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Phoenix

Puter's pure-javascript shell

phoenix is a pure-javascript shell built for puter.com. Following the spirit of open-source initiatives we've seen like SerenityOS, we've built much of the shell's functionality from scratch. Some interesting portions of this shell include:

  • A shell parser which produces a Concrete-Syntax-Tree
  • Pipeline constructs built on top of the Streams API
  • Platform support for Puter

The shell is a work in progress. The following improvements are considered in-scope:

  • Anything specified in POSIX.1-2017 Chapter 2
  • UX improvements over traditional shells

    examples include: readline syntax highlighting, hex view for binary streams

  • Platform support, so phoenix can run in more environments

Running Phoenix

In a Browser

You can use the terminal on Puter, or run from source by following the instructions provided for Puter's terminal emulator.

Running in Node

Under node.js Phoenix acts as a shell for your operating system. This is a work-in-progress and lots of things are not working yet. If you'd like to try it out you can run src/main_cli.js. Check this issue for updated information on our progress.

Testing

You can find our tests in the test/ directory. Testing is done with mocha. Make sure it's installed, then run:

npm test

What's on the Roadmap?

We're looking to continue improving the shell and broaden its usefulness. Here are a few ideas we have for the future: