JuliaInterop / JuliaInterop/MATLAB.jl

Custom REPL

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Description

It would be cool to have a custom REPL mode. For example:

julia> using MATLAB, ReplMaker

julia> matlab_parse(str) = Meta.parse("mat\"$str\"")
matlab_parse (generic function with 1 method)

julia> initrepl(matlab_parse;
       prompt_text = ">> ",
       start_key = ">>",
       mode_name = "MATLAB-Mode",
       )
REPL mode MATLAB-Mode initialized. Press >> to enter and backspace to exit.
"Prompt(\">> \",...)"

>> $a = rand(5)

julia> b = log.(a)
5×5 Array{Float64,2}:
 -1.21512   -1.33757    -0.716193   -0.603662  -0.386935
 -1.14326   -0.221876   -0.547273   -0.651745  -0.927566
 -0.857629  -3.53289    -1.4385     -1.46277   -1.0012
 -0.677553  -0.0738036  -0.779034   -0.715602  -0.0120908
 -2.45905   -0.314258   -0.0376099  -0.471509  -3.27706

>> figure; plot($b)

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the issue's Julia REPL example, including ReplMaker's initrepl entry point and the matlab_parse function. No repository file, test, implementation scope, or acceptance criteria is named; done would require an agreed design for adding custom REPL support to MATLAB.jl and corresponding validation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
julia, matlab
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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