repl: REPLServer inherits from readline.Interface

This exposes a setPrompt for and other readline features

doc/api/repl.markdown

@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ For example, you could add this to your bashrc file:
 
 ## repl.start(options)
 
-Returns and starts a `REPLServer` instance. Accepts an "options" Object that
+Returns and starts a `REPLServer` instance, that inherits from 
-takes the following values:
+[Readline Interface][]. Accepts an "options" Object that takes 
+the following values:
 
  - `prompt` - the prompt and `stream` for all I/O. Defaults to `> `.
 

lib/repl.js

@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ var path = require('path');
 var fs = require('fs');
 var rl = require('readline');
 var Console = require('console').Console;
-var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
 var domain = require('domain');
 var debug = util.debuglog('repl');
 
@@ -82,8 +81,6 @@ function REPLServer(prompt, stream, eval_, useGlobal, ignoreUndefined) {
     return new REPLServer(prompt, stream, eval_, useGlobal, ignoreUndefined);
   }
 
-  EventEmitter.call(this);
-
   var options, input, output, dom;
   if (util.isObject(prompt)) {
     // an options object was given
@@ -109,6 +106,9 @@ function REPLServer(prompt, stream, eval_, useGlobal, ignoreUndefined) {
   self.useGlobal = !!useGlobal;
   self.ignoreUndefined = !!ignoreUndefined;
 
+  // just for backwards compat, see github.com/joyent/node/pull/7127
+  self.rli = this;
+
   eval_ = eval_ || defaultEval;
 
   function defaultEval(code, context, file, cb) {
@@ -179,19 +179,18 @@ function REPLServer(prompt, stream, eval_, useGlobal, ignoreUndefined) {
   self.bufferedCommand = '';
   self.lines.level = [];
 
-  self.prompt = !util.isUndefined(prompt) ? prompt : '> ';
-
   function complete(text, callback) {
     self.complete(text, callback);
   }
 
-  var rli = rl.createInterface({
+  rl.Interface.apply(this, [
-    input: self.inputStream,
+    self.inputStream,
-    output: self.outputStream,
+    self.outputStream,
-    completer: complete,
+    complete,
-    terminal: options.terminal
+    options.terminal
-  });
+  ])
-  self.rli = rli;
+
+  self.setPrompt(!util.isUndefined(prompt) ? prompt : '> ');
 
   this.commands = {};
   defineDefaultCommands(this);
@@ -200,7 +199,7 @@ function REPLServer(prompt, stream, eval_, useGlobal, ignoreUndefined) {
   self.writer = options.writer || exports.writer;
 
   if (util.isUndefined(options.useColors)) {
-    options.useColors = rli.terminal;
+    options.useColors = self.terminal;
   }
   self.useColors = !!options.useColors;
 
@@ -211,24 +210,24 @@ function REPLServer(prompt, stream, eval_, useGlobal, ignoreUndefined) {
     };
   }
 
-  rli.setPrompt(self.prompt);
+  self.setPrompt(self._prompt);
 
-  rli.on('close', function() {
+  self.on('close', function() {
     self.emit('exit');
   });
 
   var sawSIGINT = false;
-  rli.on('SIGINT', function() {
+  self.on('SIGINT', function() {
-    var empty = rli.line.length === 0;
+    var empty = self.line.length === 0;
-    rli.clearLine();
+    self.clearLine();
 
     if (!(self.bufferedCommand && self.bufferedCommand.length > 0) && empty) {
       if (sawSIGINT) {
-        rli.close();
+        self.close();
         sawSIGINT = false;
         return;
       }
-      rli.output.write('(^C again to quit)\n');
+      self.output.write('(^C again to quit)\n');
       sawSIGINT = true;
     } else {
       sawSIGINT = false;
@@ -239,7 +238,7 @@ function REPLServer(prompt, stream, eval_, useGlobal, ignoreUndefined) {
     self.displayPrompt();
   });
 
-  rli.on('line', function(cmd) {
+  self.on('line', function(cmd) {
     debug('line %j', cmd);
     sawSIGINT = false;
     var skipCatchall = false;
@@ -322,13 +321,13 @@ function REPLServer(prompt, stream, eval_, useGlobal, ignoreUndefined) {
     };
   });
 
-  rli.on('SIGCONT', function() {
+  self.on('SIGCONT', function() {
     self.displayPrompt(true);
   });
 
   self.displayPrompt();
 }
-inherits(REPLServer, EventEmitter);
+inherits(REPLServer, rl.Interface);
 exports.REPLServer = REPLServer;
 
 
@@ -340,7 +339,6 @@ exports.start = function(prompt, source, eval_, useGlobal, ignoreUndefined) {
   return repl;
 };
 
-
 REPLServer.prototype.createContext = function() {
   var context;
   if (this.useGlobal) {
@@ -388,17 +386,17 @@ REPLServer.prototype.resetContext = function() {
 };
 
 REPLServer.prototype.displayPrompt = function(preserveCursor) {
-  var prompt = this.prompt;
+  var prompt = this._prompt;
   if (this.bufferedCommand.length) {
     prompt = '...';
     var levelInd = new Array(this.lines.level.length).join('..');
     prompt += levelInd + ' ';
+  } else {
+    this.setPrompt(prompt);
   }
-  this.rli.setPrompt(prompt);
+  this.prompt(preserveCursor);
-  this.rli.prompt(preserveCursor);
 };
 
-
 // A stream to push an array into a REPL
 // used in REPLServer.complete
 function ArrayStream() {
@@ -838,7 +836,7 @@ function defineDefaultCommands(repl) {
   repl.defineCommand('exit', {
     help: 'Exit the repl',
     action: function() {
-      this.rli.close();
+      this.close();
     }
   });
 
@@ -879,7 +877,7 @@ function defineDefaultCommands(repl) {
           this.displayPrompt();
           lines.forEach(function(line) {
             if (line) {
-              self.rli.write(line + '\n');
+              self.write(line + '\n');
             }
           });
         }

test/simple/test-repl-options.js

@@ -37,14 +37,23 @@ var r1 = repl.start({
   output: stream,
   terminal: true
 });
+
+assert.equal(r1.input, stream);
+assert.equal(r1.output, stream);
+assert.equal(r1.input, r1.inputStream);
+assert.equal(r1.output, r1.outputStream);
+assert.equal(r1.terminal, true);
+assert.equal(r1.useColors, r1.terminal);
+assert.equal(r1.useGlobal, false);
+assert.equal(r1.ignoreUndefined, false);
+
+// test r1 for backwards compact
 assert.equal(r1.rli.input, stream);
 assert.equal(r1.rli.output, stream);
 assert.equal(r1.rli.input, r1.inputStream);
 assert.equal(r1.rli.output, r1.outputStream);
 assert.equal(r1.rli.terminal, true);
 assert.equal(r1.useColors, r1.rli.terminal);
-assert.equal(r1.useGlobal, false);
-assert.equal(r1.ignoreUndefined, false);
 
 // 2
 function writer() {}
@@ -59,12 +68,20 @@ var r2 = repl.start({
   eval: evaler,
   writer: writer
 });
+assert.equal(r2.input, stream);
+assert.equal(r2.output, stream);
+assert.equal(r2.input, r2.inputStream);
+assert.equal(r2.output, r2.outputStream);
+assert.equal(r2.terminal, false);
+assert.equal(r2.useColors, true);
+assert.equal(r2.useGlobal, true);
+assert.equal(r2.ignoreUndefined, true);
+assert.equal(r2.writer, writer);
+
+// test r2 for backwards compact
 assert.equal(r2.rli.input, stream);
 assert.equal(r2.rli.output, stream);
 assert.equal(r2.rli.input, r2.inputStream);
 assert.equal(r2.rli.output, r2.outputStream);
 assert.equal(r2.rli.terminal, false);
-assert.equal(r2.useColors, true);
+
-assert.equal(r2.useGlobal, true);
-assert.equal(r2.ignoreUndefined, true);
-assert.equal(r2.writer, writer);

test/simple/test-repl-require-cache.js

@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@ var common = require('../common'),
 require.cache.something = 1;
 assert.equal(require.cache.something, 1);
 
-repl.start({ useGlobal: false }).rli.close();
+repl.start({ useGlobal: false }).close();
 
 assert.equal(require.cache.something, 1);

test/simple/test-repl-setprompt.js

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+// Copyright Joyent, Inc. and other Node contributors.
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+// copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+// "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+// without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+// distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit
+// persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the
+// following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
+// in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
+// OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+// MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN
+// NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
+// DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
+// OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE
+// USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+var common = require('../common'),
+    assert = require('assert'),
+    spawn = require('child_process').spawn,
+    os = require('os'),
+    util = require('util');
+
+var args = [
+  '-e',
+  'var e = new (require("repl")).REPLServer("foo.. "); e.context.e = e;',
+];
+
+var p = "bar.. ";
+
+var child = spawn(process.execPath, args);
+
+child.stdout.setEncoding('utf8');
+
+var data = '';
+child.stdout.on('data', function(d) { data += d });
+
+child.stdin.end(util.format("e.setPrompt('%s');%s", p, os.EOL));
+
+child.on('close', function(code, signal) {
+  assert.strictEqual(code, 0);
+  assert.ok(!signal);
+  var lines = data.split(/\n/);
+  assert.strictEqual(lines.pop(), p);
+});