Pasting code with tab indentation to irb

[benny]

dear list,

I want to be able to copy/paste code with tab indentation to irb, but I
don't know how to setup irb for this.

I am aware of

require 'irb/completion'

in the .irbrc taking the tab completition away from the shell and
making its own tab completition.

So maybe I may overwrite some method in irb/ irb/completition to prevent
irb tab completition and shell/bash tab completition.

I tried to figure it out on my own but didn't succeed.

Any hints? (Please no discussion about tab indentation vs. space indentation
here )


benny

 

[Mark Hubbart]

dear list,
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I want to be able to copy/paste code with tab indentation to irb, but I
don't know how to setup irb for this.
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I am aware of
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require 'irb/completion'
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in the .irbrc taking the tab completition away from the shell and
making its own tab completition.
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So maybe I may overwrite some method in irb/ irb/completition to prevent
irb tab completition and shell/bash tab completition.
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I tried to figure it out on my own but didn't succeed.
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Any hints? (Please no discussion about tab indentation vs. space indentat= ion
here )

You could assign a new input method to IRB.CurrentContext.io:
IRB.CurrentContext.io =3D IRB::StdioInputMethod.new

Write a short-named method that toggles the input method between
IRB::StdioInputMethod and IRB::ReadlineInputMethod, and you can
quickly switch between the two modes.

cheers,
Mark