How can I clear and reload my nrepl session in emacs?

Question

I am working with emacs and nrepl. How can I do the following:

1. Exit nrepl (currently I just kill the buffer)

2. Reload everything I was working with in nrepl.

The problem I'm trying to solve by doing this is that when I have loaded an ns form and it has an error, I am unable to load the correct code because it keeps giving me the previous error.

Answer 1

1) Exit the nrepl (currently I just kill the buffer)

M-x nrepl-quit

2) Reload everything in the nrepl. (I have this problem when I haave loaded the ns, and it has an error. Then I am unable to load the correct code, it still keeps giving me the previous error)

You can switch to the buffer and use C-c C-k to load the buffer, or just use C-c C-c to eval an expression. Another option would be:

(use :reload 'my.namespace)

in the REPL.

Answer 2

Check out Stuart Sierra's tools for namespace management at the repl, and read the blog post where he explains how to use it effectively. With a little bit of coding discipline, you won't have to exit your nrepl anymore (or less, in any case). Good luck.