clobar

Get a Clojure repl in your JVM project.

Usage

Depend on so.dang.cool:clobar from Maven Central or Clojars.

import so.dang.cool.clobar.Clobar;

// In some scope...
Clobar.pry(interestingVariable);

FAQ

Why not use a debugger?

Yes, use a debugger, this is not a debugger replacement. Sometimes it's more productive to get an instance of something to directly manipulate, inspect, call methods, etc.

TODO

The experience is not polished. I have a number of open questions:

1. Can we get better handling for Java objects?
2. Can we load the full runtime context? (Example: Load all imports and variables in scope.)
3. Can we do this with other JVM shells? Especially jshell, but also the Kotlin/Scala/Groovy equivalents.

Credits

A 2023 side quest of J.R. Hill