How do I load my script into the node.js REPL?

Question

I have a script foo.js that contains some functions I want to play with in the REPL.

Is there a way to have node execute my script and then jump into a

Answer 1

Old answer

type test.js|node -i

Will open the node REPL and type in all lines from test.js into REPL, but for some reason node will quit after file ends

Another problem is, that functions will not be hoisted.

Better answer

node -e require('repl').start({useGlobal:true}); -r ./test2.js

Then all globals declared without var within test2.js will be available in the REPL

not sure why var a in global scope will not be available