Module: CLI::UI::Prompt

Defined in:
lib/cli/ui/prompt.rb,
lib/cli/ui/prompt/options_handler.rb,
lib/cli/ui/prompt/interactive_options.rb

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.ask(question, options: nil, default: nil, is_file: nil, allow_empty: true, multiple: false, filter_ui: true, select_ui: true, &options_proc) ⇒ Object

Ask a user a question with either free form answer or a set of answers (multiple choice) Can use arrows, y/n, numbers (1/2), and vim bindings to control multiple choice selection Do not use this method for yes/no questions. Use confirm

  • Handles free form answers (options are nil)

  • Handles default answers for free form text

  • Handles file auto completion for file input

  • Handles interactively choosing answers using InteractiveOptions

Attributes

  • question - (required) The question to ask the user

Options

  • :options - Options that the user may select from. Will use InteractiveOptions to do so.

  • :default - The default answer to the question (e.g. they just press enter and don’t input anything)

  • :is_file - Tells the input to use file auto-completion (tab completion)

  • :allow_empty - Allows the answer to be empty

  • :multiple - Allow multiple options to be selected

  • :filter_ui - Enable option filtering (default: true)

  • :select_ui - Enable long-form option selection (default: true)

Note:

  • :options or providing a Block conflicts with :default and :is_file, you cannot set options with either of these keywords

  • :default conflicts with +:allow_empty:, you cannot set these together

  • :options conflicts with providing a Block , you may only set one

  • :multiple can only be used with :options or a Block; it is ignored, otherwise.

Block (optional)

  • A Proc that provides a OptionsHandler and uses the public :option method to add options and their respective handlers

Return Value

  • If a Block was not provided, the selected option or response to the free form question will be returned

  • If a Block was provided, the evaluted value of the Block will be returned

Example Usage:

Free form question

CLI::UI::Prompt.ask('What color is the sky?')

Free form question with a file answer

CLI::UI::Prompt.ask('Where is your Gemfile located?', is_file: true)

Free form question with a default answer

CLI::UI::Prompt.ask('What color is the sky?', default: 'blue')

Free form question when the answer can be empty

CLI::UI::Prompt.ask('What is your opinion on this question?', allow_empty: true)

Interactive (multiple choice) question

CLI::UI::Prompt.ask('What kind of project is this?', options: %w(rails go ruby python))

Interactive (multiple choice) question with defined handlers

CLI::UI::Prompt.ask('What kind of project is this?') do |handler|
  handler.option('rails')  { |selection| selection }
  handler.option('go')     { |selection| selection }
  handler.option('ruby')   { |selection| selection }
  handler.option('python') { |selection| selection }
end



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# File 'lib/cli/ui/prompt.rb', line 79

def ask(question, options: nil, default: nil, is_file: nil, allow_empty: true, multiple: false, filter_ui: true, select_ui: true, &options_proc)
  if ((options || block_given?) && (default || is_file))
    raise(ArgumentError, 'conflicting arguments: options provided with default or is_file')
  end

  if options || block_given?
    ask_interactive(question, options, multiple: multiple, filter_ui: filter_ui, select_ui: select_ui, &options_proc)
  else
    ask_free_form(question, default, is_file, allow_empty)
  end
end

.confirm(question, default: true) ⇒ Object

Asks the user a yes/no question. Can use arrows, y/n, numbers (1/2), and vim bindings to control

Example Usage:

Confirmation question

CLI::UI::Prompt.confirm('Is the sky blue?')

CLI::UI::Prompt.confirm('Do a dangerous thing?', default: false)



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# File 'lib/cli/ui/prompt.rb', line 101

def confirm(question, default: true)
  ask_interactive(question, default ? %w(yes no) : %w(no yes), filter_ui: false) == 'yes'
end