IronRuby Tutorial

Description

The application is an interactive tutorial, allowing users to use a REPL window to follow along the teaching material

Topics covered

• Creating WPF UI using XAML
  • Using Blend for UI design
  • Creating WPF FlowDocument from RDoc SimpleMarkup text
• Creating domain-specific-languages (DSLs) in Ruby
• Creating an application that can be developed incrementally from an interactive session with ability to reload modified source files.
• Using a splash screen at application startup

Running the app

On the desktop:

ir.exe wpf_tutorial.rb

On Silverlight:

tutorial-sl.bat

Running the app interactively

Launch ir.exe:

load "wpf_tutorial.rb"
#=> true
# Edit wpf_tutorial.rb. For example, change the settings on the window in
# the XAML
reload # This should show the new window now...
#=> true

Running the tests

Both desktop and Silverlight:

tests.bat

Just desktop:

ir.exe test/test_console.rb

Just Silverlight:

ruby %MERLIN_ROOT%Hosts\Silverlight\Scripts\run_tests.rb