This is where the magic of having a virtualized filesystem inside the browser
really shines. We can use the VFS to dynamically write a temporary `.c` file
containing the math expression, tell the LPC VM to JIT-compile it using
`clone_object`, execute the code, and then clean up the fileall in
milliseconds!
Here are the two updated files to add the `eval` command and the "Copy
Terminal" UI button.
### 1. The REPL Logic (`tests/repl.c`)
Save this inside your `tests/` folder. Notice how the `eval` command uses
`random()` to generate a unique filename, ensuring that the JIT compiler
doesn't accidentally cache the evaluated blueprint!
```c
/ tests/repl.c
void create() {
printf("Type 'help' for a list of commands.
");
}
void process_repl_command_line(string input) {
string cmd, arg;
// Parse command vs argument
if (sscanf(input, "%s %s", cmd, arg) != 2) {
cmd = input;
}
if (cmd == "help") {
printf("Available commands:
");
printf(" help - Show this message
");
printf(" time - Display system time
");
printf(" md5 <string> - Hash a string
");
printf(" eval <lpc> - Evaluate LPC expression dynamically
");
printf(" clear - Clear the screen (handled by frontend)
");
}
else if (cmd == "time") {
printf("System uptime: %d seconds
", uptime());
printf("Current time: %s
", ctime(time()));
}
else if (cmd == "md5" && arg) {
printf("MD5('%s') = %s
", arg, md5(arg));
}
else if (cmd == "eval" && arg) {
// Use a random filename to bypass the JIT blueprint cache
string filename = "tmp_eval_" + random(9999999) + ".c";
// Wrap the user's expression inside a valid LPC function
string src = "mixed do_eval() { return (" + arg + "); }
";
if (write_file(filename, src)) {
object ob = clone_object(filename);
if (ob) {
mixed res = ob->do_eval();
printf("Result: %s
", res);
destruct(ob);
} else {
printf("Error: Failed to compile expression.
");
}
rm(filename); // Clean up the VFS
} else {
printf("Error: Failed to write temp file to VFS.
");
}
}
else if (cmd == "") {
// Do nothing on empty enter
}
else {
printf("Unrecognized command: %s
", cmd);
}
}
```
### 2. The Updated `template.html`
I've added the Copy button UI to the top right of the terminal block. I also
added a quick frontend intercept for the `clear` command so the DOM actually
empties the scrollback buffer when you type it.
```html
Rebuild using `node build_web.js` to compile the new `repl.c` and
`template.html`.
You can now use `eval 5 * 10` or `eval pow(2, 8)` directly in the browser!