Subj : Using javascript as an interactive command language
To   : netscape.public.mozilla.jseng
From : mecklen@realmsys.com (Robert Mecklenburg)
Date : Thu Mar 25 2004 02:07 pm

I'm implementing an interactive (but scriptable) command language. 
Expressions in this language look like:

list all users
pushd key
set debug on

I would like to use javascript as the basic interpreter for this
language, but I'm having trouble knitting my syntax together with js
syntax.

I can imagine a bash-like behavior where things that don't immediately
look like javascript are handled by my own parser, while the rest is
handled by js.  Of course, I'd like to be able to use variables from
js in my own commands.  Like:

list -l $users

where $users is the contents of a js variable.

Any suggestions on how to do this?

Thanks,
Robert

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