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# Introduction {#introduction}
Welcome to the FTXUI documentation!
This is a brief tutorial. You are also encouraged to learn, by reading the
[examples](./examples.html)
@tableofcontents
**Short example**
To build a single frame, you need create an `ftxui::Element`, and display it on
a `ftxui::Screen`.
**main.cpp**
```cpp
#include <ftxui/dom/elements.hpp>
#include <ftxui/screen/screen.hpp>
#include <iostream>
int main(void) {
using namespace ftxui;
// Define the document
Element document =
hbox({
text("left") | border,
text("middle") | border | flex,
text("right") | border,
});
auto screen = Screen::Create(
Dimension::Full(), // Width
Dimension::Fit(document) // Height
);
Render(screen, document);
screen.Print();
return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
```
**output**
```bash
┌────┐┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐┌─────┐
│left││middle ││right│
└────┘└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘└─────┘
```
# Build {#build}
## Using CMake {#build-cmake}
CMakeLists.txt
~~~cmake
cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.11)
# --- Fetch FTXUI --------------------------------------------------------------
include(FetchContent)
set(FETCHCONTENT_UPDATES_DISCONNECTED TRUE)
FetchContent_Declare(ftxui
GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/ArthurSonzogni/ftxui
# Important: Specify a GIT_TAG XXXXX here.
)
FetchContent_GetProperties(ftxui)
if(NOT ftxui_POPULATED)
FetchContent_Populate(ftxui)
add_subdirectory(${ftxui_SOURCE_DIR} ${ftxui_BINARY_DIR} EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
endif()
# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
project(ftxui-starter
LANGUAGES CXX
VERSION 1.0.0
)
add_executable(ftxui-starter src/main.cpp)
target_include_directories(ftxui-starter PRIVATE src)
target_link_libraries(ftxui-starter
PRIVATE ftxui::screen
PRIVATE ftxui::dom
PRIVATE ftxui::component # Not needed for this example.
)
~~~
Build
~~~sh
mkdir build && cd build
cmake ..
make
./main
~~~
# List of modules. {#modules}
The project is made from into 3 modules:
1. **ftxui/screen** defines a `ftxui::Screen`, this is a grid of `ftxui::Pixel`.
2. **ftxui/dom** is the main module. It defines a hierarchical set of
`ftxui::Element`. An element draws something on the `ftxui::Screen`. It is
responsive to the size of its container.
3. **ftxui/component** The part is only needed if you need to respond to the
User input. It defines a set of `ftxui::Component`. The use can navigates
using the arrow keys and interact with widgets like checkbox/inputbox/... You
can make you own components.
# screen {#module-screen}
It defines a `ftxui::Screen`. This is a grid of `ftxui::Pixel`. A Pixel
represent a Unicode character and its associated style (bold, colors, etc...).
The screen can be printed as a string using `ftxui::Screen::ToString()`.
~~~cpp
#include <ftxui/screen/screen.hpp>
#include <iostream>
int main(void) {
using namespace ftxui;
auto screen = Screen::Create(Dimension::Fixed(32), Dimension::Fixed(10));
auto& pixel = screen.PixelAt(9,9);
pixel.character = U'A';
pixel.bold = true;
pixel.foreground_color = Color::Blue;
std::cout << screen.ToString();
return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
~~~
# dom {#module-dom}
This module defines a hierarchical set of `ftxui::Element`. An element manages
layout and can be responsive to the terminal dimensions.
**Example:**
```cpp
// Define the document
Element document = vbox({
text("The window") | bold | color(Color::Blue),
gauge(0.5)
text("The footer")
});
// Add a border, by calling the `ftxui::border` decorator function.
document = border(document);
// Add another border, using the pipe operator.
document = document | border.
// Add another border, using the |= operator.
document |= border
```
**List of elements**
They are all defined inside:
```cpp
#include <ftxui/dom/elements.hpp>
```
\include ftxui/dom/elements.hpp
## text ## {#dom-text}
The most simple widget. It displays a text.
~~~cpp
text("I am a piece of text");
~~~
~~~bash
I am a piece of text.
~~~
## vtext {#dom-vtext}
Same as `ftxui::text`, but vertical.
~~~cpp
vtext("HELLO");
~~~
~~~bash
H
E
L
L
O
~~~
## paragraph {#dom-paragraph}
```cpp
paragraph("A very long text")
```
Similar to `ftxui::text`, but this support line wrapping and alignments. The
words are split by spaces
[Paragraph example](https://arthursonzogni.github.io/FTXUI/examples_2dom_2paragraph_8cpp-example.html)
![ezgif com-gif-maker (4)](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/4759106/147251370-983a06e7-6f41-4113-92b8-942f43d34d06.gif)
See:
```cpp
Element paragraph(std::string text);
Element paragraphAlignLeft(std::string text);
Element paragraphAlignRight(std::string text);
Element paragraphAlignCenter(std::string text);
Element paragraphAlignJustify(std::string text);
```
## border {#dom-border}
Add a border around an element
~~~cpp
border(text("The element"))
~~~
~~~bash
┌───────────┐
The element
└───────────┘
~~~
Same, with the pipe operator:
```cpp
text("The element") | border
```
Border come with different styles.
See:
```cpp
Element border(Element);
Element borderLight(Element);
Element borderHeavy(Element);
Element borderDouble(Element);
Element borderRounded(Element);
Element borderEmpty(Element);
Decorator borderStyled(BorderStyle);
Decorator borderWith(Pixel);
```
## window ## {#dom-window}
A `ftxui::window` is a `ftxui::border`, but with some text on top of the border.
Add a border around an element
~~~cpp
window("The window", text("The element"))
~~~
~~~bash
The window─┐
The element
└───────────┘
~~~
## separator {#dom-separator}
Display a vertical or horizontal line to visually split the content of a
container in two.
~~~cpp
border(
hbox({
text("Left"),
separator(),
text("Right")
})
)
~~~
~~~bash
┌────┬─────┐
leftright
└────┴─────┘
~~~
Separators come with different styles:
See:
```cpp
Element separator(void);
Element separatorLight();
Element separatorHeavy();
Element separatorDouble();
Element separatorEmpty();
Element separatorStyled(BorderStyle);
Element separator(Pixel);
Element separatorCharacter(std::string);
Element separatorHSelector(float left,
float right,
Color background,
Color foreground);
Element separatorVSelector(float up,
float down,
Color background,
Color foreground);
```
## gauge {#dom-gauge}
A gauge. It can be used to represent a progress bar.
~~~cpp
border(gauge(0.5))
~~~
~~~bash
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│██████████████████████████████████████
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
~~~
A gauge can be displayed into several directions. See:
```cpp
Element gauge(float ratio);
Element gaugeLeft(float ratio);
Element gaugeRight(float ratio);
Element gaugeUp(float ratio);
Element gaugeDown(float ratio);
Element gaugeDirection(float ratio, GaugeDirection);
```
## graph {#dom-graph}
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See:
```cpp
Element graph(GraphFunction);
```
## Colors {#dom-colors}
A terminal console can usually display colored text and colored background.
~~~cpp
Decorator color(Color);
Decorator bgcolor(Color);
~~~
FTXUI support every color palette:
Color [gallery](https://arthursonzogni.github.io/FTXUI/examples_2dom_2color_gallery_8cpp-example.html):
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/4759106/147248595-04c7245a-5b85-4544-809d-a5984fc6f9e7.png)
### Palette16 #{#dom-colors-palette-16}
On most terminal the following colors are supported:
- Default
- Black
- GrayDark
- GrayLight
- White
- Blue
- BlueLight
- Cyan
- CyanLight
- Green
- GreenLight
- Magenta
- MagentaLight
- Red
- RedLight
- Yellow
- YellowLight
Example:
```cpp
text("Blue foreground") | color(Color::Blue);
text("Blue background") | bgcolor(Color::Blue);
text("Black on white") | color(Color::Black) | bgcolor(Color::White);
```
### Palette256 #{#dom-colors-palette-256}
On terminal supporting 256 colors.
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```cpp
text("HotPink") | color(Color::HotPink);
```
### TrueColor #{#dom-colors-true-color}
On terminal supporting trueColor, you can directly chose the 24bit RGB color:
There are two constructors:
```cpp
ftxui::Color::RGB(uint8_t red, uint8_t green, uint8_t blue);
ftxui::Color::HSV(uint8_t hue, uint8_t saturation, uint8_t value);
```
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## Style {#dom-style}
A terminal console can usually display colored text and colored background.
The text can also have different effects: bold, dim, underlined, inverted,
blink.
~~~cpp
Element bold(Element);
Element dim(Element);
Element inverted(Element);
Element underlined(Element);
Element blink(Element);
Decorator color(Color);
Decorator bgcolor(Color);
~~~
[Example](https://arthursonzogni.github.io/FTXUI/examples_2dom_2style_gallery_8cpp-example.html)
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/4759106/147244118-380bf834-9e33-40df-9ff0-07c10f2598ef.png)
Example:
~~~cpp
underlined(bold(text("This text is bold and underlined")))
~~~
Tips: The pipe operator can be used to chain Decorator:
~~~cpp
text("This text is bold")) | bold | underlined
~~~
## Layout {#dom-layout}
Element can be arranged together:
- horizontally with `ftxui::hbox`
- vertically with `ftxui::vbox`
- inside a grid with `ftxui::gridbox`
- wrap along one direction using the `ftxui::flexbox`.
[Example](https://arthursonzogni.github.io/FTXUI/examples_2dom_2vbox_hbox_8cpp-example.html) using `ftxui::hbox`, `ftxui::vbox` and `ftxui::filler`.
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/4759106/147242524-7103b5d9-1a92-4e2d-ac70-b3d6740061e3.png)
[Example](https://arthursonzogni.github.io/FTXUI/examples_2dom_2gridbox_8cpp-example.htmlp) using `ftxui::gridbox`:
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/4759106/147242972-0db1f2e9-0790-496f-86e6-ed2c604f7a73.png)
[Example](https://github.com/ArthurSonzogni/FTXUI/blob/master/examples/dom/hflow.cpp) using flexbox:
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/4759106/147243064-780ac7cc-605b-475f-94b8-cf7c4aed03a5.png)
[See](https://arthursonzogni.github.io/FTXUI/examples_2dom_2hflow_8cpp-example.html) also this [demo](https://arthursonzogni.com/FTXUI/examples/?file=component/flexbox).
Element can become flexible using the the `ftxui::flex` decorator.
**Examples**
~~~cpp
hbox({
text("left") | border ,
text("middle") | border | flex,
text("right") | border,
});
~~~
~~~bash
┌────┐┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐┌─────┐
│left││middle ││right│
└────┘└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘└─────┘
~~~
~~~cpp
hbox({
text("left") | border ,
text("middle") | border | flex,
text("right") | border | flex,
});
~~~
~~~bash
┌────┐┌───────────────────────────────────┐┌───────────────────────────────────┐
│left││middle ││right │
└────┘└───────────────────────────────────┘└───────────────────────────────────┘
~~~
## Table {#dom-table}
A class to easily style a table of data.
[Example](https://arthursonzogni.github.io/FTXUI/examples_2dom_2table_8cpp-example.html):
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/4759106/147250766-77d8ec9e-cf2b-486d-9866-1fd9f1bd2e6b.png)
## Canvas {#dom-canvas}
See [<ftxui/dom/canvas.hpp>](./canvas_8hpp_source.html)
```cpp
auto c = Canvas(100, 100);
c.DrawPointLine(10, 10, 80, 10, Color::Red);
auto element = canvas(c);
```
Drawing can be made on a `ftxui::Canvas`, using braille, block, or simple
characters:
Simple [example](https://github.com/ArthurSonzogni/FTXUI/blob/master/examples/dom/canvas.cpp):
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/4759106/147245843-76cc62fb-ccb4-421b-aacf-939f9afb42fe.png)
Complex [examples](https://github.com/ArthurSonzogni/FTXUI/blob/master/examples/component/canvas_animated.cpp):
![ezgif com-gif-maker (3)](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/4759106/147250538-783a8246-98e0-4a25-b032-3bd3710549d1.gif)
# component {#module-component}
The `ftxui::component`module defines the logic to produce interactive component
responding to user's events (keyboard, mouse, etc...)
A `ftxui::ScreenInteractive` defines a main loop to render a component.
A `ftxui::Component` is a shared pointer to a `ftxui::ComponentBase`. The later
defines
- `ftxui::ComponentBase::Render()`: How to render the interface.
- `ftxui::ComponentBase::OnEvent()`: How to react to events.
- `ftxui::ComponentBase::Add()`: Give a parent/child relation ship in between
two component. This defines a tree a components, which help properly define
how keyboard navigation works.
`ftxui::Element` are used to render a single frame. On the other side
`ftxui::Component` are used to render dynamic user interface, producing multiple
frame, and updating its state on events.
[Gallery](https://arthursonzogni.github.io/FTXUI/examples_2component_2gallery_8cpp-example.html) of multiple components. ([demo](https://arthursonzogni.com/FTXUI/examples/?file=component/gallery))
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/4759106/147247330-b60beb9f-e665-48b4-81c0-4b01ee95bc66.png)
Predefined components are available in ["ftxui/dom/component.hpp"](./component_8hpp.html)
\include ftxui/component/component.hpp
## Input {#component-input}
[Example](https://arthursonzogni.github.io/FTXUI/examples_2component_2input_8cpp-example.html):
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/4759106/147247671-f1d6f606-1845-4e94-a4a0-d4273e9ae6bd.png)
Produced by: `ftxui::Input()` from "ftxui/component/component.hpp"
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## Menu {#component-menu}
[Example](https://arthursonzogni.github.io/FTXUI/examples_2component_2menu_8cpp-example.html):
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/4759106/147247822-0035fd6f-bb13-4b3a-b057-77eb9291582f.png)
Produced by: `ftxui::Menu()` from "ftxui/component/component.hpp"
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## Toggle {#component-toggle}
[Example](https://arthursonzogni.github.io/FTXUI/examples_2component_2toggle_8cpp-example.html):
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/4759106/147249383-e2201cf1-b7b8-4a5a-916f-d761e3e7ae40.png)
Produced by: `ftxui::Toggle()` from "ftxui/component/component.hpp"
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## CheckBox {#component-checkbox}
[Example](https://arthursonzogni.github.io/FTXUI/examples_2component_2checkbox_8cpp-example.html):
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/4759106/147246646-b86926a9-1ef9-4efb-af98-48a9b62acd81.png)
Produced by: `ftxui::Checkbox()` from "ftxui/component/component.hpp"
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## RadioBox {#component-radiobox}
[Example](https://arthursonzogni.github.io/FTXUI/examples_2component_2radiobox_8cpp-example.html):
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/4759106/147246401-809d14a5-6621-4e36-8dd9-a2d75ef2a94e.png)
Produced by: `ftxui::Radiobox()` from "ftxui/component/component.hpp"
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## Dropdown {#component-dropdown}
[Example](https://arthursonzogni.github.io/FTXUI/examples_2component_2dropdown_8cpp-example.html):
![youtube-video-gif (3)](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/4759106/147246982-1e821751-531c-4e1f-bc37-2fa290e143cd.gif)
Produced by: `ftxui::Dropdown()` from "ftxui/component/component.hpp"
## Slider {#component-slider}
[Example](https://arthursonzogni.github.io/FTXUI/examples_2component_2slider_8cpp-example.html):
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/4759106/147249265-7e2cad75-082c-436e-affe-44a550c480ab.png)
Produced by: `ftxui::Slider()` from "ftxui/component/component.hpp"
## Renderer {#component-renderer}
Produced by: `ftxui::Renderer()` from \ref 'ftxui/component/component.hpp'. This
component decorate another one by using a different function to render an
interface.
Example:
```cpp
auto inner = [...]
auto renderer = Renderer(inner, [&] {
return inner->Render() | border
});
```
`ftxui::Renderer` also support the component decorator pattern:
```cpp
auto component = [...]
component = component
| Renderer([] (Element e) { return e | border))
| Renderer(bold)
```
As a short hand, you can also compose a component with an element decorator:
```cpp
auto component = [...]
component = component | border | bold;
```
## CatchEvent {#component-catchevent}
Produced by: `ftxui::CatchEvent()` from \ref 'ftxui/component/component.hpp'.
This component decorate another one and catch the events before the underlying
component.
Examples:
```cpp
auto screen = ScreenInteractive::TerminalOutput();
auto renderer = Renderer([] {
return text("My interface");
});
auto component = CatchEvent(renderer, [&](Event event) {
if (event == Event::Character('q')) {
screen.ExitLoopClosure()();
return true;
}
return false;
});
screen.Loop(component);
```
The `ftxui::CatchEvent` can also be used as a decorator:
```cpp
component = component
| CatchEvent(handler_1)
| CatchEvent(handler_2)
| CatchEvent(handler_3)
;
```
## Collapsible {#component-collapsible}
Useful for section whose visibility can be toggle on/off by the user.
This is basically, a combinaison of a `ftxui::Checkbox` and a `ftxui::Maybe`
components.
```cpp
auto collabsible = Collapsible("Show more", inner_element);
```
## Maybe {#component-maybe}
Produced by: `ftxui::Maybe()` from \ref `ftxui/component/component.hpp`.
This component decorate another one, by showing/hiding it depending on a boolean
or a predicate.
Example with a boolean:
```cpp
bool show = true;
auto component = Renderer([]{ return "Hello World!"; });
auto maybe_component = Maybe(component, &show)
```
Example with a predicate:
```cpp
auto component = Renderer([]{ return "Hello World!"; });
auto maybe_component = Maybe(component, [&] { return time > 10; })
```
`ftxui::Maybe` can be used as a decorator.
```
component = component
| Maybe(&a_boolean)
| Maybe([&] { return time > 10; })
;
```
## Container {#component-container}
### Horizontal {#component-horizontal}
Produced by: `ftxui::Container::Horizontal()` from
"ftxui/component/component.hpp". It displays a list of components horizontally
and handle keyboard/mouse navigation.
### Vertical {#component-vertical}
Produced by: `ftxui::Container::Vertical()` from
"ftxui/component/component.hpp". It displays a list of components vertically
and handles keyboard/mouse navigation.
### Tab {#component-tab}
Produced by: `ftxui::Container::Tab()` from
"ftxui/component/component.hpp". It take a list of component and display only
one of them. This is useful for implementing a tab bar.
[Vertical](https://arthursonzogni.github.io/FTXUI/examples_2component_2tab_vertical_8cpp-example.html):
![ezgif com-gif-maker (1)](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/4759106/147250144-22ff044a-4773-4ff7-a49c-12ba4034acb4.gif)
[Horizontal](https://arthursonzogni.github.io/FTXUI/examples_2component_2tab_horizontal_8cpp-example.html):
![ezgif com-gif-maker (2)](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/4759106/147250217-fe447e0f-7a99-4e08-948a-995087d9b40e.gif)
## ResizableSplit::{Left, Right, Top, Bottom} {#component-resizable-split}
[Example](https://arthursonzogni.github.io/FTXUI/examples_2component_2resizable_split_8cpp-example.html):
![ezgif com-gif-maker](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/4759106/147248372-c55512fe-9b96-4b08-a1df-d05cf2cae431.gif)
Produced by:
- `ftxui::ResizableSplitLeft()`
- `ftxui::ResizableSplitRight()`
- `ftxui::ResizableSplitTop()`
- `ftxui::ResizableSplitBottom()`
from "ftxui/component/component.hpp"
It defines an horizontal or vertical separation in between two children
component. The position of the split is variable and controllable using the
mouse.
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## Force a frame redraw. {#component-force-redraw}
Whenever a new group of events have been processed: keyboard, mouse, window
resize, etc..., the `ftxui::ScreenInteractive::Loop()` is responsible for
drawing a new frame.
You might want to react to arbitrary events that are unknown to FTXUI. This can
be achieve by posting events via `ftxui::ScreenInteractive::PostEvent`, via a
thread. You can post the event`ftxui::Event::Custom`.
```cpp
screen->PostEvent(Event::Custom);
```
`ftxui::ScreenInteractive::PostEvent` is thread safe.