ConsoleInteractive

A C# library that allows you to write and read from the console simultaneously

Usage

See ConsoleInteractiveDemo for a sample, but the gist of it is

// Create a CancellationToken so we can cancel the reader later.CancellationTokenSourcects=newCancellationTokenSource();// Create a new Thread that will print for us.ThreadPrintingThread=newThread(newThreadStart(()=>{ConsoleWriter.WriteLine("Hello World!");Thread.Sleep(5000);ConsoleWriter.WriteLine("Hello World after 5 seconds!");}));// Create a new Reader Thread. This thread will start listening for console inputConsoleReader.BeginReadThread(cts.Token);// Handle incoming messages from the user (Enter key pressed)ConsoleReader.MessageReceived+=(sender,s)=>{// We got a cancellation command! Let's cancel the CancellationTokenSource.if(s.Equals("cancel"))cts.Cancel();};// Start the printing thread.PrintingThread.Start();

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For formatted output, use Minecraft's color and formatting code format.

ConsoleWriter.WriteLineFormatted("§aText §cwith §bMixed §1C§2o§3l§4o§5r§6s§a!");

will show up as the following:

Note

It is important that you use the ConsoleInteractive.ConsoleWriter and ConsoleInteractive.ConsoleReader classes only.

Mixing and matching with System.Console is not supported nor recommended.

Demo

Check out an asciicast demo here!