Choices

Configurable multiline choice selector with a prompt.

Install

With fisherman

fisher choices

Usage

choices --prompt="Which profile should I erase? " \
        --error="The only profiles I know are: %(choices)" \
        --literal 1 "Mike" "Dave" "Bruce"

Mike
Dave
Bruce
Which profile should I erase? Wade
The only profiles I know are: Mike Dave Bruce

Selection by item index.

choices --prompt="Which library do you want to install? Default: All" \
        --default=6 \
        "Node" "Ruby" "Python" "Groovy" "Clojure" "All of the above"

1) Node
2) Ruby
3) Python
4) Groovy
5) Clojure
6) All of the above
Which library do you want to install? Default: All # Press Enter
=> 6

Options

-p, --prompt: The message prompted to the user requesting the input. String. Default: "Select one : "

-e, --error: The message displayed to the user when the selection is not valid. String. Default: "Invalid selection. Must be one of %(choices)!"

-l --literal: Switches between selection by index or explicitly by one of the literal choices sent, by default the selection is done by it's index. Boolean defaults to 0

-d, --default: The default value if the user just presses enter without any value. String. Default: None.

-h, --help: Show usage information.