Have you tried to develop a key input feature on your small embedded platform with a serial input? It is not so easy to implement correctly because the input methodology is using a complicated protocol known as VT100. In my recent project "Natural Tiny Shell (NT-Shell)" provides VT100 compatible terminal control features for small embedded systems. However, the middleware is still large for small embedded processors such as 8-bit MCUs, 16-bit MCUs and also for small 32-bit MCUs like Cortex-M0. This "MicroShell" middleware provides a minimal terminal control for the platforms.

Dependents:   MicroShellExample

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+/**
+ * @file      mscmd.c
+ * @author    Shinichiro Nakamura (CuBeatSystems)
+ * ===============================================================
+ * MicroShell (Version 0.0.1)
+ * Copyright (c) 2016, 2017 Shinichiro Nakamura (CuBeatSystems)
+ * ===============================================================
+ * The MIT License : https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2016, 2017 Shinichiro Nakamura (CuBeatSystems)
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
+ * obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
+ * files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
+ * restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
+ * copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
+ * sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+ * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following
+ * conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+ * included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+ * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
+ * OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+ * NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
+ * HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
+ * WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+ * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
+ * OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include "msopt.h"
+#include "mscmd.h"
+#include "ntlibc.h"
+
+int mscmd_init(MSCMD *handle, MSCMD_COMMAND_TABLE *command_table, int command_count, MSCMD_USER_OBJECT usrobj)
+{
+    handle->command_table = command_table;
+    handle->command_count = command_count;
+    handle->usrobj = usrobj;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int mscmd_execute(MSCMD *handle, char *text, MSCMD_USER_RESULT *result)
+{
+    MSOPT msopt;
+    int argc = 0;
+    char argv0[MSCONF_MAX_INPUT_LENGTH];
+
+    msopt_init(&msopt, text);
+    msopt_get_argc(&msopt, &argc);
+    if (argc == 0) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    MSCMD_COMMAND_TABLE *p = handle->command_table;
+    int i;
+    for (i = 0; i < handle->command_count; i++) {
+        msopt_get_argv(&msopt, 0, argv0, sizeof(argv0));
+        if (ntlibc_strcmp(argv0, p->argv0) == 0) {
+            *result = p->func(&msopt, handle->usrobj);
+            return 0;
+        }
+        p++;
+    }
+    return -2;
+}
+
+