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      msopt.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 MSOPT_H
+#define MSOPT_H
+
+#include "msconf.h"
+
+typedef struct {
+    char *head;
+    int length;
+} MSOPT_ARGINFO;
+
+typedef struct {
+    unsigned int initcode;
+    int argc;
+    char argv[MSCONF_MAX_INPUT_LENGTH];
+    MSOPT_ARGINFO info[MSCONF_MAX_INPUT_ARGS];
+} MSOPT;
+
+typedef enum {
+    MSOPT_RESULT_OK = 0,
+    MSOPT_RESULT_ERROR_ILLEGAL_OBJECT,
+    MSOPT_RESULT_ERROR_ILLEGAL_INDEX_NUMBER,
+    MSOPT_RESULT_ERROR_TOO_MUCH_ARGUMENTS,
+    MSOPT_RESULT_ERROR_BUFFER_SIZE,
+} MSOPT_RESULT;
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+MSOPT_RESULT msopt_init(MSOPT *handle, char *text);
+MSOPT_RESULT msopt_get_argc(MSOPT *handle, int *argc);
+MSOPT_RESULT msopt_get_argv(MSOPT *handle, int index, char *bufptr, int bufsiz);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif
+
+