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ConsoleTools

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A set of tools and "controls" for the .net Console.

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# Console Tools

A set of tools and "controls" for the .net Console. They help displaying and reading data to/from the user.

## Bugs and feature requests

Please add a **[new issue](https://github.com/lastunicorn/ConsoleTools/issues/new/choose)** if:
- you found a bug;
- you see an improvement that can be done;
- you think of a control that is cool to add.

## Most cool controls
This is a list of most important controls that are provided by this library.
There is a DataGrid control that can display tabular data, there is a progress bar, a spinner, menus, etc.

All controls have configurable top and bottom margins and paddings.

### [DataGrid](https://github.com/lastunicorn/ConsoleTools/wiki/DataGrid)
Displays tabular data. Optionally, it can display a title, column headers, different types of borders, cell margins, etc.

![DataGrid Example Result](https://github.com/lastunicorn/ConsoleTools/wiki/images/data-grid-example-result.png)

### [Yes/No Question](https://github.com/lastunicorn/ConsoleTools/wiki/YesNoQuestion%20Control)
Asks a question to the user and expects a yes/no answer.

![YesNoCancel Example Result](https://github.com/lastunicorn/ConsoleTools/wiki/images/yes-no-cancel-control-example-result.png)

### [Progress Bar](https://github.com/lastunicorn/ConsoleTools/wiki/ProgressBar)
Displays a progress bar, to show the amount of finished work.

![ProgressBar Example Result](https://github.com/lastunicorn/ConsoleTools/wiki/images/progress-bar-example-result.png)

### [Spinner](https://github.com/lastunicorn/ConsoleTools/wiki/Spinner)
A "loading" control to be displayed while running an asynchronous jobs for which the remaining work cannot be estimated.

### [Scroll Menu](https://github.com/lastunicorn/ConsoleTools/wiki/ScrollMenu)
A menu where the user can navigate through the items with up/down keys.

![ScrollMenu Example Result](https://github.com/lastunicorn/ConsoleTools/wiki/images/scrollable-menu-example-result.png)

### [TextMenu](https://github.com/lastunicorn/ConsoleTools/wiki/TextMenu)
A menu where the user selects an item by typing its id.

![TextMenu Example Result](https://github.com/lastunicorn/ConsoleTools/wiki/images/text-menu-example-result.png)

### [Prompter](https://github.com/lastunicorn/ConsoleTools/wiki/Prompter)
Displays a prompter and waits for the user to type a command.

### [Pause Control](https://github.com/lastunicorn/ConsoleTools/wiki/Pause)
Custom text, custom unpause key, the usual top and bottom margins.

![Pause Control Quick Example Result](https://github.com/lastunicorn/ConsoleTools/wiki/images/pause-control-quick-example-result.png)

### Read/Write value
Reads or writes a value from/to the console.
[Read Value](https://github.com/lastunicorn/ConsoleTools/wiki/ValueInput%20Control) - [Write Value](https://github.com/lastunicorn/ConsoleTools/wiki/ValueOutput%20Control)

![TextInput Instance Example Result](https://github.com/lastunicorn/ConsoleTools/wiki/images/text-input-control-instance-example-result.png)

![TextOutput Instance Example Result](https://github.com/lastunicorn/ConsoleTools/wiki/images/text-output-control-instance-example-result.png)

### Read/Write list of values:
Reads or displays a list of values from/to the user.
[Read List of Values](https://github.com/lastunicorn/ConsoleTools/wiki/ListInput%20Control) - [Write List of Values](https://github.com/lastunicorn/ConsoleTools/wiki/ListOutput%20Control)

![ListInput Quick Example Result](https://github.com/lastunicorn/ConsoleTools/wiki/images/list-input-control-quick-example-result.png)

### Other controls:
- [ControlRepeater](https://github.com/lastunicorn/ConsoleTools/wiki/ControlRepeater) - Repeatedly display a specific control until it is closed.
- [Sound](https://github.com/lastunicorn/ConsoleTools/wiki/Sound) - A class that helps you make short sounds on specific frequencies.
- [Guardian](https://github.com/lastunicorn/ConsoleTools/wiki/MachineLevelGuardian) - A class that helps you prevent multiple instances of the same application.

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