Create Custom JBang Try Link

Create a shareable link to the JBang try page with your own custom code and/or link to GitHub repository or Gist.

Link Generator

Create a custom shareable link to /try/ with pre-filled repository, code, or auto-redirect:

Java Code (optional): Pre-fill the code editor with this code

Repository URL (optional): GitHub repository or Gist URL for Jupyter environment

Repository Title (optional): Friendly name for the repository (shown in button text)

Branch (optional): Leave empty for default branch

File/Path (optional): Specific file or directory to open in Jupyter

Auto-Redirect (optional): Seconds to wait before redirecting to Jupyter (0 for immediate, empty for no redirect)

Generated Try Link:

🚀 Open Try Page

How it Works

All fields are optional! The link updates in real-time as you type:

1. Code: Java code to pre-fill in the try page editor
2. Repository: GitHub repository or Gist URL - updates the Jupyter launch link on /try/
3. Title: Friendly name shown in the "Launch" button (e.g., "My Project" → "🚀 Open My Project")
4. Branch: Specific branch to use (defaults to main)
5. File Path: Specific file or directory to open in Jupyter
6. Redirect: Auto-redirect to Jupyter after specified seconds (empty = no redirect)
7. Result: Generates a shareable /try/ link - defaults to /try/ if no fields are filled

Generated Link Format

This tool generates links to /try/ with the following format:

/try/?repo=REPO_URL&title=TITLE&branch=BRANCH&filepath=PATH&code=CODE&redirect=SECONDS

Parameters:

• code (optional): URL-encoded Java code to pre-fill the editor
• repo (optional): GitHub repository or Gist URL
  • Example: https://github.com/username/repo
  • Example: https://gist.github.com/username/gist-id
• title (optional): Friendly name for the repository shown in button
  • Example: My Awesome Project → button shows "🚀 Open My Awesome Project"
• branch (optional): Branch name (defaults to main)
• filepath (optional): Path to specific file or directory
• redirect (optional): Seconds to wait before auto-redirecting to Jupyter
  • Empty value or 0 = immediate redirect
  • Omit parameter = no redirect

Example Generated Links:

Pre-fill code:

/try/?code=IO.println(%22Hello%20JBang!%22);

Repository with redirect:

/try/?repo=https://github.com/jbangdev/jbang-jupyter-examples&redirect=3

Gist with code:

/try/?repo=https://gist.github.com/user/abc123&code=IO.println(%22Demo%22);

Examples

GitHub Repository

https://github.com/username/my-java-notebooks

Opens the repository in Jupyter with JBang kernel

GitHub Gist

https://gist.github.com/username/abc123def456

Opens the Gist as a Jupyter environment

Specific File

https://github.com/username/repo + path: notebooks/demo.ipynb

Opens a specific notebook file directly