1 files changed, 26 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/client/input.go b/pkg/client/input.go
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index 0000000..8c814a6
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+++ b/pkg/client/input.go
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+package client
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+)
+
+// getValidInput returns the selected menu command as a string or an error
+func (s *State) getValidInput() (string, error) {
+	menu := s.config.Menus[s.currentMenu]
+
+	reader := bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
+	for {
+		input, err := reader.ReadByte()
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", errors.Wrapf(err, "Could not read byte from stdin")
+		}
+		for _, menuEntry := range menu.MenuEntries {
+			if []byte(menuEntry.Key)[0] == input {
+				return menuEntry.Action, nil
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}