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Programming language: Go
License: BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License
Latest version: v0.4.0

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README

GOCUI - Go Console User Interface

Go Reference

Minimalist Go package aimed at creating Console User Interfaces.

Features

  • Minimalist API.
  • Views (the "windows" in the GUI) implement the interface io.ReadWriter.
  • Support for overlapping views.
  • The GUI can be modified at runtime (concurrent-safe).
  • Global and view-level keybindings.
  • Mouse support.
  • Colored text.
  • Customizable edition mode.
  • Easy to build reusable widgets, complex layouts...

Installation

Execute:

$ go get github.com/jroimartin/gocui

Documentation

Execute:

$ go doc github.com/jroimartin/gocui

Or visit pkg.go.dev to read it online.

Example

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "log"

    "github.com/jroimartin/gocui"
)

func main() {
    g, err := gocui.NewGui(gocui.OutputNormal)
    if err != nil {
        log.Panicln(err)
    }
    defer g.Close()

    g.SetManagerFunc(layout)

    if err := g.SetKeybinding("", gocui.KeyCtrlC, gocui.ModNone, quit); err != nil {
        log.Panicln(err)
    }

    if err := g.MainLoop(); err != nil && err != gocui.ErrQuit {
        log.Panicln(err)
    }
}

func layout(g *gocui.Gui) error {
    maxX, maxY := g.Size()
    if v, err := g.SetView("hello", maxX/2-7, maxY/2, maxX/2+7, maxY/2+2); err != nil {
        if err != gocui.ErrUnknownView {
            return err
        }
        fmt.Fprintln(v, "Hello world!")
    }
    return nil
}

func quit(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
    return gocui.ErrQuit
}

Screenshots

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_examples/demo.go

_examples/dynamic.go

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