readline VS flags

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readline

Shell library with powerful and modern UI, large feature set, and `.inputrc` support (by reeflective)
Readline vim-mode Golang Console Go Terminal Vim inputrc Shell
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Generate cobra command trees from structs. Go-flags compliant tags. Advanced CLI functionality, out-of-the-box. (by reeflective)
CLI cli-apps completions Go Golang Reflection carapace Cobra command-cobra Command-line CommandLine golang-library struct-tags
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readline

Posts with mentions or reviews of readline. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-03.
  • CLI application libraries, updated versions (readline and spf13/cobra console).
    3 projects | /r/golang | 3 Jun 2023
    A readline shell library: https://github.com/reeflective/readline.The `readline` library has been fully rewritten to provide full support for the widespread `.inputrc` init file format (used by bash shells and all programs using the GNU C Readline library). The library has been rewritten into a much more robust codebase with complete test coverage of the core code.
  • Show HN: New set of Go libraries for CLI Development
    5 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 11 Jan 2023
    This library wraps the readline library (described below) and leverages cobra commands in order to provide a closed-loop console working with cobra commands out of the box, also providing many comfort-of-life features at minimum cost, like support for oh-my-posh prompt engines, different menus and much more.

    Readline (https://github.com/reeflective/readline)

  • Libraries for CLI and console applications
    6 projects | /r/golang | 7 Jan 2023
    Readline (https://github.com/reeflective/readline) Readline libraries in pure Go already exist, and the chzyer/readline one is widely used. However they might lack some features, or even a full-fledged Emacs/Vim edition mode. Most of them lack many UI features found in common shells. Readline has been written to bring a new shell library with features found in most recent shells, with a simple API for developpers.

flags

Posts with mentions or reviews of flags. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-01-11.
  • Show HN: New set of Go libraries for CLI Development
    5 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 11 Jan 2023
    Hello everyone,

    I've just released three different libraries aimed at either enhancing or facilitating CLI application development.

    Flags (https://github.com/reeflective/flags)

  • Libraries for CLI and console applications
    6 projects | /r/golang | 7 Jan 2023
    Flags (https://github.com/reeflective/flags) flags aims to merge the concepts from https://github.com/jessevdk/go-flags, and https://github.com/octago/sflags, both relying on struct tags to define CLI command specs. The flags library uses these underlying concepts to produce complete `cobra.Command` trees, and brings many comfort-of-life improvements for the generated applications/commands.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing readline and flags you can also consider the following projects:

console - Closed-loop application library for Cobra commands (powerful, ready-to-run and easy to use)

sflags - Generate flags by parsing structures

go-flags - go command line option parser

exitplan - Golang Exit Callback for SIGINT & SIGTERM

go-arg - Struct-based argument parsing in Go

chroma - A general purpose syntax highlighter in pure Go

readline - Readline is a pure go(golang) implementation for GNU-Readline kind library

dnsee - See DNS configurations quickly

readline vs console flags vs console readline vs sflags flags vs go-flags readline vs go-flags flags vs exitplan readline vs go-arg flags vs sflags readline vs chroma flags vs go-arg readline vs readline flags vs dnsee