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-rw-r--r-- | CHANGELOG.md | 4 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | cmd2/cmd2.py | 24 | ||||
-rwxr-xr-x | examples/paged_output.py | 42 |
3 files changed, 41 insertions, 29 deletions
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md index 300dc732..078af8d8 100644 --- a/CHANGELOG.md +++ b/CHANGELOG.md @@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ * Enhancements * Added ability to print a header above tab-completion suggestions using `completion_header` member * Added ``pager`` and ``pager_chop`` attributes to the ``cmd2.Cmd`` class - * ``pager`` looks for *PAGER* environment variable if present or uses sane defaults if not - * ``pager_chop`` appends a **-S** flag if ``pager`` starts with **less** + * ``pager`` defaults to **less -RXF** on POSIX and **more** on Windows + * ``pager_chop`` defaults to **less -SRXF** on POSIX and **more** on Windows * Added ``chop`` argument to ``cmd2.Cmd.ppaged()`` method for displaying output using a pager * If ``chop`` is ``False``, then ``self.pager`` is used as the pager * Otherwise ``self.pager_chop`` is used as the pager diff --git a/cmd2/cmd2.py b/cmd2/cmd2.py index 5244f73e..cff73f13 100644 --- a/cmd2/cmd2.py +++ b/cmd2/cmd2.py @@ -535,22 +535,16 @@ class Cmd(cmd.Cmd): self.matches_delimited = False # Set the pager(s) for use with the ppaged() method for displaying output using a pager - self.pager = os.environ.get('PAGER') - if not self.pager: - if sys.platform.startswith('win'): - self.pager = self.pager_chop = 'more' - else: - # Here is the meaning of the various flags we are using with the less command: - # -S causes lines longer than the screen width to be chopped (truncated) rather than wrapped - # -R causes ANSI "color" escape sequences to be output in raw form (i.e. colors are displayed) - # -X disables sending the termcap initialization and deinitialization strings to the terminal - # -F causes less to automatically exit if the entire file can be displayed on the first screen - self.pager = 'less -RXF' - self.pager_chop = 'less -SRXF' + if sys.platform.startswith('win'): + self.pager = self.pager_chop = 'more' else: - self.pager_chop = self.pager - if self.pager_chop.startswith('less'): - self.pager_chop += ' -S' + # Here is the meaning of the various flags we are using with the less command: + # -S causes lines longer than the screen width to be chopped (truncated) rather than wrapped + # -R causes ANSI "color" escape sequences to be output in raw form (i.e. colors are displayed) + # -X disables sending the termcap initialization and deinitialization strings to the terminal + # -F causes less to automatically exit if the entire file can be displayed on the first screen + self.pager = 'less -RXF' + self.pager_chop = 'less -SRXF' # ----- Methods related to presenting output to the user ----- diff --git a/examples/paged_output.py b/examples/paged_output.py index 72efd4f5..d1b1b2c2 100755 --- a/examples/paged_output.py +++ b/examples/paged_output.py @@ -14,25 +14,43 @@ class PagedOutput(cmd2.Cmd): def __init__(self): super().__init__() + def page_file(self, file_path: str, chop: bool=False): + """Helper method to prevent having too much duplicated code.""" + filename = os.path.expanduser(file_path) + try: + with open(filename, 'r') as f: + text = f.read() + self.ppaged(text, chop=chop) + except FileNotFoundError as ex: + self.perror('ERROR: file {!r} not found'.format(filename), traceback_war=False) + @cmd2.with_argument_list - def do_page_file(self, args: List[str]): - """Read in a text file and display its output in a pager. + def do_page_wrap(self, args: List[str]): + """Read in a text file and display its output in a pager, wrapping long lines if they don't fit. - Usage: page_file <file_path> + Usage: page_wrap <file_path> """ if not args: - self.perror('page_file requires a path to a file as an argument', traceback_war=False) + self.perror('page_wrap requires a path to a file as an argument', traceback_war=False) return + self.page_file(args[0], chop=False) - filename = os.path.expanduser(args[0]) - try: - with open(filename, 'r') as f: - text = f.read() - self.ppaged(text) - except FileNotFoundError as ex: - self.perror('ERROR: file {!r} not found'.format(filename), traceback_war=False) + complete_page_wrap = cmd2.Cmd.path_complete + + @cmd2.with_argument_list + def do_page_truncate(self, args: List[str]): + """Read in a text file and display its output in a pager, truncating long lines if they don't fit. + + Truncated lines can still be accessed by scrolling to the right using the arrow keys. + + Usage: page_chop <file_path> + """ + if not args: + self.perror('page_truncate requires a path to a file as an argument', traceback_war=False) + return + self.page_file(args[0], chop=True) - complete_page_file = cmd2.Cmd.path_complete + complete_page_truncate = cmd2.Cmd.path_complete if __name__ == '__main__': |