Metadata-Version: 2.1
Name: consoleiotools
Version: 3.3.1
Summary: Some console tools for inputs and outputs
Home-page: https://github.com/kyan001/PyConsoleIOTools
Author: Kai Yan
Author-email: kai@kyan001.com
License: MIT
Keywords: console input output tool
Classifier: Intended Audience :: Developers
Classifier: Topic :: Software Development :: User Interfaces
Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
Description-Content-Type: text/markdown
Provides-Extra: dev
License-File: LICENSE

# PyConsoleIOTools
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## Installation

```sh
pip install consoleiotools  # install
pip install --upgrade consoleiotools  # update
python -m consoleiotools  # show README
```

## Get Started

```python
import consoleiotools as cit
print(cit.__version__)
```

## Prints on Screen

```python
>>> cit.start()
# blank line

>>> cit.title('Session Name')
+--------------+
| SESSION NAME |
+--------------+

>>> cit.echo('Hello World')
| Hello World

>>> cit.echo('Hello World', pre='say', bar='+')
+ (Say) Hello World

>>> cit.ask('Hello World')
| (?) Hello World

>>> cit.info('Hello World')
| (Info) Hello World

>>> cit.warn('Hello World')
| (Warning) Hello World

>>> cit.err('Hello World')
| (Error) Hello World

>>> cit.dim('Hello World')
| Hello World  # gray

>>> cit.print(var)  # print variable
...

>>> cit.markdown("# Header")  # print Markdown
+--------------+
|    Header    |
+--------------+

>>> cit.end()
`

>>> cit.br()
# blank line

>>> cit.br(2)
# blank line
# blank line
```

## Get User Input

```python
>>> cit.get_input()
> Hello World
'Hello World'

>>> cit.get_choice(['Apple', 'Google'])  # Enter number to select.
   1) Apple
   2) Google
> 2
'Google'

>>> cit.get_choice(['Apple', 'Google'])  # Enter string is ok too.
   1) Apple
   2) Google
> Google
'Google'

>>> cit.get_choice(['Apple', 'Google'], exitable=True)  # Add a choice of exit in menu.
   1) Apple
   2) Google
   0) ** EXIT **
> 0
None

>>> cit.get_choices(['Apple', 'Google'])  # Multiple Selection
   1) [ ] Apple
   2) [ ] Google
> 1  # Enter number to check or uncheck selections
   1) [+] Apple
   2) [ ] Google
   0) ** DONE **
> Google  # Enter string is ok too.
   1) [+] Apple
   2) [+] Google
   0) ** DONE **
> 0  # Enter 0 when done.
['Apple', 'Google']  # return [] is no selections.

>>> cit.get_choices(['Apple', 'Google'], allable=True)  # Add a choice of select all in menu.
   a) ** ALL **
   1) [ ] Apple
   2) [ ] Google
> a  # Enter `a` to check all. If `a` is in choices, enter `all`.
   a) ** ALL **
   1) [+] Apple
   2) [+] Google
   0) ** DONE **
> 0
['Apple', 'Google']

>>> cit.get_choices(['Apple', 'Google'], exitable=True)  # Add a choice of exit in menu.
   1) [ ] Apple
   2) [ ] Google
   0) ** EXIT **
> 0
[]  # Empty list returned.
```

## File IO

```python
>>> cit.read_file('/path/to/file')
'File contents'

>>> cit.read_file('/path/to/file', with_encoding=True)
('File contents', 'utf-8')

>>> cit.write_file('/path/to/file', 'Contents')  # Append content to file.
8  # writed bytes

>>> cit.write_file('/path/to/file', 'Contents', overwrite=True)  # Overwrite if file exists.
8  # writed bytes
```

## Controls

```python
>>> cit.pause()
| Press [Enter] to Continue...

>>> cit.bye()
# exit

>>> cit.bye(0)
# exit with code 0

>>> cit.bye('Seeya')
Seeya
# exit
```

## Decorators

```python
@cit.as_session('Hello')
def my_func():
    cit.echo('World')

>>> my_func()
+---------+
| HELLO() |
+---------+
| World
`

@cit.as_session
def underscore_orCamel():
    pass

>>> underscore_orCamel()
+-----------------------+
| UNDERSCORE OR CAMEL() |
+-----------------------+
`
```
