Connect -n option to linenoise noninteractive mode.

* parser.c (repl): Set noninteractive mode from noninteractive
option.

* txr.c (help): Mention effect of -n upon listener.

* txr.1: Documented effect of -n/--noninteractive on the
listener.

3 files changed, 21 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/parser.c b/parser.c
index 20e5a094..bf80b2b7 100644
--- a/parser.c
+++ b/parser.c
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 #include "cadr.h"
 #include "struct.h"
 #include "parser.h"
+#include "txr.h"
 #if HAVE_TERMIOS
 #include "linenoise/linenoise.h"
 #endif
@@ -986,6 +987,8 @@ val repl(val bindings, val in_stream, val out_stream)
   if (histfile_u8)
     lino_hist_load(ls, histfile_u8);
 
+  lino_set_noninteractive(ls, opt_noninteractive);
+
   while (!done) {
     val prompt = format(nil, lit("~d> "), counter, nao);
     val prev_counter = counter;
diff --git a/txr.1 b/txr.1
index 31f3d468..60f3bc5f 100644
--- a/txr.1
+++ b/txr.1
@@ -458,7 +458,10 @@ Invoke the interactive \*(TX debugger. See the DEBUGGER section.
 .coIP --noninteractive
 This option affects behavior related to \*(TX's
 .code *std-input*
-stream.  Normally, if this stream is connected to a terminal device, it is
+stream.  It also has a another, unrelated effect, on the
+behavior of the interactive listener; see below.
+
+Normally, if this stream is connected to a terminal device, it is
 automatically marked as having the real-time property when \*(TX starts up (see
 the functions .code stream-set-prop and
 .codn real-time-stream-p ).
@@ -478,6 +481,18 @@ returned by that function has behaviors that are better suited for scanning
 interactive input. A more detailed explanation is given under the description
 of this function.
 
+If the
+.code -n
+option is effect and \*(TX enters into the interactive listener,
+the listener operates in
+.IR "plain mode" .
+The listener reads buffered lines
+from the operating system without any character-based editing features
+or history navigation. In plain mode, no prompts appear and no
+terminal control escape sequences are generated. The only output is
+the results of evaluation, related diagnostic messages, and any output
+generated by the evaluated expressions themselves.
+
 .coIP -v
 Verbose operation. Detailed logging is enabled.
 
diff --git a/txr.c b/txr.c
index afe07971..5b0ade21 100644
--- a/txr.c
+++ b/txr.c
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ static void help(void)
 "-d                     Debugger mode.\n"
 "-n                     Noninteractive input mode for standard input stream,\n"
 "                       even if its connected to a terminal device.\n"
+"                       Also, forces the interactive listener into\n"
+"                       'plain mode' without editing features.\n"
 "-a N                   Generate array variables up to N dimensions.\n"
 "                       N is a decimal integer. The default value is 1.\n"
 "                       Additional dimensions beyond N are fudged\n"