diff --git a/libraries/scripting/common/src/kotlin/script/experimental/api/replApi.kt b/libraries/scripting/common/src/kotlin/script/experimental/api/replApi.kt
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2019 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the license/LICENSE.txt file.
+ */
+
+package kotlin.script.experimental.api
+
+import kotlin.script.experimental.util.LinkedSnippet
+
+/**
+ * Compiled snippet type, the most common return type for
+ * [ReplCompiler.compile] and [ReplCompiler.lastCompiledSnippet], boxed into
+ * [LinkedSnippet] container
+ */
+typealias CompiledSnippet = CompiledScript
+
+/**
+ * Type for [ReplCompleter.complete] return value
+ */
+typealias ReplCompletionResult = Sequence<SourceCodeCompletionVariant>
+
+/**
+ * Type for [ReplCodeAnalyzer.analyze] return value
+ */
+typealias ReplAnalyzerResult = Sequence<ScriptDiagnostic>
+
+/**
+ * REPL Compiler interface which is used for compiling snippets
+ * @param CompiledSnippetT Implementation of [CompiledSnippet] which is returned by this compiler
+ */
+interface ReplCompiler<CompiledSnippetT : CompiledSnippet> {
+    /**
+     * Reference to the last compile result
+     */
+    val lastCompiledSnippet: LinkedSnippet<CompiledSnippetT>?
+
+    /**
+     * Compiles snippet chain and returns compilation result for the *last* snippet in the chain.
+     * Generally <b>changes</b> the internal state of implementing object.
+     * @param snippets Chain of snippets to compile
+     * @param configuration Compilation configuration which is used
+     * @return Compilation result with the last compiled snippet in chain
+     */
+    suspend fun compile(
+        snippets: Iterable<SourceCode>,
+        configuration: ScriptCompilationConfiguration
+    ): ResultWithDiagnostics<LinkedSnippet<CompiledSnippetT>>
+
+    /**
+     * Compiles snippet and returns compilation result for it.
+     * Generally <b>changes</b> the internal state of implementing object.
+     * @param snippet Snippet to compile
+     * @param configuration Compilation configuration which is used
+     * @return Compilation result
+     */
+    suspend fun compile(
+        snippet: SourceCode,
+        configuration: ScriptCompilationConfiguration
+    ): ResultWithDiagnostics<LinkedSnippet<CompiledSnippetT>> = compile(listOf(snippet), configuration)
+}
+
+/**
+ * Single code completion result
+ */
+data class SourceCodeCompletionVariant(
+    val text: String,
+    val displayText: String,
+    val tail: String,
+    val icon: String
+)
+
+/**
+ * Interface for REPL context completion
+ */
+interface ReplCompleter {
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the list of possible reference variants in [cursor] position.
+     * Generally <b>doesn't change</b> the internal state of implementing object.
+     * @param snippet Completion context
+     * @param cursor Cursor position in which completion variants should be calculated
+     * @param configuration Compilation configuration which is used. Script should be analyzed, but code generation is not performed
+     * @return List of reference variants
+     */
+    suspend fun complete(
+        snippet: SourceCode,
+        cursor: SourceCode.Position,
+        configuration: ScriptCompilationConfiguration
+    ): ResultWithDiagnostics<ReplCompletionResult>
+}
+
+/**
+ * Interface for REPL syntax and semantic analysis
+ */
+interface ReplCodeAnalyzer {
+
+    /**
+     * Reports compilation errors and warnings in the given [snippet]
+     * @param snippet Code to analyze
+     * @param cursor Current cursor position. May be used by implementation for suppressing errors and warnings near it.
+     * @param configuration Compilation configuration which is used. Script should be analyzed, but code generation is not performed
+     * @return List of diagnostic messages
+     */
+    suspend fun analyze(
+        snippet: SourceCode,
+        cursor: SourceCode.Position,
+        configuration: ScriptCompilationConfiguration
+    ): ResultWithDiagnostics<ReplAnalyzerResult>
+}
+
+/**
+ * Evaluated snippet type, the most common return type for
+ * [ReplEvaluator.eval] and [ReplEvaluator.lastEvaluatedSnippet], boxed into
+ * [LinkedSnippet] container
+ */
+interface EvaluatedSnippet {
+    /**
+     * Link to the compiled snippet used for the evaluation
+     */
+    val compiledSnippet: CompiledSnippet
+
+    /**
+     * Real evaluation configuration for this snippet
+     */
+    val configuration: ScriptEvaluationConfiguration
+
+    /**
+     * Result of the script evaluation.
+     */
+    val result: ResultValue
+}
+
+/**
+ * REPL Evaluator interface which is used for compiled snippets evaluation
+ * @param CompiledSnippetT Should be equal to or wider than the corresponding type parameter of compiler.
+ *                         Lets evaluator use specific versions of compiled script without type conversion.
+ * @param EvaluatedSnippetT Implementation of [EvaluatedSnippet] which is returned by this evaluator
+ */
+interface ReplEvaluator<CompiledSnippetT : CompiledSnippet, EvaluatedSnippetT : EvaluatedSnippet> {
+
+    /**
+     * Reference to the last evaluation result
+     */
+    val lastEvaluatedSnippet: LinkedSnippet<EvaluatedSnippetT>?
+
+    /**
+     * Evaluates compiled snippet and returns result for it.
+     * Should assert that snippet sequence is valid.
+     * @param snippet Snippet to evaluate.
+     * @param configuration Evaluation configuration used.
+     * @return Evaluation result
+     */
+    suspend fun eval(
+        snippet: LinkedSnippet<out CompiledSnippetT>,
+        configuration: ScriptEvaluationConfiguration
+    ): ResultWithDiagnostics<LinkedSnippet<EvaluatedSnippetT>>
+}
diff --git a/libraries/scripting/common/src/kotlin/script/experimental/util/linkedSnippet.kt b/libraries/scripting/common/src/kotlin/script/experimental/util/linkedSnippet.kt
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2020 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the license/LICENSE.txt file.
+ */
+
+package kotlin.script.experimental.util
+
+interface LinkedSnippet<T> {
+    val previous: LinkedSnippet<T>?
+    fun get(): T
+}
+
+fun <T> LinkedSnippet<T>?.toList(): List<T> = toList { it }
+
+fun <T, R> LinkedSnippet<T>?.toList(mapper: (T) -> R): List<R> {
+    val res = ArrayList<R>()
+    var el = this
+
+    while (el != null) {
+        res.add(mapper(el.get()))
+        el = el.previous
+    }
+
+    res.reverse()
+    return res
+}
+
+fun <T> LinkedSnippet<T>?.get(): T? = this?.get()
+
+class LinkedSnippetImpl<T>(private val _val: T, override val previous: LinkedSnippetImpl<T>?) : LinkedSnippet<T> {
+    override fun get(): T = _val
+}
+
+fun <T> LinkedSnippetImpl<T>?.add(value: T) = LinkedSnippetImpl(value, this)