Readline (core_extended.Core_extended.Readline)

This implements very basic readline abilities: backspace, left and right arrows work as expected. There's also a history that can be browsed through the up and down arrows.

type completer = left:string ‑> right:string ‑> string list

module History : sig ... end

A mutable variable representing the history.

val input_line : ?history:History.t ‑> ?prompt:string ‑> ?text:string ‑> ?tab_completion:completer ‑> unit ‑> string option

Parameter prompt: the string to use as a prompt (default value ">")
Parameter history: the mutable value used as a history. The deault value is History.default. If you don't want any history ou should use History.null
Parameter tab_completion: the function use to complete on tab. By default there is no completion.
Returns None on EOF (i.e. the user typed ctrl + d)

val input_line_eof : ?history:History.t ‑> ?prompt:string ‑> ?text:string ‑> ?tab_completion:completer ‑> unit ‑> string

val password : ?prompt:string ‑> unit ‑> string option

Prompts for a password. Displays '*' instead of typed characters.

Returns None on EOF

val confirm : ?prompt:string ‑> string ‑> bool

Prompts for an answer. Returns true if the answer equals the given string (ignoring case), false otherwise.

val choice : (string * 'a) list ‑> 'a option

choice ["a",a;"b",b] Prompts the user to choose a between several value (associated to strings) and returns the value chosen by the user.

Returns None on EOF.