dump() with return possible?

[espruino-discuss]

Posted at 2016-12-16 by ChristianW

Executing dump() logs the current interpreter state to the console.

Is there a way to get the same output in a variable?

I can do this for a single function via toString():

>function foo() {
:  var bar = 123;
:  return bar;
:}
=function () { ... }
=undefined
>var code = foo.toString();
="function () {\n  v" ... ";\n  return bar;\n}"
=undefined
>console.log( code );
function () {
  var bar = 123;
  return bar;
}
=undefined

How can I do the same with the whole interpreter state?

PS: Warning - this is the perfect foundation for writing the first puck.js worm - which I intend to do ;-)
PS2: ...not for harming anyone, but for neatly spreading code through the puck.js field of mine...

[gfwilliams]

Posted at 2016-12-16 by @gfwilliams

E.dumpStr() - dump() was a very early addition, and later things went in the E Object to try not to crowd the global namespace any more :)

[espruino-discuss]

Posted at 2016-12-16 by ChristianW

Oh. Ahem. Yes. Thank you.
(Why didn't I see this one?)
Sorry for bothering.

[espruino-discuss]

Posted at 2016-12-17 by @allObjects

neatly spreading code through the puck.js field of mine...

literally... or envisonally:

...neatly spreading code through the puck.js mine field (without getting blown up)?

[espruino-discuss]

Posted at 2016-12-17 by ChristianW

Yeah.
Already missed a little piezo speaker on the pucks.
Could do a little rattling sound every time something goes wrong...

By the way - this is the code: http://forum.espruino.com/conversations/297473/