Refactor nREPL evaluation for robustness and simplicity

src/clojure_mcp/config.clj

@@ -110,9 +110,7 @@
       (assoc :nrepl-env-type (:nrepl-env-type config)))))
 
 (defn load-config
-  "Loads configuration from both user home (~/.clojure-mcp/config.edn) and project directory.
-   User home config provides defaults, project config provides overrides.
-   Validates both configs before merging."
+  "Loads the configuration from user home and project directories."
   [cli-config-file user-dir]
   ;; Load user home config first (provides defaults)
   (let [home-config (load-home-config)

src/clojure_mcp/core.clj

@@ -273,7 +273,6 @@
 
    This function handles the complete setup process including:
    - Creating the nREPL client connection
-   - Starting the polling mechanism
    - Loading required namespaces and helpers (if Clojure environment)
    - Setting up the working directory
    - Loading configuration
@@ -285,10 +284,7 @@
   (try
     (let [nrepl-client-map (nrepl/create (dissoc initial-config :project-dir :nrepl-env-type))
           cli-env-type (:nrepl-env-type initial-config)
-          _ (do
-              (log/info "nREPL client map created")
-              (nrepl/start-polling nrepl-client-map)
-              (log/info "Started polling nREPL"))
+          _ (log/info "nREPL client map created")
           ;; Detect environment type early
           ;; TODO this needs to be sorted out
           env-type (dialects/detect-nrepl-env-type nrepl-client-map)
@@ -314,7 +310,6 @@
    (log/info "Creating additional nREPL connection" initial-config)
    (try
      (let [nrepl-client-map (nrepl/create initial-config)]
-       (nrepl/start-polling nrepl-client-map)
        ;; copy config
        ;; maybe we should create this just like the normal nrelp connection?
        ;; we should introspect the project and get a working directory
@@ -331,15 +326,12 @@
   "Convenience higher-level API function to gracefully shut down MCP and nREPL servers.
 
    This function handles the complete shutdown process including:
-   - Stopping nREPL polling if a client exists in nrepl-client-atom
    - Gracefully closing the MCP server
    - Proper error handling and logging"
   [nrepl-client-atom]
   (log/info "Shutting down servers")
   (try
     (when-let [client @nrepl-client-atom]
-      (log/info "Stopping nREPL polling")
-      (nrepl/stop-polling client)
       ;; Clean up auto-started nREPL process if present
       (when-let [nrepl-process (:nrepl-process client)]
         (log/info "Cleaning up auto-started nREPL process")

src/clojure_mcp/dialects.clj

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   (:require [clojure.edn :as edn]
             [clojure.java.io :as io]
             [taoensso.timbre :as log]
+            [nrepl.core :as nrepl-core]
             [clojure-mcp.nrepl :as nrepl]
             [clojure-mcp.utils.file :as file-utils]))
 
@@ -79,8 +80,10 @@
   ;; default to fetching from the nrepl
   (when-let [exp (fetch-project-directory-exp nrepl-env-type)]
     (try
-      (edn/read-string
-       (nrepl/tool-eval-code nrepl-client-map exp))
+      (let [result-value (->> (nrepl/eval-code nrepl-client-map exp :session-type :tools)
+                              nrepl-core/combine-responses
+                              :value)]
+        result-value)
       (catch Exception e
         (log/warn e "Failed to fetch project directory")
         nil))))
@@ -93,10 +96,14 @@
   "Fetches the project directory for the given nREPL client.
    If project-dir is provided in opts, returns it directly.
    Otherwise, evaluates environment-specific expression to get it."
-  [nrepl-client-map nrepl-env-type project-dir]
-  (if project-dir
-    (.getCanonicalPath (io/file project-dir))
-    (fetch-project-directory-helper nrepl-env-type nrepl-client-map)))
+  [nrepl-client-map nrepl-env-type project-dir-arg]
+  (if project-dir-arg
+    (.getCanonicalPath (io/file project-dir-arg))
+    (let [raw-result (fetch-project-directory-helper nrepl-env-type nrepl-client-map)]
+      ;; nrepl sometimes returns strings with extra quotes and in a vector
+      (if (and (vector? raw-result) (= 1 (count raw-result)) (string? (first raw-result)))
+        (clojure.string/replace (first raw-result) #"^\"|\"$" "")
+        raw-result))))
 
 ;; High-level wrapper functions that execute the expressions
 
@@ -107,15 +114,15 @@
   (log/debug "Initializing Clojure environment")
   (when-let [init-exps (not-empty (initialize-environment-exp nrepl-env-type))]
     (doseq [exp init-exps]
-      (nrepl/eval-code nrepl-client-map exp identity)))
+      (nrepl/eval-code nrepl-client-map exp)))
   nrepl-client-map)
 
 (defn load-repl-helpers
   "Loads REPL helper functions appropriate for the environment."
   [nrepl-client-map nrepl-env-type]
   (when-let [helper-exps (not-empty (load-repl-helpers-exp nrepl-env-type))]
     (doseq [exp helper-exps]
-      (nrepl/tool-eval-code nrepl-client-map exp)))
+      (nrepl/eval-code nrepl-client-map exp :session-type :tools)))
   nrepl-client-map)
 
 (defn detect-nrepl-env-type [nrepl-client-map]

src/clojure_mcp/main_examples/shadow_main.clj

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ JavaScript interop is fully supported including `js/console.log`, `js/setTimeout
 
 **IMPORTANT**: This repl is intended for CLOJURESCRIPT CODE only.")
 
-(defn start-shadow-repl [nrepl-client-atom cljs-session {:keys [shadow-build shadow-watch]}]
+(defn start-shadow-repl [nrepl-client-atom {:keys [shadow-build shadow-watch]}]
   (let [start-code (format
                     ;; TODO we need to check if its already running
                     ;; here and only initialize if it isn't
@@ -39,36 +39,31 @@ JavaScript interop is fully supported including `js/console.log`, `js/setTimeout
                       "(do (shadow/repl %s) %s)")
                     (pr-str (keyword (name shadow-build)))
                     (pr-str (keyword (name shadow-build))))]
-    (nrepl/eval-code-msg
-     @nrepl-client-atom start-code {:session cljs-session}
-     (->> identity
-          (nrepl/out-err #(log/info %) #(log/info %))
-          (nrepl/value #(log/info %))
-          (nrepl/done (fn [_] (log/info "done")))
-          (nrepl/error (fn [args]
-                         (log/info (pr-str args))
-                         (log/info "ERROR in shadow start")))))
-    cljs-session))
+    (log/info "Starting Shadow CLJS...")
+    (try
+      (nrepl/eval-code @nrepl-client-atom start-code :session-type :shadow)
+      (log/info "Shadow CLJS started (or command sent)")
+      (catch Exception e
+        (log/error e "ERROR in shadow start")))
+    :shadow))
 
 ;; when having a completely different connection for cljs
 (defn shadow-eval-tool-secondary-connection-tool [nrepl-client-atom {:keys [shadow-port _shadow-build _shadow-watch] :as config}]
   (let [cljs-nrepl-client-map (core/create-additional-connection nrepl-client-atom {:port shadow-port})
         cljs-nrepl-client-atom (atom cljs-nrepl-client-map)]
     (start-shadow-repl
      cljs-nrepl-client-atom
-     (nrepl/eval-session cljs-nrepl-client-map)
      config)
-    (-> (eval-tool/eval-code cljs-nrepl-client-atom)
+    (-> (eval-tool/eval-code cljs-nrepl-client-atom {:session-type :shadow})
         (assoc :name tool-name)
         (assoc :description description))))
 
 ;; when sharing the clojure and cljs repl
 (defn shadow-eval-tool [nrepl-client-atom {:keys [_shadow-build _shadow-watch] :as config}]
-  (let [cljs-session (nrepl/new-session @nrepl-client-atom)
-        _ (start-shadow-repl nrepl-client-atom cljs-session config)]
-    (-> (eval-tool/eval-code nrepl-client-atom {:nrepl-session cljs-session})
-        (assoc :name tool-name)
-        (assoc :description description))))
+  (start-shadow-repl nrepl-client-atom config)
+  (-> (eval-tool/eval-code nrepl-client-atom {:session-type :shadow})
+      (assoc :name tool-name)
+      (assoc :description description)))
 
 ;; So we can set up shadow two ways
 ;; 1. as a single repl connection using the shadow clojure connection for cloj eval