v/vlib/term/README.md

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# Quickstart
The V `term` module is a module designed to provide the building blocks for building very simple TUI apps.
For more complex apps, you should really look at the `term.input` module, as it includes terminal events, is easier to use,
and is much more performant for large draws.
# Use
You can use the `term` module to either color the output on a terminal or to decide on where to put the output in your terminal.
For example let's make a simple program which prints colored text in the middle of the terminal.
```v
import term
import os
fn main() {
term.clear() // clears the content in the terminal
width, height := term.get_terminal_size() // get the size of the terminal
term.set_cursor_position(x: width / 2, y: height / 2) // now we point the cursor to the middle of the terminal
println(term.strikethrough(term.bright_green("hello world"))) // Print green text
term.set_cursor_position(x: 0, y: height) // Sets the position of the cursor to the bottom of the terminal
mut var := os.input('press q to quit: ')
// Keep prompting until the user presses the q key
for {
if var == 'q' {
break
} else {
var = os.input('press q to quit: ')
}
}
}
```
This simple program covers many of the principal aspects of the `term ` module.
# API
Here are some functions you should be aware of in the `term `module:
```v
// returns the height and the width of the terminal
term.get_terminal_size() (width, height)
// returns the string as green text to be printed on stdout
term.ok_message(string)
// returns the string as red text to be printed on stdout
term.fail_message(string)
// returns the string as yellow text to be printed on stdout
term.warning_message(string)
//clears the entire terminal and leaves a blank one
term.clear()
// colors the output of the output, the available colors are: black,blue,yellow,green,cyan,gray,bright_blue,bright_green,bright_red,bright_black,bright_cyan
term.<color>(string)
// transforms the given string into bold text
term.bold(string)
// puts a strikethrough into the given string
term.strikethrough(string)
// underlines the given string
term.underline(string)
// colors the background of the outup following the given color, the available colors are: black,blue,yellow,green,cyan,gray
term.bg_<color>(string)
// sets the position of the cursor at a given place in the terminal
term.set_cursor_position(term.Coord)
// moves the cursor up
term.cursor_up()
// moves the cursor down
term.cursor_down()
// moves the cursor to the right
term.cursor_forward()
// moves the cursor to the left
term.cursor_back()
// shows the cursor
term.show_cursor()
// hides the cursor
term.hide_cursor()
```