Isolate the code runner

cmd/dashboard/repl.js

@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ class REPL {
       writer: this.enhancedWriter.bind(this)
     });
 
+    this.events.request("runcode:getContext", (context) => {
+      this.replServer.context = context;
+    });
+
     this.replServer.on("exit", () => {
       process.exit();
     });

lib/core/modules/coderunner/codeRunner.js

@@ -8,13 +8,12 @@ class CodeRunner {
     this.events = options.events;
     this.ipc = options.ipc;
     this.commands = [];
+    this.runCode = new RunCode();
     let self = this;
-    // necessary to init the context
-    RunCode.initContext();
 
     if (this.ipc.isServer()) {
       this.ipc.on('runcode:getCommands', (_err, callback) => {
-        let result = {web3Config: RunCode.getWeb3Config(), commands: self.commands};
+        let result = {web3Config: self.runCode.getWeb3Config(), commands: self.commands};
         callback(null, result);
       });
     }
@@ -34,7 +33,11 @@ class CodeRunner {
         self.commands.push({varName, code});
         self.ipc.broadcast("runcode:newCommand", {varName, code});
       }
-      RunCode.registerVar(varName, code);
+      self.runCode.registerVar(varName, code);
+    });
+
+    this.events.setCommandHandler('runcode:getContext', (cb) => {
+      cb(self.runCode.context);
     });
 
     this.events.setCommandHandler('runcode:eval', (code, cb, forConsoleOnly = false) => {
@@ -53,14 +56,17 @@ class CodeRunner {
           code = `(async function() {${code}})();`;
         }
       }
-      let result = RunCode.doEval(code);
-      if (result instanceof Promise) {
-        return result.then((value) => cb(null, value)).catch(cb);
-      }
+      let result = self.runCode.doEval(code);
+
       if (forConsoleOnly && self.ipc.isServer()) {
         self.commands.push({code});
         self.ipc.broadcast("runcode:newCommand", {code});
       }
+
+      if (result instanceof Promise) {
+        return result.then((value) => cb(null, value)).catch(cb);
+      }
+
       cb(null, result);
     });
   }

lib/core/modules/coderunner/runCode.js

@@ -1,31 +1,27 @@
-/*eslint no-unused-vars: off*/
-let __mainContext = this;
+const vm = require('vm');
 
-function initContext() {
-  doEval("__mainContext = this");
+class RunCode {
+  constructor() {
+    this.context = Object.assign({}, global.this);
+  }
+
+  doEval(code) {
+    return vm.runInNewContext(code, this.context);
+  }
+
+  registerVar(varName, code) {
+    // TODO: Update all the code being dependent of web3
+    // To identify, look at the top of the file for something like:
+    // /*global web3*/
+    if (varName === 'web3') {
+      global.web3 = code;
+    }
+    this.context[varName] = code;
+  }
+
+  getWeb3Config() {
+    return {defaultAccount: this.context.web3.eth.defaultAccount, provider: this.context.web3.currentProvider};
+  }
 }
 
-// ======================
-// the eval is used for evaluating some of the contact calls for different purposes
-// this should be at least moved to a different process and scope
-// for now it is defined here
-// ======================
-function doEval(code) {
-  // TODO: add trace log here
-  return eval(code);
-}
-
-function registerVar(varName, code) {
-  __mainContext[varName] = code;
-}
-
-function getWeb3Config() {
-  return {defaultAccount:__mainContext.web3.eth.defaultAccount, provider: __mainContext.web3.currentProvider};
-}
-
-module.exports = {
-  doEval,
-  registerVar,
-  initContext,
-  getWeb3Config
-};
+module.exports = RunCode;