MiJenner.ConsoleUtils 0.9.0

MiJenner.ConsoleUtils

ConsoleUtils offer cross-platform utilities for easy interaction with a user.

There are methods for persistent reading of values of a certain data type from the console user. Pattern is ```cs Read<datatype>()````. They prompt the user, and keep asking user for a value of a certain data type until she/he enters a correct data type. It offers methods for integers, doubles, decimals, boolean, dates, and enums.

There is a method for reading in multiple lines of text from the user StringReadMultipleLines.

There are methods for removing non-letters from strings: cs StringRemoveNonLettersENG(...) and cs StringRemoveNonLettersAll(...).

Finally there are methods for opening file explorer in current directory cs OpenExplorerFinder()

Method Signatures

Below is listed the signatures of the methods:

• cs public static void OpenExplorerFinder()
• cs public static void OpenExplorerFinderPath(string folderPath)
• cs public static int ReadInt(string prompt, string errorMessage)
• cs public static double ReadDouble(string prompt, string errorMessage)
• cs public static decimal ReadDecimal(string prompt, string errorMessage)
• cs public static bool ReadBoolean(string prompt, string errorMessage, string trueValue = "j", string falseValue = "n")
• cs public static DateTime ReadDate(string prompt, string errorMessage)
• cs public static T ReadEnum<T>(string prompt, string errorMessage) where T : struct, Enum
• cs public static string StringRemoveNonLettersENG(string input)
• cs public static string StringRemoveNonLettersAll(string input)
• cs public static string StringReadMultipleLines(string prompt, string instruction = "Type 3 empty lines to end")

Examples

Below are examples on how the library can be used:

ConsoleUtils.OpenExplorerFinder();
ConsoleUtils.OpenExplorerFinderPath("."); 
var a = ConsoleUtils.ReadInt("Please provide an integer", "No, please provide an integer");
var b = ConsoleUtils.ReadDouble("Please provide a floating point number", "No, please provide a floating point number");
var c = ConsoleUtils.ReadDate("Please provide a date", "No, please provide a date");
var d = ConsoleUtils.ReadBoolean("Please provide a boolean", "No, please provide a boolean", "t", "f");
var e = ConsoleUtils.ReadEnum<MyEnum>("Please provide an enum, MyEnum", "No, please provide an enum, MyEnum");

Nuget package

There is a nuget package available for easy usage.

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