Error occurs when running a script that uses Console.Readkey / ReadLine

[glennblock]

Found package reference: C:\code\scriptcs\samples\servicestackhost\packages\ServiceStack.3.9.37\lib\net35
Found package reference: C:\code\scriptcs\samples\servicestackhost\packages\ServiceStack.Common.3.9.37\lib\net35
Found package reference: C:\code\scriptcs\samples\servicestackhost\packages\ServiceStack.Redis.3.9.37\lib\net35
Found package reference: C:\code\scriptcs\samples\servicestackhost\packages\ServiceStack.Text.3.9.37\lib\net35
listening on http://*:999/

Unhandled Exception: System.InvalidOperationException: Cannot read keys when either application does not have a console or when console input has been redirected from a file. Try Console.Read.
   at System.Console.ReadKey(Boolean intercept)
   at Submission#0..ctor(Session session, Object& submissionResult)
   at Submission#0.<Factory>(Session session)
   at Roslyn.Scripting.CommonScriptEngine.Execute[T](String code, String path, DiagnosticBag diagnostics, Session session, Boolean isInteractive)
   at Roslyn.Scripting.Session.Execute(String code)
   at ScriptCs.Wrappers.SessionWrapper.Execute(String code) in c:\code\scriptcs\src\ScriptCs.Core\Wrappers\SessionWrapper.cs:line 17
   at ScriptCs.ScriptExecutor.Execute(String script, IEnumerable`1 paths, IEnumerable`1 scriptPacks) in c:\code\scriptcs\src\ScriptCs.Core\ScriptExecutor.cs:line 47
   at ScriptCs.Program.Main(String[] args) in c:\code\scriptcs\src\ScriptCs\Program.cs:line 28
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Looks like a buffer needs to be passed the process.

[follesoe]

I think there are some limitations to setting stdin to build-processes in Sublime Text. However, this plug-in - https://github.com/eric-wieser/build-with-input - enables build with input. I will try the plugin in conjunction with scriptcs some time this week and see if it is doable.

For REPL-style programming (or scripts where you need input) Sublime-REPL is commonly used.

[glennblock]

Great, thanks Jonas!

On Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 12:46 PM, Jonas Follesø notifications@github.comwrote:

I think there are some limitations to setting stdin to build-processes in
Sublime Text. However, this plug-in -
https://github.com/eric-wieser/build-with-input - enables build with
input. I will try the plugin in conjunction with scriptcs some time this
week and see if it is doable.

For REPL-style programming (or scripts where you need input) Sublime-REPL
is commonly used.

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[follesoe]

I tried the build-with-input pligin, and it works for Console.ReadLine() and Console.Read(), but not Console.ReadKey() - I still get the exception you reported.

I do think this is a limitation to the build system in Sublime Text. I will investigate further when I find time to see if this has been solved in other, more popular language plugins (such as Ruby).

[luisrudge]

any news on this?