npm package: @push.rocks/smartinteract
Description: A package for creating smart CLI interactions with customizable questions and answers.
Author: Lossless GmbH
Latest version: 2.0.16

# @push.rocks/smartinteract

smart cli interaction

## Install

To install `@push.rocks/smartinteract`, use npm or yarn as follows:

```bash
npm install @push.rocks/smartinteract --save
# or using yarn
yarn add @push.rocks/smartinteract
```

This will add it to your project's `node_modules` folder and list it as a dependency in your project's `package.json` file.

## Usage

The `@push.rocks/smartinteract` module is designed to facilitate smart command-line interactions by providing a flexible way to query input from users in a structured manner. It leverages TypeScript for enhanced development experience, offering strong types and IntelliSense in supported editors.

### Getting Started

To begin, import `SmartInteract` from the module:

```typescript
import { SmartInteract } from '@push.rocks/smartinteract';
```

### Creating and Running Interactions

You can specify questions for user interaction as shown below:

```typescript
const smartInteract = new SmartInteract([
  {
    name: 'userName',
    type: 'input',
    message: 'What is your name?',
    default: 'John Doe',
  },
  {
    name: 'userConfirmation',
    type: 'confirm',
    message: 'Do you agree with the terms?',
    default: false,
  }
]);
```

`SmartInteract` supports various question types such as 'input', 'confirm', 'list', 'rawlist', 'checkbox', 'password', and 'editor'. This allows for a diverse range of user inputs from simple text inputs to selections from a list.

### Adding Additional Questions Dynamically

You can dynamically add more questions to the interaction:

```typescript
smartInteract.addQuestions([
  {
    name: 'userHobby',
    type: 'input',
    message: 'What is your favorite hobby?',
    default: 'Programming',
  }
]);
```

### Running the Interaction Queue

Execute the queued interaction and process the responses:

```typescript
smartInteract.runQueue()
  .then(answerBucket => {
    const userResponse = {
      name: answerBucket.getAnswerFor('userName'),
      agreed: answerBucket.getAnswerFor('userConfirmation'),
      hobby: answerBucket.getAnswerFor('userHobby')
    };
    
    console.log(userResponse);
    // Output: { name: 'John Doe', agreed: true/false, hobby: 'Programming'}
  });
```

### Direct Questioning

For immediate prompting without queuing, you can utilize the `askQuestion` method:

```typescript
smartInteract.askQuestion({
  name: 'urgentQuery',
  type: 'confirm',
  message: 'Do you need to save changes?',
  default: true,
})
.then(answerObject => {
 console.log(answerObject);
 // Output: { name: 'urgentQuery', value: true/false }
});
```

### Advanced Usage

You can customize validations, provide choice selections for 'list', 'rawlist', 'expand', and 'checkbox' types, and much more according to the [Inquirer.js](https://github.com/SBoudrias/Inquirer.js/) module which `@push.rocks/smartinteract` leverages internally.

### Conclusion

`@push.rocks/smartinteract` offers an elegant and robust solution for CLI interactions in Node.js projects. Its integration of TypeScript enhances code quality and developer workflow. Whether for simple prompts or complex inquisitive flows, it provides the tools necessary for obtaining and managing user inputs efficiently.

## License and Legal Information

This repository contains open-source code that is licensed under the MIT License. A copy of the MIT License can be found in the [license](license) file within this repository. 

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### Trademarks

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### Company Information

Task Venture Capital GmbH  
Registered at District court Bremen HRB 35230 HB, Germany

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