GNU readline library wrapper

Redefined classes

redef class Sys

readline :: readline $ Sys

The main class of the program.

All class definitions

redef class Sys

readline :: readline $ Sys

The main class of the program.
package_diagram readline::readline readline prompt prompt readline::readline->prompt core core prompt->core ...core ... ...core->core a_star-m a_star-m a_star-m->readline::readline

Ancestors

module abstract_collection

core :: abstract_collection

Abstract collection classes and services.
module abstract_text

core :: abstract_text

Abstract class for manipulation of sequences of characters
module array

core :: array

This module introduces the standard array structure.
module bitset

core :: bitset

Services to handle BitSet
module bytes

core :: bytes

Services for byte streams and arrays
module circular_array

core :: circular_array

Efficient data structure to access both end of the sequence.
module codec_base

core :: codec_base

Base for codecs to use with streams
module codecs

core :: codecs

Group module for all codec-related manipulations
module collection

core :: collection

This module define several collection classes.
module core

core :: core

Standard classes and methods used by default by Nit programs and libraries.
module environ

core :: environ

Access to the environment variables of the process
module error

core :: error

Standard error-management infrastructure.
module exec

core :: exec

Invocation and management of operating system sub-processes.
module file

core :: file

File manipulations (create, read, write, etc.)
module fixed_ints

core :: fixed_ints

Basic integers of fixed-precision
module fixed_ints_text

core :: fixed_ints_text

Text services to complement fixed_ints
module flat

core :: flat

All the array-based text representations
module gc

core :: gc

Access to the Nit internal garbage collection mechanism
module hash_collection

core :: hash_collection

Introduce HashMap and HashSet.
module iso8859_1

core :: iso8859_1

Codec for ISO8859-1 I/O
module kernel

core :: kernel

Most basic classes and methods.
module list

core :: list

This module handle double linked lists
module math

core :: math

Mathematical operations
module native

core :: native

Native structures for text and bytes
module numeric

core :: numeric

Advanced services for Numeric types
module protocol

core :: protocol

module queue

core :: queue

Queuing data structures and wrappers
module range

core :: range

Module for range of discrete objects.
module re

core :: re

Regular expression support for all services based on Pattern
module ropes

core :: ropes

Tree-based representation of a String.
module sorter

core :: sorter

This module contains classes used to compare things and sorts arrays.
module stream

core :: stream

Input and output streams of characters
module text

core :: text

All the classes and methods related to the manipulation of text entities
module time

core :: time

Management of time and dates
module union_find

core :: union_find

union–find algorithm using an efficient disjoint-set data structure
module utf8

core :: utf8

Codec for UTF-8 I/O

Parents

module prompt

prompt :: prompt

Basic services to display a prompt

Children

module a_star-m

a_star-m

# GNU readline library wrapper
module readline is ldflags "-lreadline"

import prompt

in "C" `{
	#include <readline/readline.h>
	#include <readline/history.h>
`}

private fun native_readline(prompt: CString): CString `{
	return readline(prompt);
`}

private fun native_add_history(data: CString) `{
	if (data == NULL) return;
	add_history(data);
`}

# Set emacs keybindings mode
fun set_vi_mode `{ rl_editing_mode = 0; `}

# Set emacs keybindings mode
fun set_emacs_mode `{ rl_editing_mode = 1; `}

# Use the GNU Library readline function
# Returns `null` if EOF is read
# If `with_history` is true, it will save all commands in the history except
# empty strings and white characters strings
fun readline(message: String, with_history: nullable Bool): nullable String do
	var line = native_readline(message.to_cstring)
	if line.address_is_null then return null

	var nit_str = line.to_s

	if with_history != null and with_history then
		if nit_str.trim != "" then native_add_history(line)
	end

	return nit_str
end

# Adds the data String to the history no matter what it contains
fun add_history(data: String) do native_add_history data.to_cstring

redef fun prompt(prompt, add_history) do return readline(prompt.to_s, add_history)

redef fun prompt_add_history(line) do native_add_history(line.to_cstring)
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