vm: replace ishell with urfave/cli

Use github.com/chzyer/readline for readline capabilities (including
history and ANSI escape sequences handling).

cli/vm/vm.go

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package vm
 import (
 	"os"
 
-	"github.com/abiosoft/readline"
+	"github.com/chzyer/readline"
 	vmcli "github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/vm/cli"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli"
 )
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@ func NewCommands() []cli.Command {
 }
 
 func startVMPrompt(ctx *cli.Context) error {
-	p := vmcli.NewWithConfig(true, os.Exit, &readline.Config{
+	p := vmcli.NewWithConfig(true, os.Exit, &readline.Config{})
-		Stdout: ctx.App.Writer,
-		Stderr: ctx.App.ErrWriter,
-	})
 	return p.Run()
 }

cli/wallet_test.go

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/abiosoft/readline"
+	"github.com/chzyer/readline"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/crypto/hash"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/crypto/keys"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/encoding/address"

go.mod

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 module github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go
 
 require (
-	github.com/abiosoft/ishell/v2 v2.0.2
-	github.com/abiosoft/readline v0.0.0-20180607040430-155bce2042db
 	github.com/btcsuite/btcd v0.22.0-beta
+	github.com/chzyer/readline v0.0.0-20180603132655-2972be24d48e
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1
 	github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.4.2
 	github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru v0.5.4
 	github.com/holiman/uint256 v1.2.0
+	github.com/kballard/go-shellquote v0.0.0-20180428030007-95032a82bc51
 	github.com/mr-tron/base58 v1.2.0
 	github.com/nspcc-dev/dbft v0.0.0-20210721160347-1b03241391ac
 	github.com/nspcc-dev/go-ordered-json v0.0.0-20220111165707-25110be27d22

go.sum

@@ -6,11 +6,8 @@ github.com/CityOfZion/neo-go v0.70.1-pre.0.20191209120015-fccb0085941e/go.mod h1
 github.com/CityOfZion/neo-go v0.70.1-pre.0.20191212173117-32ac01130d4c/go.mod h1:JtlHfeqLywZLswKIKFnAp+yzezY4Dji9qlfQKB2OD/I=
 github.com/CityOfZion/neo-go v0.71.1-pre.0.20200129171427-f773ec69fb84/go.mod h1:FLI526IrRWHmcsO+mHsCbj64pJZhwQFTLJZu+A4PGOA=
 github.com/Workiva/go-datastructures v1.0.50/go.mod h1:Z+F2Rca0qCsVYDS8z7bAGm8f3UkzuWYS/oBZz5a7VVA=
-github.com/abiosoft/ishell v2.0.0+incompatible h1:zpwIuEHc37EzrsIYah3cpevrIc8Oma7oZPxr03tlmmw=
 github.com/abiosoft/ishell v2.0.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:HQR9AqF2R3P4XXpMpI0NAzgHf/aS6+zVXRj14cVk9qg=
-github.com/abiosoft/ishell/v2 v2.0.2 h1:5qVfGiQISaYM8TkbBl7RFO6MddABoXpATrsFbVI+SNo=
 github.com/abiosoft/ishell/v2 v2.0.2/go.mod h1:E4oTCXfo6QjoCart0QYa5m9w4S+deXs/P/9jA77A9Bs=
-github.com/abiosoft/readline v0.0.0-20180607040430-155bce2042db h1:CjPUSXOiYptLbTdr1RceuZgSFDQ7U15ITERUGrUORx8=
 github.com/abiosoft/readline v0.0.0-20180607040430-155bce2042db/go.mod h1:rB3B4rKii8V21ydCbIzH5hZiCQE7f5E9SzUb/ZZx530=
 github.com/aead/siphash v1.0.1/go.mod h1:Nywa3cDsYNNK3gaciGTWPwHt0wlpNV15vwmswBAUSII=
 github.com/alecthomas/template v0.0.0-20160405071501-a0175ee3bccc/go.mod h1:LOuyumcjzFXgccqObfd/Ljyb9UuFJ6TxHnclSeseNhc=
@@ -47,6 +44,7 @@ github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.1.1 h1:6MnRN8NT7+YBpUIWxHtefFZOKTAPgGjpQSxqLNn0+
 github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.1.1/go.mod h1:VGX0DQ3Q6kWi7AoAeZDth3/j3BFtOZR5XLFGgcrjCOs=
 github.com/chzyer/logex v1.1.10 h1:Swpa1K6QvQznwJRcfTfQJmTE72DqScAa40E+fbHEXEE=
 github.com/chzyer/logex v1.1.10/go.mod h1:+Ywpsq7O8HXn0nuIou7OrIPyXbp3wmkHB+jjWRnGsAI=
+github.com/chzyer/readline v0.0.0-20180603132655-2972be24d48e h1:fY5BOSpyZCqRo5OhCuC+XN+r/bBCmeuuJtjz+bCNIf8=
 github.com/chzyer/readline v0.0.0-20180603132655-2972be24d48e/go.mod h1:nSuG5e5PlCu98SY8svDHJxuZscDgtXS6KTTbou5AhLI=
 github.com/chzyer/test v0.0.0-20180213035817-a1ea475d72b1 h1:q763qf9huN11kDQavWsoZXJNW3xEE4JJyHa5Q25/sd8=
 github.com/chzyer/test v0.0.0-20180213035817-a1ea475d72b1/go.mod h1:Q3SI9o4m/ZMnBNeIyt5eFwwo7qiLfzFZmjNmxjkiQlU=
@@ -70,9 +68,7 @@ github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane v0.9.10-0.20210907150352-cf90f659a021/go.
 github.com/envoyproxy/protoc-gen-validate v0.1.0/go.mod h1:iSmxcyjqTsJpI2R4NaDN7+kN2VEUnK/pcBlmesArF7c=
 github.com/etcd-io/bbolt v1.3.3/go.mod h1:ZF2nL25h33cCyBtcyWeZ2/I3HQOfTP+0PIEvHjkjCrw=
 github.com/fatih/color v1.7.0/go.mod h1:Zm6kSWBoL9eyXnKyktHP6abPY2pDugNf5KwzbycvMj4=
-github.com/fatih/color v1.12.0 h1:mRhaKNwANqRgUBGKmnI5ZxEk7QXmjQeCcuYFMX2bfcc=
 github.com/fatih/color v1.12.0/go.mod h1:ELkj/draVOlAH/xkhN6mQ50Qd0MPOk5AAr3maGEBuJM=
-github.com/flynn-archive/go-shlex v0.0.0-20150515145356-3f9db97f8568 h1:BMXYYRWTLOJKlh+lOBt6nUQgXAfB7oVIQt5cNreqSLI=
 github.com/flynn-archive/go-shlex v0.0.0-20150515145356-3f9db97f8568/go.mod h1:rZfgFAXFS/z/lEd6LJmf9HVZ1LkgYiHx5pHhV5DR16M=
 github.com/frankban/quicktest v1.14.0 h1:+cqqvzZV87b4adx/5ayVOaYZ2CrvM4ejQvUdBzPPUss=
 github.com/frankban/quicktest v1.14.0/go.mod h1:NeW+ay9A/U67EYXNFA1nPE8e/tnQv/09mUdL/ijj8og=
@@ -142,6 +138,8 @@ github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.10/go.mod h1:KdQUCv79m/52Kvf8AW2vK1V8akMuk1QjK/
 github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.11/go.mod h1:KdQUCv79m/52Kvf8AW2vK1V8akMuk1QjK/uOdHXbAo4=
 github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter v1.2.0/go.mod h1:SYymIcj16QtmaHHD7aYtjjsJG7VTCxuUUipMqKk8s4w=
 github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter v1.3.0/go.mod h1:JR6WtHb+2LUe8TCKY3cZOxFyyO8IZAc4RVcycCCAKdM=
+github.com/kballard/go-shellquote v0.0.0-20180428030007-95032a82bc51 h1:Z9n2FFNUXsshfwJMBgNA0RU6/i7WVaAegv3PtuIHPMs=
+github.com/kballard/go-shellquote v0.0.0-20180428030007-95032a82bc51/go.mod h1:CzGEWj7cYgsdH8dAjBGEr58BoE7ScuLd+fwFZ44+/x8=
 github.com/kkdai/bstream v0.0.0-20161212061736-f391b8402d23/go.mod h1:J+Gs4SYgM6CZQHDETBtE9HaSEkGmuNXF86RwHhHUvq4=
 github.com/konsorten/go-windows-terminal-sequences v1.0.1/go.mod h1:T0+1ngSBFLxvqU3pZ+m/2kptfBszLMUkC4ZK/EgS/cQ=
 github.com/konsorten/go-windows-terminal-sequences v1.0.3/go.mod h1:T0+1ngSBFLxvqU3pZ+m/2kptfBszLMUkC4ZK/EgS/cQ=
@@ -155,12 +153,10 @@ github.com/kr/text v0.2.0 h1:5Nx0Ya0ZqY2ygV366QzturHI13Jq95ApcVaJBhpS+AY=
 github.com/kr/text v0.2.0/go.mod h1:eLer722TekiGuMkidMxC/pM04lWEeraHUUmBw8l2grE=
 github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.2/go.mod h1:U0ppj6V5qS13XJ6of8GYAs25YV2eR4EVcfRqFIhoBtE=
 github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.4/go.mod h1:U0ppj6V5qS13XJ6of8GYAs25YV2eR4EVcfRqFIhoBtE=
-github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.8 h1:c1ghPdyEDarC70ftn0y+A/Ee++9zz8ljHG1b13eJ0s8=
 github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.8/go.mod h1:u6P/XSegPjTcexA+o6vUJrdnUu04hMope9wVRipJSqc=
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.8/go.mod h1:Iq45c/XA43vh69/j3iqttzPXn0bhXyGjM0Hdxcsrc5s=
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.9/go.mod h1:YNRxwqDuOph6SZLI9vUUz6OYw3QyUt7WiY2yME+cCiQ=
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.10/go.mod h1:qgIWMr58cqv1PHHyhnkY9lrL7etaEgOFcMEpPG5Rm84=
-github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.12 h1:wuysRhFDzyxgEmMf5xjvJ2M9dZoWAXNNr5LSBS7uHXY=
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.12/go.mod h1:cbi8OIDigv2wuxKPP5vlRcQ1OAZbq2CE4Kysco4FUpU=
 github.com/matttproud/golang_protobuf_extensions v1.0.1 h1:4hp9jkHxhMHkqkrB3Ix0jegS5sx/RkqARlsWZ6pIwiU=
 github.com/matttproud/golang_protobuf_extensions v1.0.1/go.mod h1:D8He9yQNgCq6Z5Ld7szi9bcBfOoFv/3dc6xSMkL2PC0=

pkg/vm/cli/cli.go

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"math/big"
 	"os"
@@ -15,9 +16,10 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"text/tabwriter"
 
-	"github.com/abiosoft/ishell/v2"
+	"github.com/chzyer/readline"
-	"github.com/abiosoft/readline"
+	"github.com/kballard/go-shellquote"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/compiler"
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/crypto/keys"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/encoding/address"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/encoding/bigint"
@@ -27,115 +29,128 @@ import (
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/util/slice"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/vm"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/vm/stackitem"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli"
 )
 
 const (
 	vmKey               = "vm"
 	manifestKey         = "manifest"
+	exitFuncKey         = "exitFunc"
+	readlineInstanceKey = "readlineKey"
+	printLogoKey        = "printLogoKey"
 	boolType            = "bool"
 	boolFalse           = "false"
 	boolTrue            = "true"
 	intType             = "int"
 	stringType          = "string"
-	exitFunc    = "exitFunc"
 )
 
-var commands = []*ishell.Cmd{
+var commands = []cli.Command{
 	{
 		Name:        "exit",
-		Help:     "Exit the VM prompt",
+		Usage:       "Exit the VM prompt",
-		LongHelp: "Exit the VM prompt",
+		Description: "Exit the VM prompt",
-		Func:     handleExit,
+		Action:      handleExit,
 	},
 	{
 		Name:        "ip",
-		Help:     "Show current instruction",
+		Usage:       "Show current instruction",
-		LongHelp: "Show current instruction",
+		Description: "Show current instruction",
-		Func:     handleIP,
+		Action:      handleIP,
 	},
 	{
 		Name:      "break",
-		Help: "Place a breakpoint",
+		Usage:     "Place a breakpoint",
-		LongHelp: `Usage: break <ip>
+		UsageText: `break <ip>`,
+		Description: `break <ip>
 <ip> is mandatory parameter, example:
 > break 12`,
-		Func: handleBreak,
+		Action: handleBreak,
 	},
 	{
 		Name:        "estack",
-		Help:     "Show evaluation stack contents",
+		Usage:       "Show evaluation stack contents",
-		LongHelp: "Show evaluation stack contents",
+		Description: "Show evaluation stack contents",
-		Func:     handleXStack,
+		Action:      handleXStack,
 	},
 	{
 		Name:        "istack",
-		Help:     "Show invocation stack contents",
+		Usage:       "Show invocation stack contents",
-		LongHelp: "Show invocation stack contents",
+		Description: "Show invocation stack contents",
-		Func:     handleXStack,
+		Action:      handleXStack,
 	},
 	{
 		Name:        "sslot",
-		Help:     "Show static slot contents",
+		Usage:       "Show static slot contents",
-		LongHelp: "Show static slot contents",
+		Description: "Show static slot contents",
-		Func:     handleSlots,
+		Action:      handleSlots,
 	},
 	{
 		Name:        "lslot",
-		Help:     "Show local slot contents",
+		Usage:       "Show local slot contents",
-		LongHelp: "Show local slot contents",
+		Description: "Show local slot contents",
-		Func:     handleSlots,
+		Action:      handleSlots,
 	},
 	{
 		Name:        "aslot",
-		Help:     "Show arguments slot contents",
+		Usage:       "Show arguments slot contents",
-		LongHelp: "Show arguments slot contents",
+		Description: "Show arguments slot contents",
-		Func:     handleSlots,
+		Action:      handleSlots,
 	},
 	{
 		Name:      "loadnef",
-		Help: "Load a NEF-consistent script into the VM",
+		Usage:     "Load a NEF-consistent script into the VM",
-		LongHelp: `Usage: loadnef <file> <manifest>
+		UsageText: `loadnef <file> <manifest>`,
+		Description: `loadnef <file> <manifest>
 both parameters are mandatory, example:
 > loadnef /path/to/script.nef /path/to/manifest.json`,
-		Func: handleLoadNEF,
+		Action: handleLoadNEF,
 	},
 	{
 		Name:      "loadbase64",
-		Help: "Load a base64-encoded script string into the VM",
+		Usage:     "Load a base64-encoded script string into the VM",
-		LongHelp: `Usage: loadbase64 <string>
+		UsageText: `loadbase64 <string>`,
+		Description: `loadbase64 <string>
+
 <string> is mandatory parameter, example:
 > loadbase64 AwAQpdToAAAADBQV9ehtQR1OrVZVhtHtoUHRfoE+agwUzmFvf3Rhfg/EuAVYOvJgKiON9j8TwAwIdHJhbnNmZXIMFDt9NxHG8Mz5sdypA9G/odiW8SOMQWJ9W1I4`,
-		Func: handleLoadBase64,
+		Action: handleLoadBase64,
 	},
 	{
 		Name:      "loadhex",
-		Help: "Load a hex-encoded script string into the VM",
+		Usage:     "Load a hex-encoded script string into the VM",
-		LongHelp: `Usage: loadhex <string>
+		UsageText: `loadhex <string>`,
+		Description: `loadhex <string>
+
 <string> is mandatory parameter, example:
 > loadhex 0c0c48656c6c6f20776f726c6421`,
-		Func: handleLoadHex,
+		Action: handleLoadHex,
 	},
 	{
 		Name:      "loadgo",
-		Help: "Compile and load a Go file with the manifest into the VM",
+		Usage:     "Compile and load a Go file with the manifest into the VM",
-		LongHelp: `Usage: loadgo <file>
+		UsageText: `loadgo <file>`,
+		Description: `loadgo <file>
+
 <file> is mandatory parameter, example:
 > loadgo /path/to/file.go`,
-		Func: handleLoadGo,
+		Action: handleLoadGo,
 	},
 	{
 		Name:      "parse",
-		Help: "Parse provided argument and convert it into other possible formats",
+		Usage:     "Parse provided argument and convert it into other possible formats",
-		LongHelp: `Usage: parse <arg>
+		UsageText: `parse <arg>`,
+		Description: `parse <arg>
 
 <arg> is an argument which is tried to be interpreted as an item of different types
-        and converted to other formats. Strings are escaped and output in quotes.`,
+and converted to other formats. Strings are escaped and output in quotes.`,
-		Func: handleParse,
+		Action: handleParse,
 	},
 	{
 		Name:      "run",
-		Help: "Execute the current loaded script",
+		Usage:     "Execute the current loaded script",
-		LongHelp: `Usage: run [<method> [<parameter>...]]
+		UsageText: `run [<method> [<parameter>...]]`,
+		Description: `run [<method> [<parameter>...]]
 
 <method> is a contract method, specified in manifest (and it
         can't be 'help' at the moment). It can be '_' which will push parameters
@@ -153,51 +168,52 @@ both parameters are mandatory, example:
 
 Example:
 > run put ` + stringType + `:"Something to put"`,
-		Func: handleRun,
+		Action: handleRun,
 	},
 	{
 		Name:        "cont",
-		Help:     "Continue execution of the current loaded script",
+		Usage:       "Continue execution of the current loaded script",
-		LongHelp: "Continue execution of the current loaded script",
+		Description: "Continue execution of the current loaded script",
-		Func:     handleCont,
+		Action:      handleCont,
 	},
 	{
 		Name:      "step",
-		Help: "Step (n) instruction in the program",
+		Usage:     "Step (n) instruction in the program",
-		LongHelp: `Usage: step [<n>]
+		UsageText: `step [<n>]`,
+		Description: `step [<n>]
 <n> is optional parameter to specify number of instructions to run, example:
 > step 10`,
-		Func: handleStep,
+		Action: handleStep,
 	},
 	{
 		Name:  "stepinto",
-		Help: "Stepinto instruction to take in the debugger",
+		Usage: "Stepinto instruction to take in the debugger",
-		LongHelp: `Usage: stepInto
+		Description: `Usage: stepInto
 example:
 > stepinto`,
-		Func: handleStepInto,
+		Action: handleStepInto,
 	},
 	{
 		Name:  "stepout",
-		Help: "Stepout instruction to take in the debugger",
+		Usage: "Stepout instruction to take in the debugger",
-		LongHelp: `Usage: stepOut
+		Description: `stepOut
 example:
 > stepout`,
-		Func: handleStepOut,
+		Action: handleStepOut,
 	},
 	{
 		Name:  "stepover",
-		Help: "Stepover instruction to take in the debugger",
+		Usage: "Stepover instruction to take in the debugger",
-		LongHelp: `Usage: stepOver
+		Description: `stepOver
 example:
 > stepover`,
-		Func: handleStepOver,
+		Action: handleStepOver,
 	},
 	{
 		Name:        "ops",
-		Help:     "Dump opcodes of the current loaded program",
+		Usage:       "Dump opcodes of the current loaded program",
-		LongHelp: "Dump opcodes of the current loaded program",
+		Description: "Dump opcodes of the current loaded program",
-		Func:     handleOps,
+		Action:      handleOps,
 	},
 }
 
@@ -210,119 +226,156 @@ var (
 // VMCLI object for interacting with the VM.
 type VMCLI struct {
 	vm    *vm.VM
-	shell *ishell.Shell
+	shell *cli.App
-	// printLogo specifies if logo is printed.
-	printLogo bool
 }
 
 // New returns a new VMCLI object.
 func New() *VMCLI {
 	return NewWithConfig(true, os.Exit, &readline.Config{
-		Prompt: ">>>",
+		Prompt: "\033[32mNEO-GO-VM >\033[0m ", // green prompt ^^
 	})
 }
 
 // NewWithConfig returns new VMCLI instance using provided config.
-func NewWithConfig(printLogo bool, onExit func(int), c *readline.Config) *VMCLI {
+func NewWithConfig(printLogotype bool, onExit func(int), c *readline.Config) *VMCLI {
+	l, err := readline.NewEx(c)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	ctl := cli.NewApp()
+	ctl.Name = "VM CLI"
+
+	// Note: need to set empty `ctl.HelpName` and `ctl.UsageText`, otherwise
+	// `filepath.Base(os.Args[0])` will be used which is `neo-go`.
+	ctl.HelpName = ""
+	ctl.UsageText = ""
+
+	ctl.Writer = l.Stdout()
+	ctl.ErrWriter = l.Stderr()
+	ctl.Version = config.Version
+	ctl.Usage = "Official VM CLI for Neo-Go"
+
+	// Override default error handler in order not to exit on error.
+	ctl.ExitErrHandler = func(context *cli.Context, err error) {}
+
+	ctl.Commands = commands
+
 	vmcli := VMCLI{
 		vm:    vm.New(),
-		shell:     ishell.NewWithConfig(c),
+		shell: ctl,
-		printLogo: printLogo,
 	}
-	vmcli.shell.Set(vmKey, vmcli.vm)
+
-	vmcli.shell.Set(manifestKey, new(manifest.Manifest))
+	vmcli.shell.Metadata = map[string]interface{}{
-	vmcli.shell.Set(exitFunc, onExit)
+		vmKey:               vmcli.vm,
-	for _, c := range commands {
+		manifestKey:         new(manifest.Manifest),
-		vmcli.shell.AddCmd(c)
+		exitFuncKey:         onExit,
+		readlineInstanceKey: l,
+		printLogoKey:        printLogotype,
 	}
-	changePrompt(vmcli.shell, vmcli.vm)
+	changePrompt(vmcli.shell)
 	return &vmcli
 }
 
-func getVMFromContext(c *ishell.Context) *vm.VM {
+func getExitFuncFromContext(app *cli.App) func(int) {
-	return c.Get(vmKey).(*vm.VM)
+	return app.Metadata[exitFuncKey].(func(int))
 }
 
-func getManifestFromContext(c *ishell.Context) *manifest.Manifest {
+func getReadlineInstanceFromContext(app *cli.App) *readline.Instance {
-	return c.Get(manifestKey).(*manifest.Manifest)
+	return app.Metadata[readlineInstanceKey].(*readline.Instance)
 }
 
-func setManifestInContext(c *ishell.Context, m *manifest.Manifest) {
+func getVMFromContext(app *cli.App) *vm.VM {
-	old := getManifestFromContext(c)
+	return app.Metadata[vmKey].(*vm.VM)
+}
+
+func getManifestFromContext(app *cli.App) *manifest.Manifest {
+	return app.Metadata[manifestKey].(*manifest.Manifest)
+}
+
+func getPrintLogoFromContext(app *cli.App) bool {
+	return app.Metadata[printLogoKey].(bool)
+}
+
+func setManifestInContext(app *cli.App, m *manifest.Manifest) {
+	old := getManifestFromContext(app)
 	*old = *m
 }
 
-func checkVMIsReady(c *ishell.Context) bool {
+func checkVMIsReady(app *cli.App) bool {
-	v := getVMFromContext(c)
+	v := getVMFromContext(app)
 	if v == nil || !v.Ready() {
-		c.Err(errors.New("VM is not ready: no program loaded"))
+		writeErr(app.Writer, errors.New("VM is not ready: no program loaded"))
 		return false
 	}
 	return true
 }
 
-func handleExit(c *ishell.Context) {
+func handleExit(c *cli.Context) error {
-	c.Println("Bye!")
+	l := getReadlineInstanceFromContext(c.App)
-	c.Get(exitFunc).(func(int))(0)
+	_ = l.Close()
+	exit := getExitFuncFromContext(c.App)
+	fmt.Fprintln(c.App.Writer, "Bye!")
+	exit(0)
+	return nil
 }
 
-func handleIP(c *ishell.Context) {
+func handleIP(c *cli.Context) error {
-	if !checkVMIsReady(c) {
+	if !checkVMIsReady(c.App) {
-		return
+		return nil
 	}
-	v := getVMFromContext(c)
+	v := getVMFromContext(c.App)
 	ctx := v.Context()
 	if ctx.NextIP() < ctx.LenInstr() {
 		ip, opcode := v.Context().NextInstr()
-		c.Printf("instruction pointer at %d (%s)\n", ip, opcode)
+		fmt.Fprintf(c.App.Writer, "instruction pointer at %d (%s)\n", ip, opcode)
 	} else {
-		c.Println("execution has finished")
+		fmt.Fprintln(c.App.Writer, "execution has finished")
 	}
+	return nil
 }
 
-func handleBreak(c *ishell.Context) {
+func handleBreak(c *cli.Context) error {
-	if !checkVMIsReady(c) {
+	if !checkVMIsReady(c.App) {
-		return
+		return nil
 	}
-	v := getVMFromContext(c)
+	v := getVMFromContext(c.App)
-	if len(c.Args) != 1 {
+	args := c.Args()
-		c.Err(fmt.Errorf("%w: <ip>", ErrMissingParameter))
+	if len(args) != 1 {
-		return
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: <ip>", ErrMissingParameter)
 	}
-	n, err := strconv.Atoi(c.Args[0])
+	n, err := strconv.Atoi(args[0])
 	if err != nil {
-		c.Err(fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", ErrInvalidParameter, err))
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", ErrInvalidParameter, err)
-		return
 	}
 
 	v.AddBreakPoint(n)
-	c.Printf("breakpoint added at instruction %d\n", n)
+	fmt.Fprintf(c.App.Writer, "breakpoint added at instruction %d\n", n)
+	return nil
 }
 
-func handleXStack(c *ishell.Context) {
+func handleXStack(c *cli.Context) error {
-	v := getVMFromContext(c)
+	v := getVMFromContext(c.App)
 	var stackDump string
-	switch c.Cmd.Name {
+	switch c.Command.Name {
 	case "estack":
 		stackDump = v.DumpEStack()
 	case "istack":
 		stackDump = v.DumpIStack()
 	default:
-		c.Err(errors.New("unknown stack"))
+		return errors.New("unknown stack")
-		return
 	}
-	c.Println(stackDump)
+	fmt.Fprintln(c.App.Writer, stackDump)
+	return nil
 }
 
-func handleSlots(c *ishell.Context) {
+func handleSlots(c *cli.Context) error {
-	v := getVMFromContext(c)
+	v := getVMFromContext(c.App)
 	vmCtx := v.Context()
 	if vmCtx == nil {
-		c.Err(errors.New("no program loaded"))
+		return errors.New("no program loaded")
-		return
 	}
 	var rawSlot string
-	switch c.Cmd.Name {
+	switch c.Command.Name {
 	case "sslot":
 		rawSlot = vmCtx.DumpStaticSlot()
 	case "lslot":
@@ -330,89 +383,87 @@ func handleSlots(c *ishell.Context) {
 	case "aslot":
 		rawSlot = vmCtx.DumpArgumentsSlot()
 	default:
-		c.Err(errors.New("unknown slot"))
+		return errors.New("unknown slot")
-		return
 	}
-	c.Println(rawSlot)
+	fmt.Fprintln(c.App.Writer, rawSlot)
+	return nil
 }
 
-func handleLoadNEF(c *ishell.Context) {
+func handleLoadNEF(c *cli.Context) error {
-	v := getVMFromContext(c)
+	v := getVMFromContext(c.App)
-	if len(c.Args) < 2 {
+	args := c.Args()
-		c.Err(fmt.Errorf("%w: <file> <manifest>", ErrMissingParameter))
+	if len(args) < 2 {
-		return
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: <file> <manifest>", ErrMissingParameter)
 	}
-	if err := v.LoadFileWithFlags(c.Args[0], callflag.All); err != nil {
+	if err := v.LoadFileWithFlags(args[0], callflag.All); err != nil {
-		c.Err(err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to read nef: %w", err)
-		return
 	}
-	m, err := getManifestFromFile(c.Args[1])
+	m, err := getManifestFromFile(args[1])
 	if err != nil {
-		c.Err(err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to read manifest: %w", err)
-		return
 	}
-	c.Printf("READY: loaded %d instructions\n", v.Context().LenInstr())
+	fmt.Fprintf(c.App.Writer, "READY: loaded %d instructions\n", v.Context().LenInstr())
-	setManifestInContext(c, m)
+	setManifestInContext(c.App, m)
-	changePrompt(c, v)
+	changePrompt(c.App)
+	return nil
 }
 
-func handleLoadBase64(c *ishell.Context) {
+func handleLoadBase64(c *cli.Context) error {
-	v := getVMFromContext(c)
+	v := getVMFromContext(c.App)
-	if len(c.Args) < 1 {
+	args := c.Args()
-		c.Err(fmt.Errorf("%w: <string>", ErrMissingParameter))
+	if len(args) < 1 {
-		return
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: <string>", ErrMissingParameter)
 	}
-	b, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(c.Args[0])
+	b, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(args[0])
 	if err != nil {
-		c.Err(fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", ErrInvalidParameter, err))
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", ErrInvalidParameter, err)
-		return
 	}
 	v.LoadWithFlags(b, callflag.All)
-	c.Printf("READY: loaded %d instructions\n", v.Context().LenInstr())
+	fmt.Fprintf(c.App.Writer, "READY: loaded %d instructions\n", v.Context().LenInstr())
-	changePrompt(c, v)
+	changePrompt(c.App)
+	return nil
 }
 
-func handleLoadHex(c *ishell.Context) {
+func handleLoadHex(c *cli.Context) error {
-	v := getVMFromContext(c)
+	v := getVMFromContext(c.App)
-	if len(c.Args) < 1 {
+	args := c.Args()
-		c.Err(fmt.Errorf("%w: <string>", ErrMissingParameter))
+	if len(args) < 1 {
-		return
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: <string>", ErrMissingParameter)
 	}
-	b, err := hex.DecodeString(c.Args[0])
+	b, err := hex.DecodeString(args[0])
 	if err != nil {
-		c.Err(fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", ErrInvalidParameter, err))
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", ErrInvalidParameter, err)
-		return
 	}
 	v.LoadWithFlags(b, callflag.All)
-	c.Printf("READY: loaded %d instructions\n", v.Context().LenInstr())
+	fmt.Fprintf(c.App.Writer, "READY: loaded %d instructions\n", v.Context().LenInstr())
-	changePrompt(c, v)
+	changePrompt(c.App)
+	return nil
 }
 
-func handleLoadGo(c *ishell.Context) {
+func handleLoadGo(c *cli.Context) error {
-	v := getVMFromContext(c)
+	v := getVMFromContext(c.App)
-	if len(c.Args) < 1 {
+	args := c.Args()
-		c.Err(fmt.Errorf("%w: <file>", ErrMissingParameter))
+	if len(args) < 1 {
-		return
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: <file>", ErrMissingParameter)
 	}
 
-	name := strings.TrimSuffix(c.Args[0], ".go")
+	name := strings.TrimSuffix(args[0], ".go")
-	b, di, err := compiler.CompileWithOptions(c.Args[0], nil, &compiler.Options{Name: name})
+	b, di, err := compiler.CompileWithOptions(args[0], nil, &compiler.Options{Name: name})
 	if err != nil {
-		c.Err(err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to compile: %w", err)
-		return
 	}
 
 	// Don't perform checks, just load.
 	m, err := di.ConvertToManifest(&compiler.Options{})
 	if err != nil {
-		c.Err(fmt.Errorf("can't create manifest: %w", err))
+		return fmt.Errorf("can't create manifest: %w", err)
-		return
 	}
-	setManifestInContext(c, m)
+	setManifestInContext(c.App, m)
 
 	v.LoadWithFlags(b.Script, callflag.All)
-	c.Printf("READY: loaded %d instructions\n", v.Context().LenInstr())
+	fmt.Fprintf(c.App.Writer, "READY: loaded %d instructions\n", v.Context().LenInstr())
-	changePrompt(c, v)
+	changePrompt(c.App)
+	return nil
 }
 
 func getManifestFromFile(name string) (*manifest.Manifest, error) {
@@ -428,27 +479,26 @@ func getManifestFromFile(name string) (*manifest.Manifest, error) {
 	return &m, nil
 }
 
-func handleRun(c *ishell.Context) {
+func handleRun(c *cli.Context) error {
-	v := getVMFromContext(c)
+	v := getVMFromContext(c.App)
-	m := getManifestFromContext(c)
+	m := getManifestFromContext(c.App)
-	if len(c.Args) != 0 {
+	args := c.Args()
+	if len(args) != 0 {
 		var (
 			params     []stackitem.Item
 			offset     int
 			err        error
-			runCurrent = c.Args[0] != "_"
+			runCurrent = args[0] != "_"
 		)
 
-		params, err = parseArgs(c.Args[1:])
+		params, err = parseArgs(args[1:])
 		if err != nil {
-			c.Err(err)
+			return err
-			return
 		}
 		if runCurrent {
-			md := m.ABI.GetMethod(c.Args[0], len(params))
+			md := m.ABI.GetMethod(args[0], len(params))
 			if md == nil {
-				c.Err(fmt.Errorf("%w: method not found", ErrInvalidParameter))
+				return fmt.Errorf("%w: method not found", ErrInvalidParameter)
-				return
 			}
 			offset = md.Offset
 		}
@@ -457,8 +507,7 @@ func handleRun(c *ishell.Context) {
 		}
 		if runCurrent {
 			if !v.Ready() {
-				c.Err(fmt.Errorf("no program loaded"))
+				return errors.New("no program loaded")
-				return
 			}
 			v.Context().Jump(offset)
 			if initMD := m.ABI.GetMethod(manifest.MethodInit, 0); initMD != nil {
@@ -466,15 +515,17 @@ func handleRun(c *ishell.Context) {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	runVMWithHandling(c, v)
+	runVMWithHandling(c)
-	changePrompt(c, v)
+	changePrompt(c.App)
+	return nil
 }
 
 // runVMWithHandling runs VM with handling errors and additional state messages.
-func runVMWithHandling(c *ishell.Context, v *vm.VM) {
+func runVMWithHandling(c *cli.Context) {
+	v := getVMFromContext(c.App)
 	err := v.Run()
 	if err != nil {
-		c.Err(err)
+		writeErr(c.App.ErrWriter, err)
 	}
 
 	var message string
@@ -493,58 +544,59 @@ func runVMWithHandling(c *ishell.Context, v *vm.VM) {
 		}
 	}
 	if message != "" {
-		c.Println(message)
+		fmt.Fprintln(c.App.Writer, message)
 	}
 }
 
-func handleCont(c *ishell.Context) {
+func handleCont(c *cli.Context) error {
-	if !checkVMIsReady(c) {
+	if !checkVMIsReady(c.App) {
-		return
+		return nil
 	}
-	v := getVMFromContext(c)
+	runVMWithHandling(c)
-	runVMWithHandling(c, v)
+	changePrompt(c.App)
-	changePrompt(c, v)
+	return nil
 }
 
-func handleStep(c *ishell.Context) {
+func handleStep(c *cli.Context) error {
 	var (
 		n   = 1
 		err error
 	)
 
-	if !checkVMIsReady(c) {
+	if !checkVMIsReady(c.App) {
-		return
+		return nil
 	}
-	v := getVMFromContext(c)
+	v := getVMFromContext(c.App)
-	if len(c.Args) > 0 {
+	args := c.Args()
-		n, err = strconv.Atoi(c.Args[0])
+	if len(args) > 0 {
+		n, err = strconv.Atoi(args[0])
 		if err != nil {
-			c.Err(fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", ErrInvalidParameter, err))
+			return fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", ErrInvalidParameter, err)
-			return
 		}
 	}
 	v.AddBreakPointRel(n)
-	runVMWithHandling(c, v)
+	runVMWithHandling(c)
-	changePrompt(c, v)
+	changePrompt(c.App)
+	return nil
 }
 
-func handleStepInto(c *ishell.Context) {
+func handleStepInto(c *cli.Context) error {
-	handleStepType(c, "into")
+	return handleStepType(c, "into")
 }
 
-func handleStepOut(c *ishell.Context) {
+func handleStepOut(c *cli.Context) error {
-	handleStepType(c, "out")
+	return handleStepType(c, "out")
 }
 
-func handleStepOver(c *ishell.Context) {
+func handleStepOver(c *cli.Context) error {
-	handleStepType(c, "over")
+	return handleStepType(c, "over")
 }
 
-func handleStepType(c *ishell.Context, stepType string) {
+func handleStepType(c *cli.Context, stepType string) error {
-	if !checkVMIsReady(c) {
+	if !checkVMIsReady(c.App) {
-		return
+		return nil
 	}
-	v := getVMFromContext(c)
+	v := getVMFromContext(c.App)
 	var err error
 	switch stepType {
 	case "into":
@@ -555,47 +607,69 @@ func handleStepType(c *ishell.Context, stepType string) {
 		err = v.StepOver()
 	}
 	if err != nil {
-		c.Err(err)
+		return err
-	} else {
-		handleIP(c)
 	}
-	changePrompt(c, v)
+	_ = handleIP(c)
+	changePrompt(c.App)
+	return nil
 }
 
-func handleOps(c *ishell.Context) {
+func handleOps(c *cli.Context) error {
-	if !checkVMIsReady(c) {
+	if !checkVMIsReady(c.App) {
-		return
+		return nil
 	}
-	v := getVMFromContext(c)
+	v := getVMFromContext(c.App)
 	out := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
 	v.PrintOps(out)
-	c.Println(out.String())
+	fmt.Fprintln(c.App.Writer, out.String())
+	return nil
 }
 
-func changePrompt(c ishell.Actions, v *vm.VM) {
+func changePrompt(app *cli.App) {
+	v := getVMFromContext(app)
+	l := getReadlineInstanceFromContext(app)
 	if v.Ready() && v.Context().NextIP() >= 0 && v.Context().NextIP() < v.Context().LenInstr() {
-		c.SetPrompt(fmt.Sprintf("NEO-GO-VM %d > ", v.Context().NextIP()))
+		l.SetPrompt(fmt.Sprintf("\033[32mNEO-GO-VM %d >\033[0m ", v.Context().NextIP()))
 	} else {
-		c.SetPrompt("NEO-GO-VM > ")
+		l.SetPrompt("\033[32mNEO-GO-VM >\033[0m ")
 	}
 }
 
 // Run waits for user input from Stdin and executes the passed command.
 func (c *VMCLI) Run() error {
-	if c.printLogo {
+	if getPrintLogoFromContext(c.shell) {
-		printLogo(c.shell)
+		printLogo(c.shell.Writer)
+	}
+	l := getReadlineInstanceFromContext(c.shell)
+	for {
+		line, err := l.Readline()
+		if err == io.EOF || err == readline.ErrInterrupt {
+			return nil // OK, stop execution.
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to read input: %w", err) // Critical error, stop execution.
+		}
+
+		args, err := shellquote.Split(line)
+		if err != nil {
+			writeErr(c.shell.ErrWriter, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse arguments: %w", err))
+			continue // Not a critical error, continue execution.
+		}
+
+		err = c.shell.Run(append([]string{"vm"}, args...))
+		if err != nil {
+			writeErr(c.shell.ErrWriter, err) // Various command/flags parsing errors and execution errors.
+		}
 	}
-	c.shell.Run()
-	return nil
 }
 
-func handleParse(c *ishell.Context) {
+func handleParse(c *cli.Context) error {
-	res, err := Parse(c.Args)
+	res, err := Parse(c.Args())
 	if err != nil {
-		c.Err(err)
+		return err
-		return
 	}
-	c.Print(res)
+	fmt.Fprintln(c.App.Writer, res)
+	return nil
 }
 
 // Parse converts it's argument to other formats.
@@ -708,8 +782,12 @@ const logo = `
 /_/ |_/_____/\____/      \____/\____/      |___/_/  /_/   
 `
 
-func printLogo(c *ishell.Shell) {
+func printLogo(w io.Writer) {
-	c.Print(logo)
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, logo)
-	c.Println()
+	fmt.Fprintln(w)
-	c.Println()
+	fmt.Fprintln(w)
+}
+
+func writeErr(w io.Writer, err error) {
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Error: %s\n", err)
 }

pkg/vm/cli/cli_test.go

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/abiosoft/readline"
+	"github.com/chzyer/readline"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/internal/random"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/compiler"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/config"
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ func newTestVMCLIWithLogo(t *testing.T, printLogo bool) *executor {
 		&readline.Config{
 			Prompt: "",
 			Stdin:  e.in,
+			Stderr: e.out,
 			Stdout: e.out,
 			FuncIsTerminal: func() bool {
 				return false