QuickShell is an Eclipse plugin to use Java JShell (REPL) inside Eclipse IDE.
JDK 9+ is not installed on your system? No worries, you can still use QuickShell using external unzipped JDK. So without disturbing your existing project setup, you can use QuickShell.
How to setup :
There are multiple ways to install this plugin:
- Download from Eclipse marketplace:
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Install using Eclipse update site: Go to following page and follow instructions: https://nileshkhaire.github.io/QuickShell/update/
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Download plugin JAR file and put into your Eclipse plugin directory "$ECLIPSE_HOME/plugins" . Restart eclipse.
Note : QuickShell is depends on Eclipse 'TM Terminal' plugin. If it is already not install in your Eclipse (Press Ctrl+Alt+T to check) , please download from Eclipse Marketplace. Without this plugin some features of QuickShell will not work. Check this Question for more
How to configure :
- Go to Eclipse menu, Window -> Preferences -> QuickShell Settings and click on browse to select jshell executable present in JDK installation directory.(JDK 9+) ( jshell.exe in Windows). See screenshot below :
Note : Even though you are using older JDK for running eclipse, you can still use this plugin by using external JDK. For this you can download JDK9+ from https://jdk.java.net/archive/ unzip it somewhere and select path of jshell executable in setting specified above.
How to use :
1. Java class lines as jshell script :
Select your existing code in java editor and click on right-click menu QuickShell -> Run as JShell script.
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2. Run .jsh (jshell file) :
Create a file with extension .jsh. for example test.jsh and right-click on it and click on the pop-up menu QuickShell -> Run JShell Script. Check the screenshot below:
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3. Start JShell in Eclipse Terminal :
Click on eclipse menu QuickShell -> Start JShell in Eclipse Terminal. This will open jshell in eclipse terminal.
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4. Start JShell native Executable :
Click on eclipse menu QuickShell -> Start JShell Executable. This will call jshell executable in a separate window. (Note: This is a platform-dependent feature it may not be supported on your operating system or it may not work on your operating system. I have tested on Windows and it is working as expected. I am trying to support other OS in next releases.
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