Raw input is a simple to use module that allows developers to take user input in the form of a string from the command line interface when developing Node.js applications
Originating from the raw_input function found in Python 2.0, raw_input offers a variety of possibilities, and is still in development due to some minor and major bugs still present.
An example of raw_input in use is shown below:
var raw_input = require("raw_input");
completionFunction = function() { console.log("Great name!"); }
message = raw_input("What's your name?", completionFunction);
A Coffeescript variation:
raw_input = require("raw_input")
completionFunction = -> console.log("Great name!")
message = raw_input("What's your name?", completionFunction)
This module is still in beta. Note that I'm a 13-year old hobbyist, so not many advanced features will be available in this module. Processing inputs can be achieved by editing the source code, which is provided below.
Source Code:
var readline; readline = require('readline'); readline.emitKeypressEvents(process.stdin); process.stdin.setRawMode(true); exports.raw_input = function(input, anyFunction) { var output; process.stdout.write(input); output = ""; process.stdin.on('keypress', (function(_this) { return function(str, key) { if (key.name === 'space') { process.stdout.write(" "); return output = output + " "; } else if (key.name === 'backspace') { output = output.slice(0, output.length - 1); return process.stdout.write("\n" + output); } else if (key.name === 'return') { anyFunction(); process.stdout.write("\n"); return process.exit(); } else { output = output + key.name; return process.stdout.write(key.name); } }; })(this)); return output; }; }).call(this);```