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Console Write Utility

/ Published in: C#

Helps write data to the console screen.

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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;

namespace CodeGenerator.Utilities
{
    public class Write
    {
        public const ConsoleColor Statement = ConsoleColor.White;
        public const ConsoleColor Note = ConsoleColor.Gray;
        public const ConsoleColor Title = ConsoleColor.Yellow;
        public const ConsoleColor Question = ConsoleColor.White;
        public const ConsoleColor Answer = ConsoleColor.Green;
        public const ConsoleColor Error = ConsoleColor.Red;
        public const ConsoleColor Background = ConsoleColor.Black;
        
        public static void Line(string text, ConsoleColor forecolor = Statement, ConsoleColor backcolor = Background)
        {
            SetColors(forecolor, backcolor);
            Console.WriteLine(text);
            Console.ResetColor();
        }

public static string Input(string text, ConsoleColor questionForecolor = Question, ConsoleColor questionBackcolor = Background, ConsoleColor inputForecolor = Answer, ConsoleColor inputBackcolor = Background)
        {
            SetColors(questionForecolor,questionBackcolor);
            Console.Write(text + "  ");
            SetColors(inputForecolor, inputBackcolor);
            var answer = Console.ReadLine();
            Console.ResetColor();
            return answer;
        }
        
        public static bool BoolInput(string text, ConsoleColor questionForecolor = Question, ConsoleColor questionBackcolor = Background, ConsoleColor inputForecolor = Answer, ConsoleColor inputBackcolor = Background)
        {
            SetColors(questionForecolor,questionBackcolor);
            Console.Write(text + " ");
            SetColors(Note);
            Console.Write("(y/n) ");
            SetColors(inputForecolor, inputBackcolor);
            var answer = Console.ReadLine() ?? "N";
            Console.ResetColor();

return answer.ToLower() == "y";
        }

public static void Value(string key, string value, string seperator = " - ", ConsoleColor keyForecolor = Statement, ConsoleColor keyBackcolor = Background, ConsoleColor valueForecolor = Answer, ConsoleColor valueBackcolor = Background)
        {
            SetColors(keyForecolor, keyBackcolor);
            Console.Write(key);
            Console.Write(seperator);
            Line(value, valueForecolor,valueBackcolor);
        }

public static string Options(string[] options, string question = null)
        {
            for (var i = 0; i < options.Count(); i++)
            {
                Value("    " + (i+1).ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture), options[i],". ");
            }
            Blank();
            var answer = Input( question != null ? question + "[1-" + options.Count() + "]" : "Please choose an option:[1-" + options.Count() + "]");
            return answer;
        }

public static void Blank()
        {
            Console.WriteLine();
        }

public static void SetColors(ConsoleColor foreground = Statement, ConsoleColor background = Background)
        {
            Console.ForegroundColor = foreground;
            Console.BackgroundColor = background;
        }
    }

}

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