MetaCall Polyglot REPL
Description
This repository implements a Polyglot REPL which shares the state of the meta-object protocol between the REPLs. Using the Polyglot REPL, you can share state between multiple languages through their individual REPL and mix code straight from your terminal.
The high-level api.js
provided in the src
provide five functions:
initialize
: To initialize the Polyglot REPLselect
: To select the individual language REPL; Currently Python (py) and JavaScript (node) are supported.execute
: To execute a line, function or module after a REPL has been selected.destroy
: Destroy the REPL and exit gracefully.available
: Check all the available REPLs.
The cli.js
provided in the src
provides a way to develop your own REPLs and execute code straight from the command line. You can sutomize the existing REPL or define a new one.
The entry script index.js
provides an abstraction over the usage of the high-level APIs defined above through the following commands:
%repl
: Switch from different REPL (available tags: node py)
%inspect: Show available functions
%available: Show available REPLs
%eval
: Load inline code, useful for loading inter-language functions for the REPL
%load
...
: Load a file, useful for loading inter-language functions for the REPL %exit: Finalizes the REPL
Installation
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Install MetaCall:
curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/metacall/install/master/install.sh | sh
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For running it:
metacall index.js
LICENSE