Proposal: Add a status bar below the input prompt
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- Dominant language
- Rust
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Description
It would be useful for reedline to support an optional status bar that is rendered below the current prompt/input area.
For example, an interactive client like scopeql may want to keep the current connection and output mode visible while the user edits a query. Putting this into the prompt makes the prompt noisy, and printing it as normal output means it is no longer tied to the current input.
A status bar below the input area would provide a dedicated place for this kind of context while keeping Prompt focused on prompt text.
Example:
scopeql>
default · http://127.0.0.1:6543 · json · timer on
A possible API shape would be a StatusBar trait whose render() method receives the current editor context and returns the lines to draw.
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Research direction
The issue names no files or tests; start by locating reedline's Prompt API and the rendering path for the current input area. Define the optional StatusBar interface and its editor context, then verify that status-bar lines render below the input without changing normal prompt or output behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100