hilda_client: add %objc magic function

README.md

@@ -505,6 +505,9 @@ d = NSDictionary.new()  # call its `new` selector
 # which is equivalent to:
 NSDictionary = p.objc_get_class('NSDictionary')
 d = NSDictionary.new()
+
+# Or you can use the IPython magic function
+%objc NSDictionary
 ```
 
 This is possible only since `NSDictionary` is exported. In case it is not, you must call `objc_get_class()` explicitly.

hilda/hilda_client.py

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import lldb
 from humanfriendly import prompts
 from humanfriendly.terminal.html import html_to_ansi
+from IPython.core.magic import register_line_magic  # noqa: F401
 from pygments import highlight
 from pygments.formatters import TerminalTrueColorFormatter
 from pygments.lexers import XmlLexer
@@ -59,6 +60,26 @@
 Have a nice flight ✈️! Starting an IPython shell...
 """
 
+MAGIC_FUNCTIONS = """
+from IPython.core.magic import register_line_magic, needs_local_scope
+
+@register_line_magic
+@needs_local_scope
+def objc(line, local_ns=None):
+    p = local_ns['p']
+    className = line.strip()
+    if not className:
+        print("Error: className is required.")
+        return
+    try:
+        # Assuming `p.objc_get_class` is a method you have defined or imported
+        # Replace `p` with the correct reference to where `objc_get_class` is defined
+        local_ns[className] = p.objc_get_class(className)
+        p.log_info(f"{className} class loaded successfully.")
+    except Exception:
+        p.log_error(f"Error loading class {className}")
+"""
+
 SerializableSymbol = namedtuple('SerializableSymbol', 'address type_ filename')
 
 
@@ -997,8 +1018,9 @@ def interact(self, additional_namespace: typing.Mapping = None) -> None:
         config = Config()
         config.IPCompleter.use_jedi = True
         config.InteractiveShellApp.exec_lines = [
-            '''disable_logs()''',
-            '''IPython.get_ipython().events.register('pre_run_cell', self._ipython_run_cell_hook)'''
+            """disable_logs()""",
+            """IPython.get_ipython().events.register('pre_run_cell', self._ipython_run_cell_hook)""",
+            MAGIC_FUNCTIONS,
         ]
         namespace = globals()
         namespace.update(locals())