Creating C and Python bindings for all functionality used by Repl. Refactoring Repl to call through Python by default

c/doc/mainpage.md

@@ -127,6 +127,13 @@ More complete documentation on the MeTTa language, type system, and the MeTTa st
 
 This Interface includes the types and functions to instantiate a MeTTa interpreter and step through MeTTa code.
 
+[//]: # (Platform Environment Interface)
+
+@defgroup environment_group Platform Environment Interface
+@brief Configuration and settings shared by MeTTa runners
+
+This interface allows configuration of shared properties for MeTTa interpreters
+
 [//]: # (Misc. Interfaces)
 
 @defgroup misc_group Misc Interfaces

c/src/atom.rs

@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ impl atom_vec_t {
     fn new() -> Self {
         Vec::<Atom>::new().into()
     }
-    fn as_slice(&self) -> &[Atom] {
+    pub(crate) fn as_slice(&self) -> &[Atom] {
         unsafe{ core::slice::from_raw_parts(self.ptr.cast(), self.len) }
     }
     /// Converts a borrowed vec into an owned vec

c/src/lib.rs

@@ -4,16 +4,3 @@ pub mod util;
 pub mod atom;
 pub mod space;
 pub mod metta;
-
-/// @brief Initializes the logger
-/// @ingroup misc_group
-/// @note This function should be called once, prior to any other calls to Hyperon C functions
-///
-//TODO: Is there a way we can get rid of this function in the external API?
-//  Discussion about alternative ways to init the logger here: https://github.com/trueagi-io/hyperon-experimental/pull/314
-//  and here: https://github.com/trueagi-io/hyperon-experimental/issues/146
-#[no_mangle]
-pub extern "C" fn init_logger() {
-   hyperon::common::init_logger(false);
-}
-