int get_user_input(int return_code,char* user_input) {
//prints the formatted prompt
char tempInput[MAX_USER_INPUT];
char* prompt = get_prompt_string(return_code);
printf("%s", prompt);
scanf("%[^\n]", user_input);
strncpy(tempInput, user_input, MAX_USER_INPUT);
//checks to see if exit was called.
if (user_input == NULL || (int)*user_input == 0) {
while(getchar() != '\n');
return 0;
}
else if(compare_input_to_word(input_to_token(tempInput, " ")[0],"exit") == 1) {
exit(0);
}
else {
//breaks the input into array of strings seperated by the delimiter - " ".
return_code = execute(user_input);
}
//empties the buffer of newline characters.
while(getchar() != '\n');
//frees the space we've allocated for the prompt
free(prompt);
return return_code;
}
/* Ask a question on the statusbar. The prompt will be stored in the
* static prompt, which should be NULL initially, and the answer will be
* stored in the answer global. Returns -1 on aborted enter, -2 on a
* blank string, and 0 otherwise, the valid shortcut key caught.
* curranswer is any editable text that we want to put up by default,
* and refresh_func is the function we want to call to refresh the edit
* window.
*
* The allow_tabs parameter indicates whether we should allow tabs to be
* interpreted. The allow_files parameter indicates whether we should
* allow all files (as opposed to just directories) to be tab
* completed. */
int do_prompt(bool allow_tabs,
#ifndef DISABLE_TABCOMP
bool allow_files,
#endif
int menu, const char *curranswer,
#ifndef DISABLE_HISTORIES
linestruct **history_list,
#endif
void (*refresh_func)(void), const char *msg, ...)
{
va_list ap;
int retval;
functionptrtype func;
#ifndef DISABLE_TABCOMP
bool list = FALSE;
#endif
/* prompt has been freed and set to NULL unless the user resized
* while at the statusbar prompt. */
free(prompt);
prompt = charalloc(((COLS - 4) * mb_cur_max()) + 1);
bottombars(menu);
va_start(ap, msg);
vsnprintf(prompt, (COLS - 4) * mb_cur_max(), msg, ap);
va_end(ap);
null_at(&prompt, actual_x(prompt, COLS - 4));
func = get_prompt_string(&retval, allow_tabs,
#ifndef DISABLE_TABCOMP
allow_files,
&list,
#endif
curranswer,
#ifndef DISABLE_HISTORIES
history_list,
#endif
refresh_func);
free(prompt);
prompt = NULL;
/* We're done with the prompt, so save the statusbar cursor
* position. */
old_statusbar_x = statusbar_x;
old_pww = statusbar_pww;
/* If we left the prompt via Cancel or Enter, set the return value
* properly. */
if (func == do_cancel)
retval = -1;
else if (func == do_enter_void)
retval = (*answer == '\0') ? -2 : 0;
blank_statusbar();
wnoutrefresh(bottomwin);
#ifdef DEBUG
fprintf(stderr, "answer = \"%s\"\n", answer);
#endif
#ifndef DISABLE_TABCOMP
/* If we've done tab completion, there might be a list of filename
* matches on the edit window at this point. Make sure that they're
* cleared off. */
if (list)
refresh_func();
#endif
return retval;
}
