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<p align="center"> <img src="https://github.com/terkelg/prompts/raw/master/prompts.png" alt="Prompts" width="500" /> </p> <h1 align="center">❯ Prompts</h1> <p align="center"> <a href="https://npmjs.org/package/prompts"> <img src="https://img.shields.io/npm/v/prompts.svg" alt="version" /> </a> <a href="https://github.com/terkelg/prompts/actions/workflows/test.yml"> <img src="https://github.com/terkelg/prompts/actions/workflows/test.yml/badge.svg" alt="test" /> </a> <a href="https://npmjs.org/package/prompts"> <img src="https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/prompts.svg" alt="downloads" /> </a> <a href="https://licenses.dev/npm/prompts"> <img src="https://licenses.dev/b/npm/prompts" alt="licenses" /> </a> <!--- <a href="https://packagephobia.now.sh/result?p=prompts"> <img src="https://packagephobia.now.sh/badge?p=prompts" alt="install size" /> </a> ---> </p> <p align="center"> <b>Lightweight, beautiful and user-friendly interactive prompts</b><br /> <sub>>_ Easy to use CLI prompts to enquire users for information▌</sub> </p> <br />- Simple: prompts has no big dependencies nor is it broken into a dozen tiny modules that only work well together.
- User friendly: prompt uses layout and colors to create beautiful cli interfaces.
- Promised: uses promises and
async
/await
. No callback hell. - Flexible: all prompts are independent and can be used on their own.
- Testable: provides a way to submit answers programmatically.
- Unified: consistent experience across all prompts.
❯ Install
$ npm install --save prompts
This package supports Node 14 and above
❯ Usage
<img src="https://github.com/terkelg/prompts/raw/master/media/example.gif" alt="example prompt" width="499" height="103" />const prompts = require('prompts');
(async () => {
const response = await prompts({
type: 'number',
name: 'value',
message: 'How old are you?',
validate: value => value < 18 ? `Nightclub is 18+ only` : true
});
console.log(response); // => { value: 24 }
})();
See
example.js
for more options.
❯ Examples
Single Prompt
Prompt with a single prompt object. Returns an object with the response.
const prompts = require('prompts');
(async () => {
const response = await prompts({
type: 'text',
name: 'meaning',
message: 'What is the meaning of life?'
});
console.log(response.meaning);
})();
Prompt Chain
Prompt with a list of prompt objects. Returns an object with the responses.
Make sure to give each prompt a unique name
property to prevent overwriting values.
const prompts = require('prompts');
const questions = [
{
type: 'text',
name: 'username',
message: 'What is your GitHub username?'
},
{
type: 'number',
name: 'age',
message: 'How old are you?'
},
{
type: 'text',
name: 'about',
message: 'Tell something about yourself',
initial: 'Why should I?'
}
];
(async () => {
const response = await prompts(questions);
// => response => { username, age, about }
})();
Dynamic Prompts
Prompt properties can be functions too.
Prompt Objects with type
set to falsy
values are skipped.
const prompts = require('prompts');
const questions = [
{
type: 'text',
name: 'dish',
message: 'Do you like pizza?'
},
{
type: prev => prev == 'pizza' ? 'text' : null,
name: 'topping',
message: 'Name a topping'
}
];
(async () => {
const response = await prompts(questions);
})();
❯ API
prompts(prompts, options)
Type: Function
<br>
Returns: Object
Prompter function which takes your prompt objects and returns an object with responses.
prompts
Type: Array|Object
<br>
Array of prompt objects. These are the questions the user will be prompted. You can see the list of supported prompt types here.
Prompts can be submitted (<kbd>return</kbd>, <kbd>enter</kbd>) or canceled (<kbd>esc</kbd>, <kbd>abort</kbd>, <kbd>ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>c</kbd>, <kbd>ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>d</kbd>). No property is being defined on the returned response object when a prompt is canceled.
options.onSubmit
Type: Function
<br>
Default: () => {}
Callback that's invoked after each prompt submission.
Its signature is (prompt, answer, answers)
where prompt
is the current prompt object, answer
the user answer to the current question and answers
the user answers so far. Async functions are supported.
Return true
to quit the prompt chain and return all collected responses so far, otherwise continue to iterate prompt objects.
Example:
(async () => {
const questions = [{ ... }];
const onSubmit = (prompt, answer) => console.log(`Thanks I got ${answer} from ${prompt.name}`);
const response = await prompts(questions, { onSubmit });
})();
options.onCancel
Type: Function
<br>
Default: () => {}
Callback that's invoked when the user cancels/exits the prompt.
Its signature is (prompt, answers)
where prompt
is the current prompt object and answers
the user answers so far. Async functions are supported.
Return true
to continue and prevent the prompt loop from aborting.
On cancel responses collected so far are returned.
Example:
(async () => {
const questions = [{ ... }];
const onCancel = prompt => {
console.log('Never stop prompting!');
return true;
}
const response = await prompts(questions, { onCancel });
})();
override
Type: Function
Preanswer questions by passing an object with answers to prompts.override
.
Powerful when combined with arguments of process.
Example
const prompts = require('prompts');
prompts.override(require('yargs').argv);
(async () => {
const response = await prompts([
{
type: 'text',
name: 'twitter',
message: `What's your twitter handle?`
},
{
type: 'multiselect',
name: 'color',
message: 'Pick colors',
choices: [
{ title: 'Red', value: '#ff0000' },
{ title: 'Green', value: '#00ff00' },
{ title: 'Blue', value: '#0000ff' }
],
}
]);
console.log(response);
})();
inject(values)
Type: Function
<br>
Programmatically inject responses. This enables you to prepare the responses ahead of time. If any injected value is found the prompt is immediately resolved with the injected value. This feature is intended for testing only.
values
Type: Array
Array with values to inject. Resolved values are removed from the internal inject array.
Each value can be an array of values in order to provide answers for a question asked multiple times.
If a value is an instance of Error
it will simulate the user cancelling/exiting the prompt.
Example:
const prompts = require('prompts');
prompts.inject([ '@terkelg', ['#ff0000', '#0000ff'] ]);
(async () => {
const response = await prompts([
{
type: 'text',
name: 'twitter',
message: `What's your twitter handle?`
},
{
type: 'multiselect',
name: 'color',
message: 'Pick colors',
choices: [
{ title: 'Red', value: '#ff0000' },
{ title: 'Green', value: '#00ff00' },
{ title: 'Blue', value: '#0000ff' }
],
}
]);
// => { twitter: 'terkelg', color: [ '#ff0000', '#0000ff' ] }
})();
❯ Prompt Objects
Prompts Objects are JavaScript objects that define the "questions" and the type of prompt. Almost all prompt objects have the following properties:
{
type: String | Function,
name: String | Function,
message: String | Function,
initial: String | Function | Async Function
format: Function | Async Function,
onRender: Function
onState: Function
stdin: Readable
stdout: Writeable
}
Each property be of type function
and will be invoked right before prompting the user.
The function signature is (prev, values, prompt)
, where prev
is the value from the previous prompt,
values
is the response object with all values collected so far and prompt
is the previous prompt object.
Function example:
{
type: prev => prev > 3 ? 'confirm' : null,
name: 'confirm',
message: (prev, values) => `Please confirm that you eat ${values.dish} times ${prev} a day?`
}
The above prompt will be skipped if the value of the previous prompt is less than 3.
type
Type: String|Function
Defines the type of prompt to display. See the list of prompt types for valid values.
If type
is a falsy value the prompter will skip that question.
{
type: null,
name: 'forgetme',
message: `I'll never be shown anyway`,
}
name
Type: String|Function
The response will be saved under this key/property in the returned response object. In case you have multiple prompts with the same name only the latest response will be stored.
Make sure to give prompts unique names if you don't want to overwrite previous values.
message
Type: String|Function
The message to be displayed to the user.
initial
Type: String|Function
Optional default prompt value. Async functions are supported too.
format
Type: Function
Receive the user input and return the formatted value to be used inside the program. The value returned will be added to the response object.
The function signature is (val, values)
, where val
is the value from the current prompt and
values
is the current response object in case you need to format based on previous responses.
Example:
{
type: 'number',
name: 'price',
message: 'Enter price',
format: val => Intl.NumberFormat(undefined, { style: 'currency', currency: 'USD' }).format(val);
}
onRender
Type: Function
Callback for when the prompt is rendered.
The function receives kleur as its first argument and this
refers to the current prompt.
Example:
{
type: 'number',
message: 'This message will be overridden',
onRender(kleur) {
this.msg = kleur.cyan('Enter a number');
}
}
onState
Type: Function
Callback for when the state of the current prompt changes.
The function signature is (state)
where state
is an object with a snapshot of the current state.
The state object has two properties value
and aborted
. E.g { value: 'This is ', aborted: false }
stdin and stdout
Type: Stream
By default, prompts uses process.stdin
for receiving input and process.stdout
for writing output.
If you need to use different streams, for instance process.stderr
, you can set these with the stdin
and stdout
properties.
❯ Types
- text
- password
- invisible
- number
- confirm
- list
- toggle
- select
- multiselect
- autocompleteMultiselect
- autocomplete
- date
text(message, [initial], [style])
Text prompt for free text input.
Hit <kbd>tab</kbd> to autocomplete to initial
value when provided.
Example
<img src="https://github.com/terkelg/prompts/raw/master/media/text.gif" alt="text prompt" width="499" height="103" />{
type: 'text',
name: 'value',
message: `What's your twitter handle?`
}
Options
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
message | string | Prompt message to display |
initial | string | Default string value |
style | string | Render style (default , password , invisible , emoji ). Defaults to default |
format | function | Receive user input. The returned value will be added to the response object |
validate | function | Receive user input. Should return true if the value is valid, and an error message String otherwise. If false is returned, a default error message is shown |
onRender | function | On render callback. Keyword this refers to the current prompt |
onState | function | On state change callback. Function signature is an object with two properties: value and aborted |
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password(message, [initial])
Password prompt with masked input.
This prompt is a similar to a prompt of type 'text'
with style
set to 'password'
.
Example
<img src="https://github.com/terkelg/prompts/raw/master/media/password.gif" alt="password prompt" width="499" height="103" />{
type: 'password',
name: 'value',
message: 'Tell me a secret'
}
Options
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
message | string | Prompt message to display |
initial | string | Default string value |
format | function | Receive user input. The returned value will be added to the response object |
validate | function | Receive user input. Should return true if the value is valid, and an error message String otherwise. If false is returned, a default error message is shown |
onRender | function | On render callback. Keyword this refers to the current prompt |
onState | function | On state change callback. Function signature is an object with two properties: value and aborted |
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invisible(message, [initial])
Prompts user for invisible text input.
This prompt is working like sudo
where the input is invisible.
This prompt is a similar to a prompt of type 'text'
with style set to 'invisible'
.
Example
<img src="https://github.com/terkelg/prompts/raw/master/media/invisible.gif" alt="invisible prompt" width="499" height="103" />{
type: 'invisible',
name: 'value',
message: 'Enter password'
}
Options
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
message | string | Prompt message to display |
initial | string | Default string value |
format | function | Receive user input. The returned value will be added to the response object |
validate | function | Receive user input. Should return true if the value is valid, and an error message String otherwise. If false is returned, a default error message is shown |
onRender | function | On render callback. Keyword this refers to the current prompt |
onState | function | On state change callback. Function signature is an object with two properties: value and aborted |
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number(message, initial, [max], [min], [style])
Prompts user for number input.
You can type in numbers and use <kbd>up</kbd>/<kbd>down</kbd> to increase/decrease the value. Only numbers are allowed as input. Hit <kbd>tab</kbd> to autocomplete to initial
value when provided.
Example
<img src="https://github.com/terkelg/prompts/raw/master/media/number.gif" alt="number prompt" width="499" height="103" />{
type: 'number',
name: 'value',
message: 'How old are you?',
initial: 0,
style: 'default',
min: 2,
max: 10
}
Options
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
message | string | Prompt message to display |
initial | number | Default number value |
format | function | Receive user input. The returned value will be added to the response object |
validate | function | Receive user input. Should return true if the value is valid, and an error message String otherwise. If false is returned, a default error message is shown |
max | number | Max value. Defaults to Infinity |
min | number | Min value. Defaults to -infinity |
float | boolean | Allow floating point inputs. Defaults to false |
round | number | Round float values to x decimals. Defaults to 2 |
increment | number | Increment step when using <kbd>arrow</kbd> keys. Defaults to 1 |
style | string | Render style (default , password , invisible , emoji ). Defaults to default |
onRender | function | On render callback. Keyword this refers to the current prompt |
onState | function | On state change callback. Function signature is an object with two properties: value and aborted |
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confirm(message, [initial])
Classic yes/no prompt.
Hit <kbd>y</kbd> or <kbd>n</kbd> to confirm/reject.
Example
<img src="https://github.com/terkelg/prompts/raw/master/media/confirm.gif" alt="confirm prompt" width="499" height="103" />{
type: 'confirm',
name: 'value',
message: 'Can you confirm?',
initial: true
}
Options
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
message | string | Prompt message to display |
initial | boolean | Default value. Default is false |
format | function | Receive user input. The returned value will be added to the response object |
onRender | function | On render callback. Keyword this refers to the current prompt |
onState | function | On state change callback. Function signature is an object with two properties: value and aborted |
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list(message, [initial])
List prompt that return an array.
Similar to the text
prompt, but the output is an Array
containing the
string separated by separator
.
{
type: 'list',
name: 'value',
message: 'Enter keywords',
initial: '',
separator: ','
}
<img src="https://github.com/terkelg/prompts/raw/master/media/list.gif" alt="list prompt" width="499" height="103" />
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
message | string | Prompt message to display |
initial | boolean | Default value |
format | function | Receive user input. The returned value will be added to the response object |
separator | string | String separator. Will trim all white-spaces from start and end of string. Defaults to ',' |
onRender | function | On render callback. Keyword this refers to the current prompt |
onState | function | On state change callback. Function signature is an object with two properties: value and aborted |
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toggle(message, [initial], [active], [inactive])
Interactive toggle/switch prompt.
Use tab or <kbd>arrow keys</kbd>/<kbd>tab</kbd>/<kbd>space</kbd> to switch between options.
Example
<img src="https://github.com/terkelg/prompts/raw/master/media/toggle.gif" alt="toggle prompt" width="499" height="103" />{
type: 'toggle',
name: 'value',
message: 'Can you confirm?',
initial: true,
active: 'yes',
inactive: 'no'
}
Options
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
message | string | Prompt message to display |
initial | boolean | Default value. Defaults to false |
format | function | Receive user input. The returned value will be added to the response object |
active | string | Text for active state. Defaults to 'on' |
inactive | string | Text for inactive state. Defaults to 'off' |
onRender | function | On render callback. Keyword this refers to the current prompt |
onState | function | On state change callback. Function signature is an object with two properties: value and aborted |
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select(message, choices, [initial], [hint], [warn])
Interactive select prompt.
Use <kbd>up</kbd>/<kbd>down</kbd> to navigate. Use <kbd>tab</kbd> to cycle the list.
Example
<img src="https://github.com/terkelg/prompts/raw/master/media/select.gif" alt="select prompt" width="499" height="130" />{
type: 'select',
name: 'value',
message: 'Pick a color',
choices: [
{ title: 'Red', description: 'This option has a description', value: '#ff0000' },
{ title: 'Green', value: '#00ff00', disabled: true },
{ title: 'Blue', value: '#0000ff' }
],
initial: 1
}
Options
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
message | string | Prompt message to display |
initial | number | Index of default value |
format | function | Receive user input. The returned value will be added to the response object |
hint | string | Hint to display to the user |
warn | string | Message to display when selecting a disabled option |
choices | Array | Array of strings or choices objects [{ title, description, value, disabled }, ...] . The choice's index in the array will be used as its value if it is not specified. |
onRender | function | On render callback. Keyword this refers to the current prompt |
onState | function | On state change callback. Function signature is an object with two properties: value and aborted |
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multiselect(message, choices, [initial], [max], [hint], [warn])
autocompleteMultiselect(same)
Interactive multi-select prompt. Autocomplete is a searchable multiselect prompt with the same options. Useful for long lists.
Use <kbd>space</kbd> to toggle select/unselect and <kbd>up</kbd>/<kbd>down</kbd> to navigate. Use <kbd>tab</kbd> to cycle the list. You can also use <kbd>right</kbd> to select and <kbd>left</kbd> to deselect.
By default this prompt returns an array
containing the values of the selected items - not their display title.
Example
<img src="https://github.com/terkelg/prompts/raw/master/media/multiselect.gif" alt="multiselect prompt" width="499" height="130" />{
type: 'multiselect',
name: 'value',
message: 'Pick colors',
choices: [
{ title: 'Red', value: '#ff0000' },
{ title: 'Green', value: '#00ff00', disabled: true },
{ title: 'Blue', value: '#0000ff', selected: true }
],
max: 2,
hint: '- Space to select. Return to submit'
}
Options
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
message | string | Prompt message to display |
format | function | Receive user input. The returned value will be added to the response object |
instructions | string or boolean | Prompt instructions to display |
choices | Array | Array of strings or choices objects [{ title, value, disabled }, ...] . The choice's index in the array will be used as its value if it is not specified. |
optionsPerPage | number | Number of options displayed per page (default: 10) |
min | number | Min select - will display error |
max | number | Max select |
hint | string | Hint to display to the user |
warn | string | Message to display when selecting a disabled option |
onRender | function | On render callback. Keyword this refers to the current prompt |
onState | function | On state change callback. Function signature is an object with two properties: value and aborted |
This is one of the few prompts that don't take a initial value.
If you want to predefine selected values, give the choice object an selected
property of true
.
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autocomplete(message, choices, [initial], [suggest], [limit], [style])
Interactive auto complete prompt.
The prompt will list options based on user input. Type to filter the list. Use <kbd>⇧</kbd>/<kbd>⇩</kbd> to navigate. Use <kbd>tab</kbd> to cycle the result. Use <kbd>Page Up</kbd>/<kbd>Page Down</kbd> (on Mac: <kbd>fn</kbd> + <kbd>⇧</kbd> / <kbd>⇩</kbd>) to change page. Hit <kbd>enter</kbd> to select the highlighted item below the prompt.
The default suggests function is sorting based on the title
property of the choices.
You can overwrite how choices are being filtered by passing your own suggest function.
Example
<img src="https://github.com/terkelg/prompts/raw/master/media/autocomplete.gif" alt="auto complete prompt" width="499" height="163" />{
type: 'autocomplete',
name: 'value',
message: 'Pick your favorite actor',
choices: [
{ title: 'Cage' },
{ title: 'Clooney', value: 'silver-fox' },
{ title: 'Gyllenhaal' },
{ title: 'Gibson' },
{ title: 'Grant' }
]
}
Options
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
message | string | Prompt message to display |
format | function | Receive user input. The returned value will be added to the response object |
choices | Array | Array of auto-complete choices objects [{ title, value }, ...] |
suggest | function | Filter function. Defaults to sort by title property. suggest should always return a promise. Filters using title by default |
limit | number | Max number of results to show. Defaults to 10 |
style | string | Render style (default , password , invisible , emoji ). Defaults to 'default' |
initial | string | number | Default initial value |
clearFirst | boolean | The first ESCAPE keypress will clear the input |
fallback | string | Fallback message when no match is found. Defaults to initial value if provided |
onRender | function | On render callback. Keyword this refers to the current prompt |
onState | function | On state change callback. Function signature is an object with three properties: value , aborted and exited |
Example on what a suggest
function might look like:
const suggestByTitle = (input, choices) =>
Promise.resolve(choices.filter(i => i.title.slice(0, input.length) === input))
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date(message, [initial], [warn])
Interactive date prompt.
Use <kbd>left</kbd>/<kbd>right</kbd>/<kbd>tab</kbd> to navigate. Use <kbd>up</kbd>/<kbd>down</kbd> to change date.
Example
<img src="https://github.com/terkelg/prompts/raw/master/media/date.gif" alt="date prompt" width="499" height="103" />{
type: 'date',
name: 'value',
message: 'Pick a date',
initial: new Date(1997, 09, 12),
validate: date => date > Date.now() ? 'Not in the future' : true
}
Options
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
message | string | Prompt message to display |
initial | date | Default date |
locales | object | Use to define custom locales. See below for an example. |
mask | string | The format mask of the date. See below for more information.<br />Default: YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss |
validate | function | Receive user input. Should return true if the value is valid, and an error message String otherwise. If false is returned, a default error message is shown |
onRender | function | On render callback. Keyword this refers to the current prompt |
onState | function | On state change callback. Function signature is an object with two properties: value and aborted |
Default locales:
{
months: [
'January', 'February', 'March', 'April',
'May', 'June', 'July', 'August',
'September', 'October', 'November', 'December'
],
monthsShort: [
'Jan', 'Feb', 'Mar', 'Apr', 'May', 'Jun',
'Jul', 'Aug', 'Sep', 'Oct', 'Nov', 'Dec'
],
weekdays: [
'Sunday', 'Monday', 'Tuesday', 'Wednesday',
'Thursday', 'Friday', 'Saturday'
],
weekdaysShort: [
'Sun', 'Mon', 'Tue', 'Wed', 'Thu', 'Fri', 'Sat'
]
}
Formatting: See full list of formatting options in the wiki
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❯ Credit
Many of the prompts are based on the work of derhuerst.
❯ License
MIT © Terkel Gjervig