boot-cljs-repl

[adzerk/boot-cljs-repl   "0.4.0"] ;; latest release
[cider/piggieback        "0.3.9"  :scope "test"]
[weasel                  "0.7.0"  :scope "test"]
[nrepl                   "0.4.5"  :scope "test"]

Boot task providing a ClojureScript browser REPL via Weasel and Piggieback.

This task requires Clojure 1.7+ to learn how to pin the Clojure version in a Boot project head to the Boot wiki.

NOTE: Version 0.3.0 changed how the REPL dependencies are handled. For now user is required to add dependencies to necessary libraries to one's project. Cljs-repl task will print the required dependecies when run. ^[1]

Usage

Add boot-cljs-repl to your build.boot dependencies and require the namespace:

(require '[adzerk.boot-cljs-repl :refer [cljs-repl start-repl]])

cljs-repl is the task to be used in the task pipeline whereas start-repl is how you connect to the ClojureScript REPL once you're in a Clojure REPL.

It's also a good idea to explicitly depend on the specific version of Clojure and ClojureScript needed for your application.

Build

Start a build pipeline with file-watcher, ClojureScript REPL server, and compile ClojureScript with no optimizations:

# note: cljs-repl task must precede cljs task
$ boot watch cljs-repl

or

(deftask dev []
  (comp (watch)
        (cljs-repl) ; order is important!!
        (cljs)))

For optional configuration see boot cljs -h and boot cljs-repl -h.

Important: The cljs-repl task injects things into your build so if you run the compiler before the cljs-repl task is being run your REPL will not work.

REPL

To start evaluating forms in the browser you must first connect to the running Clojure nREPL server (started by the cljs-repl task above) and create a new, browser-connected CLJS REPL.

Terminal

$ boot repl -c

boot.user=> (start-repl)

Emacs Cider

M-x cider-connect

boot.user=> (start-repl)

The cljs-repl-env task

There is a cljs-repl-env task that doesn't start a new nREPL server which you can use via cider-jack-in. An example is shown below.

(require ...
    '[adzerk.boot-cljs-repl :refer [cljs-repl start-repl cljs-repl-env]]
    ...
    )

(deftask dev []
  (comp (watch)
        (cljs-repl-env) ; order is important!!
        (cljs)))

M-x cider-jack-in

boot.user=> (def p (future (boot (dev))))
...
boot.user=> (start-repl)

Vim Fireplace

:Piggieback (adzerk.boot-cljs-repl/repl-env)

Cursive

First specify an nREPL-port in the cljs-repl task:

(cljs-repl :nrepl-opts {:port 9009})

Then create a new nREPL in Cursive: Run -> Edit Configurations -> + -> Clojure REPL -> Remote

Pick "Connect to Server" and fill in

Host: localhost

Port: 9009

Help

You can see the task options available on the command line:

$ boot cljs-repl -h

or in the REPL:

boot.user=> (doc cljs-repl)

Notes

Cljs repl options

You can pass Cljs repl options at the start-repl call:

boot.user=> (start-repl :cljs-repl-opts {:repl-verbose true})

From Fireplace:

FIXME: Not supported...

Direct dependencies

For now user needs to add direct dependencies to REPL libs (piggieback, weasel) to one's project. This is because Boot tasks shouldn't modify the classpath of the application by adding new dependencies, either by calling set-env! or though transitive dependencies. The preferred way for Boot tasks to use additional libraries is through pods but because the REPL is currently run on the main pod (where your application code runs), it's not currently possible to use this.

License

Copyright © 2014-15 Adzerk

Distributed under the Eclipse Public License either version 1.0 or (at your option) any later version.