Termium

Easy-To-Use Command Line Interface Package

Termium is a command line interface package that enables you to create panel-based applications with built-in command-line interaction capabilities.

Why did I develop this?

Developed out of a personal need, Termium was born when I was working on RS232 protocol hardware and required a serial terminal program for testing. didn't like the free ones available, and wanted to make my own (which I eventually did...). Probably due to my poor googling skills, I couldn't find an easy-to-use CLI tool that exactly matched my needs. The ones I found either seemed too complex or didn't work the way I wanted them to. In my spare time, I developed this tool to meet my own requirements.

Key Features

Termium offers a range of powerful features, including:

• Easily create output panels of any size and position.
• Customize styling for each line and title.
• Persist panels to disk with the Dump() function.
• Enjoy a built-in command palette for seamless interaction.
• Built-in History tool can track last commands.
• Utilize stack and base panels to adapt to your project's requirements.
• Add constant text (label) to any desired position.
• Benefit from a rune-based renderer that supports UTF-8 characters.
• Experience optimized rendering with event-based intercommunication.

For practical examples, please refer to the /example folder in the repository.

Showcase

Here are a few examples of TUI apps that you can develop using Termium:

Chat Application Interface

TCP Application Interface

Panels and Colors

Progress Bars

...and much more.

Getting Started

This section provides a straightforward guide to help you quickly get started with Termium, your versatile command-line interface package.

package main

import (
	"fmt"

	"github.com/ecoshub/termium/component/config"
	"github.com/ecoshub/termium/component/panel"
	"github.com/ecoshub/termium/component/screen"
	"github.com/ecoshub/termium/utils"
)

func main() {
	// create a screen.
	s, err := screen.New()
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}

	// create a panel
	p := panel.NewStackPanel(&config.Config{
        // full terminal width
		Width:  utils.TerminalWith,
        // full terminal height minus command line height (1)
		Height: utils.TerminalHeight - 1,
	})

	// lets add this panel to top left corner (0,0)
	s.Add(p, 0, 0)

	// lets add a key event handler
	s.CommandPalette.ListenKeyEventEnter(func(input string) {
		// push input to panel
		p.Push(input)
	})

    // its starting the screen and blocking the main thread
	s.Start()
}

Tips and Tricks

• ESC key is terminates the program
• Use CTRL-A to navigate first char of command line
• Use CTRL-E to navigate last char of command line
• Add desired commands to history using s.CommandPalette.AddToHistory(input)
• After adding input you can use up/down keys to switch old commands.
• Also you can clear history using s.CommandPalette.ClearHistory().
• Use s.Print(input) and s.AppendToLastLine(input) to use screen without adding panels.

Contributing

Contributions to this project are welcome. If you have any suggestions, bug reports, or feature requests, please open an issue or submit a pull request.

License

This program is licensed under the MIT License.