Celina

A CLI library in Nim, inspired by Ratatui.

Features

• High-performance terminal rendering with buffer-based system
• Constraint-based responsive layout system
• Full Unicode support with proper display width handling
• Event-driven architecture for keyboard and mouse input
• Widget system for building interactive components
• Async programming support with asyncdispatch or Chronos

Platform Support

• Unix like operation system (Linux, macOS, etc)

Install

nimble install celina

Examples

Check out the examples/ directory for sample applications demonstrating various features:

• hello_world.nim: Basic application displaying "Hello, World!" with simple event handling
• async_hello_world.nim: Asynchronous version using Chronos
• button_demo.nim: Interactive button widget, various styles, and click handling
• color_demo.nim: 24-bit RGB color support demonstration with gradients, palettes, and animations
• cursor_demo.nim: Terminal cursor control including position, visibility, and style management
• input_demo.nim: Text input widgets including password fields, borders, search, and real-time value display
• list_demo.nim: List widget with single/multiple selection modes, keyboard/mouse navigation, scrolling, and custom styling
• mouse_demo.nim: Mouse event handling including clicks, drag, wheel scroll, and movement detection
• progress_demo.nim: Progress bar widgets with various styles, customizable colors, bracket display options, and animated demonstrations
• table_demo.nim: Table widget with custom column widths, multiple selection modes, border styles, vim-like navigation, and scrolling support for large datasets
• tabs_demo.nim: Tab widget demonstration with multiple tabs, keyboard navigation, dynamic tab management, and content switching
• window_demo.nim: Window management system with multiple overlapping windows, focus control, and modal dialogs
• async_file_manager.nim: Real-world file manager implementation with async I/O, multi-window UI, and vim-style navigation

Projects using Celina

• moe - A command line based editor inspired by Vim.

Documentation

https://fox0430.github.io/celina/celina.html