ezinput 0.0.2

Simplify the creation of GUI elements in terminals and Jupyter Notebooks

EZInput

EZInput is a Python library that simplifies the creation of user interfaces both in the terminal and in Jupyter notebooks. It provides a convenient way to add various types of widgets, making it easier to interact with your code and visualize results.

DISCLAIMER: the project is currently in alpha stage and will likely suffer changes in the API and functionality.

Installation

To install EZInput, you can use pip:

pip install ezinput

Usage

EZInput provides a unified interface for creating UIs in either the terminal or Jupyter notebooks. The mode is automatically determined based on the environment or can be explicitly specified using the mode argument. Thanks to the unified API, you can easily re-use your code for terminal and Jupyter notebook without having to change it.

Terminal Mode

To create a GUI in the terminal using prompt_toolkit:

from ezinput import EZInput

gui = EZInput(title="My Terminal GUI", mode="prompt")

# Add GUI elements
gui.add_check("confirm", "Do you want to proceed?", remember_value=True)
gui.add_text("name", "Enter your name:", placeholder="John Doe", remember_value=True)
gui.add_int_range("age", "Enter your age:", 18, 100, remember_value=True)
gui.add_float_range("height", "Enter your height (in meters):", 1.0, 2.5, remember_value=True)
gui.add_dropdown("color", "Choose your favorite color:", ["Red", "Blue", "Green"], remember_value=True)
gui.add_path_completer("file_path", "Enter a file path:", remember_value=True)

# Save settings
gui.save_settings()

# Restore default settings
gui.restore_default_settings()

Jupyter Notebook Mode

To create a GUI in Jupyter notebooks using ipywidgets:

from ezinput import EZInput

gui = EZInput(title="My Jupyter GUI", mode="jupyter")

# Add GUI elements
gui.add_text("text", description="Enter some text:", placeholder="Hello, world!", remember_value=True)
gui.add_int_range("int_slider", description="Choose a number:", vmin=0, vmax=10, remember_value=True)
gui.add_float_range("float_slider", description="Choose a decimal:", vmin=0.0, vmax=1.0, remember_value=True)
gui.add_check("checkbox", description="Check this box:", remember_value=True)
gui.add_dropdown("dropdown", options=["Option 1", "Option 2", "Option 3"], description="Choose an option:", remember_value=True)
gui.add_file_upload("file_upload", accept=".txt", multiple=False)

# Display the GUI
gui.show()

# Save settings
gui.save_settings()

Unified API

EZInput provides a unified API for both terminal and Jupyter notebook modes. The following methods are available:

• add_label(tag, label): Add a label to the GUI.
• add_text(tag, description, placeholder="", remember_value=False): Add a text input field.
• add_text_area(tag, description, placeholder="", remember_value=False): Add a multi-line text area.
• add_int_range(tag, description, vmin, vmax, remember_value=False): Add an integer slider or range input.
• add_float_range(tag, description, vmin, vmax, remember_value=False): Add a float slider or range input.
• add_check(tag, description, remember_value=False): Add a yes/no or checkbox input.
• add_dropdown(tag, options, description="", remember_value=False): Add a dropdown menu.
• add_callback(tag, func, values, description="Run"): Add a function to be ran (if in jupyter, after the press of the generated button) that triggers a callback function.

Saving and Restoring Settings

EZInput allows you to save and restore widget values using configuration files:

# Save current settings
gui.save_settings()

# Restore default settings
gui.restore_default_settings()

Examples

Terminal Example

from ezinput import EZInput

gui = EZInput(title="Terminal Example", mode="prompt")
gui.add_text("username", "Enter your username:", remember_value=True)
gui.add_int_range("age", "Enter your age:", 18, 100, remember_value=True)
gui.save_settings()

Jupyter Notebook Example

from ezinput import EZInput

gui = EZInput(title="Jupyter Example", mode="jupyter")
gui.add_text("username", description="Enter your username:", remember_value=True)
gui.add_int_range("age", description="Enter your age:", vmin=18, vmax=100, remember_value=True)
gui.show()

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.