Best Command Prompt

[gewton]

There's a good command interpreter for ruby instead of irb? Like
ipython for python?

 

[Trans]

There's a good command interpreter for ruby instead of irb? Like
ipython for python?

How is ipython better than irb?

I've been using wirble which improves irb a bit (although I hate that
it doesn't allow duplicate entries in the history --anyone know how to
fix?).

T.

 

[Jens Wille]

hi trans!

Trans [2008-10-20 15:23]:

I've been using wirble which improves irb a bit (although I hate that
it doesn't allow duplicate entries in the history --anyone know how to
fix?).

i always hated that it would store history entries in oldest-first
order. so i just copied the code for save_history from wirble.rb
into my .irbrc and adjusted it accordingly:

require 'wirble'

# save history newest-first, instead of default oldest-first
class Wirble::History
def save_history
return unless Object.const_defined? :IRB

path, max_size, perms = %w{path size perms}.map { |v| cfg(v) }

# read lines from history, and truncate the list (if necessary)
#lines = Readline::HISTORY.to_a.uniq
lines = Readline::HISTORY.to_a.reverse.uniq.reverse
lines = lines[-max_size..-1] if lines.size > max_size

# write the history file
real_path = File.expand_path(path)
File.open(real_path, perms) { |fh| fh.puts lines }
say 'Saved %d lines to history file %s.' % [lines.size, path]
end
end

you could simply change the line that fills the 'lines' array to
something like this:

lines = Readline::HISTORY.to_a

cheers
jens

 

[Robert Klemme]

There's a good command interpreter for ruby instead of irb? Like
ipython for python?

What functionality are you missing in IRB?

Kind regards

robert

 

[Trans]

hi trans!

Trans [2008-10-20 15:23]:> I've been using wirble which improves irb a bi= t (although I hate that

it doesn't allow duplicate entries in the history --anyone know how to
fix?).

i always hated that it would store history entries in oldest-first
order. so i just copied the code for save_history from wirble.rb
into my .irbrc and adjusted it accordingly:

=A0 require 'wirble'

=A0 # save history newest-first, instead of default oldest-first
=A0 class Wirble::History
=A0 =A0 def save_history
=A0 =A0 =A0 return unless Object.const_defined? :IRB

=A0 =A0 =A0 path, max_size, perms =3D %w{path size perms}.map { |v| cfg(v= ) }

=A0 =A0 =A0 # read lines from history, and truncate the list (if necessar= y)
=A0 =A0 =A0 #lines =3D Readline::HISTORY.to_a.uniq
=A0 =A0 =A0 lines =3D Readline::HISTORY.to_a.reverse.uniq.reverse
=A0 =A0 =A0 lines =3D lines[-max_size..-1] if lines.size > max_size

=A0 =A0 =A0 # write the history file
=A0 =A0 =A0 real_path =3D File.expand_path(path)
=A0 =A0 =A0 File.open(real_path, perms) { |fh| fh.puts lines }
=A0 =A0 =A0 say 'Saved %d lines to history file %s.' % [lines.size, path]
=A0 =A0 end
=A0 end

you could simply change the line that fills the 'lines' array to
something like this:

=A0 =A0 =A0 lines =3D Readline::HISTORY.to_a

awesome. thanks jens.

maybe i'll do a little work on wirble to make it more flexible for
variant preferences like ours and post a patch.

t.

 

[Jens Wille]

Trans [2008-10-20 18:31]:

maybe i'll do a little work on wirble to make it more flexible
for variant preferences like ours and post a patch.

that would be great! let me know if i can lend a hand.

cheers
jens

 

[David Warburton]

What functionality are you missing in IRB?

Kind regards

robert

I believe what he's looking for is a *nix command shell (like sh) that
implements ruby scripting language features.

 

[Hassan Schroeder]

I believe what he's looking for is a *nix command shell (like sh) that
implements ruby scripting language features.

If that's the case: <http://rush.heroku.com/>

FWIW,