screen.c

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/**
 * @file screen.c
 * @brief Utitlies for advanced input and output to terminal screen
 * @author Matt Lind
 * @date July 2015
 */

#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include "screen.h"




/**
 * @details Clear terminal screen by printing an escape sequence
 */

void clearScreen(){
    printf("\e[1;1H\e[2J");
}




/**
 * @details Set text color in terminal by printing an escape sequence
 */

void setColor(Color c){
    char esc[5];
    strcpy(esc, "0;00");    // default WHITE
    switch (c) {
        case WHITE : strcpy(esc, "0;00");
            break;
        case RED   : strcpy(esc, "1;31");
            break;
        case GREEN : strcpy(esc, "1;32");
            break;
        case YELLOW: strcpy(esc, "1;33");
            break;
        case BLUE  : strcpy(esc, "1;34");
            break;
        case CYAN  : strcpy(esc, "1;36");
            break;
    }
    printf("%c[%sm",27,esc);
}




/**
 * @details Set cursor position to given coordinates in the terminal window
 */

void locateCursor(const int row, const int col){
    printf("%c[%d;%dH",27,row,col);
}