# n.

Node.js REPL with lodash and moment

## Why?
Sometimes we use the Node.js REPL interface to experiment with code.
Wouldn’t it be great to have that interface with some modules required by default?

## Installation

```shell
$ npm install -g n.
```
__NOTES__
Do not forget the `.` after `n`!

## Usage

```shell
$ n.
n. >
```

## attached modules 
- loadash is now attached to the REPL context as `_`, so just use it:

```shell
n. > _.compact([0, 1, false, 2, '', 3]);
[ 1, 2, 3 ]
n. >
```

- moment is now attached to the REPL context as `m`, so just use it: 

```shell
n. > m.format('x')
'1451783998074'
n. >
```

__Note:__

The `_` and `m` characters is special in the Node REPL (see [nodejs.org/api/repl.html](http://nodejs.org/api/repl.html#repl_repl_features)).

**n.** redirects those  special variables to `$` per default, but you can set your own using the environment variable `SPECIAL_VAR` like this:

```shell
$ SPECIAL_VAR=my_var n.
n. > 123
123
n. > my_var
123
n. >
```

Also note that using the command `.clear` you clear the context lodash is bound to.

Enjoy!

# Acknowledgement
  Most of code copied from [n_](https://github.com/borisdiakur/n_).