I didn't know about wterm. I suppose I wrote "an informally-specified, bug-ridden, slow implementation of half of it" for the evsrv front-end :-) I'll go check it out.
I suppose you know about it, but prompt.arc, shipped with Arc, is also something similar to your Arc Web terminal or my evsrv. But it's not Ajaxified.
Do you have any screenshot of your terminal to share? I'd be glad to see what it looks like.
(eval (list 'eval (list 'quote (read exps))) The double-eval is because of macros, right? I remember I did something similar in the first version of the evsrv. Also, does your solution handle multiple expressions? I mean, what happens if "tokens" is, for instance "(+ 2 3) (+ 4 4) (prn "something")"? And, does it handle 'prn well, i.e: writing to stdout, or does it only give the result of evaluation?
Don't hesitate to ask for any help concerning your terminal. I have a bit of experience on the question with evsrv, I'd be glad to help you.
type 'help' to see what examples exist.
'strrev' emulates switching modes.
As a note: I wasn't trying to build an IDE using wterm, rather I just wanted to be able to push out changes, have a means to look at data. etc etc.
> "The double-eval is because of macros, right?"
um - eh-hem - yep - I think I got that idea from you :)
> "Also, does your solution handle multiple expressions?"
hmmm... I hadn't actually tried that until you mentioned it here - no it doesn't, but I think that's a matter of defining the arc-handler to do so. wterm just takes what ever I type and submits all of it as a string then returns the response. I should look into that :)
> "And, does it handle 'prn well"
not really... in wterm everthing has to be typed on 1 line and everything returns on 1 line; example:
AJAX Terminal. To Begin Using type help
Terminal $ arc
arc $ (= db (obj how "wterm" what "arc"))
#hash((what . "arc") (how . "wterm"))
arc $ (pr db)
#hash((what . arc) (how . wterm))#hash((what . "arc") (how . "wterm"))
arc $ (repeat 3 (prn " all on one line "))
all on one line all on one line all on one line nil
arc $
> "Don't hesitate to ask for any help concerning your terminal."
ok thanks! :). I am going to take another look at your Evserv code to see if I can figure out handling of mutliple expressions. I will let you know if I need help.
Right now I am just so happy being able to tinker with arc via my sheevaplug; which is totally awesome! (+ nothing to do with arc, but I just got twonkeymedia server up and distributing movies and music to my TV - haha I don't need to keep my computer on anymore!!! cheapest, 2 watt, mediaserver I have ever seen).
> ok thanks! :). I am going to take another look at your Evserv code to see if I can figure out handling of mutliple expressions. I will let you know if I need help.
Right now I am just so happy
Yes, I pointed this eventual issue just that you have some ideas for what to work on next / what problems may appear. But yeah, if it fits your needs in this current state, which is already very good, just enjoy!
Oh and all your sheevaplug / twonkeymedia server stuff seems rather cool!
> Oh and all your sheevaplug / twonkeymedia server stuff seems rather cool!
'kens' got me hooked on playing with the sheevaplug. I hope this guy keeps sharing the wealth. Now I just got to come up with a practical use for arc on it.
