osstekz / dxconsole

Dart Console Library for Windows

###Dart Console Library for Windows

dxConsole implements both Forms & Commandline modes. Forms mode is especially useful for configuration & administration tasks, very similar to BIOS setup screens.

This library was initially created to support [Dart]: http://dartlang.org projects requiring native ANSI escape sequences for Windows console programs. It is not intended to be a framework, but continues to grow based on other project requirements. If you would like to see addtional functionality, feel free to post an enhancement/change request.

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####CHANGES YOU NEED TO DO BEFORE RUNNING

I packaged the 64bit version as the default. Just add the Github reference below to your pubspec.yaml:<br > dxConsole:<br > git: https://github.com/osstekz/dxConsole

For Dart.exe(32bit) projects: Due to Dart implementing a hardcoded filename scheme for importing native extension dlls, the following manual install is required.

1. Download zip file and extract to a local drive/path.
2. Copy the appropriate bin\dxConsole_win32.dll to bin\dxConsole.dll.
3. Add a path reference to local drive/path in your pubspec.yaml. Example:<br > dxConsole:<br > path: local drive/path/dxConsole

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###HOW TO RUN dart.exe --checked example\dxConsoledemo_main.dart

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####DEVELOPMENT Development and testing for both 32/64bit OS versions uses the latest Dev Channel SDK.

Contributions to this are absolutely welcome! Feel free to file issues, send pull requests, etc.

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####EXTENDED FEATURES

• ANSI escape sequence console driver
• SendKeys: Character string with optional states(wVirtualKeyCode,wVirtualScanCode,dwControlKeyState)
• Supports UNICODE
• Windowed Boxes with titles
• Implements AnsiPen library
• 256 color palette (4 bits for background, 4 bits for foreground)
• Color palettes
• Printf style output formatting
• Save/Restore screen buffers(characters & formatting)

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####Forms mode Events

• Keyboard: KA_KEYCHAR,KA_KEYCODE
• Mouse: MOUSE_POSX,MOUSE_POSY,MOUSE_FLAGS,MOUSE_BTNSTATE
• WindowBufferResize: WBER_POSX,WBER_POSY

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####Forms mode controls

• XControl
• XInput
• XText
• XWindow
• XTabbedWindow
• XTab
• XDDList