Improved clojurescipt repl functionality for descjop project

Question

I'm building a project based on descjop and reagent, created using the command:

lein new descjop <myproj> +reagent

The repl started by lein figwheel works ok but has very basic functionality. There is no command history, and no cursor control. Ideally I would like the full cider/nrepl/clj-refactor functionality but just some basic history and command editing would do.

Is there any easy way to improve the current repl? I have tried exploring the generated code, but I can't see how the decjop template is setting up the clojurescript repl. Any clues to how this works would be helpful.

Alternatively is there any way I can set up an alternative clojurescript repl to connect with my running electron app?

Answer 1

If you are on a Unix type machine then you can install rlwrap. Then instead of starting the REPL from the command line like so:

lein figwheel

Start it like this:

rlwrap lein figwheel

Then you will get history (using up and down arrows) and basic editing.