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What is it?

ConsoleTools is a set of tools and "controls" for the .net Console that help reading and displaying data from/to the user.

Note: Until reaching the version 1.0.0 the controls will NOT ensure backwards compatibility.

Bugs and feature requests

For any bug or feature request please add a new issue on GitHub.

Contents

ConsoleTools contains the following controls:

• Data read/write
  • DataGrid - Displays tabular data.
  • Read Value - Reads a value from the user.
  • Read List of Values - Reads a list of values of the same type from the user.
  • Write Value - Displays a value to the user.
  • Write List of Values - Displays a list of values to the user.
  • Yes/No Question - Asks a question to the user and expects a yes/no answer.
• Progress
  • Progress Bar - Displays a progress bar, to show the amount of finished work.
  • Spinner - A "loading" control for the jobs when you cannot estimate the remaining work.
• Menus (Command Providers)
  • Scrollable Menu - A menu where the user can navigate through the items with up/down keys
  • TextMenu - A menu where the user selects an item by typing its id.
  • Prompter - Displays a prompter and waits for the user to type a command.
• Miscellaneous
  • Pause Control - Displays a pause text and waits for the user to press a key.
  • Sound - A class that helps you make short sounds on specific frequencies.
  • Guardian - A class that helps you prevent multiple instances of the same application.