SciRuby / SciRuby/iruby

Limit output if it gets out of hand

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Description

If you try to put something like NMatrix.new([1600,1600], [1]*1600*1600) into iruby, it usually crashes on my computer.

Limiting the output of exponentially large to print objects might prove beneficial. We can have some kind of an option with which users can toggle this behavior.

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Research direction

Locate the IRuby output path responsible for rendering objects and inspect how user options are handled. Reproduce the NMatrix example, then define and verify a configurable limit that prevents excessively large output from crashing the session.

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Assessment

Tech stack
ruby
Domain
tooling
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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