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@@ -303,7 +303,20 @@ 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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The following illustrates an example of a REPL that squares a given number:
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An evaluation function accepts the following four arguments:
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* `code` {string} The code to be executed (e.g. `1 + 1`).
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* `context` {Object} The context in which the code is executed. This can either be the JavaScript `global`
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context or a context specific to the REPL instance, depending on the `useGlobal` option.
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* `replResourceName` {string} An identifier for the REPL resource associated with the current code
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evaluation (`REPL<n>`, where `n` is the 1-based index of the current command).
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This can be useful for debugging purposes.
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* `callback` {Function} A function to invoke once the code evaluation is complete. The callback takes two parameters:
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* An error object to provide if an error occurred during evaluation, or `null`/`undefined` if no error occurred.
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* The result of the code evaluation (this is not relevant if an error is provided).
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The following illustrates an example of a REPL that squares a given number, an error is instead printed
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if the provided input is not actually a number:
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```mjs
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import repl from 'node:repl';
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return number * number;
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}
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function myEval(cmd, context, filename, callback) {
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callback(null, byThePowerOfTwo(cmd));
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function myEval(code, context, replResourceName, callback) {
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if (isNaN(code)) {
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callback(new Error(`${code.trim()} is not a number`));
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} else {
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callback(null, byThePowerOfTwo(code));
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}
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}
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repl.start({ prompt: 'Enter a number: ', eval: myEval });
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return number * number;
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function myEval(cmd, context, filename, callback) {
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callback(null, byThePowerOfTwo(cmd));
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function myEval(code, context, replResourceName, callback) {
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if (isNaN(code)) {
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callback(new Error(`${code.trim()} is not a number`));
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} else {
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callback(null, byThePowerOfTwo(code));
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}
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}
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repl.start({ prompt: 'Enter a number: ', eval: myEval });
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* `eval` {Function} The function to be used when evaluating each given line
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of input. **Default:** an async wrapper for the JavaScript `eval()`
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function. An `eval` function can error with `repl.Recoverable` to indicate
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the input was incomplete and prompt for additional lines.
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the input was incomplete and prompt for additional lines. See the
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[custom evaluation functions][] section for more details.
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* `useColors` {boolean} If `true`, specifies that the default `writer`
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function should include ANSI color styling to REPL output. If a custom
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`writer` function is provided then this has no effect. **Default:** checking
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[`repl.start()`]: #replstartoptions
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[`reverse-i-search`]: #reverse-i-search
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[`util.inspect()`]: util.md#utilinspectobject-options
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[custom evaluation functions]: #custom-evaluation-functions
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[stream]: stream.md

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