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repl: syntax highlighting, auto indenting and param autocomplete #48164
Description
What is the problem this feature will solve?
Enhance the REPL to have:
- In-line syntax highlighting
- Expected parameter list for any function.
- Auto-indentation.
What is the feature you are proposing to solve the problem?
I always liked how bpython REPL behaves:
Maybe node REPL can be something similar?
What alternatives have you considered?
No response
Activity
github-actions commentedon Nov 24, 2023
There has been no activity on this feature request for 5 months and it is unlikely to be implemented. It will be closed 6 months after the last non-automated comment.
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github-actions commentedon Dec 24, 2023
There has been no activity on this feature request and it is being closed. If you feel closing this issue is not the right thing to do, please leave a comment.
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jcubic commentedon Dec 28, 2024
Just a note, I've added syntax highlighting, auto indentation and parentheses matching to REPL written in Node.js and written a blog post Handling auto-indentation in Node.js REPL. So I think that this is doable in user space similar to IPython.
Auto-indentation may be challenging in JavaScript syntax, though. It requires a partial parser that will not choke on not completed code. But maybe creating (or borrowing) from Marijn Haverbeke's CodeMirror will be doable.
Sounds like a nice and challenging project that will improve the usage of Node.js.