Dialectic JavaScript
Usage:
http://.../repl.html
Enter code in the input box and it shall be eval'd. Use the Up and Down keys to browse input history.
Above the input is the current context, which is with'd into the scope of every evaluation.
Also with'd into scope is the REPL object, which contains many useful commands, as well as
a ton of ugly implementation (hey, it's a work in progress). Commands are just functions,
but if you want to call a function at the top level of your input, there is a convenient shorthand
syntax to save your wrists from annihilation:
foo(1,2,3) => /foo 1,2,3
The results of your machinations are appended to the output window, which is that big black space.
Try clicking on values and objects in the output to insert them into your current input.
Strings and numbers will just be copied verbatim and big objects will be inserted as a reference,
like value[42].
Commands
Here is a sampling of the many succulent commands. You might find more if you poke around in the REPL object, but you also might find a vortex of unfathomable madness.
/p str Print string
/i obj Inspect object briefly
/ii obj Inspect object intensely
/proto Inspect object with inherited properties
/clear Clear the output window
/cd obj Change the current context to `obj`
/pop Go back to the previous context
/multi Switch to multi-line input mode. You get a whole `<textarea>`
to type in. Press Ctrl-Enter to run your code.
Call `single()` to switch back.
/canvas w,h Insert a canvas of the given dimensions in the background.
A 2D context is also created and put in the variable `ctx`.
This is a great little tool for tinkering with graphics code.
/load uri Load a remote script using an XHR object
/script uri Load a remote script using a dynamic `<script>` tag
/reload Reload the most recently loaded script
/GET uri,params,callback Make an XHR GET request
/POST uri,params,callback Make an XHR POST request
I hacked this thing together quickly so I could experiment with the design. When the vision has fully crystalized, I will likely rewrite most of it. That said, I do use it as a development tool every day. If you have an amazing idea for where to take this thing, feel free to dump it in the wiki.