JDK-8080678 : jjs should use jline
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: core-libs
  • Affected Version: 9
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2015-05-19
  • Updated: 2015-08-25
  • Resolved: 2015-08-25
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JDK 9
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Related Reports
Blocks :  
JDK-8080679 - Include jline in JDK for Java and JavaScript REPLs
Blocks :  
JDK-8043364 - JEP 222: jshell: The Java Shell (Read-Eval-Print Loop)
Sub Tasks
JDK-8133347 :  
Add makefiles support and basic session, persistence history navigation with jline - Resolved
JDK-8133652 :  
Implement tab-completion for member select expressions - Resolved
JDK-8133695 :  
Implement tab-completion for identifiers - Resolved
JDK-8133777 :  
Use file based persistence for history instead of preferences - Resolved
JDK-8133812 :  
identifier and member expression completion handling is not uniform - Resolved
JDK-8133872 :  
Expression completion should work on contexts where an expression is accepted - Resolved
JDK-8133948 :  
Add 'edit' function to allow external editing of scripts - Resolved
JDK-8134255 :  
Implement tab-completion for java package prefixes and package names - Resolved
JDK-8134260 :  
jjs in jre directory fails with "Could not find or load main class jdk.nashorn.tools.jjs.Main" - Resolved
JDK-8134279 :  
jjs should support multiple line input to complete incomplete code - Resolved
JDK-8134309 :  
load call argument completion could be done with file chooser - Resolved
JDK-8134381 :  
load completion should not use swing from non UI thread - Resolved
JDK-8134397 :  
Features that require AWT, swing should handle headless mode properly - Resolved
Description
we have been suggesting to use rlwrap along with jjs for history, line editing support. We should make use of jline.
Comments
All main features aimed are completed. If any bug or minor enhancement needed, we can track as separate bugs/enhancements.
25-08-2015
jjs features implemented: * Basic history navigation up arrow and down arrow * History persistence (via ~/.jjs.history file as storage for commands) * Tab-completion for expressions - member expressions (properties) and identifiers - properties for script objects - properties for java classes and objects - java package prefixes filling (subpackage and classes are properties) - properties of user defined JSObject implementations (keySet implementation called) - properties of global object for identifier completion - expression completion anywhere an expression can occur * Mutliple line editing - allows user by entering continued input in secondary prompt * Top level 'load' call argument tab-completion by showing File chooser to select the .js file to be loaded * Export history object to user - history object has methods to print, inspect history of commands jjs> history.clear() jjs> history.print() jjs> history.forEach(function (str) { ... }); * "edit" function to support external editing of scripts - External editing of scripts via configured external editor or builtin Swing based EditPad jjs> edit.editor = "notepad"; // set external editor // if no editor property set, Swing based EditPad editor is used jjs> edit(); // edit new code jjs> edit(history); // edit all of the history of command jjs> edit(func); // edit given function code
25-08-2015