Inquirer list input

A list prompt with arbitrary text input for Inquirer

This prompt style gives you a list but also allows arbitrary user input. This could allow for slight editing of list items such as when selecting file paths and you want further sub-directories.

Install

npm save --install inquirer-list-input

Usage

You can register this prompt with a name of your choosing. Here is how you would register it as 'list-input':

1inquirer.registerPrompt('list-input', require('inquirer-list-input'));
2inquirer.prompt({
3  type: 'list-input',
4  // ...
5})

Options

Note: allowed options written inside square brackets ([]) are optional. Others are required.

type, name, message, editableList[, filter, validate, when]

See inquirer readme for meaning of all except source.

editableList is a Boolean, defaulting to false. If true, the cursor will always appear, giving the user a greater visual cue to edit list items.

Example

See example.js for a working example. Use the left and right arrows to edit a list item or ctrl a and ctrl e to jump to the beginning or end of a line.

1var inquirer = require('inquirer');
2
3inquirer.registerPrompt('list-input', require('./index'));
4inquirer.prompt([{
5  type: 'list-input',
6  name: 'from',
7  message: 'Select a state to travel from',
8  choices: ['AL', 'AR']
9}], function(answers) {
10  console.log(JSON.stringify(answers, null, 2));
11});

Inspired by inquirer-autocomplete-prompt