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LineInput (read X characters) routine.

 
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LineInput (read X characters) routine.
PostPosted: Thu Dec 19, 2019 12:08 pm     Reply with quote

For some testing, I ported an old LineInput (modeled after BASIC) I wrote for Arduino to the CCS code. It supports backspace (^h) and CANcel (^x, erase entire line). If you get to the end of the line, it echos the bell character (for terminals that support that).

I originally wrote this back in the late 80's or early 90's for an OS-9 (Unix-like OS) BBS. I dig it out every few years for some other project.


Usage is like this:

Code:
char buffer[80];
int bytesRead;

bytesRead = LineInput (buffer, 80);


Code:
/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/*
Simple Line Input routine.
By Allen C. Huffman (alsplace@pobox.com)
www.subethasoftware.com
*/
/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

#define CR           13
#define BEL          7
#define BS           8
#define CAN          24

byte lineInput(char *buffer, size_t bufsize)
{
  char    ch;
  byte    len = 0;
  boolean done;

// TODO: spinning cursor!

  done = false;
  while(!done)
  {
    //ledBlink();
    //if (Serial.available()>0)
    { 
      ch = getch();
      switch(ch)
      {
      case CR:
        //Serial.println();
        printf ("\r\n");
        buffer[len] = '\0';
        done = true;
        break;

      case CAN:
        //Serial.println(F("[CAN]"));
        while (len > 0)
        {
            putc (BS);
            putc (' ');
            putc (BS);
          len--;
        }           
        //len = 0;
        break;

      case BS:
        if (len>0)
        {
          //Serial.write(BS);
            putc (BS);
          //Serial.print(F(" "));
            putc (' ');
          //Serial.write(BS);
            putc (BS);
          len--;
        }
        break;

      default:
        // If there is room, store any printable characters in the line.
        if (len<bufsize)
        {
          if ((ch>31) && (ch<127)) // isprint(ch) does not work.
          {
            // UPPERCASE it...
            ch = toupper(ch);
            //Serial.write(ch);
            putc (ch);
            buffer[len] = toupper(ch);
            len++;
          }
        }
        else
        {
          //Serial.write(BEL); // Overflow. Ring 'dat bell.
          putc (BEL);
        }
        break;
      } // end of switch(ch)           
    } // end of if (Serial.available()>0)
  } // end of while(!done)

  return len;
} // end of lineInput()

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Embedded C, Arduino, MSP430, ESP8266/32, BASIC Stamp and PIC24 programmer.
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