README.md

console-ui

Pure C++, Lite weight UI Kit for POSIX terminal.

Describe UI in Pure C++ language

With simple code, you can describe an interface like this:

code:

void description(Canvas *cv)
{
    cv->setBackground(Cyan);

    cv->add(new Label(-100, 5, "TITLE", Magenta, White));
    cv->endHeader();

    cv->add(new TextField(-40, 3, "username", 'u', false, White, Blue));
    cv->add(new TextField(-40, 3, "password", 'p', true, White, Blue));
    
    cv->add(new Padding(-40, 3));

    cv->beginHorizontal();
    cv->add(new Button(-40, 3, "login", nullptr, 'l', Blue, White));
    cv->add(new Button(-40, 3, "regist", nullptr, 'r', Green, White));
    cv->endHorizontal();

    cv->beginTailer();
    cv->add(new Label(-100, 5, "TAILER", Red, White));
}

Event Driven

Using or Inheritance the Action class, you can save data you need in the action.

• Bind an action to a button

  just pass the action in when constructing the button.

• Combine multiple action

  Construct an Actions class to combine two action. (They will execute in order)

• Bind action to special events

  Canvas provide start and update action pointer, point them to action you want to make actions on Canvas start or update.

  TextField provide finish and entering action pointer, point them to action you want to make actions on TextField been focused or user finish entering.

Change Canvas

• Start with a Canvas by Screen::initRoot()

• Change Canvas by Screen::setRoot()

How to use

To run the example, just

make compile_lib
make compile
make run

To write your own program, just keep it in the console-ui folder.