Struct UI

pub struct UI;

User interface handler for terminal output

Provides static methods for printing formatted and colored messages to the terminal during the conversation flow.

Color Scheme

• Blue: Separators and Claude prompt
• Yellow: Title and exit message
• Green: System prompt info, model info, and user prompt

Examples

use claude_dialog::ui::UI;

// Display welcome screen
UI::print_welcome("Custom system prompt loaded", None);

// Show user prompt (typically followed by user input)
UI::print_user_prompt();

Implementations

impl UI

pub fn print_welcome(system_prompt_info: &str, model: Option<&String>)

Print the welcome banner with system information

Displays a formatted welcome message including the system prompt status and optionally the model being used.

Arguments

• system_prompt_info - Description of the system prompt configuration
• model - Optional model name to display

Output Format

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Claude Dialog Shell
System Prompt: [system_prompt_info]
Model: [model] (if provided)
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Type 'exit' or 'quit' to end the conversation

Examples

use claude_dialog::ui::UI;

// With model specified
UI::print_welcome("Using custom prompt from file", Some(&"claude-3-opus".to_string()));

// Without model
UI::print_welcome("Using default system prompt", None);

pub fn print_user_prompt()

Print the user input prompt

Displays a colored prompt indicator for user input. This should be called before reading user input.

Output

Prints “You> “ in green color without a newline.

Examples

use claude_dialog::ui::UI;
use std::io::{self, Write};

UI::print_user_prompt();
io::stdout().flush().unwrap(); // Ensure prompt is displayed
// User types their input here

pub fn print_claude_prompt()

Print the Claude response prompt

Displays a colored prompt indicator before Claude’s response. This should be called before executing the Claude command.

Output

Prints “Claude>” in blue color with a newline.

Examples

use claude_dialog::ui::UI;

UI::print_claude_prompt();
// Claude's response will follow

pub fn print_exit_message()

Print the exit message

Displays a farewell message when the user exits the conversation.

Output

Prints “Exiting conversation…” in yellow color.

Examples

use claude_dialog::ui::UI;

// When user types "exit" or "quit"
UI::print_exit_message();