console: add admin.clearHistory command (#15614)

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/console/console.go b/console/console.go
index c42c9bfbb..1ecbfd0b0 100644
--- a/console/console.go
+++ b/console/console.go
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ func (c *Console) init(preload []string) error {
 	if obj := admin.Object(); obj != nil { // make sure the admin api is enabled over the interface
 		obj.Set("sleepBlocks", bridge.SleepBlocks)
 		obj.Set("sleep", bridge.Sleep)
+		obj.Set("clearHistory", c.clearHistory)
 	}
 	// Preload any JavaScript files before starting the console
 	for _, path := range preload {
@@ -216,6 +217,16 @@ func (c *Console) init(preload []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (c *Console) clearHistory() {
+	c.history = nil
+	c.prompter.ClearHistory()
+	if err := os.Remove(c.histPath); err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintln(c.printer, "can't delete history file:", err)
+	} else {
+		fmt.Fprintln(c.printer, "history file deleted")
+	}
+}
+
 // consoleOutput is an override for the console.log and console.error methods to
 // stream the output into the configured output stream instead of stdout.
 func (c *Console) consoleOutput(call otto.FunctionCall) otto.Value {