2. @scriptcsnet
www.scriptcs.net
scriptcs.net

3. @filip_woj
github.com/filipw
www.strathweb.com
scriptcs.net

5. What is scriptcs?

OSS project enabling rich C# scripting experience

Script and execute -or- use REPL

Low ceremony, lightweight

Use your favorite text editor

No compilation/projects/solutions
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7. Now C#!
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8. scriptcs.net

9. Key scriptcs features

Relaxed C# syntax & code semantics

As defined in “Interactive C#/VB REPL and Script - Code
Semantics Spec“ white paper

REPL

Node.js-like extensibility model (script packs)

Debug & step through in Visual Studio

Sublime text plugin

Scriptcs.Core available as a hostable service

Nuget integration
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10. Demo: 101
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11. Demo: #load & #r
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12. Demo: REPL
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13. Script code semantics

No top level class

No script namespaces

No Main method

Global functions allowed

Script packs accessible through Require<T>

#load directive to load script from script

#r directive to reference an assembly from script

Modules, assemblies loaded automatically/by
convention
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16. Typical C# experience

Need access to source code base

Start Visual Studio (...wait...)

Choose VS project template

Create new solution

Add references, install Nuget packages, import
namespaces

Compile and run (repeat: compile+run)

Difficult to distribute code (bloated)
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18. scriptcs.net

19. Typical scriptcs experience

Install Nuget packages with “scriptcs –install”

Write code in any text editor

Run (edit & run)

Easy to distribute code (just CSX + packages.config)
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23. Extend scriptcs

Script packs


Expose functionality for scripts
Modules

Customize scriptcs

Replace any scriptcs internals
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24. Demo: Script packs in action
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25. Demo: Web REPL module
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26. Demo: Hosting in a .NET app
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27. Demo: Mono module
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28. Demo: Writing a new scripting
engine
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29. Interesting developments

ConfigR – write C# config files in... C#

Executify.net – execute C# snippets in the browser

scriptcs F# Engine by Dave Thomas / Ryan Riley

Bau – build system powered by scriptcs

scriptcs WebConsole / Glimpse.scriptcs

scriptcs PowerShell module by Jim Christopher

scriptcs support in OctopusDeploy

scriptcs in [NDA]
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31. Get scriptcs

v0.8

CLI distributed via Chocolatey

cinst scriptcs

Libs available on Nuget

Nightly builds on MyGet

Build from source

github.com/scriptcs
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32. Who is scriptcs?

Community (!)

Coordinators


Justin Rusbatch (@jrusbatch)


Glenn Block (@glennblock)
Filip Wojcieszyn (@filip_woj)
Core Commiters

Damian Schenkelman (@dschenkelman)

Kristian Hellang (@khellang)
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