Added option prompt

clint/textui/prompt.py

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 from .core import puts
 from .colored import yellow
-from .validators import RegexValidator
+from .validators import RegexValidator, OptionValidator
 
 try:
     raw_input
@@ -88,3 +88,95 @@ def query(prompt, default='', validators=None, batch=False):
             return user_input
         except Exception as e:
             puts(yellow(e.message))
+
+
+
+def options(prompt, options, default=None, batch=False):
+    '''
+
+    :param prompt:
+    :param options:
+        this can be either a list of strings, in which case it will be presented like:
+        prompt:
+            (1) this is the first string
+            (2) this is the second string
+            (3) this is the third string
+
+            please select 1-3:
+
+        or a list of dictionaries in the format of:
+            { { 'selector' : 'this is what the user will enter to select the option'
+                'prompt': 'this is the string that will be displayed, this can be omitted if the selector is also a prompt',
+                'return': 'this is what is returned to the calling procedure, if omitted, the option selector will be used' }
+
+        so, to replicate the above, the dict could look like:
+
+        [ {'selector':1,'prompt':'this is the first string','return':1},
+          {'selector':2,'prompt':'this is the second string','return':2},
+          {'selector':3,'prompt':'this is the third string'}
+
+    :param default: should be set to the default selector (if desired)
+    :param batch: True/False, will auto-return the default
+    :return:
+    '''
+    # Build fix options and build validator
+
+    validator_list = []
+    return_dict = {}
+
+    if isinstance(options[0],dict):
+        for item in options:
+            item['selector'] = str(item['selector'])
+            item['prompt'] = str(item['prompt'])
+            if 'return' not in item:
+                item['return'] = item['selector']
+            validator_list.append(item['selector'])
+            return_dict[item['selector']] = item['return']
+    else:
+        options_strings = options
+        options = []
+        for key, opt in enumerate(options_strings):
+            item = {}
+            item['selector'] = str(key+1)
+            item['prompt'] = str(opt)
+            item['return'] = key+1
+
+            return_dict[item['selector']] = item['return']
+            validator_list.append(item['selector'])
+            options.append(item)
+
+    validators = [OptionValidator(validator_list)]
+
+    # Let's build the prompt
+
+    prompt += '\n'
+
+    # building the options list
+    for o in options:
+        prompt += '[{selector}] {prompt}\n'.format(**o)
+
+    prompt += '\n'
+
+    if default:
+        prompt += '[' + default + '] '
+
+    # If input is not valid keep asking
+    while True:
+        # If batch option is True then auto reply
+        # with default input
+        if not batch:
+            user_input = raw_input(prompt).strip() or default
+        else:
+            print(prompt)
+            user_input = ''
+
+
+        # Validate the user input
+        try:
+            for validator in validators:
+                user_input = validator(user_input)
+                # convert user input to defined return value
+                user_input = return_dict[user_input]
+            return user_input
+        except Exception as e:
+            puts(yellow(e.message))

clint/textui/validators.py

@@ -102,3 +102,21 @@ def __call__(self, value):
             return int(value)
         except (TypeError, ValueError):
             raise ValidationError(self.message)
+
+class OptionValidator(object):
+    message = 'Select from the list of valid options.'
+
+    def __init__(self, options, message=None):
+        self.options = options
+        if message is not None:
+            self.message = message
+
+    def __call__(self, value):
+        """
+        Validates that the input is in the options list.
+        """
+        if value in self.options:
+            return value
+        else:
+            raise ValidationError(self.message)
+

examples/prompt.py

@@ -15,7 +15,14 @@
     # Set validators to an empty list for an optional input
     language = prompt.query("Your favorite tool (optional)?", validators=[])
 
+    # Shows a list of options to select from
+    inst_options = [{'selector':'1','prompt':'Full','return':'full'},
+                    {'selector':'2','prompt':'Partial','return':'partial'},
+                    {'selector':'3','prompt':'None','return':'no install'}]
+    inst = prompt.options("Full or Partial Install", inst_options)
+
     # Use a default value and a validator
     path = prompt.query('Installation Path', default='/usr/local/bin/', validators=[validators.PathValidator()])
 
-    puts(colored.blue('Hi {0}. Install {1} to {2}'.format(name, language or 'nothing', path)))
+    puts(colored.blue('Hi {0}. Install {1} {2} to {3}'.format(name, inst, language or 'nothing', path)))
+