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In Files

  • irb.rb
  • irb/ext/multi-irb.rb

IRB::Irb

Attributes

context[R]

Returns the current context of this irb session

scanner[RW]

The lexer used by this irb session

Public Class Methods

new(workspace = nil, input_method = nil, output_method = nil) click to toggle source

Creates a new irb session

 
               # File irb.rb, line 411
def initialize(workspace = nil, input_method = nil, output_method = nil)
  @context = Context.new(self, workspace, input_method, output_method)
  @context.main.extend ExtendCommandBundle
  @signal_status = :IN_IRB

  @scanner = RubyLex.new
  @scanner.exception_on_syntax_error = false
end
            

Public Instance Methods

eval_input() click to toggle source

Evaluates input for this session.

 
               # File irb.rb, line 443
def eval_input
  @scanner.set_prompt do
    |ltype, indent, continue, line_no|
    if ltype
      f = @context.prompt_s
    elsif continue
      f = @context.prompt_c
    elsif indent > 0
      f = @context.prompt_n
    else
      f = @context.prompt_i
    end
    f = "" unless f
    if @context.prompting?
      @context.io.prompt = p = prompt(f, ltype, indent, line_no)
    else
      @context.io.prompt = p = ""
    end
    if @context.auto_indent_mode
      unless ltype
        ind = prompt(@context.prompt_i, ltype, indent, line_no)[/.*\z/].size +
          indent * 2 - p.size
        ind += 2 if continue
        @context.io.prompt = p + " " * ind if ind > 0
      end
    end
  end

  @scanner.set_input(@context.io) do
    signal_status(:IN_INPUT) do
      if l = @context.io.gets
        print l if @context.verbose?
      else
        if @context.ignore_eof? and @context.io.readable_after_eof?
          l = "\n"
          if @context.verbose?
            printf "Use \"exit\" to leave %s\n", @context.ap_name
          end
        else
          print "\n"
        end
      end
      l
    end
  end

  @scanner.each_top_level_statement do |line, line_no|
    signal_status(:IN_EVAL) do
      begin
        line.untaint
        @context.evaluate(line, line_no)
        output_value if @context.echo?
        exc = nil
      rescue Interrupt => exc
      rescue SystemExit, SignalException
        raise
      rescue Exception => exc
      end
      if exc
        print exc.class, ": ", exc, "\n"
        if exc.backtrace && exc.backtrace[0] =~ /irb(2)?(\/.*|-.*|\.rb)?:/ && exc.class.to_s !~ /^IRB/ &&
            !(SyntaxError === exc)
          irb_bug = true
        else
          irb_bug = false
        end

        messages = []
        lasts = []
        levels = 0
        if exc.backtrace
          for m in exc.backtrace
            m = @context.workspace.filter_backtrace(m) unless irb_bug
            if m
              if messages.size < @context.back_trace_limit
                messages.push "\tfrom "+m
              else
                lasts.push "\tfrom "+m
                if lasts.size > @context.back_trace_limit
                  lasts.shift
                  levels += 1
                end
              end
            end
          end
        end
        print messages.join("\n"), "\n"
        unless lasts.empty?
          printf "... %d levels...\n", levels if levels > 0
          print lasts.join("\n"), "\n"
        end
        print "Maybe IRB bug!\n" if irb_bug
      end
      if $SAFE > 2
        abort "Error: irb does not work for $SAFE level higher than 2"
      end
    end
  end
end
            
inspect() click to toggle source

Outputs the local variables to this current session, including signal_status and context, using IRB::Locale.

 
               # File irb.rb, line 670
def inspect
  ary = []
  for iv in instance_variables
    case (iv = iv.to_s)
    when "@signal_status"
      ary.push format("%s=:%s", iv, @signal_status.id2name)
    when "@context"
      ary.push format("%s=%s", iv, eval(iv).__to_s__)
    else
      ary.push format("%s=%s", iv, eval(iv))
    end
  end
  format("#<%s: %s>", self.class, ary.join(", "))
end
            
run(conf = IRB.conf) click to toggle source
 
               # File irb.rb, line 420
def run(conf = IRB.conf)
  conf[:IRB_RC].call(context) if conf[:IRB_RC]
  conf[:MAIN_CONTEXT] = context

  trap("SIGINT") do
    signal_handle
  end

  begin
    catch(:IRB_EXIT) do
      eval_input
    end
  ensure
    conf[:AT_EXIT].each{|hook| hook.call}
  end
end
            
signal_handle() click to toggle source

Handler for the signal SIGINT, see Kernel#trap for more information.

 
               # File irb.rb, line 599
def signal_handle
  unless @context.ignore_sigint?
    print "\nabort!\n" if @context.verbose?
    exit
  end

  case @signal_status
  when :IN_INPUT
    print "^C\n"
    raise RubyLex::TerminateLineInput
  when :IN_EVAL
    IRB.irb_abort(self)
  when :IN_LOAD
    IRB.irb_abort(self, LoadAbort)
  when :IN_IRB
    # ignore
  else
    # ignore other cases as well
  end
end
            
signal_status(status) click to toggle source

Evaluates the given block using the given status.

 
               # File irb.rb, line 621
def signal_status(status)
  return yield if @signal_status == :IN_LOAD

  signal_status_back = @signal_status
  @signal_status = status
  begin
    yield
  ensure
    @signal_status = signal_status_back
  end
end
            
suspend_context(context) click to toggle source

Evaluates the given block using the given context as the Context.

 
               # File irb.rb, line 589
def suspend_context(context)
  @context, back_context = context, @context
  begin
    yield back_context
  ensure
    @context = back_context
  end
end
            
suspend_input_method(input_method) click to toggle source

Evaluates the given block using the given input_method as the Context#io.

Used by the irb commands source and irb_load, see IRB Sessions at IRB for more information.

 
               # File irb.rb, line 578
def suspend_input_method(input_method)
  back_io = @context.io
  @context.instance_eval{@io = input_method}
  begin
    yield back_io
  ensure
    @context.instance_eval{@io = back_io}
  end
end
            
suspend_name(path = nil, name = nil) click to toggle source

Evaluates the given block using the given path as the Context#irb_path and name as the Context#irb_name.

Used by the irb command source, see IRB Sessions at IRB for more information.

 
               # File irb.rb, line 548
def suspend_name(path = nil, name = nil)
  @context.irb_path, back_path = path, @context.irb_path if path
  @context.irb_name, back_name = name, @context.irb_name if name
  begin
    yield back_path, back_name
  ensure
    @context.irb_path = back_path if path
    @context.irb_name = back_name if name
  end
end
            
suspend_workspace(workspace) click to toggle source

Evaluates the given block using the given workspace as the Context#workspace.

Used by the irb command irb_load, see IRB Sessions at IRB for more information.

 
               # File irb.rb, line 564
def suspend_workspace(workspace)
  @context.workspace, back_workspace = workspace, @context.workspace
  begin
    yield back_workspace
  ensure
    @context.workspace = back_workspace
  end
end