ratatui_input

ratatui_input is a simple input widget like <input /> in HTML for ratatui.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION This crate is still under heavy construction and not ready or use yet

Features

Single line input with baisc operations (insert/delet characters, copy, cut, jumps, ...)
Windows style shortcuts (Ctrl-v, Ctrl-v, Ctrl-x, Home, End, ...)
Text selection
Does not use the terminal cursor and does not need to capture it, because it has its own cursor implemented
Crossterm support
Backend agnostic
Autoscroll

Comming soon

Exmaple

Running cargo run --example in this repository can demonstrate usage of ratatui_input TODO: Upload a GIF of the exmaple running

Add ratatui_input crate to dependecies in your Cargo.toml

[dependecies]

ratatui = "*"

ratatui_input = "*"

Mappings	Description
`→`	Move cursor forawrd by one character
`←`	Move cursor back by one character
`Shift + →`	Select under cursor and move forawrd by one character
`Shift + ←`	Select under cursor and move back by one character
`Ctrl+C`	Copy selected text or whole input
`Ctrl+V`	Replace selected text or insert at cursor
`Ctrl+X`	Cut selected text or whole input
`Home`	Jump to start
`End`	Jump to end
`Shift+Home`	Select from cursor to start
`Shift+End`	Select from cursor to end
`Backspace`	Delete character before cursor
`Delete`	Delete character under cursor
`Insert`	Toggle insert mode
`TODO:` `Ctrl+A`	Select everything
`TODO:` `Ctrl+W`	Select current word

[ratatui_input][] is distributed under The MIT License.