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https://github.com/abiosoft/ishell
Library for creating interactive cli applications.
https://github.com/abiosoft/ishell
cli cli-app go ishell readline shell
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Library for creating interactive cli applications.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/abiosoft/ishell
- Owner: abiosoft
- License: mit
- Created: 2015-07-11T13:23:42.000Z (over 9 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2023-10-08T14:18:25.000Z (over 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-11-24T17:09:57.822Z (about 2 months ago)
- Topics: cli, cli-app, go, ishell, readline, shell
- Language: Go
- Homepage:
- Size: 146 KB
- Stars: 1,696
- Watchers: 29
- Forks: 196
- Open Issues: 58
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: CHANGES.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# ishell
ishell is an interactive shell library for creating interactive cli applications.
[](https://godocs.io/github.com/abiosoft/ishell/v2)
[](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/abiosoft/ishell)
## Usage
```go
import "strings"
import "github.com/abiosoft/ishell/v2"
func main(){
// create new shell.
// by default, new shell includes 'exit', 'help' and 'clear' commands.
shell := ishell.New()
// display welcome info.
shell.Println("Sample Interactive Shell")
// register a function for "greet" command.
shell.AddCmd(&ishell.Cmd{
Name: "greet",
Help: "greet user",
Func: func(c *ishell.Context) {
c.Println("Hello", strings.Join(c.Args, " "))
},
})
// run shell
shell.Run()
}
```
Execution
```
Sample Interactive Shell
>>> help
Commands:
clear clear the screen
greet greet user
exit exit the program
help display help
>>> greet Someone Somewhere
Hello Someone Somewhere
>>> exit
$
```
### Reading input
```go
// simulate an authentication
shell.AddCmd(&ishell.Cmd{
Name: "login",
Help: "simulate a login",
Func: func(c *ishell.Context) {
// disable the '>>>' for cleaner same line input.
c.ShowPrompt(false)
defer c.ShowPrompt(true) // yes, revert after login.
// get username
c.Print("Username: ")
username := c.ReadLine()
// get password.
c.Print("Password: ")
password := c.ReadPassword()
... // do something with username and password
c.Println("Authentication Successful.")
},
})
```
Execution
```
>>> login
Username: someusername
Password:
Authentication Successful.
```
### Multiline input
Builtin support for multiple lines.
```
>>> This is \
... multi line
>>> Cool that << EOF
... everything here goes
... as a single argument.
... EOF
```
User defined
```go
shell.AddCmd(&ishell.Cmd{
Name: "multi",
Help: "input in multiple lines",
Func: func(c *ishell.Context) {
c.Println("Input multiple lines and end with semicolon ';'.")
lines := c.ReadMultiLines(";")
c.Println("Done reading. You wrote:")
c.Println(lines)
},
})
```
Execution
```
>>> multi
Input multiple lines and end with semicolon ';'.
>>> this is user defined
... multiline input;
You wrote:
this is user defined
multiline input;
```
### Keyboard interrupt
Builtin interrupt handler.
```
>>> ^C
Input Ctrl-C once more to exit
>>> ^C
Interrupted
exit status 1
```
Custom
```go
shell.Interrupt(func(count int, c *ishell.Context) { ... })
```
### Multiple Choice
```go
func(c *ishell.Context) {
choice := c.MultiChoice([]string{
"Golangers",
"Go programmers",
"Gophers",
"Goers",
}, "What are Go programmers called ?")
if choice == 2 {
c.Println("You got it!")
} else {
c.Println("Sorry, you're wrong.")
}
},
```
Output
```
What are Go programmers called ?
Golangers
Go programmers
> Gophers
Goers
You got it!
```
### Checklist
```go
func(c *ishell.Context) {
languages := []string{"Python", "Go", "Haskell", "Rust"}
choices := c.Checklist(languages,
"What are your favourite programming languages ?", nil)
out := func() []string { ... } // convert index to language
c.Println("Your choices are", strings.Join(out(), ", "))
}
```
Output
```
What are your favourite programming languages ?
Python
✓ Go
Haskell
>✓ Rust
Your choices are Go, Rust
```
### Progress Bar
Determinate
```go
func(c *ishell.Context) {
c.ProgressBar().Start()
for i := 0; i < 101; i++ {
c.ProgressBar().Suffix(fmt.Sprint(" ", i, "%"))
c.ProgressBar().Progress(i)
... // some background computation
}
c.ProgressBar().Stop()
}
```
Output
```
[==========> ] 50%
```
Indeterminate
```go
func(c *ishell.Context) {
c.ProgressBar().Indeterminate(true)
c.ProgressBar().Start()
... // some background computation
c.ProgressBar().Stop()
}
```
Output
```
[ ==== ]
```
Custom display using [briandowns/spinner](https://github.com/briandowns/spinner).
```go
display := ishell.ProgressDisplayCharSet(spinner.CharSets[11])
func(c *Context) { c.ProgressBar().Display(display) ... }
// or set it globally
ishell.ProgressBar().Display(display)
```
### Durable history
```go
// Read and write history to $HOME/.ishell_history
shell.SetHomeHistoryPath(".ishell_history")
```
### Non-interactive execution
In some situations it is desired to exit the program directly after executing a single command.
```go
// when started with "exit" as first argument, assume non-interactive execution
if len(os.Args) > 1 && os.Args[1] == "exit" {
shell.Process(os.Args[2:]...)
} else {
// start shell
shell.Run()
}
```
```bash
# Run normally - interactive mode:
$ go run main.go
>>> |
# Run non-interactivelly
$ go run main.go exit greet Someusername
Hello Someusername
```
### Output with Color
You can use [fatih/color](https://github.com/fatih/color).
```go
func(c *ishell.Context) {
yellow := color.New(color.FgYellow).SprintFunc()
c.Println(yellow("This line is yellow"))
}
```
Execution
```sh
>>> color
This line is yellow
```
### Example
Available [here](https://github.com/abiosoft/ishell/blob/master/example/main.go).
```sh
go run example/main.go
```
## Supported Platforms
- [x] Linux
- [x] OSX
- [x] Windows [Not tested but should work]
## Note
ishell is in active development and can still change significantly.
## Roadmap (in no particular order)
- [x] Multiline inputs
- [x] Command history
- [x] Customizable tab completion
- [x] Handle ^C interrupts
- [x] Subcommands and help texts
- [x] Scrollable paged output
- [x] Progress bar
- [x] Multiple choice prompt
- [x] Checklist prompt
- [x] Support for command aliases
- [ ] Multiple line progress bars
- [ ] Testing, testing, testing
## Contribution
1. Create an issue to discuss it.
2. Send in Pull Request.
## License
MIT
## Credits
| Library | Use |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------- |
| [github.com/flynn-archive/go-shlex](https://github.com/flynn-archive/go-shlex) | splitting input into command and args. |
| [github.com/chzyer/readline](https://github.com/chzyer/readline) | readline capabilities. |
## Donate
```
bitcoin: 1GTHYEDiy2C7RzXn5nY4wVRaEN2GvLjwZN
paypal: [email protected]
```