Is there a js console emulator that provides access to the browsers 'real' javascript console?

Question

Does anyone know of any console emulator (preferably made in javascript or jquery) that would allow me direct access to the browsers javascript console that would be found in the developers tools in chrome for example? I have been using jq-console but that only emulates a terminal, very useful so far. However it only emulates a terminal and doesn't provide access to the browsers js console. I need this so that users have a front-end web based access to the console without having to open the developer tools or something similar, so they have access to the variables and objects available in the browsers js console. I had thought of loading the data into the memory of the jq-console instance however i think this would be a cumbersome process and i don't really know how to go about doing it without the information being directly entered into the jq-console instance. any help or guidance would be greatly appreciated. thanks in advance!

Answer 1

direct access to the browsers javascript console

No. Not without opening the console manually, and also you cannot do much more than logging messages. Any emulator will not use the native console.

web-based front end console at CodeAcademy.com

Have you looked at their source code? You can write such one yourself, too. Or have a look at EloquentJavaScript's console script (using Mochi and Codemirror).

a browser console

…is not possible without only emulating it. However, you can use FirebugLite for that, which promises the same look-and-feel as the native Firebug. Also, Opera's Dragonfly is written in JS, and it is released as open source so you might adapt (parts of) it.