[Caml-list] eval for OCaml

[Brock <rbw3@cet.nau.edu>]

Based on Clement's example, I created a usable eval. I am using

  The Objective Caml compiler, version 3.07+2

Here is the code:

testeval.ml
---------------------------------------------------------
exception EvalError

(* Reset the eval environment *)
let eval_reset() =
  Toploop.initialize_toplevel_env()

(* Eval some text. We get no result from this *)
let evalp txt =
  try
    let lb = (Lexing.from_string txt) in
    let phr = !Toploop.parse_toplevel_phrase lb in
    ignore(Toploop.execute_phrase false Format.std_formatter phr)
  with _ -> raise EvalError

(* Get the content of some defined variable *)
let evalv v =
  Obj.obj (Toploop.getvalue v)

(* Eval some text and then return some defined variable *)
let eval v txt =
  evalp txt;
  evalv v

let _ =
  eval_reset();
  evalp "let add1 x = x +1;;";
  let n : int = eval "n" "let n = add1 2;;" in
  print_string "n = ";
  print_int n;
  print_newline()

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brock@ihd103:~/tmp$ ocamlc -o evaltest toplevellib.cma evaltest.ml
brock@ihd103:~/tmp$ ./evaltest
n = 3

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Just as a reminder, THIS IS NOT TYPESAFE and is quite dangerous and
should be avoided at nearly all costs. :)

Improvements might include more shortcuts - for example one like

(* Evaluate an expression, return the result *)
let evalexp txt =
  eval "v" ("let v = " ^ txt ^ ";;")

--Brock


On 2004.04.07.23.25, clement capel wrote:
|
|  Try this simple example:
|
|  Toploop.initialize_toplevel_env();;
|
|  let eval txt = let lb = (Lexing.from_string txt) in
|    let phr = !Toploop.parse_toplevel_phrase lb in
|    Toploop.execute_phrase true Format.std_formatter phr;;
|
|  eval "let add1 x = x +1;;";;
|  eval "add1 2;;";;
|
| (compile with toplevellib.cma)
|
|  But be careful, it can break the typing system.
|  if you use the Toploop module in the
| "string parameter" of the function eval or if you
| evaluate it in the toplevel.
| But it seems there's a guard with the new version (3.07+2).
|
|
|
|  Hope it will help you.
|
|  Regards,
|
|                        Cl?ment

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