Input and Write

Text entry components for gathering user input.

Input

Single-line text input with optional validation.

Basic Usage

invowk tui input --title "What is your name?"

Options

Option	Description
--title	Prompt text
--description	Description below the title
--placeholder	Placeholder text
--value	Initial value
--password	Hide input (for secrets)
--char-limit	Maximum characters
--width	Input field width
--prompt	Prompt character(s) before input

Examples

# With placeholder
invowk tui input --title "Email" --placeholder "user@example.com"

# Password input (hidden)
invowk tui input --title "Password" --password

# With initial value
invowk tui input --title "Name" --value "John Doe"

# Limited length
invowk tui input --title "Username" --char-limit 20

Capturing Output

NAME=$(invowk tui input --title "Enter your name:")
echo "Hello, $NAME!"

In Scripts

{
    name: "create-user"
    implementations: [{
        script: """
            USERNAME=$(invowk tui input --title "Username:" --char-limit 20)
            EMAIL=$(invowk tui input --title "Email:" --placeholder "user@example.com")
            PASSWORD=$(invowk tui input --title "Password:" --password)
            
            echo "Creating user: $USERNAME ($EMAIL)"
            ./scripts/create-user.sh "$USERNAME" "$EMAIL" "$PASSWORD"
            """
        runtimes: [{name: "native"}]
        platforms: [{name: "linux"}, {name: "macos"}]
    }]
}

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Write

Multi-line text editor for longer input like descriptions or commit messages.

Basic Usage

invowk tui write --title "Enter description"

Options

Option	Description
--title	Editor title
--description	Description below the title
--placeholder	Placeholder text
--value	Initial content
--show-line-numbers	Display line numbers
--char-limit	Maximum characters
--width	Editor width
--height	Editor height

Examples

# Basic editor
invowk tui write --title "Description:"

# With line numbers
invowk tui write --title "Code:" --show-line-numbers

# With initial content
invowk tui write --title "Edit message:" --value "Initial text here"

Use Cases

Git Commit Message

MESSAGE=$(invowk tui write --title "Commit message:")
git commit -m "$MESSAGE"

Multi-Line Configuration

CONFIG=$(invowk tui write --title "Enter YAML config:" --show-line-numbers)
echo "$CONFIG" > config.yaml

Release Notes

NOTES=$(invowk tui write --title "Release notes:")
gh release create v1.0.0 --notes "$NOTES"

In Scripts

{
    name: "commit"
    description: "Interactive commit with editor"
    implementations: [{
        script: """
            # Show staged changes
            git diff --cached --stat
            
            # Get commit message
            MESSAGE=$(invowk tui write --title "Commit message:")
            
            if [ -z "$MESSAGE" ]; then
                echo "Commit cancelled (empty message)"
                exit 1
            fi
            
            git commit -m "$MESSAGE"
            """
        runtimes: [{name: "native"}]
        platforms: [{name: "linux"}, {name: "macos"}]
    }]
}

Tips

Handling Empty Input

NAME=$(invowk tui input --title "Name:")
if [ -z "$NAME" ]; then
    echo "Name is required!"
    exit 1
fi

Validation Loop

while true; do
    EMAIL=$(invowk tui input --title "Email:")
    if echo "$EMAIL" | grep -qE '^[^@]+@[^@]+.[^@]+$'; then
        break
    fi
    echo "Invalid email format, try again."
done

Default Values

# Use shell default if empty
NAME=$(invowk tui input --title "Name:" --placeholder "Anonymous")
NAME="${NAME:-Anonymous}"

Next Steps

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