrit :
Hi,
NeoConsole is a small, standalone package that offers a command line (a.k.a. a
REPL) interface to a headless Pharo image.
It contains a number of extendable commands and metrics that allow you to
execute arbitrary Pharo code for result (introspection and debugging) or side
effect (to manipulate the live, running image). There is a history mechanism,
you can refer to previous evaluation results and there is a primitive describe
mechanism (like a one level inspect). The metrics system allows you to consult
a number of predefined values. There is decent error handling.
Here is a screencast showing how this feels in practice:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAtYff6_X_4
The movie shows how to start from scratch, downloading Pharo, installing
NeoConsole, running a headless image with the REPL installed in the background.
Next, an HTTP server is added to the image and later a specific response is
added as well. (You can speed up the movie, if you want).
Obviously this has been done before, and this is not the definitive solution in
this area. For example, readline support (allowing you to edit your input)
would be fantastic. A true command line inspector and debugger would be super
as well. These are standard features in Lisp and would be totally possible in
Pharo too.
I just needed this for myself, liked the result and thought it would be worth
sharing.
Sven
PS:
Security warning: this service opens up your image for access to those with
access to your local network (i.e. those logged in to your machine), without
any further authenication, allowing them to do absolutely anything. Think and
make sure that you know what you are doing.
