Add a ncurses library

[Jeremy-JYL]

Describe the feature

I want the standed ncurses function like getch, initscr and ETC

Use Case

I want to make a command line interface and the internal term.ui library didn't have many function for example getch.

Proposed Solution

Create a library that have the ncurses C binding.
Note: I actually stuck here because I don't know what will ncurses's function return.

Other Information

No response

Acknowledgements

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Version used

V 0.4.6 80397e6, timestamp: 2024-05-27 23:06:52 +0300

Environment details (OS name and version, etc.)

MacOs 14.1.1

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[JalonSolov]

The regular term module (not term.ui) has functions as well, such as https://modules.vlang.io/term.html#utf8_getchar

[spytheman]

ncurses does not have windows implementation afaik

[Delta456]

I believe anyone from the community can make the bindings.

[Jeremy-JYL]

ncurses does not have windows implementation afaik

But the python3 have it working, according to the python docs Windows use something called UniCurses

[JalonSolov]

According to the UniCurses page, it is a Python wrapper around PDCurses lib... neither of which is native to Windows (as in, it doesn't come with the OS).

[Jeremy-JYL]

According to the UniCurses page, it is a Python wrapper around PDCurses lib... neither of which is native to Windows (as in, it doesn't come with the OS).

But maybe someone can make a module and when installing the module, it auto detect the os and install the correct deps.

[JalonSolov]

Perhaps someone could, if they wanted to do so.

[LifeCANvs]

How about using https://github.com/Bill-Gray/PDCursesMod ?

And maybe https://github.com/dankamongmen/notcurses ?