nrepl / nrepl/nrepl

Adopt default port

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Enhancement
Dominant language
Clojure
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Description

7888 is "free", at least in IANA.

Most users want to put an nREPL port on their app, and that should always be on a typical port. Auto-selection of a port is only desirable in tooling scenarios, and tooling authors can pass an argument to start-server.

This will change the behaviour of (start-server).

(from https://dev.clojure.org/jira/browse/NREPL-3)

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Research direction

Start at the start-server entry point and inspect how its port is currently chosen, then review nearby tests for default-port behavior. Done means (start-server) uses the adopted default while callers can still pass an explicit port, with tests covering both paths.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
clojure
Domain
networking
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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