RFR [9] 8134254: JShell API/tool: REPL for Java into JDK9

[Jan Lahoda]

On 9.10.2015 22:02, Alan Bateman wrote:
> On 09/10/2015 20:48, Jan Lahoda wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'd like to ask for a review of top-level and jdk repository changes
>> needed for the JShell/REPL tool.
>>
>> The top-level repository changes:
>> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~rfield/jshell_base_webrev_v0/
>>
>> The jdk repository changes:
>> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~rfield/jshell_jdk_webrev_v0/
>>
>> Any feedback is welcome.
> Looks okay to me, just surprised to see the dependence on the
> preferences API.

The reason for that dependency is that the JShell tool currently stores 
the startup script/code (the code that is processed when the tool 
starts) and the editing history using java.util.prefs.Preferences.

Thanks!

Jan

>
> -Alan