console-editor

Edit object properties or functions in a real editor

Usage:

This is meant to be used from within the node repl or from an interactive program. Currently all functions are synchronous so this is not really suitable to be used in servers or long-running services.

The module exposes one function which can be used to edit functions and objects in a terminal editor such as vim or slap. It will launch the editor you configured in the $VISUAL or $EDITOR environment variable.

> edit = require('console-editor')
> edit(some_function)
> edit(some_object,'property_name')
> edit(some_array,1)

Since this is a module you may also use this in your own terminal app. The spawned editor will take over your stdin, stdout and stderr until you quit the editor.

Note that due to the way variables work in javascript only array members and object properties may be edited. This is because it is not possible to access the variable itself from javascript, only the variable's value. Because arrays and objects are references we can modify their members and properties.

Also note that functions are edited in global scope. You will most likely lose any closure scope you had before the edit.

Installation

Just install it via npm:

npm install console-editor

# or globally:
npm install -g console-editor