termion/examples/alternate_screen_raw.rs

extern crate termion;

use termion::event::Key;
use termion::input::TermRead;
use termion::raw::IntoRawMode;
use termion::screen::{IntoAlternateScreen, ToAlternateScreen, ToMainScreen};
use std::io::{Write, stdout, stdin};

fn write_alt_screen_msg<W: Write>(screen: &mut W) {
    write!(screen, "{}{}Welcome to the alternate screen.{}Press '1' to switch to the main screen or '2' to switch to the alternate screen.{}Press 'q' to exit (and switch back to the main screen).",
           termion::clear::All,
           termion::cursor::Goto(1, 1),
           termion::cursor::Goto(1, 3),
           termion::cursor::Goto(1, 4)).unwrap();
}

fn main() {
    let stdin = stdin();
    let mut screen = stdout().into_raw_mode().unwrap().into_alternate_screen().unwrap();
    write!(screen, "{}", termion::cursor::Hide).unwrap();
    write_alt_screen_msg(&mut screen);

    screen.flush().unwrap();

    for c in stdin.keys() {
        match c.unwrap() {
            Key::Char('q') => break,
            Key::Char('1') => {
                write!(screen, "{}", ToMainScreen).unwrap();
            }
            Key::Char('2') => {
                write!(screen, "{}", ToAlternateScreen).unwrap();
                write_alt_screen_msg(&mut screen);
            }
            _ => {}
        }
        screen.flush().unwrap();
    }
    write!(screen, "{}", termion::cursor::Show).unwrap();
}