prompt-util: add generic prompt loop implementation

This is a generalization of the logic in systemd-firstboot. This also
ports over firstboot.c to make use of the new generalization.
This commit is contained in:
Lennart Poettering
2025-09-24 15:46:30 +02:00
parent 74b8ab014b
commit fa350969ab
4 changed files with 311 additions and 140 deletions
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@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ shared_sources = files(
'polkit-agent.c',
'portable-util.c',
'pretty-print.c',
'prompt-util.c',
'ptyfwd.c',
'qrcode-util.c',
'quota-util.c',
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/* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later */
#include "alloc-util.h"
#include "glyph-util.h"
#include "log.h"
#include "macro.h"
#include "parse-util.h"
#include "prompt-util.h"
#include "string-util.h"
#include "strv.h"
#include "terminal-util.h"
static int get_completions(
const char *key,
char ***ret_list,
void *userdata) {
int r;
assert(ret_list);
if (!userdata) {
*ret_list = NULL;
return 0;
}
_cleanup_strv_free_ char **copy = strv_copy(userdata);
if (!copy)
return -ENOMEM;
r = strv_extend(&copy, "list");
if (r < 0)
return r;
*ret_list = TAKE_PTR(copy);
return 0;
}
int prompt_loop(
const char *text,
Glyph emoji,
char **menu, /* if non-NULL: choices to suggest */
char **accepted, /* if non-NULL: choices to accept (should be a superset of 'menu') */
unsigned ellipsize_percentage,
size_t n_columns,
size_t column_width,
int (*is_valid)(const char *name, void *userdata),
int (*refresh)(char ***ret_menu, char ***ret_accepted, void *userdata),
void *userdata,
PromptFlags flags,
char **ret) {
_cleanup_strv_free_ char **refreshed_menu = NULL, **refreshed_accepted = NULL;
int r;
assert(text);
assert(ret);
if (!emoji_enabled()) /* If emojis aren't available, simpler unicode chars might still be around,
* hence try to downgrade. (Consider the Linux Console!) */
emoji = GLYPH_TRIANGULAR_BULLET;
/* If requested show menu right-away */
if (FLAGS_SET(flags, PROMPT_SHOW_MENU_NOW) && !strv_isempty(menu)) {
r = show_menu(menu,
n_columns,
column_width,
ellipsize_percentage,
/* grey_prefix= */ NULL,
/* with_numbers= */ true);
if (r < 0)
return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to show menu: %m");
putchar('\n');
}
for (;;) {
_cleanup_free_ char *a = NULL;
if (!FLAGS_SET(flags, PROMPT_HIDE_MENU_HINT) && !strv_isempty(menu))
if (!strextend_with_separator(&a, ", ", "\"list\" to list options"))
return log_oom();
if (!FLAGS_SET(flags, PROMPT_HIDE_SKIP_HINT) && FLAGS_SET(flags, PROMPT_MAY_SKIP))
if (!strextend_with_separator(&a, ", ", "empty to skip"))
return log_oom();
if (a) {
char *b = strjoin(" (", a, ")");
if (!b)
return log_oom();
free_and_replace(a, b);
}
_cleanup_free_ char *p = NULL;
r = ask_string_full(
&p,
get_completions,
accepted ?: menu,
"%s%s%s%s: ",
emoji >= 0 ? glyph(emoji) : "",
emoji >= 0 ? " " : "",
text,
strempty(a));
if (r < 0)
return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to query user: %m");
if (isempty(p)) {
if (FLAGS_SET(flags, PROMPT_MAY_SKIP)) {
log_info("No data entered, skipping.");
*ret = NULL;
return 0;
}
log_info("No data entered, try again.");
continue;
}
/* NB: here we treat non-NULL but empty list different from NULL list. In the former case we
* support the "list" command, in the latter we don't. */
if (FLAGS_SET(flags, PROMPT_SHOW_MENU) && streq(p, "list")) {
putchar('\n');
if (refresh) {
_cleanup_strv_free_ char **rm = NULL, **ra = NULL;
/* If a refresh method is provided, then use it now to refresh the menu
* before redisplaying it. */
r = refresh(&rm, &ra, userdata);
if (r < 0)
return r;
strv_free_and_replace(refreshed_menu, rm);
strv_free_and_replace(refreshed_accepted, ra);
menu = refreshed_menu;
accepted = refreshed_accepted;
}
if (strv_isempty(menu)) {
log_warning("No entries known.");
continue;
}
r = show_menu(menu,
n_columns,
column_width,
ellipsize_percentage,
/* grey_prefix= */ NULL,
/* with_numbers= */ true);
if (r < 0)
return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to show menu: %m");
putchar('\n');
continue;
}
unsigned u;
if (safe_atou(p, &u) >= 0) {
if (u <= 0 || u > strv_length(menu)) {
log_error("Specified entry number out of range.");
continue;
}
log_info("Selected '%s'.", menu[u-1]);
return strdup_to_full(ret, menu[u-1]);
}
bool good = accepted ? strv_contains(accepted, p) : true;
if (good && is_valid) {
r = is_valid(p, userdata);
if (r < 0)
return r;
good = good && r;
}
if (good) {
*ret = TAKE_PTR(p);
return 1;
}
if (!FLAGS_SET(flags, PROMPT_SILENT_VALIDATE)) {
/* Be more helpful to the user, and give a hint what the user might have wanted to type. */
const char *best_match = strv_find_closest(accepted ?: menu, p);
if (best_match)
log_error("Invalid input '%s', did you mean '%s'?", p, best_match);
else
log_error("Invalid input '%s'.", p);
}
}
}
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/* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later */
#pragma once
#include <stdbool.h>
#include "forward.h"
typedef enum PromptFlags {
PROMPT_MAY_SKIP = 1 << 0, /* Question may be skipped */
PROMPT_SHOW_MENU = 1 << 1, /* Show menu list on "list" */
PROMPT_SHOW_MENU_NOW = 1 << 2, /* Show menu list right away, rather than only on request */
PROMPT_HIDE_MENU_HINT = 1 << 3, /* Don't show hint regarding "list" */
PROMPT_HIDE_SKIP_HINT = 1 << 4, /* Don't show hint regarding skipping */
PROMPT_SILENT_VALIDATE = 1 << 5, /* The validation log message logs on its own, don't log again */
} PromptFlags;
int prompt_loop(const char *text,
Glyph emoji,
char **menu,
char **accepted,
unsigned ellipsize_percentage,
size_t n_columns,
size_t column_width,
int (*is_valid)(const char *name, void *userdata),
int (*refresh)(char ***ret_menu, char ***ret_accepted, void *userdata),
void *userdata,
PromptFlags flags,
char **ret);