executive-decision-maker 0.1.0

A terminal user interface recreation of the classic Radio Shack Executive Decision Maker with animated answer reveal.
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Executive Decision Maker

A modern Rust reimagining of the vintage Radio Shack Executive Decision Maker. Ask a yes/no question, press a key, and let the glowing indicators guide your choice.

Highlights

  • 🎛️ Terminal UI powered by ratatui with crisp layouts that resize gracefully.
  • ✨ Light-show animation that shuffles through all six answers before revealing the final verdict.
  • 🆘 Built-in help overlay (Ctrl+H) so new users can learn the controls without leaving the app.
  • 🧹 Robust terminal teardown that restores your shell even after errors or interrupts.

Controls

Key / Combo Action
Enter or Space Start the animated selection (or dismiss help)
Ctrl+H Toggle the in-app help overlay
q or Esc Exit the app (Esc closes help first)
Ctrl+C Emergency quit

Getting Started

Prerequisites

  • Rust 1.70+ (2021 edition) with cargo
  • A terminal that supports ANSI escape sequences (most Unix-like shells and Windows Terminal do)

Build

cargo build --release

Run

cargo run

The app launches in the terminal’s alternate screen. Think of your question and press Enter or Space to watch the answer lights dance before landing on a final choice.

Binary (optional)

After a release build the optimized binary lives at target/release/executive-decision-maker.

Development Tips

  • Prefer running the app in a real TTY (e.g., cargo run from a shell) so keyboard events behave as expected.
  • Press Ctrl+C if you ever need to force the app to exit; the terminal will restore automatically.
  • The main logic lives in src/main.rs; unit tests aren’t necessary yet because the logic is event-loop driven, but integration hooks can be added in the future.

License

Licensed under the MIT License © 2025 Frank Stallion.