jsh

A very, very limited implementation of /bin/sh, in javascript.

Acts like a unix shell in your browser, backed by a JSON filesystem.

Comes without coreutils.

USAGE

var fs = { /* filesystem tree, see below */ };
var env = {
    HOME: '/home/leif',
    PATH: '/bin',  /* '/bin:/usr/bin' is also okay */
    USER: 'leif',
    HOSTNAME: 'github'
};
var motd = [
    'hello world'
];
var output = $('#output');
var prompt = $('#prompt);
var input = $('#input');

new Term(fs, env, output, prompt, input);
for (var i in motd) {
    term.println(motd[i]);
}

The Term constructor takes five arguments:

• fs: The filesystem the shell should present to the user. This is a nested javascript object hierarchy faking a filesystem.

  Each node should have at least a type (of Term.types.dir, Term.types.file, or Term.types.link) and a perm, which is a sum (or OR) of Term.perms.read, Term.perms.write, and Term.perms.exec. I don't expect to see Term.perms.write here, but hey, maybe you want it.

  If something has Term.perms.read, it should have contents. A file should have an array of strings, and a directory should have more nodes underneath it. A link should also have an array, but it should only have one element, the string the link should point to. Links, when printed, be printed in <a> elements, using the Term.show function.

  If something has Term.perms.exec, it should have an exec function. This will be called with the strings given on the command line, minus the command's name (no argv[0]). It's not yet smart enough to parse \ or quoted strings; it literally just passes the result of String.split(' '), minus empty strings. Additionally, inside your exec function, the this reference will refer to the Term object from which it was called. There are several helpful functions within that you are free to use.

• env: A javascript object with at least HOME, PATH, USER, and HOSTNAME fields, and optionally PWD (which defaults to env['HOME']). These should be self-explanatory if you're reading this.

• output, prompt, and input: DOM elements used for outputting, prompting, and inputting.

You will have to implement your own coreutils inside your filesystem hierarchy.

EXAMPLE

adlaiff6.github.com (source)

DEPENDENCIES

• jQuery
• jQuery.ScrollTo

BUGS

Yes. Email me (leif.walsh@gmail.com).

Contributing

Fork and send pull requests.