# albertlatacz/java-repl

Read Eval Print Loop for Java

Repository: https://github.com/albertlatacz/java-repl
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/java-repl
Language: Java
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2018-08-04T20:12:49+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4914, "days_push": 2951, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1336, forks 188 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:25.554739+00:00)

## What it is
A Read-Eval-Print-Loop (REPL) for the Java language, runnable from the console or a web terminal. It supports Java constructs, class loading from jars, history, code completion, and colored output.

## Use cases
- quickly try out Java expressions in a terminal
- experiment with Java code without writing a full class
- load and evaluate Java source files interactively
- test snippets from jar files on the classpath
- explore Java APIs interactively

## When to choose
- you are stuck on Java 8 or older with no JShell available
- you need a REPL with web terminal access on legacy Java setups

## When to avoid
- you use Java 9 or later - use the built-in JShell instead
- you need a maintained tool with bug fixes or new Java feature support

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: abandoned
- function: interpreter, developer-tools, cli
- domain: developer-tools, programming-languages
- platform: cli, cross-platform, jvm
- tags: java, repl, read-eval-print-loop, jshell-alternative, unmaintained, command-line

## Member repositories
- albertlatacz/java-repl (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:25.554739+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:44:06.772609+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/albertlatacz/java-repl (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:25.554739+00:00, sha 4d03e590f4a2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.