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.h
+ * @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.
+ */
+
+#ifndef MSCMD_H
+#define MSCMD_H
+
+#include "msopt.h"
+
+typedef int MSCMD_USER_RESULT;
+typedef void * MSCMD_USER_OBJECT;
+
+typedef MSCMD_USER_RESULT (*MSCMD_FUNC)(MSOPT *msopt, MSCMD_USER_OBJECT usrobj);
+
+typedef struct {
+    char *argv0;
+    MSCMD_FUNC func;
+} MSCMD_COMMAND_TABLE;
+
+typedef struct {
+    MSCMD_COMMAND_TABLE *command_table;
+    int command_count;
+    MSCMD_USER_OBJECT usrobj;
+} MSCMD;
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+int mscmd_init(MSCMD *handle, MSCMD_COMMAND_TABLE *command_table, int command_count, MSCMD_USER_OBJECT usrobj);
+int mscmd_execute(MSCMD *handle, char *text, MSCMD_USER_RESULT *result);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif
+
+