org.hprog.code
Interface InteractiveInterpreter

All Known Implementing Classes:

SchemeInterpreter

public interface InteractiveInterpreter

An interactive programming language interpreter

Method Summary

void	eval(java.lang.String exp, ResultListener listener) Evaluate an expression/command
java.lang.String	getLanguage() The language this interpreter interprets
java.lang.String	getName() The name of the implementation
boolean	interrupt() Request that evaluation be ended early
void	load(java.util.Iterator files, ResultListener listener) Load source files into the interpreter

Method Detail

getLanguage

public java.lang.String getLanguage()

The language this interpreter interprets

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

The name of the implementation

eval

public void eval(java.lang.String exp,
                 ResultListener listener)

Evaluate an expression/command

Parameters:

exp - expression text

listener - listener to notify when evaluation completes (or fails)

load

public void load(java.util.Iterator files,
                 ResultListener listener)

Load source files into the interpreter

Parameters:

files - iteration of InputFiles

listener - listener to notify when loading is complete (or fails)

interrupt

public boolean interrupt()

Request that evaluation be ended early

Returns:

whether evaluation was really interrupted