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Enhanced Scala REPL


Following is a short demo of what can be done with the XAP scala shell. It should be noted that this shell is a regular Scala REPL with some initial imports and initialization code.

Demo Setup

  • Run $GS_HOME/bin/gs-agent.sh (or .bat)
  • Start the shell $GS_HOME/tools/scala/shell.sh (or .bat)

The Demo

java version "1.7.0_15"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_15-b03)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 23.7-b01, mixed mode)

Initializing... This may take a few seconds.
Welcome to Scala version 2.10.0 (Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM, Java 1.7.0_15).
Type in expressions to have them evaluated.
Type :help for more information.
Please enjoy the predefined 'admin' val.

xap>

We’ll start by deploying a single space to the service grid, notice we already have an admin instance in scope to simplify this process:

xap> val gsm = admin.getGridServiceManagers.waitForAtLeastOne
gsm: org.openspaces.admin.gsm.GridServiceManager = org.openspaces.admin.internal.gsm.DefaultGridServiceManager@ca43aa97

xap> gsm.deploy(new org.openspaces.admin.space.SpaceDeployment("mySpace"))
res0: org.openspaces.admin.pu.ProcessingUnit = org.openspaces.admin.internal.pu.DefaultProcessingUnit@59479eba

We’ll use some helper method that is imported into the session scope (from org.openspaces.scala.repl.GigaSpacesScalaReplUtils) to get a GigaSpace proxy:

xap> val Some(gigaSpace) = getGigaSpace("mySpace")
gigaSpace: org.openspaces.core.GigaSpace = mySpace_container:mySpace

Now we’ll execute some tasks using another helper method:

xap> execute(gigaSpace) { holder =>holder.clusterInfo.getNumberOfInstances}

res1: com.gigaspaces.async.AsyncFuture[Integer] = org.openspaces.core.transaction.internal.InternalAsyncFuture@f1423ba

xap> val numberOfInstances = res1.get
numberOfInstances: Integer = 1

xap> execute(gigaSpace) { holder =>holder.context.getDisplayName}

res2: com.gigaspaces.async.AsyncFuture[String] = org.openspaces.core.transaction.internal.InternalAsyncFuture@4f09abb1

xap> val contextDisplayName = res2.get
contextDisplayName: String = org.openspaces.pu.container.support.ResourceApplicationContext@e9e1e25

Let’s define a new case class and write an entry to the space:

xap> @SpaceClass(includeProperties = IncludeProperties.CONSTRUCTOR)
     | case class Data(@BeanProperty @SpaceId id: String = null, @BeanProperty content: String = null)
defined class Data

xap> gigaSpace.write(Data(id = "id1", content = "my data content"))
res3: com.j_spaces.core.LeaseContext[MyData] = com.gigaspaces.internal.lease.SpaceEntryLease@72459d0a

Now execute a task that reads this entry and returns is content property:

xap> execute(gigaSpace) { holder =>holder.gigaSpace.read(Data()).content}

res4: com.gigaspaces.async.AsyncFuture[String] = org.openspaces.core.transaction.internal.InternalAsyncFuture@7c767c0d

xap> val dataContent = res4.get
dataContent: String = my data content

Configuration

It is possible to customize the initialization code, the shutdown code and the initial imports.

Init code

By default the initialization code will be loaded from $GS_HOME/tools/scala/conf/init-code.scala. This location can be overridden by the system property: org.os.scala.repl.initcode

Shutdown code

By default the shutdown code will be loaded from $GS_HOME/tools/scala/conf/shutdown-code.scala. This location can be overridden by the system property: org.os.scala.repl.shutdowncode

Initial imports

By default the initial imports will be loaded from $GS_HOME/tools/scala/conf/repl-imports.conf. This location can be overridden by the system property: org.os.scala.repl.imports. Each import should be in its own line. (empty lines and lines beginning with # are ignored)