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A simple CLI written in Zig using only std
const std = @import("std");
const stdout = std.io.getStdOut().writer();
fn print_help() !void {
try stdout.print("{s}\n" , .{"-" ** 25});
try stdout.print("0: Exit\n", .{});
try stdout.print("1: Show help\n", .{});
try stdout.print("2: Print Node.js version\n", .{});
try stdout.print("{s}\n" , .{"-" ** 25});
}
fn print_node_version() !void {
const cmd_res = try std.ChildProcess.exec(.{
.allocator = std.heap.page_allocator,
.argv = &[_][]const u8{
"node",
"--version",
},
});
try stdout.print("{s}\n", .{cmd_res.stdout});
}
fn ask_action() !i64 {
const stdin = std.io.getStdIn().reader();
var buf: [10]u8 = undefined;
try stdout.print("Enter action: ", .{});
if (try stdin.readUntilDelimiterOrEof(buf[0..], '\n')) |user_input| {
return std.fmt.parseInt(i64, user_input, 10);
}
else {
return @as(i64, 0);
}
}
pub fn main() !void {
try print_help();
while(true) {
const action = ask_action() catch -1;
switch(action) {
0 => {
std.debug.print("Goodbye!\n", .{});
break;
},
1 => {
try print_help();
},
2 => {
try print_node_version();
},
else => {
std.debug.print("Invalid action: {d}\n", .{action});
}
}
}
}
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