Can I use sbt to build my own stand-alone console?

Question

I really like sbt and its extendibility. I'd like to use it as the basis of my own little stand-alone console-like tool. Basically it would have a bunch of tasks and such. I'm thinking something like Lifty, but I'd like to have one command that would launch sbt, load any relevant plugins (whether Lifty or my own), and then present users with my own custom prompt with a limited set of tasks & settings available.

Is this possible without jumping through a lot of hoops?

Answer 1

Yes, it is, and stuff like Play and Akka do exactly that. You might get an inkling on how to do all you need with sbt-extras, or looking at the above-mentioned projects.