CLIMenus

A simple and elegant framework for building interactive command-line menus in Python.

Features

• Easy-to-use menu creation
• Customizable options and actions
• Clean and intuitive interface
• Simple integration with existing projects
• Nested menu support
• Keyboard navigation

Installation

pip install climenus

Quick Start

from cli import Menu

# Create a menu
menu = Menu("Main Menu")

# Add options
menu.add_option("Option 1", lambda data: print("Option 1 selected"))
menu.add_option("Option 2", lambda data: print("Option 2 selected"))
menu.add_option("Exit", lambda data: exit())

# Display the menu
menu.run()

Examples

Basic Menu

from cli import Menu

# Create a menu
menu = Menu("Main Menu")

# Add options
menu.add_option("Option 1", lambda data: print("Option 1 selected"))
menu.add_option("Option 2", lambda data: print("Option 2 selected"))
menu.add_option("Exit", lambda data: exit())

# Display the menu
menu.run()

Nested Menus

from cli import Menu

# Create main menu
main_menu = Menu("Main Menu")

# Create submenu
submenu = Menu("Settings")
submenu.add_option("Change Theme", lambda data: print("Theme changed"))
submenu.add_option("Change Language", lambda data: print("Language changed"))
submenu.add_option("Back", lambda data: main_menu.run())

# Add options to main menu
main_menu.add_option("Start", lambda data: print("Starting..."))
main_menu.add_option("Settings", lambda data: submenu.run())
main_menu.add_option("Exit", lambda data: exit())

# Start with the main menu
main_menu.run()

Menu with Dynamic Options

from cli import Menu

def get_dynamic_options():
    # This could fetch options from a database, API, etc.
    return ["Option A", "Option B", "Option C"]

# Create a menu with dynamic options
menu = Menu("Dynamic Menu")

# Add static options
menu.add_option("Static Option", lambda data: print("Static option selected"))

# Add dynamic options
for option in get_dynamic_options():
    menu.add_option(option, lambda data, opt=option: print(f"{opt} selected"))

menu.add_option("Exit", lambda data: exit())

# Display the menu
menu.run()

API Reference

Menu Class

Menu(title, input_validator=None)

• title: The title of the menu
• input_validator: Optional function to validate user input

Methods

• add_option(text, action=None): Add an option to the menu
• run(): Display the menu and handle user input
• clear(): Clear the terminal screen
• set_input_validator(validator): Set a function to validate user input

Advanced Usage

Creating a Menu System

from cli import Menu, MenuSystem #MenuSystem coming soon

# Create a menu system
system = MenuSystem("My Application")

# Create menus
main_menu = Menu("Main Menu")
settings_menu = Menu("Settings")
help_menu = Menu("Help")

# Add menus to the system
system.add_menu("main", main_menu)
system.add_menu("settings", settings_menu)
system.add_menu("help", help_menu)

# Add options to main menu
main_menu.add_option("Start", lambda data: print("Starting..."))
main_menu.add_option("Settings", lambda data: system.show_menu("settings"))
main_menu.add_option("Help", lambda data: system.show_menu("help"))
main_menu.add_option("Exit", lambda data: exit())

# Add options to settings menu
settings_menu.add_option("Change Theme", lambda data: print("Theme changed"))
settings_menu.add_option("Change Language", lambda data: print("Language changed"))
settings_menu.add_option("Back", lambda data: system.show_menu("main"))

# Add options to help menu
help_menu.add_option("View Tutorial", lambda data: print("Showing tutorial..."))
help_menu.add_option("About", lambda data: print("About this application..."))
help_menu.add_option("Back", lambda data: system.show_menu("main"))

# Start the menu system
system.start()

Creating a Progress Menu

from cli import Menu, ProgressMenu # ProgressMenu coming soom
import time

# Create a progress menu
progress_menu = ProgressMenu("Installation Progress")

# Add steps
progress_menu.add_step("Downloading files...", lambda data: time.sleep(2))
progress_menu.add_step("Installing dependencies...", lambda data: time.sleep(3))
progress_menu.add_step("Configuring settings...", lambda data: time.sleep(1))
progress_menu.add_step("Cleaning up...", lambda data: time.sleep(1))

# Run the progress menu
progress_menu.run()

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

Development Setup

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/vencordthemer/simplecli.git
   

2. Install development dependencies

   pip install -e ".[dev]"
   

3. Run tests

   pytest
   

License

MIT License

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