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Add links to the class definition for repl.ReplServer in places where it
would be helpful.
PR-URL: #23005
Reviewed-By: Vse Mozhet Byt <vsemozhetbyt@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com>
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## Design and Features
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The `repl` module exports the `repl.REPLServer` class. While running, instances
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of `repl.REPLServer` will accept individual lines of user input, evaluate those
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according to a user-defined evaluation function, then output the result. Input
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and output may be from `stdin` and `stdout`, respectively, or may be connected
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to any Node.js [stream][].
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The `repl` module exports the [`repl.REPLServer`][] class. While running,
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instances of [`repl.REPLServer`][] will accept individual lines of user input,
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evaluate those according to a user-defined evaluation function, then output the
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result. Input and output may be from `stdin` and `stdout`, respectively, or may
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be connected to any Node.js [stream][].
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Instances of `repl.REPLServer` support automatic completion of inputs,
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Instances of [`repl.REPLServer`][] support automatic completion of inputs,
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simplistic Emacs-style line editing, multi-line inputs, ANSI-styled output,
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saving and restoring current REPL session state, error recovery, and
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customizable evaluation functions.
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### Default Evaluation
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By default, all instances of `repl.REPLServer` use an evaluation function that
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evaluates JavaScript expressions and provides access to Node.js' built-in
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By default, all instances of [`repl.REPLServer`][] use an evaluation function
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that evaluates JavaScript expressions and provides access to Node.js' built-in
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modules. This default behavior can be overridden by passing in an alternative
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evaluation function when the `repl.REPLServer` instance is created.
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evaluation function when the [`repl.REPLServer`][] instance is created.
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#### JavaScript Expressions
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### Custom Evaluation Functions
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When a new `repl.REPLServer` is created, a custom evaluation function may be
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When a new [`repl.REPLServer`][] is created, a custom evaluation function may be
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provided. This can be used, for instance, to implement fully customized REPL
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applications.
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### Customizing REPL Output
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By default, `repl.REPLServer` instances format output using the
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By default, [`repl.REPLServer`][] instances format output using the
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[`util.inspect()`][] method before writing the output to the provided `Writable`
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stream (`process.stdout` by default). The `useColors` boolean option can be
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specified at construction to instruct the default writer to use ANSI style
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codes to colorize the output from the `util.inspect()` method.
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It is possible to fully customize the output of a `repl.REPLServer` instance
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It is possible to fully customize the output of a [`repl.REPLServer`][] instance
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by passing a new function in using the `writer` option on construction. The
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following example, for instance, simply converts any input text to upper case:
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`SIGINT` is received, i.e. `Ctrl+C` is pressed. This cannot be used together
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with a custom `eval` function. **Default:**`false`.
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The `repl.start()` method creates and starts a `repl.REPLServer` instance.
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The `repl.start()` method creates and starts a [`repl.REPLServer`][] instance.
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If `options` is a string, then it specifies the input prompt:
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