Module

Node.ReadLine

This module provides a binding to the Node readline API.

#Interface 

data Interface

A handle to a console interface.

A handle can be created with the createInterface function.

#InterfaceOptions 

data InterfaceOptions

Options passed to readline's createInterface

#Completer 

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.

#LineHandler 

type LineHandler a = String -> Effect a

A function which handles each line of input.

#createInterface 

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

Builds an interface with the specified options.

#createConsoleInterface 

createConsoleInterface :: Completer -> Effect Interface

Create an interface with the specified completion function.

#output 

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

#noCompletion 

noCompletion :: Completer

A completion function which offers no completions.

#prompt 

prompt :: Interface -> Effect Unit

Prompt the user for input on the specified Interface.

#setPrompt 

setPrompt :: String -> Interface -> Effect Unit

Set the prompt.

#setLineHandler 

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

Set the current line handler function.

#close 

close :: Interface -> Effect Unit

Close the specified Interface.

#question 

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

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