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Beautiful and functional console interface. Quickly create user-friendly interfaces. (Works over SSH)
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# CLI-GUI2
![cligui](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/13282284/24179552/2f214a24-0e86-11e7-8e91-ba859d606799.png)

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
```js
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:

```js
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) {}
})

```

List

#### 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:

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

Checklist

#### interface.search - List items as a searchable list
Arguments: title,items,call

Usage is same as the usage for the List function

Search

#### interface.table - List items as a table
Arguments: title,data

Data is an object

Example:
```js
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

}
})
```

Table

#### interface.prompt - Prompt the user (text input)
Arguments: title,shadow,call

The prompt funcion prompts the user for a text input.

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

})
```

Prompt
#### interface.gprompt - Guided prompt
Arguments: title,shadow,options,call

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

Example:
```js
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) {

})
```

Guided prompt 1

Guided prompt 2
#### interface.log - Display
Arguments: title

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

Log

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

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

Terminal

#### interface.box - Popup box
Arguments: x,y,width,height,content,options,call

Example:
```js
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:

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

})
```
Editor