Cool library for cool terminal stuff, it's a mixed library, more towards a personal use, but don't fear pushing merge requests!
Supports only Linux and MacOS
go get -u github.com/mercxry/term-tricks- Create and Kill an Alternate Buffer
- Hide and Show the Terminal Cursor
- Some Commands Bindings for Golang (I.E: clear)
- More coming soon!
// Copyright 2019, Matteo Martellini
//
// Licensed under ISC, you can obtain a copy of the license
// inside the "LICENSE" file, on the root directory.
package main
import (
"fmt"
"time"
termtricks "github.com/mercxry/term-tricks"
)
func main() {
// Hijacks SIGTERM (ctrl+c)
termtricks.GracefulShutdown(safeExit)
// Create an alternate buffer and hides the cursor
termtricks.CreateAltBuffer()
termtricks.HideCursor()
// Actions on application exit
defer func() {
// Kills the alternate buffer and shows the cursor
termtricks.KillAltBuffer()
termtricks.ShowCursor()
}()
// Alternate buffer valid for 10 iterations (10s)
for i := 5; i >= 1; i-- {
// Reset cursor position to x=1, y=1
termtricks.ResetCursorPos()
fmt.Println("Hello World!")
fmt.Println()
// Handle the '1 second' typo
if i == 1 {
fmt.Printf("This message expires in... %d second\n", i)
} else {
fmt.Printf("This message expires in... %d seconds\n", i)
}
// Waits a second before going to the next loop iteration
time.Sleep(time.Second)
// Clears the terminal (in this case the alternate buffer screen)
termtricks.Clear()
}
}
// Actions to do for a clean exit
func safeExit() {
// Kills the alternate buffer and shows the cursor
termtricks.KillAltBuffer()
termtricks.ShowCursor()
}