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diff --git a/framework/Vendor/PhpShell/README b/framework/Vendor/PhpShell/README new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d15d83be --- /dev/null +++ b/framework/Vendor/PhpShell/README @@ -0,0 +1,86 @@ +A interactive PHP Shell +======================= + +The more I work with other languages like python and ruby I like their way how they +work on problems. While PHP is very forgiving on errors, it is weak on the debugging +side. It was missing a simple to use interactive shell for years. Python and Ruby have +their ipython and iruby shell which give you a direct way to interact with the objects. +No need to write a script and execute it afterwards. + + +Starting the Shell +------------------ + +Starting with PHP_Shell 0.2.1 starting the shell is done by calling the shell-wrappers: + +$ php-shell.sh + +or on Windows + +> php-shell.bat + +Write your own wrapper +---------------------- + +Sometimes you want to write your own shell where you provide your own defaults, colours and +error-handlers. + +<?php + error_reporting(E_ALL); + + require "php-shell-cmd.php"; +?> + +and execute it with: + +$ php -q php-shell.php + +Inline Help +----------- + +PHP-Shell - Version 0.2.0, with readline() support +(c) 2006, Jan Kneschke <jan@kneschke.de> +released under the terms of the PHP License 2.0 + +>> use '?' to open the inline help + +>> ? +"inline help for the PHP-shell + + >> ? + print this help + >> ? <topic> + get the doccomment for a class, method, property or function + >> p <var> + execute a verbose print (if implemented) + >> quit + leave shell +" +>> ? PHP_Shell + +Shell Colours +------------- + +The shell supports colours to seperate Exceptions from normal output of your +functions. To enable the colours you can to set: + +>> :set background=dark + +By default the colour-schemes 'plain' (the default), 'light' and 'dark' are +defined. + +You can also register your own colour schemes: + +>> $__shell->registerColourScheme( 'custom', array( +.. "default" => PHP_SHELL::C_LIGHT_RED, /* colour of the prompt */ +.. "value" => PHP_SHELL::C_BLACK, /* colour of a return value */ +.. "exception" => PHP_SHELL::C_RED, /* colour of a exception */ +.. )) + +Alternatives +------------ + +- http://david.acz.org/phpa/ +- http://www.hping.org/phpinteractive/ +- the embedded interactive php-shell: $ php -a + |