Multithread IRB feature
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enhancement
- Dominant language
- Ruby
- Stars
- 478
- Forks
- 158
- Avg merge
- 1d 12h
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 12
Description
Description
Running IRB in multiple thread won't work now.
Thread.new do
sleep 2
binding.irb
end
binding.irb
If it can, debugging multithread program might be easier.
PoC
I made a PoC https://github.com/tompng/irb/tree/thread_irb
Problem
- Is it maintainable?
- Does debug commands work? Wouldn't this feature slows down improving debug commands?
- Can it be integrated well with workspace commands?
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing the multithread IRB example and the linked PoC branch. Investigate whether debug commands and workspace commands work correctly when multiple threads enter IRB, and assess the maintainability concerns raised in the issue. Done means a clearly integrated multithread IRB feature with those command interactions addressed.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- ruby
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100