Is there a way to "reset" the IronScheme engine? I'm essentially aiming to ensure that successive calls to string.Eval() are executed independently.
For example, I want to be execute
"(define x 1.0) (+ x 5.0)".Eval()
then reset, and have the call
"(+ x 3.0)".Eval()
fail as it would if it were executed by itself.
Even better would be a way to give each of n concurrent threads its own independent space in which to execute.
You have 2 options for the REPL (with libraries it will not even allow you to write such code ;p).
1: Reset the interaction environment.
This can be done with (interaction-environment (new-interaction-environment)).
Sample:
> (define x 5) (+ x 5)
10
> (interaction-environment (new-interaction-environment))
> (+ x 5)
Unhandled exception during evaluation:
&undefined
&message: "attempted to use undefined symbol"
&irritants: (x)
2: Create a new interaction environment that you hold on to in C#.
If you want to concurrent environments, this is probably the best option. I use this approach for the IronScheme online evaluator.
Sample:
"(define x 1.0) (+ x 5.0)".Eval();
var env = "(new-interaction-environment)".Eval();
"(+ x 3.0)".EvalWithEnvironment(env);
Possible solution:
Func<object> reset =
"(lambda () (interaction-environment (new-interaction-environment)))".
Eval<Callable>().Call;
"(define x 1.0) (+ x 5.0)".Eval();
reset();
"(+ x 5.0)".Eval();