Node.ReadLine

data Interface :: Type

A handle to a console interface.

A handle can be created with the createInterface function.

data InterfaceOptions :: Type

Options passed to readline's createInterface

type Completer = String -> Effect { completions :: Array String, matched :: String }

A function which performs tab completion.

This function takes the partial command as input, and returns a collection of completions, as well as the matched portion of the input string.

type LineHandler a = String -> Effect a

A function which handles each line of input.

createInterface :: forall r. Readable r -> Options InterfaceOptions -> Effect Interface

Builds an interface with the specified options.

createConsoleInterface :: Completer -> Effect Interface

Create an interface with the specified completion function.

output :: forall w. Option InterfaceOptions (Writable w)

completer :: Option InterfaceOptions Completer

terminal :: Option InterfaceOptions Boolean

historySize :: Option InterfaceOptions Int

noCompletion :: Completer

A completion function which offers no completions.

prompt :: Interface -> Effect Unit

Prompt the user for input on the specified Interface.

setPrompt :: String -> Int -> Interface -> Effect Unit

Set the prompt.

setLineHandler :: forall a. Interface -> LineHandler a -> Effect Unit

Set the current line handler function.

close :: Interface -> Effect Unit

Close the specified Interface.

question :: String -> (String -> Effect Unit) -> Interface -> Effect Unit

Writes a query to the output, waits for user input to be provided on input, then invokes the callback function