Struct Console

pub struct Console {
    pub command_table: HashMap<String, Command>,
    pub prompt: String,
}

The main constructor owning the console. It contains the command table and the prompt string.

Fields

command_table: HashMap<String, Command>

Used for aliasing function pointers with names to be looked up later when their alias is typed in to the prompt.

prompt: String

The characters that come before input, like >> or Console -> .

Implementations

impl Console

pub fn new(command_table: HashMap<String, Command>, prompt: &str) -> Console

Creates a new instance of the Console struct. It takes two arguments, the command table and the prompt string.

pub fn run_repl(&self)

Runs the Read, Execute and Print Loop. It displays a prompt where the user can input the command they want, to then be read and parsed.