Painless Input

This is an easy to use input library crate. It automatically handles parsing errors and data validation with a simple syntax and good looking error messages.

Error message:

Array input:

Multiselect input:

Select input:

Usage

Normal input:

use painless_input::input;

fn main() {
    let num: u8 = input("Enter a number: ");
    println!();
}

Array input:

use painless_input::input_array;

fn main() {
    let nums: Vec<u8> = input_array("Enter a list of numbers: ");
    println!();
}

Data validation:

use painless_input::input_with_validation;

fn main() {
    let validated_num = input_with_validation::<u8>("Enter a number between 0 and 10: ", Box::new(|value| {
        if value < 0 || value > 10 {
            Err("Number must be between 0 and 10")
        } else {
            Ok(())
        }
    }));
    println!();
}

Features

• Array input
• Builtin data validation with custom messages
• Pretty error messages
• Cross platform

Dependencies

• crossterm