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#!/usr/bin/env coffee
# A very simple Read-Eval-Print-Loop. Compiles one line at a time to JavaScript
# and evaluates it. Good for simple tests, or poking around the **Node.js** API.
# Using it looks like this:
#
# coffee> console.log "#{num} bottles of beer" for num in [99..1]
# Start by opening up `stdin` and `stdout`.
stdin = process.openStdin()
stdout = process.stdout
# Require the **coffee-script** module to get access to the compiler.
CoffeeScript = require 'coffee-script'
readline = require 'readline'
{inspect} = require 'util'
{Script} = require 'vm'
Module = require 'module'
# REPL Setup
# Config
REPL_PROMPT = 'coffee> '
REPL_PROMPT_MULTILINE = '------> '
REPL_PROMPT_CONTINUATION = '......> '
enableColours = no
unless process.platform is 'win32'
enableColours = not process.env.NODE_DISABLE_COLORS
# Log an error.
error = (err) ->
stdout.write (err.stack or err.toString()) + '\n'
## Autocompletion
# Regexes to match complete-able bits of text.
ACCESSOR = /\s*([\w\.]+)(?:\.(\w*))$/
SIMPLEVAR = /(\w+)$/i
# Returns a list of completions, and the completed text.
autocomplete = (text) ->
completeAttribute(text) or completeVariable(text) or [[], text]
# Attempt to autocomplete a chained dotted attribute: `one.two.three`.
completeAttribute = (text) ->
if match = text.match ACCESSOR
[all, obj, prefix] = match
try obj = Script.runInThisContext obj
catch e
return
return unless obj?
obj = Object obj
candidates = Object.getOwnPropertyNames obj
while obj = Object.getPrototypeOf obj
for key in Object.getOwnPropertyNames obj when key not in candidates
candidates.push key
completions = getCompletions prefix, candidates
[completions, prefix]
# Attempt to autocomplete an in-scope free variable: `one`.
completeVariable = (text) ->
free = text.match(SIMPLEVAR)?[1]
free = "" if text is ""
if free?
vars = Script.runInThisContext 'Object.getOwnPropertyNames(Object(this))'
keywords = (r for r in CoffeeScript.RESERVED when r[..1] isnt '__')
candidates = vars
for key in keywords when key not in candidates
candidates.push key
completions = getCompletions free, candidates
[completions, free]
# Return elements of candidates for which `prefix` is a prefix.
getCompletions = (prefix, candidates) ->
el for el in candidates when 0 is el.indexOf prefix
# Make sure that uncaught exceptions don't kill the REPL.
process.on 'uncaughtException', error
# The current backlog of multi-line code.
backlog = ''
# The main REPL function. **run** is called every time a line of code is entered.
# Attempt to evaluate the command. If there's an exception, print it out instead
# of exiting.
run = (buffer) ->
# remove single-line comments
buffer = buffer.replace /(^|[\r\n]+)(\s*)##?(?:[^#\r\n][^\r\n]*|)($|[\r\n])/, "$1$2$3"
# remove trailing newlines
buffer = buffer.replace /[\r\n]+$/, ""
if multilineMode
backlog += "#{buffer}\n"
repl.setPrompt REPL_PROMPT_CONTINUATION
repl.prompt()
return
if !buffer.toString().trim() and !backlog
repl.prompt()
return
code = backlog += buffer
if code[code.length - 1] is '\\'
backlog = "#{backlog[...-1]}\n"
repl.setPrompt REPL_PROMPT_CONTINUATION
repl.prompt()
return
repl.setPrompt REPL_PROMPT
backlog = ''
try
_ = global._
returnValue = CoffeeScript.eval "_=(#{code}\n)", {
filename: 'repl'
modulename: 'repl'
}
if returnValue is undefined
global._ = _
repl.output.write "#{inspect returnValue, no, 2, enableColours}\n"
catch err
error err
repl.prompt()
if stdin.readable and stdin.isRaw
# handle piped input
pipedInput = ''
repl =
prompt: -> stdout.write @_prompt
setPrompt: (p) -> @_prompt = p
input: stdin
output: stdout
on: ->
stdin.on 'data', (chunk) ->
pipedInput += chunk
return unless /\n/.test pipedInput
lines = pipedInput.split "\n"
pipedInput = lines[lines.length - 1]
for line in lines[...-1] when line
stdout.write "#{line}\n"
run line
return
stdin.on 'end', ->
for line in pipedInput.trim().split "\n" when line
stdout.write "#{line}\n"
run line
stdout.write '\n'
process.exit 0
else
# Create the REPL by listening to **stdin**.
if readline.createInterface.length < 3
repl = readline.createInterface stdin, autocomplete
stdin.on 'data', (buffer) -> repl.write buffer
else
repl = readline.createInterface stdin, stdout, autocomplete
multilineMode = off
# Handle multi-line mode switch
repl.input.on 'keypress', (char, key) ->
# test for Ctrl-v
return unless key and key.ctrl and not key.meta and not key.shift and key.name is 'v'
cursorPos = repl.cursor
repl.output.cursorTo 0
repl.output.clearLine 1
multilineMode = not multilineMode
repl._line() if not multilineMode and backlog
backlog = ''
repl.setPrompt (newPrompt = if multilineMode then REPL_PROMPT_MULTILINE else REPL_PROMPT)
repl.prompt()
repl.output.cursorTo newPrompt.length + (repl.cursor = cursorPos)
# Handle Ctrl-d press at end of last line in multiline mode
repl.input.on 'keypress', (char, key) ->
return unless multilineMode and repl.line
# test for Ctrl-d
return unless key and key.ctrl and not key.meta and not key.shift and key.name is 'd'
multilineMode = off
repl._line()
repl.on 'attemptClose', ->
if multilineMode
multilineMode = off
repl.output.cursorTo 0
repl.output.clearLine 1
repl._onLine repl.line
return
if backlog or repl.line
backlog = ''
repl.historyIndex = -1
repl.setPrompt REPL_PROMPT
repl.output.write '\n(^C again to quit)'
repl._line (repl.line = '')
else
repl.close()
repl.on 'close', ->
if backlog or repl.line
backlog = ''
repl.historyIndex = -1
repl.setPrompt REPL_PROMPT
repl.output.write '\n(^C again to quit)'
repl._line (repl.line = '')
else
repl.output.write '\n'
repl.input.destroy()
repl.on 'line', run
repl.setPrompt REPL_PROMPT
repl.prompt()
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