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----- 
permalink: rawline
title: RawLine
tags: []

type: page
filter_pre: textile
-----
h2. RawLine

RawLine is a 100% Ruby alternative to the ReadLine library, providing some of its most popular features such as:

    * Basic line editing operations
    * Word completion
    * History Management
    * Custom key/key sequences bindings

h3. Installation

The simplest method to install RawLine is to install the gem:

<typo:code>gem install rawline</typo:code>

h3. Usage

Editor initialization:

<typo:code lang="ruby">
require 'rawline'
editor = RawLine::Editor.new
</typo:code>

Key binding:

<typo:code lang="ruby">
editor.bind(:ctrl_z) { editor.undo }
editor.bind(:up_arrow) { editor.history_back }
editor.bind(:ctrl_x) { puts "Exiting..."; exit }
</typo:code>

Setup word completion

<typo:code lang="ruby">
editor.completion_proc = lambda do |word|
	if word
		['select', 'update', 'delete', 'debug', 'destroy'].find_all  { |e| e.match(/^#{Regexp.escape(word)}/) }
	end
end

editor.completion_append_string = " "
</typo:code>

Read input:

<typo:code lang="ruby">editor.read("=> ", true)</typo:code>

h3. Replacing Readline

Simply include the RawLine (or Rawline) module:

<typo:code lang="ruby">include Rawline</typo:code>

…and you’ll get:

<typo:code lang="ruby">
readline(prompt, add_history) # RawLine::Editor#read(prompt, add_history)
HISTORY # RawLine::Editor#history
FILENAME_COMPLETION_PROC # Rawline::Editor#filename_completion_proc
# ...
</typo:code>

but also:

<typo:code lang="ruby">Rawline.editor # RawLine::Editor</typo:code>

…which opens a world of endless possibilities! ;-)

h3. Resources

* "News and Articles":http://www.h3rald.com/tags/rawline
* "RDoc Documentation":http://rawline.rubyforge.org [on RubyForge]
* "Download Files":http://rubyforge.org/projects/rawline [on RubyForge]
* "Source Code":http://github.com/h3rald/rawline/tree/master [on GitHub]
* "Issue Tracking":http://h3rald.lighthouseapp.com/projects/26374-rawline/overview [on LightHouse]