From 00ec0293522f4c00b3ef169aaf8c3da2055cab6e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Brion Vibber Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:03:03 +0100 Subject: console.php: fix up the help and include a handy cut-n-paste'able example --- scripts/console.php | 19 ++++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) (limited to 'scripts/console.php') diff --git a/scripts/console.php b/scripts/console.php index e65529a8d..f1b089a7c 100755 --- a/scripts/console.php +++ b/scripts/console.php @@ -110,12 +110,21 @@ function readline_emulation($prompt) function console_help() { print "Welcome to StatusNet's interactive PHP console!\n"; - print "Type some PHP code and it'll run!\n"; + print "Type some PHP code and it'll execute...\n"; print "\n"; - print "Note that PHP is cranky and you can easily kill your session.\n"; + print "Hint: return a value of any time to output it via var_export():\n"; + print " \$profile = new Profile();\n"; + print " \$profile->find();\n"; + print " \$profile->fetch();\n"; + print " return \$profile;\n"; + print "\n"; + print "Note that PHP is cranky and you can easily kill your session by mistyping.\n"; + print "\n"; + print "Type ctrl+D or enter 'exit' to exit.\n"; } +print "StatusNet interactive PHP console... type ctrl+D or enter 'exit' to exit.\n"; $prompt = common_config('site', 'name') . '> '; while (!feof(STDIN)) { $line = read_input_line($prompt); @@ -124,14 +133,14 @@ while (!feof(STDIN)) { break; } elseif ($line !== '') { try { - if ($line == 'exit') { + if (trim($line) == 'exit') { break; - } elseif ($line == 'help') { + } elseif (trim($line) == 'help') { console_help(); continue; } - // Let's do this + // Let's do this! $result = eval($line); if ($result === false) { // parse error -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf