it seems like some of the client.jl code https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/blob/master/base/client.jl
should provide the foundation ... maybe something around active_repl_backend or some active_repl switching. also from code comments: atreplinit(f) Register a one-argument function to be called before the REPL interface is initialized in interactive sessions; this is useful to customize the interface. hopefully, helpful in the slightest ... On Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at 2:51:35 PM UTC-8, David Anthoff wrote: > > That deletes everything, but really I just want to hide the current prompt. > > <SNIP> > > I.e. the user could continue editing the stuff that he/she was working on > before the background task briefly took over. > > > > Thanks, > > David > > >
