Sharpconsoleui
Use SharpConsoleUI to build full terminal (TUI) applications in .NET, equally suited...
Install
npx skills add managedcode/dotnet-skills --skill sharpconsoleui -g -a claude-code -y- Repository
- managedcode/dotnet-skills500
- Category
- Design
- Updated
- 6d ago
- License
- MIT
- Context cost
- Mediumabout 2,155 tokens
- Runs scripts
- No, instructions only
What it does
Use SharpConsoleUI to build full terminal (TUI) applications in .NET, equally suited to full-screen single-window apps and multi-window desktops with overlapping draggable windows, using a compositor, a DOM layout engine, and 40+ reactive controls (data tables, tree views, forms, an embedded PTY terminal, markdown, charts, video). USE FOR: interactive console apps, full-screen TUIs, multi-window terminal desktops, dashboards, wizards, and admin/monitoring UIs that need focus, mouse, and flicker-free rendering over local terminals or SSH; NativeAOT console tools. DO NOT USE FOR: simple line-based CLI output or argument parsing; non-interactive scripts; GUI/desktop (WPF/WinForms) or web UIs. INVOKES: inspect the project, add the SharpConsoleUI package, scaffold a window/control tree, and build/run to verify the app renders.
SharpConsoleUI terminal application framework
Trigger On
- building an interactive terminal UI: dashboards, wizards, settings screens, admin/monitoring consoles
- building a full-screen single-window TUI: a
.Frameless()(no title bar, no title buttons) +.Maximized()app that owns the whole terminal - building a multi-window terminal desktop: overlapping windows with drag/resize/minimize/maximize, z-order, focus routing, modal windows, and mouse support (full-screen and multi-window are equally first-class here)
- wanting flicker-free rendering that stays clean over SSH (diff-based cell buffer, not full repaints)
- needing rich terminal controls: data tables, tree/list views, forms, an embedded PTY terminal, markdown, charts, or video
- shipping a NativeAOT-ready console application with a real UI
Do not trigger for plain line-based CLI tools, argument parsing, or non-interactive scripts.
Install
- NuGet:
dotnet add package SharpConsoleUIdotnet add package SharpConsoleUI --version <version>
- XML package reference:
<PackageReference Include="SharpConsoleUI" Version="x.y.z" />
- Targets
net8.0,net9.0,net10.0. - Sources:
Workflow
flowchart LR
A["NetConsoleDriver (RenderMode.Buffer)"] --> B["ConsoleWindowSystem"]
B --> C["WindowBuilder -> Window"]
C --> D["window.AddControl(Controls.*)"]
D --> E["DOM layout: Measure -> Arrange -> Paint"]
E --> F["windowSystem.AddWindow(window)"]
F --> G["windowSystem.Run() (blocks until Shutdown)"]
G --> H["compositor merges per-window buffers -> terminal"]
