module Gem ## # Module that defines the default UserInteraction. Any class # including this module will have access to the +ui+ method that # returns the default UI. module DefaultUserInteraction # Return the default UI. def ui DefaultUserInteraction.ui end # Set the default UI. If the default UI is never explicity set, a # simple console based UserInteraction will be used automatically. def ui=(new_ui) DefaultUserInteraction.ui = new_ui end def use_ui(new_ui, &block) DefaultUserInteraction.use_ui(new_ui, &block) end # The default UI is a class variable of the singleton class for # this module. class << self def ui @ui ||= Gem::ConsoleUI.new end def ui=(new_ui) @ui = new_ui end def use_ui(new_ui) old_ui = @ui @ui = new_ui yield ensure @ui = old_ui end end end ## # Make the default UI accessable without the "ui." prefix. Classes # including this module may use the interaction methods on the # default UI directly. Classes may also reference the +ui+ and # ui= methods. # # Example: # # class X # include Gem::UserInteraction # # def get_answer # n = ask("What is the meaning of life?") # end # end module UserInteraction include DefaultUserInteraction [ :choose_from_list, :ask, :ask_yes_no, :say, :alert, :alert_warning, :alert_error, :terminate_interaction!, :terminate_interaction ].each do |methname| class_eval %{ def #{methname}(*args) ui.#{methname}(*args) end } end end ## # StreamUI implements a simple stream based user interface. class StreamUI def initialize(in_stream, out_stream, err_stream=STDERR) @ins = in_stream @outs = out_stream @errs = err_stream end # Choose from a list of options. +question+ is a prompt displayed # above the list. +list+ is a list of option strings. Returns # the pair [option_name, option_index]. def choose_from_list(question, list) @outs.puts question list.each_with_index do |item, index| @outs.puts " #{index+1}. #{item}" end @outs.print "> " @outs.flush result = @ins.gets.strip.to_i - 1 return list[result], result end # Ask a question. Returns a true for yes, false for no. def ask_yes_no(question, default=nil) qstr = case default when nil 'yn' when true 'Yn' else 'yN' end result = nil while result.nil? result = ask("#{question} [#{qstr}]") result = case result when /^[Yy].*/ true when /^[Nn].*/ false else default end end return result end # Ask a question. Returns an answer. def ask(question) @outs.print(question + " ") @outs.flush result = @ins.gets result.chomp! if result result end # Display a statement. def say(statement="") @outs.puts statement end # Display an informational alert. def alert(statement, question=nil) @outs.puts "INFO: #{statement}" return ask(question) if question end # Display a warning in a location expected to get error messages. def alert_warning(statement, question=nil) @errs.puts "WARNING: #{statement}" ask(question) if question end # Display an error message in a location expected to get error # messages. def alert_error(statement, question=nil) @errs.puts "ERROR: #{statement}" ask(question) if question end # Terminate the application immediately without running any exit # handlers. def terminate_interaction!(status=-1) exit!(status) end # Terminate the appliation normally, running any exit handlers # that might have been defined. def terminate_interaction(status=0) exit(status) end end ## # Subclass of StreamUI that instantiates the user interaction using # standard in, out and error. class ConsoleUI < StreamUI def initialize super(STDIN, STDOUT, STDERR) end end end