From 4a049aa2e0ade9c508bd2e62527ed615e1639546 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: hmj6502 <hashim@hmj6502.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 23:10:12 +0000
Subject: initial commit

basic timer functionality; writing to log
---
 inputs.py | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 40 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 inputs.py

(limited to 'inputs.py')

diff --git a/inputs.py b/inputs.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..47160c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inputs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import sys, tty, termios
+
+def getch():
+    import sys, tty, termios
+    old_settings = termios.tcgetattr(0)
+    new_settings = old_settings[:]
+    new_settings[3] &= ~termios.ICANON
+    try:
+        termios.tcsetattr(0, termios.TCSANOW, new_settings)
+        ch = sys.stdin.read(1)
+#    except BlockingIOError:
+#        pass
+    finally:
+        termios.tcsetattr(0, termios.TCSANOW, old_settings)
+    return ch
+
+def get_valid_char(char_list):
+    """returns input if it matches a list of valid chars, else retruns False"""
+    valid = False
+
+    in_char = getch()
+    for char in char_list:
+        if in_char == char:
+            valid = True
+            break
+
+    if not valid:
+        return False
+    return in_char
+
+def get_pos_int():
+    """returns input as int; returns False if not a positive integer"""
+    try:
+        in_int = int(input())
+    except:
+        return False
+    else:
+        if in_int < 1:
+            return False
+        return in_int
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