what would it take to utilize prompt-toolkit (or replicate its features)?

[ahillio]

Prompt Toolkit is an awesome library that enables really awesome things like a MySQL client with autocompletion, vi-mode, and more and a Python REPL with all those ++ awesome features.

I really want suggested autocompletion, vi-mode, history substring search (among other awesome features) in my php repl.

I have no idea what would be involved in utilizing Prompt Toolkit in PSYSH.

But I think it would be awesome.

[ahillio]

#392 might benefit from this.

[ahillio]

I'd gladly accept an answer (or guesstimate) in the form of a price tag :)

[bobthecow]

Yeah, that looks great :)

I'm not sure what it'd take, but it seems possible to do. To be perfectly honest, I don't have the bandwidth to take it on right now, but if you're interested in taking a shot at it, I'm happy to help with a game plan, review code, answer questions and give suggestions!

[ahillio]

Sweet, I'm glad you like the idea, and it'd be super helpful to have some guidance in the process!

As far as the overall biggest-picture approach... would you consider completely replacing GNU Readline with python-prompt-toolkit?

[bobthecow]

Not as a hard dependency, no. But we currently support three different readline implementations for various reasons and adding a fourth for improved UX seems doable.

There's also a Jupyter notebook integration that might be useful or informative.