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Close #955 Change ^C handling in REPL

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Press with text on the line: Cancels
Press on a bare line: Print a message
Press again on a bare line: Exit
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isaacs 2011-04-21 12:17:21 -07:00
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doc/api/repl.markdown
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@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ The special variable `_` (underscore) contains the result of the last expression
> _ += 1
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The REPL provides access to any variables in the global scope. You can expose a variable
to the REPL explicitly by assigning it to the `context` object associated with each
`REPLServer`. For example:
The REPL provides access to any variables in the global scope. You can expose
a variable to the REPL explicitly by assigning it to the `context` object
associated with each `REPLServer`. For example:
// repl_test.js
var repl = require("repl"),
@ -97,7 +97,14 @@ There are a few special REPL commands:
- `.break` - While inputting a multi-line expression, sometimes you get lost
or just don't care about completing it. `.break` will start over.
- `.clear` - Resets the `context` object to an empty object and clears any multi-line expression.
- `.clear` - Resets the `context` object to an empty object and clears any
multi-line expression.
- `.exit` - Close the I/O stream, which will cause the REPL to exit.
- `.help` - Show this list of special commands.
The following key combinations in the REPL have these special effects:
- `<ctrl>C` - Similar to the `.break` keyword. Terminates the current
command. Press twice on a blank line to forcibly exit.
- `<ctrl>D` - Similar to the `.exit` keyword.

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lib/repl.js
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@ -101,17 +101,27 @@ function REPLServer(prompt, stream) {
rli.setPrompt(self.prompt);
var sawSIGINT = false;
rli.on('SIGINT', function() {
if (self.bufferedCommand && self.bufferedCommand.length > 0) {
if (sawSIGINT) {
rli.close();
process.exit();
}
var bareInt = false;
if (!(self.bufferedCommand && self.bufferedCommand.length > 0) &&
rli.line.length === 0) {
rli.write('\n(^C again to quit)');
bareInt = true;
}
rli.line = '';
rli.write('\n');
self.bufferedCommand = '';
self.displayPrompt();
} else {
rli.close();
}
sawSIGINT = bareInt;
});
rli.addListener('line', function(cmd) {
sawSIGINT = false;
var skipCatchall = false;
cmd = trimWhitespace(cmd);