Import multiple packages in Scala REPL

Question

In Scala, I frequently have to import multiple packages worth of implicits and other utilities, particularly on the REPL:

import scala.collection.JavaConvers         


        

Answer 1

I'm not sure of a general solution, but in SBT it's possible to configure the project so that the console (REPL) runs some initial commands upon launching. Here's an excerpt from an example build.sbt file,

// set the initial commands when entering 'console' only
initialCommands in console := "import myproject._"

Edit: Another reference is the Scalala project. They have a Scala program that launches an embedded REPL and fills in the necessary imports. For usage, see their quick-start guide.