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Class: IRB::Context

Overview

A class that wraps the current state of the irb session, including the configuration of conf.

Class Method Summary

Instance Attribute Summary

Instance Method Summary

Constructor Details

.new(irb, workspace = nil, input_method = nil, output_method = nil) ⇒ Context

Creates a new ::IRB context.

The optional input_method argument:

nil

uses stdin or Readline

String

uses a File

other

uses this as InputMethod

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 25

def initialize(irb, workspace = nil, input_method = nil, output_method = nil)
  @irb = irb
  if workspace
    @workspace = workspace
  else
    @workspace = WorkSpace.new
  end
  @thread = Thread.current if defined? Thread

  # copy of default configuration
  @ap_name = IRB.conf[:AP_NAME]
  @rc = IRB.conf[:RC]
  @load_modules = IRB.conf[:LOAD_MODULES]

  @use_readline = IRB.conf[:USE_READLINE]
  @verbose = IRB.conf[:VERBOSE]
  @io = nil

  self.inspect_mode = IRB.conf[:INSPECT_MODE]
  self.math_mode = IRB.conf[:MATH_MODE] if IRB.conf[:MATH_MODE]
  self.use_tracer = IRB.conf[:USE_TRACER] if IRB.conf[:USE_TRACER]
  self.use_loader = IRB.conf[:USE_LOADER] if IRB.conf[:USE_LOADER]
  self.eval_history = IRB.conf[:EVAL_HISTORY] if IRB.conf[:EVAL_HISTORY]

  @ignore_sigint = IRB.conf[:IGNORE_SIGINT]
  @ignore_eof = IRB.conf[:IGNORE_EOF]

  @back_trace_limit = IRB.conf[:BACK_TRACE_LIMIT]

  self.prompt_mode = IRB.conf[:PROMPT_MODE]

  if IRB.conf[:SINGLE_IRB] or !defined?(IRB::JobManager)
    @irb_name = IRB.conf[:IRB_NAME]
  else
    @irb_name = IRB.conf[:IRB_NAME]"#"IRB.JobManager.n_jobs.to_s
  end
  @irb_path = "(" + @irb_name + ")"

  case input_method
  when nil
    case use_readline?
    when nil
      if (defined?(ReadlineInputMethod) && STDIN.tty? &&
          IRB.conf[:PROMPT_MODE] != :INF_RUBY)
        @io = ReadlineInputMethod.new
      else
        @io = StdioInputMethod.new
      end
    when false
      @io = StdioInputMethod.new
    when true
      if defined?(ReadlineInputMethod)
        @io = ReadlineInputMethod.new
      else
        @io = StdioInputMethod.new
      end
    end

  when String
    @io = FileInputMethod.new(input_method)
    @irb_name = File.basename(input_method)
    @irb_path = input_method
  else
    @io = input_method
  end
  self.save_history = IRB.conf[:SAVE_HISTORY] if IRB.conf[:SAVE_HISTORY]

  if output_method
    @output_method = output_method
  else
    @output_method = StdioOutputMethod.new
  end

  @echo = IRB.conf[:ECHO]
  if @echo.nil?
    @echo = true
  end
  self.debug_level = IRB.conf[:DEBUG_LEVEL]
end

Instance Attribute Details

#ap_name (rw)

A copy of the default IRB.conf[:AP_NAME]

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 126

attr_accessor :ap_name

#auto_indent_mode (rw)

Can be either the default IRB.conf[:AUTO_INDENT], or the mode set by #prompt_mode=

To enable auto-indentation in irb:

IRB.conf[:AUTO_INDENT] = true

or

irb_context.auto_indent_mode = true

or

IRB.CurrentContext.auto_indent_mode = true

See IRB@Configuration for more information.

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 179

attr_accessor :auto_indent_mode

#back_trace_limit (rw)

The limit of backtrace lines displayed as top n and tail n.

The default value is 16.

Can also be set using the --back-trace-limit command line option.

See IRB@Command+line+options for more command line options.

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 224

attr_accessor :back_trace_limit

#debug?Boolean (readonly)

Whether or not debug mode is enabled, see #debug_level=.

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 373

def debug?
  @debug_level > 0
end

#debug_level (rw)

The debug level of irb

See #debug_level= for more information.

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 215

attr_reader :debug_level

#debug_level=(value) (rw)

Sets the debug level of irb

Can also be set using the --irb_debug command line option.

See IRB@Command+line+options for more command line options.

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 367

def debug_level=(value)
  @debug_level = value
  RubyLex.debug_level = value
end

#echo? (rw)

Alias for #echo.

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 232

alias echo? echo

#eval_history (rw)

The command result history limit.

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# File 'lib/irb/ext/history.rb', line 33

attr_reader :eval_history

#eval_history=(no) (rw)

Sets command result history limit.

no is an Integer or nil.

Returns no of history items if greater than 0.

If no is 0, the number of history items is unlimited.

If no is nil, execution result history isn't used (default).

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# File 'lib/irb/ext/history.rb', line 43

def eval_history=(no)
  if no
    if defined?(@eval_history) && @eval_history
      @eval_history_values.size(no)
    else
      @eval_history_values = History.new(no)
      IRB.conf[:__TMP__EHV__] = @eval_history_values
      @workspace.evaluate(self, "__ = IRB.conf[:__TMP__EHV__]")
      IRB.conf.delete(:__TMP_EHV__)
    end
  else
    @eval_history_values = nil
  end
  @eval_history = no
end

#file_input?Boolean (readonly)

Whether #io uses a File for the input_method passed when creating the current context, see .new

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 291

def file_input?
  @io.class == FileInputMethod
end

#history_file (rw)

A copy of the default IRB.conf[:HISTORY_FILE]

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# File 'lib/irb/ext/save-history.rb', line 48

def history_file
  IRB.conf[:HISTORY_FILE]
end

#history_file=(hist) (rw)

Set IRB.conf[:HISTORY_FILE] to the given hist.

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# File 'lib/irb/ext/save-history.rb', line 53

def history_file=(hist)
  IRB.conf[:HISTORY_FILE] = hist
end

#ignore_eof? (rw)

Alias for #ignore_eof.

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 231

alias ignore_eof? ignore_eof

#ignore_sigint? (rw)

Alias for #ignore_sigint.

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 230

alias ignore_sigint? ignore_sigint

#inspect?Boolean (readonly)

Whether #inspect_mode is set or not, see #inspect_mode= for more detail.

See additional method definition at file lib/irb/context.rb line 285.

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# File 'lib/irb/ext/math-mode.rb', line 42

def inspect?
  @inspect_mode.nil? or @inspect_mode
end

#inspect_mode (rw)

A copy of the default IRB.conf[:INSPECT_MODE]

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 145

attr_reader :inspect_mode

#inspect_mode=(opt) (rw)

Specifies the inspect mode with opt:

true

display #inspect

false

display #to_s

nil

inspect mode in non-math mode, non-inspect mode in math mode

See Inspector for more information.

Can also be set using the --inspect and --noinspect command line options.

See IRB@Command+line+options for more command line options.

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 308

def inspect_mode=(opt)

  if i = Inspector::INSPECTORS[opt]
    @inspect_mode = opt
    @inspect_method = i
    i.init
  else
    case opt
    when nil
      if Inspector.keys_with_inspector(Inspector::INSPECTORS[true]).include?(@inspect_mode)
        self.inspect_mode = false
      elsif Inspector.keys_with_inspector(Inspector::INSPECTORS[false]).include?(@inspect_mode)
        self.inspect_mode = true
      else
        puts "Can't switch inspect mode."
        return
      end
    when /^\s*\{.*\}\s*$/
      begin
        inspector = eval "proc#{opt}"
      rescue Exception
        puts "Can't switch inspect mode(#{opt})."
        return
      end
      self.inspect_mode = inspector
    when Proc
      self.inspect_mode = IRB::Inspector(opt)
    when Inspector
      prefix = "usr%d"
      i = 1
      while Inspector::INSPECTORS[format(prefix, i)]; i += 1; end
      @inspect_mode = format(prefix, i)
      @inspect_method = opt
      Inspector.def_inspector(format(prefix, i), @inspect_method)
    else
      puts "Can't switch inspect mode(#{opt})."
      return
    end
  end
  print "Switch to#{unless @inspect_mode; ' non';end} inspect mode.\n" if verbose?
  @inspect_mode
end

#io (rw)

The current input method

Can be either StdioInputMethod, ReadlineInputMethod, FileInputMethod or other specified when the context is created. See .new for more information on input_method.

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 121

attr_accessor :io

#irb (rw)

Current irb session

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 124

attr_accessor :irb

#irb_name (rw)

Can be either name from IRB.conf[:IRB_NAME], or the number of the current job set by JobManager, such as irb#2

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 133

attr_accessor :irb_name

#irb_path (rw)

Can be either the #irb_name surrounded by parenthesis, or the input_method passed to .new

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 136

attr_accessor :irb_path

#last_value (readonly)

The return value of the last statement evaluated.

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 257

attr_reader :last_value

#load_modules (rw)

A copy of the default IRB.conf[:LOAD_MODULES]

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 130

attr_accessor :load_modules

#math? (readonly)

Alias for #math_mode.

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# File 'lib/irb/ext/math-mode.rb', line 20

alias math? math_mode

#math_mode (rw) Also known as: #math?

Returns whether bc mode is enabled.

See #math_mode=

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# File 'lib/irb/ext/math-mode.rb', line 18

attr_reader :math_mode

#math_mode=(opt) (rw)

Sets bc mode, which loads lib/mathn.rb so fractions or matrix are available.

Also available as the -m command line option.

See IRB@Command+line+options and the unix manpage bc(1) for more information.

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# File 'lib/irb/ext/math-mode.rb', line 29

def math_mode=(opt)
  if @math_mode == true && !opt
    IRB.fail CantReturnToNormalMode
    return
  end

  @math_mode = opt
  if math_mode
    main.extend Math
    print "start math mode\n" if verbose?
  end
end

#prompt_c (rw)

::IRB prompt for continuated statement (e.g. immediately after an if)

See IRB@Customizing+the+IRB+Prompt for more information.

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 160

attr_accessor :prompt_c

#prompt_i (rw)

Standard IRB prompt

See IRB@Customizing+the+IRB+Prompt for more information.

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 152

attr_accessor :prompt_i

#prompt_mode (rw)

A copy of the default IRB.conf[:PROMPT_MODE]

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 148

attr_reader :prompt_mode

#prompt_mode=(mode) (rw)

Sets the mode of the prompt in this context.

See IRB@Customizing+the+IRB+Prompt for more information.

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 269

def prompt_mode=(mode)
  @prompt_mode = mode
  pconf = IRB.conf[:PROMPT][mode]
  @prompt_i = pconf[:PROMPT_I]
  @prompt_s = pconf[:PROMPT_S]
  @prompt_c = pconf[:PROMPT_C]
  @prompt_n = pconf[:PROMPT_N]
  @return_format = pconf[:RETURN]
  if ai = pconf.include?(:AUTO_INDENT)
    @auto_indent_mode = ai
  else
    @auto_indent_mode = IRB.conf[:AUTO_INDENT]
  end
end

#prompt_n (rw)

See IRB@Customizing+the+IRB+Prompt for more information.

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 162

attr_accessor :prompt_n

#prompt_s (rw)

::IRB prompt for continuated strings

See IRB@Customizing+the+IRB+Prompt for more information.

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 156

attr_accessor :prompt_s

#prompting?Boolean (readonly)

Whether #verbose? is true, and input_method is either StdioInputMethod or ReadlineInputMethod, see #io for more information.

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 251

def prompting?
  verbose? || (STDIN.tty? && @io.kind_of?(StdioInputMethod) ||
               (defined?(ReadlineInputMethod) && @io.kind_of?(ReadlineInputMethod)))
end

#rc? (rw)

Alias for #rc.

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 229

alias rc? rc

#return_format (rw)

The format of the return statement, set by #prompt_mode= using the :RETURN of the mode passed to set the current #prompt_mode.

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 182

attr_accessor :return_format

#save_history (rw)

A copy of the default IRB.conf[:SAVE_HISTORY]

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# File 'lib/irb/ext/save-history.rb', line 25

def save_history
  IRB.conf[:SAVE_HISTORY]
end

#save_history=(val) (rw)

Sets IRB.conf[:SAVE_HISTORY] to the given val and calls #init_save_history with this context.

Will store the number of val entries of history in the #history_file

Add the following to your .irbrc to change the number of history entries stored to 1000:

IRB.conf[:SAVE_HISTORY] = 1000
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# File 'lib/irb/ext/save-history.rb', line 38

def save_history=(val)
  IRB.conf[:SAVE_HISTORY] = val
  if val
    main_context = IRB.conf[:MAIN_CONTEXT]
    main_context = self unless main_context
    main_context.init_save_history
  end
end

#thread (readonly)

The current thread in this context

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 115

attr_reader :thread

#use_loader (rw) Also known as: #use_loader?

Returns whether #irb's own file reader method is used by load/require or not.

This mode is globally affected (irb-wide).

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# File 'lib/irb/ext/use-loader.rb', line 40

def use_loader
  IRB.conf[:USE_LOADER]
end

#use_loader=(opt) (rw)

Sets IRB.conf

See #use_loader for more information.

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# File 'lib/irb/ext/use-loader.rb', line 49

def use_loader=(opt)

  if IRB.conf[:USE_LOADER] != opt
    IRB.conf[:USE_LOADER] = opt
    if opt
      if !$".include?("irb/cmd/load")
      end
      (class<<@workspace.main;self;end).instance_eval {
        alias_method :load, :irb_load
        alias_method :require, :irb_require
      }
    else
      (class<<@workspace.main;self;end).instance_eval {
        alias_method :load, :__original__load__IRB_use_loader__
        alias_method :require, :__original__require__IRB_use_loader__
      }
    end
  end
  print "Switch to load/require#{unless use_loader; ' non';end} trace mode.\n" if verbose?
  opt
end

#use_loader? (rw)

Alias for #use_loader.

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# File 'lib/irb/ext/use-loader.rb', line 44

alias use_loader? use_loader

#use_readline=(opt) (rw)

Obsolete method.

Can be set using the --noreadline and --readline command line options.

See IRB@Command+line+options for more command line options.

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 357

def use_readline=(opt)
  print "This method is obsolete."
  print "Do nothing."
end

#use_readline? (rw)

Alias for #use_readline.

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 227

alias use_readline? use_readline

#use_tracer=(opt) (rw)

Sets whether or not to use the Tracer library when evaluating statements in this context.

See lib/tracer.rb for more information.

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# File 'lib/irb/ext/tracer.rb', line 36

def use_tracer=(opt)
  if opt
    Tracer.set_get_line_procs(@irb_path) {
      |line_no, *rests|
      @io.line(line_no)
    }
  elsif !opt && @use_tracer
    Tracer.off
  end
  @use_tracer=opt
end

#use_tracer? (rw)

Alias for #use_tracer.

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# File 'lib/irb/ext/tracer.rb', line 30

alias use_tracer? use_tracer

#verbose (rw)

Whether verbose messages are displayed or not.

A copy of the default IRB.conf[:VERBOSE]

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 211

attr_accessor :verbose

#verbose?Boolean (rw)

Returns whether messages are displayed or not.

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 235

def verbose?
  if @verbose.nil?
    if defined?(ReadlineInputMethod) && @io.kind_of?(ReadlineInputMethod)
      false
    elsif !STDIN.tty? or @io.kind_of?(FileInputMethod)
      true
    else
      false
    end
  else
    @verbose
  end
end

#workspace (rw)

WorkSpace in the current context

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 113

attr_accessor :workspace

#workspace_home (readonly)

The toplevel workspace, see #home_workspace

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 111

attr_reader :workspace_home

Instance Method Details

#__exit__

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 386

alias __exit__ exit

#__inspect__

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 396

alias __inspect__ inspect

#__to_s__

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 416

alias __to_s__ to_s

#_set_last_value(value)

Alias for #set_last_value.

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# File 'lib/irb/ext/history.rb', line 19

alias _set_last_value set_last_value

#change_workspace(*_main)

Changes the current workspace to given object or binding.

If the optional argument is omitted, the workspace will be #home_workspace which is inherited from TOPLEVEL_BINDING or the main object, IRB.conf[:MAIN_CONTEXT] when irb was initialized.

See WorkSpace.new for more information.

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# File 'lib/irb/ext/change-ws.rb', line 31

def change_workspace(*_main)
  if _main.empty?
    @workspace = home_workspace
    return main
  end

  @workspace = WorkSpace.new(_main[0])

  if !(class<<main;ancestors;end).include?(ExtendCommandBundle)
    main.extend ExtendCommandBundle
  end
end

#echo (rw) Also known as: #echo?

Whether to echo the return value to output or not.

Uses IRB.conf if available, or defaults to true.

puts "hello"
# hello
#=> nil
IRB.CurrentContext.echo = false
puts "omg"
# omg
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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 207

attr_accessor :echo

#exit(ret = 0)

Exits the current session, see IRB.irb_exit

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 388

def exit(ret = 0)
  IRB.irb_exit(@irb, ret)
end

#home_workspace

Inherited from TOPLEVEL_BINDING.

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# File 'lib/irb/ext/change-ws.rb', line 16

def home_workspace
  if defined? @home_workspace
    @home_workspace
  else
    @home_workspace = @workspace
  end
end

#ignore_eof (rw) Also known as: #ignore_eof?

Whether ^D (control-d) will be ignored or not.

If set to false, ^D will quit irb.

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 196

attr_accessor :ignore_eof

#ignore_sigint (rw) Also known as: #ignore_sigint?

Whether ^C (control-c) will be ignored or not.

If set to false, ^C will quit irb.

If set to true,

  • during input: cancel input then return to top level.

  • during execute: abandon current execution.

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 192

attr_accessor :ignore_sigint

#irb_level

Size of the current WorkSpace stack

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# File 'lib/irb/ext/workspaces.rb', line 16

def irb_level
  workspace_stack.size
end

#main

The top-level workspace, see WorkSpace#main

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 106

def main
  @workspace.main
end

#pop_workspace

Removes the last element from the current #workspaces stack and returns it, or nil if the current workspace stack is empty.

Also, see #push_workspace.

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# File 'lib/irb/ext/workspaces.rb', line 57

def pop_workspace
  if workspaces.empty?
    print "workspace stack empty\n"
    return
  end
  @workspace = workspaces.pop
end

#push_workspace(*_main)

Creates a new workspace with the given object or binding, and appends it onto the current #workspaces stack.

See #change_workspace and WorkSpace.new for more information.

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# File 'lib/irb/ext/workspaces.rb', line 34

def push_workspace(*_main)
  if _main.empty?
    if workspaces.empty?
      print "No other workspace\n"
      return nil
    end
    ws = workspaces.pop
    workspaces.push @workspace
    @workspace = ws
    return workspaces
  end

  workspaces.push @workspace
  @workspace = WorkSpace.new(@workspace.binding, _main[0])
  if !(class<<main;ancestors;end).include?(ExtendCommandBundle)
    main.extend ExtendCommandBundle
  end
end

#rc (rw) Also known as: #rc?

A copy of the default IRB.conf[:RC]

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 128

attr_accessor :rc

#set_last_value(value) Also known as: #_set_last_value

Sets the return value from the last statement evaluated in this context to #last_value.

See additional method definition at file lib/irb/context.rb line 261.

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# File 'lib/irb/ext/history.rb', line 21

def set_last_value(value)
  @last_value = value
  @workspace.evaluate self, "_ = IRB.CurrentContext.last_value"
end

#to_s

Alias for #inspect.

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 417

alias to_s inspect

#use_readline (rw) Also known as: #use_readline?

Whether Readline is enabled or not.

A copy of the default IRB.conf[:USE_READLINE]

See #use_readline= for more information.

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 143

attr_reader :use_readline

#use_tracer (rw) Also known as: #use_tracer?

Whether Tracer is used when evaluating statements in this context.

See lib/tracer.rb for more information.

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# File 'lib/irb/ext/tracer.rb', line 29

attr_reader :use_tracer

#workspaces

WorkSpaces in the current stack

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# File 'lib/irb/ext/workspaces.rb', line 21

def workspaces
  if defined? @workspaces
    @workspaces
  else
    @workspaces = []
  end
end