A tool to generate a form using Spectre.Console through a source generator that generate a new class to collect data
Get Started
$ dotnet add package AutoSpectre.SourceGenerationReadme
AutoSpectre Source Generation
This allows you to decorate a class with the AutoSpectreForm attribute and properties on that class with AskAttribute and behind the scenes a Form will be generated to request input using Spectre.Console
Example
Code
[AutoSpectreForm]
public class Someclass
{
[Ask(AskType = AskType.Normal, Title = "Add item")]
public int[] IntItems { get; set; } = Array.Empty<int>();
[Ask(Title = "Enter first name")]
public string? FirstName { get; set; }
[Ask]
public bool LeftHanded { get; set; }
[Ask(Title = "Choose your [red]value[/]")]
public SomeEnum Other { get; set; }
[Ask]
public Name Owner { get; set; } = new Name();
[Ask]
public IReadOnlyList<Name> Investors { get; set; } = new List<Name>();
[Ask(AskType = AskType.Selection, SelectionSource = nameof(Items))]
public string Item { get; set; } = string.Empty;
public List<string> Items { get; } = new List<string>() { "Alpha", "Bravo", "Charlie" };
}
Output
public interface ISomeclassSpectreFactory
{
Someclass Get(Someclass destination = null);
}
public class SomeclassSpectreFactory : ISomeclassSpectreFactory
{
public Someclass Get(Someclass destination = null)
{
INameSpectreFactory NameSpectreFactory = new NameSpectreFactory();
destination ??= new Test.Someclass();
// Prompt for values for destination.IntItems
{
List<int> items = new List<int>();
bool continuePrompting = true;
do
{
var item = AnsiConsole.Prompt(new TextPrompt<int>("Add item"));
items.Add(item);
continuePrompting = AnsiConsole.Confirm("Add more items?");
}
while (continuePrompting);
int[] result = items.ToArray();
destination.IntItems = result;
}
destination.FirstName = AnsiConsole.Prompt(new TextPrompt<string?>("Enter first name").AllowEmpty());
destination.LeftHanded = AnsiConsole.Confirm("Enter [green]LeftHanded[/]");
destination.Other = AnsiConsole.Prompt(new SelectionPrompt<SomeEnum>().Title("Choose your [red]value[/]").PageSize(10).AddChoices(Enum.GetValues<SomeEnum>()));
{
AnsiConsole.MarkupLine("Enter [green]Owner[/]");
var item = NameSpectreFactory.Get();
destination.Owner = item;
}
// Prompt for values for destination.Investors
{
List<Name> items = new List<Name>();
bool continuePrompting = true;
do
{
{
AnsiConsole.MarkupLine("Enter [green]Investors[/]");
var newItem = NameSpectreFactory.Get();
items.Add(newItem);
}
continuePrompting = AnsiConsole.Confirm("Add more items?");
}
while (continuePrompting);
System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyList<Test.Name> result = items;
destination.Investors = result;
}
destination.Item = AnsiConsole.Prompt(new SelectionPrompt<string>().Title("Enter [green]Item[/]").PageSize(10).AddChoices(destination.Items.ToArray()));
return destination;
}
}