core.ui.dialog

This module provides the base dialog class for all dialog components in the terminal UI system.

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To use this module, you need to import it first: import("core.ui.dialog")

NOTE

The UI module is primarily used for xmake's internal xmake f --menu menu-based visual configuration. It provides basic UI components that can also be used by users to implement their own terminal UIs.

The dialog module is the base class for all dialog components. It extends the window class and provides button management functionality for creating interactive dialogs.

dialog:new

• Create a new dialog instance

Function Prototype

API

dialog:new(name: <string>, bounds: <rect>, title: <string>)

Parameter Description

Parameter	Description
name	Required. Dialog name string
bounds	Required. Dialog bounds rectangle
title	Required. Dialog title string

Return Value

Type	Description
dialog	Returns a dialog instance

Usage

Create a dialog with name, bounds, and title:

import("core.ui.dialog")
import("core.ui.rect")

local dialog = dialog:new("mydialog", rect{1, 1, 50, 20}, "My Dialog")

dialog:buttons

• Get the buttons panel

Function Prototype

API

dialog:buttons()

Parameter Description

No parameters

Return Value

Type	Description
panel	Returns the buttons panel

Usage

Access the buttons panel for managing dialog buttons:

local buttons = dialog:buttons()

dialog:button

• Get a specific button by name

Function Prototype

API

dialog:button(name: <string>)

Parameter Description

Parameter	Description
name	Required. Button name string

Return Value

Type	Description
button	Returns the button instance, nil if not found

Usage

Get a specific button from the dialog:

local quit_btn = dialog:button("quit")

dialog:button_add

• Add a button to the dialog

Function Prototype

API

dialog:button_add(name: <string>, text: <string>, command: <string|function>)

Parameter Description

Parameter	Description
name	Required. Button name string
text	Required. Button display text
command	Required. Command string or function to execute when clicked

Return Value

Type	Description
button	Returns the created button instance

Usage

Add buttons to the dialog:

-- Add button with string command
dialog:button_add("quit", "< Quit >", "cm_quit")

-- Add button with function callback
dialog:button_add("save", "< Save >", function (v) 
    print("Save clicked")
    dialog:show(false)
end)

dialog:button_select

• Select a button by name

Function Prototype

API

dialog:button_select(name: <string>)

Parameter Description

Parameter	Description
name	Required. Button name to select

Return Value

Type	Description
dialog	Returns the dialog instance

Usage

Select a button programmatically:

dialog:button_select("quit")

dialog:show

• Show or hide the dialog

Function Prototype

API

dialog:show(visible: <boolean>, opt?: <table>)

Parameter Description

Parameter	Description
visible	Required. Show or hide the dialog
opt	Optional. Options table, supports: {focused = true}

Return Value

No return value

Usage

Show or hide the dialog:

dialog:show(true)  -- Show the dialog
dialog:show(false)  -- Hide the dialog

-- Show with focus
dialog:show(true, {focused = true})

dialog:quit

• Close the dialog

Function Prototype

API

dialog:quit()

Parameter Description

No parameters

Return Value

No return value

Usage

Close and remove the dialog from its parent:

dialog:quit()

dialog:on_event

• Handle dialog events

Function Prototype

API

dialog:on_event(e: <event>)

Parameter Description

Parameter	Description
e	Required. Event object

Return Value

Type	Description
boolean	Returns true if event was handled, false otherwise

Usage

The dialog automatically handles Esc key to close. Override this method for custom event handling:

function my_dialog:on_event(e)
    if e.type == event.ev_keyboard and e.key_name == "Enter" then
        self:quit()
        return true
    end
    return dialog.on_event(self, e)
end

dialog:background_set

• Set dialog background color

Function Prototype

API

dialog:background_set(color: <string>)

Parameter Description

Parameter	Description
color	Required. Color name (e.g., "blue", "red")

Return Value

No return value

Usage

Set the background color:

dialog:background_set("blue")