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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 26

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 127

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 180

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 225

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 374

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 216

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 368

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 233

alias echo? echo

#eval_history (rw)

The command result history limit.

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

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 44

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 292

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 50

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 55

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 232

alias ignore_eof? ignore_eof

#ignore_sigint? (rw)

Alias for #ignore_sigint.

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

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 286.

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# File 'lib/irb/ext/math-mode.rb', line 43

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 146

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 309

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 122

attr_accessor :io

#irb (rw)

Current irb session

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 125

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 134

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 137

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 258

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 131

attr_accessor :load_modules

#math? (readonly)

Alias for #math_mode.

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# File 'lib/irb/ext/math-mode.rb', line 21

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 19

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 30

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 161

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 153

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 149

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 270

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 163

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 157

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 252

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 230

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 183

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 26

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 40

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 116

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 41

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 50

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 45

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 358

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 228

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 37

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 31

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 212

attr_accessor :verbose

#verbose?Boolean (rw)

Returns whether messages are displayed or not.

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 236

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 114

attr_accessor :workspace

#workspace_home (readonly)

The toplevel workspace, see #home_workspace

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 112

attr_reader :workspace_home

Instance Method Details

#__exit__

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 387

alias __exit__ exit

#__inspect__

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 397

alias __inspect__ inspect

#__to_s__

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

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 20

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 32

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 208

attr_accessor :echo

#exit(ret = 0)

Exits the current session, see IRB.irb_exit

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# File 'lib/irb/context.rb', line 389

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 17

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 197

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 193

attr_accessor :ignore_sigint

#irb_level

Size of the current WorkSpace stack

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# File 'lib/irb/ext/workspaces.rb', line 17

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 107

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 58

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 35

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 129

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 262.

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# File 'lib/irb/ext/history.rb', line 22

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 418

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 144

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 30

attr_reader :use_tracer

#workspaces

WorkSpaces in the current stack

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# File 'lib/irb/ext/workspaces.rb', line 22

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