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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# coding=utf-8
+"""
+A simple example demonstrating the various ways to call cmd2.Cmd.read_input() for input history and tab completion
+"""
+from typing import List
+
+import cmd2
+
+EXAMPLE_COMMANDS = "Example Commands"
+
+
+class ReadInputApp(cmd2.Cmd):
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs) -> None:
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.prompt = "\n" + self.prompt
+        self.custom_history = ['history 1', 'history 2']
+
+    @cmd2.with_category(EXAMPLE_COMMANDS)
+    def do_basic(self, _) -> None:
+        """Call read_input with no history or tab completion"""
+        self.poutput("Tab completion and up-arrow history is off")
+        try:
+            self.read_input("> ")
+        except EOFError:
+            pass
+
+    @cmd2.with_category(EXAMPLE_COMMANDS)
+    def do_basic_with_history(self, _) -> None:
+        """Call read_input with custom history and no tab completion"""
+        self.poutput("Tab completion is off but using custom history")
+        try:
+            input_str = self.read_input("> ", history=self.custom_history)
+        except EOFError:
+            pass
+        else:
+            self.custom_history.append(input_str)
+
+    @cmd2.with_category(EXAMPLE_COMMANDS)
+    def do_commands(self, _) -> None:
+        """Call read_input the same way cmd2 prompt does to read commands"""
+        self.poutput("Tab completing and up-arrow history configured for commands")
+        try:
+            self.read_input("> ", completion_mode=cmd2.CompletionMode.COMMANDS)
+        except EOFError:
+            pass
+
+    @cmd2.with_category(EXAMPLE_COMMANDS)
+    def do_custom_choices(self, _) -> None:
+        """Call read_input to use custom history and choices"""
+        self.poutput("Tab completing with static choices list and using custom history")
+        try:
+            input_str = self.read_input("> ", history=self.custom_history, completion_mode=cmd2.CompletionMode.CUSTOM,
+                                        choices=['choice_1', 'choice_2', 'choice_3'])
+        except EOFError:
+            pass
+        else:
+            self.custom_history.append(input_str)
+
+    # noinspection PyMethodMayBeStatic
+    def choices_provider(self) -> List[str]:
+        """Example choices provider function"""
+        return ["from_provider_1", "from_provider_2", "from_provider_3"]
+
+    @cmd2.with_category(EXAMPLE_COMMANDS)
+    def do_custom_choices_provider(self, _) -> None:
+        """Call read_input to use custom history and choices provider function"""
+        self.poutput("Tab completing with choices from provider function and using custom history")
+        try:
+            input_str = self.read_input("> ", history=self.custom_history, completion_mode=cmd2.CompletionMode.CUSTOM,
+                                        choices_provider=ReadInputApp.choices_provider)
+        except EOFError:
+            pass
+        else:
+            self.custom_history.append(input_str)
+
+    @cmd2.with_category(EXAMPLE_COMMANDS)
+    def do_custom_completer(self, _) -> None:
+        """all read_input to use custom history and completer function"""
+        self.poutput("Tab completing paths and using custom history")
+        try:
+            input_str = self.read_input("> ", history=self.custom_history, completion_mode=cmd2.CompletionMode.CUSTOM,
+                                        completer=cmd2.Cmd.path_complete)
+            self.custom_history.append(input_str)
+        except EOFError:
+            pass
+
+    @cmd2.with_category(EXAMPLE_COMMANDS)
+    def do_custom_parser(self, _) -> None:
+        """Call read_input to use a custom history and an argument parser"""
+        parser = cmd2.Cmd2ArgumentParser(prog='', description="An example parser")
+        parser.add_argument('-o', '--option', help="an optional arg")
+        parser.add_argument('arg_1', help="a choice for this arg", metavar='arg_1',
+                            choices=['my_choice', 'your_choice'])
+        parser.add_argument('arg_2', help="path of something", completer=cmd2.Cmd.path_complete)
+
+        self.poutput("Tab completing with argument parser and using custom history")
+        self.poutput(parser.format_usage())
+
+        try:
+            input_str = self.read_input("> ", history=self.custom_history, completion_mode=cmd2.CompletionMode.CUSTOM,
+                                        parser=parser)
+        except EOFError:
+            pass
+        else:
+            self.custom_history.append(input_str)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    import sys
+    app = ReadInputApp()
+    sys.exit(app.cmdloop())