terminal.lua

• Index

Examples

• async.lua
• colors.lua
• cow.lua
• headers.lua
• keymap.lua
• progress.lua
• prompt-copas.lua
• prompt.lua
• sequence.lua
• testscreen.lua

Modules

• terminal
• terminal.clear
• terminal.cursor
• terminal.cursor.position
• terminal.cursor.position.stack
• terminal.cursor.shape
• terminal.cursor.shape.stack
• terminal.cursor.visible
• terminal.cursor.visible.stack
• terminal.draw
• terminal.draw.line
• terminal.input
• terminal.input.keymap
• terminal.output
• terminal.progress
• terminal.scroll
• terminal.scroll.stack
• terminal.text
• terminal.text.color
• terminal.text.stack
• terminal.text.width
• terminal.utils

Classes

• EditLine
• Sequence
• cli.Prompt
• cli.Select

Topics

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Terminal handling
• CHANGELOG
• CONTRIBUTING
• MIT License

prompt-copas.lua

local t = require("terminal")
local Prompt = require("terminal.cli.prompt")
local copas = require("copas")

local terminal_opts = {
  sleep = copas.pause, -- use copas pause for sleep to allow other coroutines to run
}


local pr = Prompt {
  prompt = "Enter something: ",
  value = "Hello, 你-好 World 🚀!",
  max_length = 62,
  position = 2,
  cancellable = true,
}


local clock = copas.timer.new{
  delay = 0.2,
  initial_delay = 0,
  recurring = true,
  callback = function()
    local time = os.date("%H:%M:%S")
    local row = 1
    local _, cols = t.size()
    local col = cols - #time - 1
    t.cursor.position.backup()
    t.cursor.position.set(row, col)
    t.output.print(time)
    t.cursor.position.restore()
  end,
}


copas.addthread(function()
  print("Time is ticking in the top-right corner!")
  local result, status = pr:run()
  if result then
    print("Result (string): '" .. result .. "'")
    print("Result (bytes):", (result or ""):byte(1, -1))
  else
    print("Status: " .. (status or "nil"))
  end

  clock:cancel() -- stop the timer
end)


t.initwrap(copas.loop, terminal_opts)()