CLI-GUI2

CLI-GUI - but much better. Graphical interface in command line.

Features

1. List
2. Checklist
3. Search
4. Table
5. Prompt
6. Guided prompt
7. Log
8. Terminal
9. Box
10. Editor

Documentation

Installation

npm install cligui2

Usage

var CliGui = require('cligui2');
var interface = new CliGui();

interface.stop - Stop interface

This stops the interface completely

interface.done - Remove layer

Used to remove "layers".

interface.reset - Reset interface

Resets interface

interface.addListener

Arguments: target,function

Adds a listener to a target

Available targets:

1. key - Key presses

interface.removeListener

Arguments: target,function

Removes a listener from a target

interface.clearListeners

Arguments: target

clears listeners from a target

interface.list - List items

Arguments: title,items,call

The list function is very flexible. It can be called in four different ways.

1. Options argument as an array of strings, call argument a function
2. Options argument as an array of strings, call argument as an array of functions
3. Options argument as an array of objects
4. Options argument as an object

Example:

interface.list("This is a list",["a","b","c","d"],function(main,chosen) {

})

interface.list("Another way",["a","b","c"],[
  function(main) {},
  function(main) {},
  function(main) {}
])

interface.list("Again Another way",[
  {
    name: "a",
    call: function(main) {}
  },
  {
    name: "b",
    call: function(main) {}
  }
])

interface.list("The fourth way",{
  a: function(main) {},
  b: function(main) {},
  c: function(main) {}
})

interface.checklist - List items as a checklist

Arguments: title,items,call

The checklist function is also as flexible as the list function. For usage, please refer to the list documentation. A option can also be checked on by default. To do so please set checked to true.

Example:

interface.checklist("A is checked on by default",[
  {
    name: "a",
    checked: true,
    call: function(main) {}
  },
  {
    name: "b",
    call: function(main) {}
  }
])

interface.search - List items as a searchable list

Arguments: title,items,call

Usage is same as the usage for the List function

interface.table - List items as a table

Arguments: title,data

Data is an object

Example:

interface.table("This is a table",{
  thead: ["a","b","c"], // this is the sticky at the top
  data: [["hello","this","is"],["a","cool","test"],["tables","are","fun"], // the contents of the table
  sizes: [8,8,8], // optional: Sets the size for each column
  call: function(main,chosen) { // the callback
  
  }
})

interface.prompt - Prompt the user (text input)

Arguments: title,shadow,call

The prompt funcion prompts the user for a text input.

Example:

interface.prompt("this is a prompt","type something",function(main,output) {

})

The guided prompt function allows for a user-guiding prompt system

Example:

var options = [
  {
    name: "hello",
    description: "Hello world", // optional
    options: [ // optional, sets arguments (ex: hello [arg1])
      {
      name: "arg1",
      options: ["a","b","c"], // optional, sets selectable options for the argument
      description: "argument 1" // optional
      }  
    ]
  },
  {
  name: "hello_again" // spaces are not allowed
  }
]
interface.gprompt("this is a guided prompt","type something",options,function(main,output) {

})

Returns: logger

Functions:

1. logger.log(string) - log string
2. logger.slow(string,time,callback) - log string with typing animation
3. logger.clear() - clear display
4. logger.clearRow() - clear recent row

Example:

var logger = interface.log("this is a log display")
logger.log("This is logged onto the display")

interface.terminal - Terminal

Arguments: title,startchar,callback

Returns: logger

Functions:

1. logger.log(string) - log string
2. logger.slow(string,time,callback) - log string with typing animation
3. logger.clear() - clear display
4. logger.clearRow() - clear recent row

Example:

var logger = interface.terminal("this is a terminal",">",function(main,output) {

})
logger.log("This is logged onto the display")

interface.box - Popup box

Arguments: x,y,width,height,content,options,call

Example:

var logger = interface.log("this is a log display")
function onKey(key) {
if (key == "ESC") {
interface.box(-20,-3,40,6,"Exit?",{
yes: function(m) {
m.done(); // Removes box. BTW, m === interface
m.done(); // removes log
},
no: function(m) {
m.done(); // remove box
}
})
}}


interface.addListener("key",onKey); // add keypress listener

logger.log("This is logged onto the display")

interface.editor - File editor

Arguments: file,callback

Example:

interface.editor("./path/to/something.txt",function(main,file_contents,saved?) {

})