.dotfiles/helpers/multiselect.sh

#!/bin/bash

# from SO: https://stackoverflow.com/a/54261882/317605 (by https://stackoverflow.com/users/8207842/dols3m)

function multiselect() {

  # little helpers for terminal print control and key input
  ESC=$(printf "\033")
  cursor_blink_on() { printf "$ESC[?25h"; }
  cursor_blink_off() { printf "$ESC[?25l"; }
  cursor_to() { printf "$ESC[$1;${2:-1}H"; }
  print_inactive() { printf "$2   $1 "; }
  print_active() { printf "$2  $ESC[7m $1 $ESC[27m"; }
  get_cursor_row() {
    IFS=';' read -sdR -p $'\E[6n' ROW COL
    echo ${ROW#*[}
  }
  key_input() {
    local key
    IFS= read -rsn1 key 2>/dev/null >&2
    if [[ $key = "" ]]; then echo enter; fi
    if [[ $key = $'\x20' ]]; then echo space; fi
    if [[ $key = $'\x1b' ]]; then
      read -rsn2 key
      if [[ $key = [A ]]; then echo up; fi
      if [[ $key = [B ]]; then echo down; fi
    fi
  }
  toggle_option() {
    local arr_name=$1
    eval "local arr=(\"\${${arr_name}[@]}\")"
    local option=$2
    if [[ ${arr[option]} == true ]]; then
      arr[option]=
    else
      arr[option]=true
    fi
    eval $arr_name='("${arr[@]}")'
  }

  local retval=$1
  local options
  local defaults

  IFS=';' read -r -a options <<<"$2"
  if [[ -z $3 ]]; then
    defaults=()
  else
    IFS=';' read -r -a defaults <<<"$3"
  fi
  local selected=()

  for ((i = 0; i < ${#options[@]}; i++)); do
    selected+=("${defaults[i]:-false}")
    printf "\n"
  done

  # determine current screen position for overwriting the options
  local lastrow=$(get_cursor_row)
  local startrow=$(($lastrow - ${#options[@]}))

  # ensure cursor and input echoing back on upon a ctrl+c during read -s
  trap "cursor_blink_on; stty echo; printf '\n'; exit" 2
  cursor_blink_off

  local active=0
  while true; do
    # print options by overwriting the last lines
    local idx=0
    for option in "${options[@]}"; do
      local prefix=" [ ]"
      if [[ ${selected[idx]} == true ]]; then
        prefix=" [x]"
      fi

      cursor_to $(($startrow + $idx))
      if [ $idx -eq $active ]; then
        print_active "$option" "$prefix"
      else
        print_inactive "$option" "$prefix"
      fi
      ((idx++))
    done

    # user key control
    case $(key_input) in
    space) toggle_option selected $active ;;
    enter) break ;;
    up)
      ((active--))
      if [ $active -lt 0 ]; then active=$((${#options[@]} - 1)); fi
      ;;
    down)
      ((active++))
      if [ $active -ge ${#options[@]} ]; then active=0; fi
      ;;
    esac
  done

  # cursor position back to normal
  cursor_to $lastrow
  printf "\n"
  cursor_blink_on

  eval $retval='("${selected[@]}")'
}

[[ "${1}" != "--source-only" ]] && multiselect "${@}"