https://github.com/SlimIO/stdin

Node.js light ⚡, interactive and elegant input crafted for REPL experience.
https://github.com/SlimIO/stdin

cli input interactive repl stdin tty

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Node.js light ⚡, interactive and elegant input crafted for REPL experience.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/SlimIO/stdin
• Owner: TopCli
• License: mit
• Created: 2019-09-08T19:13:46.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-02-01T01:11:42.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-15T08:52:05.963Z (about 1 month ago)
• Topics: cli, input, interactive, repl, stdin, tty
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage:
• Size: 206 KB
• Stars: 10
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 5
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
  • License: LICENSE
  • Security: SECURITY.md

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README

        
# Stdin

![version](https://img.shields.io/badge/dynamic/json.svg?style=for-the-badge&url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/TopCli/stdin/master/package.json&query=$.version&label=Version)

[![Maintenance](https://img.shields.io/badge/Maintained%3F-yes-green.svg?style=for-the-badge)](https://github.com/TopCli/stdin/commit-activity)

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[![OpenSSF

Scorecard](https://api.securityscorecards.dev/projects/github.com/TopCli/stdin/badge?style=for-the-badge)](https://api.securityscorecards.dev/projects/github.com/TopCli/stdin)

![build](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/TopCli/stdin/node.js.yml?style=for-the-badge)

Node.js light and interactive standard input (stdin) crafted for REPL (like) experience (with auto-completion and history). Under the hood it use `process.stdin` and TTY Stream with the raw mode enabled to catch key by key.

Demo with the SlimIO CLI








## Requirements

- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/) v14 or higher

## Getting Started

This package is available in the Node Package Repository and can be easily installed with [npm](https://docs.npmjs.com/getting-started/what-is-npm) or [yarn](https://yarnpkg.com).

```bash

$ npm i @topcli/stdin

# or

$ yarn add @topcli/stdin

```

## Usage example

```js

import stdin from "@topcli/stdin";

const data = await stdin("Question title > ", {

  history: ["command in history 1", "command in history 2"],

  autocomplete: [

    "events",

    "events.get_info"

  ]

});

console.log(`input data: ${data}`);

```

> 👀 the reference to the history array is keeped. So if you want to achieve a while of input, think to declare a top array history that will be used by all inputs.

## API

### stdin(query: null | string, options?: StdinOptions): Promise< string >

Query paramaters can be set to `null` to disable the title. Options is described by the following TypeScript interface:

```ts

interface StdinOptions {

    history?: string[];

    autocomplete?: string[];

}

```

history and autocomplete are optional. There is no thing as a cache or limitation for history (you have to implement that kind of stuff yourself with [cacache](https://www.npmjs.com/package/cacache)).

## Contributors ✨

[![All Contributors](https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-3-orange.svg?style=flat-square)](#contributors-)

Thanks goes to these wonderful people ([emoji key](https://allcontributors.org/docs/en/emoji-key)):

  

    

      
Gentilhomme
💻 📖 👀 🛡️ 🐛

      
Alexandre Malaj
💻 📖

      
PierreDemailly
💻 ⚠️

    

  

## License

MIT