/// <summary>Writes the specified string value, followed by the current line terminator, to the console.</summary>
/// <param name="message">The message to write.</param>
/// <param name="foreColor">The foreground colour to write.</param>
/// <param name="backgroundColor">The background colour to write.</param>
public static void WriteLine(string message, ConsoleColor foreColor, ConsoleColor backgroundColor = ConsoleColor.Black)
{
var resetConsoleColourAspect = new ResetCursorColourAspect();
resetConsoleColourAspect.OnEntry();
try
{
Write(message + "\n", foreColor, backgroundColor);
}
finally
{
resetConsoleColourAspect.OnExit();
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Writes the specified string value to the console with the <paramref name="underlineCharacter" /> written
/// below each character of the message.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="message">The message to write.</param>
/// <param name="foreColor">The foreground colour to write.</param>
/// <param name="backgroundColor">The background colour to write.</param>
/// <param name="underlineCharacter">The character used to write under the message.</param>
public static void WriteUnderLine(string message, ConsoleColor foreColor, ConsoleColor backgroundColor = ConsoleColor.Black, char underlineCharacter = '-')
{
var resetConsoleColourAspect = new ResetCursorColourAspect();
resetConsoleColourAspect.OnEntry();
try
{
WriteLine(message, foreColor, backgroundColor);
WriteLine(new string(underlineCharacter, message.Length), foreColor, backgroundColor);
}
finally
{
resetConsoleColourAspect.OnExit();
}
}
/// <summary>Writes the specified string value to the console then reads a string representation of an Enum value.</summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">The enum type to validate the input against.</typeparam>
/// <param name="message">The message to write.</param>
/// <param name="foreColor">The foreground colour to write.</param>
/// <param name="backgroundColor">The background colour to write.</param>
/// <param name="padding">Used to set the input position.</param>
/// <param name="placeHolder">The default value for the input.</param>
/// <returns>T.</returns>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentException"><typeparamref name="T"/> must be an Enumerable Type</exception>
public static T ReadEnum <T>(string message, ConsoleColor foreColor = ConsoleColor.White, ConsoleColor backgroundColor = ConsoleColor.Black, int padding = 0, string placeHolder = "") where T : struct, IConvertible
{
var resetConsoleColourAspect = new ResetCursorColourAspect();
resetConsoleColourAspect.OnEntry();
try
{
if (!typeof(T).IsEnum)
{
throw new ArgumentException("T must be an Enumerable Type");
}
string origPlaceHolder = placeHolder;
bool validValue = false;
T value;
do
{
var input = ReadInput(
message,
foreColor,
backgroundColor,
padding,
placeHolder);
if (input == placeHolder)
{
input = origPlaceHolder;
}
validValue = Enum.TryParse(input, true, out value);
if (!validValue)
{
placeHolder = $"{origPlaceHolder} - {input} is invalid";
}
} while (!validValue);
return(value);
}
finally
{
resetConsoleColourAspect.OnExit();
}
}
/// <summary>Writes the specified string value to the console.</summary>
/// <param name="message">The message to write.</param>
/// <param name="foreColor">The foreground colour to write.</param>
/// <param name="backgroundColor">The background colour to write.</param>
public static void Write(string message, ConsoleColor foreColor, ConsoleColor backgroundColor = ConsoleColor.Black)
{
var resetConsoleColourAspect = new ResetCursorColourAspect();
resetConsoleColourAspect.OnEntry();
try
{
lock (_MessageLock)
{
Console.ForegroundColor = foreColor;
Console.BackgroundColor = backgroundColor;
Console.Write(message);
}
}
finally
{
resetConsoleColourAspect.OnExit();
}
}
/// <summary>Reads the int.</summary>
/// <param name="message">The message to write.</param>
/// <param name="foreColor">The foreground colour to write.</param>
/// <param name="backgroundColor">The background colour to write.</param>
/// <param name="padding">Used to set the input position.</param>
/// <param name="placeHolder">The default value for the input.</param>
/// <returns>System.Int32.</returns>
public static int ReadInt(string message, ConsoleColor foreColor = ConsoleColor.White, ConsoleColor backgroundColor = ConsoleColor.Black, int padding = 0, string placeHolder = "")
{
var resetConsoleColourAspect = new ResetCursorColourAspect();
resetConsoleColourAspect.OnEntry();
try
{
string origPlaceHolder = placeHolder;
bool validValue = false;
int value;
do
{
var input = ReadInput(
message,
foreColor,
backgroundColor,
padding,
placeHolder);
if (input == placeHolder)
{
input = origPlaceHolder;
}
validValue = int.TryParse(input, out value);
if (!validValue)
{
placeHolder = $"{origPlaceHolder} - {input} is invalid";
}
} while (!validValue);
return(value);
}
finally
{
resetConsoleColourAspect.OnExit();
}
}
/// <summary>Writes the specified string value to the console then reads a line of characters from the console.</summary>
/// <param name="message">The message to write.</param>
/// <param name="foreColor">The foreground colour to write.</param>
/// <param name="backgroundColor">The background colour to write.</param>
/// <param name="padding">Used to set the input position.</param>
/// <param name="placeHolder">The default value for the input.</param>
/// <returns>System.String.</returns>
public static string ReadInput(string message, ConsoleColor foreColor = ConsoleColor.White, ConsoleColor backgroundColor = ConsoleColor.Black, int padding = 0, string placeHolder = "")
{
var resetConsoleColourAspect = new ResetCursorColourAspect();
resetConsoleColourAspect.OnEntry();
try
{
lock (_MessageLock)
{
Console.ForegroundColor = foreColor;
Console.BackgroundColor = backgroundColor;
Console.Write($"{message.PadRight(padding)}");
if (placeHolder != string.Empty)
{
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkGray;
Console.Write(placeHolder);
Console.CursorLeft = Console.CursorLeft - placeHolder.Length;
}
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Gray;
}
string input = Console.ReadLine();
if (input == string.Empty)
{
input = placeHolder;
}
return(input);
}
finally
{
resetConsoleColourAspect.OnExit();
}
}
