# `@inquirer/input`

Interactive free text input component for command line interfaces. Supports validation, filtering, transformation, etc.

![Input prompt](https://cdn.rawgit.com/SBoudrias/Inquirer.js/28ae8337ba51d93e359ef4f7ee24e79b69898962/assets/screenshots/input.svg)

# Installation

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  <th>npm</th>
  <th>yarn</th>
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```sh
npm install @inquirer/prompts
```

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```sh
yarn add @inquirer/prompts
```

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<td colSpan="2" align="center">Or</td>
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```sh
npm install @inquirer/input
```

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```sh
yarn add @inquirer/input
```

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# Usage

```js
import { input } from '@inquirer/prompts';
// Or
// import input from '@inquirer/input';

const answer = await input({ message: 'Enter your name' });
```

## Options

| Property    | Type                                                        | Required | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| message     | `string`                                                    | yes      | The question to ask                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| default     | `string`                                                    | no       | Default value if no answer is provided (clear it by pressing backspace)                                                                                                                                                 |
| required    | `boolean`                                                   | no       | Defaults to `false`. If set to true, `undefined` (empty) will not be accepted for this.                                                                                                                                 |
| transformer | `(string, { isFinal: boolean }) => string`                  | no       | Transform/Format the raw value entered by the user. Once the prompt is completed, `isFinal` will be `true`. This function is purely visual, modify the answer in your code if needed.                                   |
| validate    | `string => boolean \| string \| Promise<boolean \| string>` | no       | On submit, validate the filtered answered content. When returning a string, it'll be used as the error message displayed to the user. Note: returning a rejected promise, we'll assume a code error happened and crash. |
| theme       | [See Theming](#Theming)                                     | no       | Customize look of the prompt.                                                                                                                                                                                           |

## Theming

You can theme a prompt by passing a `theme` object option. The theme object only need to includes the keys you wish to modify, we'll fallback on the defaults for the rest.

```ts
type Theme = {
  prefix: string | { idle: string; done: string };
  spinner: {
    interval: number;
    frames: string[];
  };
  style: {
    answer: (text: string) => string;
    message: (text: string, status: 'idle' | 'done' | 'loading') => string;
    error: (text: string) => string;
    defaultAnswer: (text: string) => string;
  };
};
```

# License

Copyright (c) 2023 Simon Boudrias (twitter: [@vaxilart](https://twitter.com/Vaxilart))<br/>
Licensed under the MIT license.