> On 19 Jun 2015, at 15:20, Esteban Lorenzano <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> 
>> On 19 Jun 2015, at 15:14, stepharo <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi sven
>> 
>> This is cool.
> 
> +42
> 
> it can edit in multiple lines?

You wish !

That is what I meant by '(GNU) readline support' would be very nice to have ;-)

> Esteban
> 
>> 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.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
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