ConsoleInteractive

A C# library that allows you to write and read from the console simultaneously

Usage

See ConsoleInteractiveDemo for a sample, but the gist of it is

// Create a CancellationToken so we can cancel the reader later.
CancellationTokenSource cts = new CancellationTokenSource();

// Create a new Thread that will print for us.
Thread PrintingThread = new Thread(new ThreadStart(() => {
    ConsoleWriter.WriteLine("Hello World!");
    Thread.Sleep(5000);
    ConsoleWriter.WriteLine("Hello World after 5 seconds!");
}));

// Create a new Reader Thread. This thread will start listening for console input
ConsoleReader.BeginReadThread(cts.Token);

// Handle incoming messages from the user (Enter key pressed)
ConsoleReader.MessageReceived += (sender, s) => {
    // We got a cancellation command! Let's cancel the CancellationTokenSource.
    if (s.Equals("cancel"))
        cts.Cancel();
};

// Start the printing thread.
PrintingThread.Start();

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For formatted output, use Minecraft's color and formatting code format.

    ConsoleWriter.WriteLineFormatted("§aText §cwith §bMixed §1C§2o§3l§4o§5r§6s§a!");

will show up as the following:

Note

It is important that you use the ConsoleInteractive.ConsoleWriter and ConsoleInteractive.ConsoleReader classes only.

Mixing and matching with System.Console is not supported nor recommended.

Demo

Check out an asciicast demo here!