Added a --read0 option and fixed up the documentation.

README.md

@@ -32,5 +32,7 @@ Here's a simple program to move a file from the current directory:
   `$XDG_DATA/ask/<name>.hist` (`~/.local/share/ask/<name>.hist` by default) for
   use with up/down arrow keys. Maximum of 1000 entries are stored per log file.
 
+For the full set of command line options, run `man ./ask.1`.
+
 ## License
 `ask` is released under the MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

ask.1

@@ -5,16 +5,23 @@
 ask \- A tiny command line tool for getting user input
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B ask
-[\fI-hPqvyn\fR]
+[\fI-Q\fR|\fI--quickpick\fR]
-[\fI-q\fR |\fI--query=initial\fR]
+[\fI-P\fR|\fI--password\fR]
-[[\fI-p\fR |\fI--prompt=\fR]\fIprompt \fR
+[\fI-0\fR|\fI--read0\fR]
-[\fIoptions...\fR]]
+[\fI-y\fR|\fI--yes\fR]
+[\fI-n\fR|\fI--no\fR]
+[(\fI-H \fR|\fI--history=\fR) name]
+[\fI-h\fR|\fI--help\fR]
+[\fI-v\fR|\fI--version\fR]
+[(\fI-q\fR |\fI--query=\fR) initial]
+[(\fI-p\fR |\fI--prompt=\fR) prompt]
+[\fIoptions...\fR]
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 \fBask\fR is a tiny console application that displays a prompt, gets user input
 (with line editing and fuzzy finding functionality), and prints the result to
 standard output
 .SH OPTIONS
-.B \-q
+.B \-Q
 .B \--quickpick
 When used with fuzzy finding, as soon as exactly one match is found, exit and
 print it.
@@ -23,6 +30,10 @@ print it.
 .B \--password
 Use password mode, which does not print user input as it's being typed.
 
+.B \-0
+.B \--read0
+Read input delineated by NULL bytes instead of newlines.
+
 .B \-v
 .B \--version
 Print \fBask\fR's version and exit.
@@ -31,16 +42,21 @@ Print \fBask\fR's version and exit.
 .B \--help
 Print \fBask\fR's usage and exit.
 
-.B \-q
+.B \-q <query>
-.B \--query=
+.B \--query=<query>
 If given, pre-populate the user input with this value.
 
-.B \-p
+.B \-p <prompt>
-.B \--prompt=
+.B \--prompt=<prompt>
 If provided, display the given prompt in bold. If the \fI-p\fR and
 \fI--prompt=\fR flags are not used, the first positional argument is used as
 the prompt, or \fB"> "\fR if there are no positional arguments.
 
+.B \-H <file>
+.B \--history=<file>
+Use the given file as a history file. With a history file, you can browse
+previously selected values with the up/down arrow keys.
+
 .B \-y
 .B \--yes
 Quickpick between "y" and "n" with "[Y/n]" appended to the prompt, exiting with

ask.c

@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
  * Copyright 2019 Bruce Hill
  * Released under the MIT License (see LICENSE for details)
  * Usage: ask [-Q|--quickpick] [-y|--yes] [-n|--no] [-P|--password] [[-H |--history=]name]
- *   [-v|--version] [-h|--help] [-q |--query=initial] [[-p |--prompt=]prompt [options...]]
+ *   [-v|--version] [-h|--help] [-0|--read0] [-q |--query=initial] [[-p |--prompt=]prompt [options...]]
  *    --password: password mode
  *    --quickpick: quickpick mode (exit when only one option remains)
  *    --version: print version and exit
  *    --help: print usage and exit
+ *    --read0: read input delimited by NULL bytes instead of newlines
  *    --query: initial value to pre-populate user input
  *    --prompt: use the given prompt (displayed in bold)
  *    --yes: append " [Y/n]" to the prompt, use quickpick mode, 
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@
 
 #include "bterm.h"
 
-#define ASK_VERSION "0.3"
+#define ASK_VERSION "0.4"
 #define LOWERCASE(c) ('A' <= (c) && (c) <= 'Z' ? ((c) + 'a' - 'A') : (c))
 #define EQ(a, b) (case_sensitive ? (a) == (b) : LOWERCASE(a) == LOWERCASE(b))
 #define PASSWORD "-\\|/"
@@ -373,20 +374,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     int yes = 0, no = 0;
     char *prompt = NULL, *query = NULL, *histname = NULL;
     char **opts = NULL;
+    char delim = '\n';
     size_t linescap = 0, linecap = 0;
-    int nopts = 0;
-    char *line = NULL;
-    struct pollfd pfd = {STDIN_FILENO, POLLIN, 0};
-    if (poll(&pfd, 1, 50) > 0) {
-        while ((getline(&line, &linecap, stdin)) >= 0) {
-            if ((size_t)nopts >= linescap)
-                opts = memcheck(realloc(opts, (linescap += 100)*sizeof(char*)));
-            if (!line[0]) continue;
-            if (line[strlen(line)-1] == '\n')
-                line[strlen(line)-1] = '\0';
-            opts[nopts++] = memcheck(strdup(line));
-        }
-    }
     int a;
     for (a = 1; a < argc; a++) {
         if (strcmp(argv[a], "-H") == 0) {
@@ -399,6 +388,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                     case 'Q': quickpick = 1; break;
                     case 'h': goto help_flag;
                     case 'v': goto version_flag;
+                    case '0': delim = '\0'; break;
                     case 'y': yes = 1; quickpick = 1; break;
                     case 'n': no = 1; quickpick = 1; break;
                 }
@@ -407,6 +397,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             prompt = argv[++a];
         } else if (strcmp(argv[a], "-q") == 0) {
             query = argv[++a];
+        } else if (strncmp(argv[a], "--read0", strlen("--read0")) == 0) {
+            delim = '\0';
         } else if (strncmp(argv[a], "--prompt=", strlen("--prompt=")) == 0) {
             prompt = &argv[a][strlen("--prompt=")];
         } else if (strncmp(argv[a], "--query=", strlen("--query=")) == 0) {
@@ -437,6 +429,20 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     }
     if (!prompt && a < argc) prompt = argv[a++];
 
+    int nopts = 0;
+    char *line = NULL;
+    struct pollfd pfd = {STDIN_FILENO, POLLIN, 0};
+    if (poll(&pfd, 1, 50) > 0) {
+        while ((getdelim(&line, &linecap, delim, stdin)) >= 0) {
+            if ((size_t)nopts >= linescap)
+                opts = memcheck(realloc(opts, (linescap += 100)*sizeof(char*)));
+            if (!line[0]) continue;
+            if (line[strlen(line)-1] == '\n')
+                line[strlen(line)-1] = '\0';
+            opts[nopts++] = memcheck(strdup(line));
+        }
+    }
+
     while (a < argc) {
         if ((size_t)nopts >= linescap)
             opts = memcheck(realloc(opts, (linescap += 100)*sizeof(char*)));