Rewrite exporting methods

README.md

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-# readline-sync
+# readlineSync
 
-Synchronous [Readline.question](http://nodejs.org/api/readline.html#readline_rl_question_query_callback) for interactively running.
+Synchronous [Readline](http://nodejs.org/api/readline.html) for interactively running.  
+The interface is used with process.stdin and process.stdout in order to accept user input.
 
 ## Example
 
 ```js
 var readlineSync = require('readline-sync');
-
+var answer = readlineSync.question('What is your favorite food? :');
-var answer = readlineSync('What is your favorite food? :');
 console.log('Oh, so your favorite food is ' + answer);
 ```
 
@@ -19,12 +19,38 @@ npm install -g readline-sync
 
 ## Usage
 
+### setPrompt
+
 ```js
-answer = readlineSync([prompt[, encoding]])
+readlineSync.setPrompt(prompt)
 ```
 
-`require('readline-sync')` returns a Function. Displays the `prompt` to the user if it is given, and then returns the user's response after it has been typed.  
+Sets the prompt, for example when you run `node` on the command line, you see `> `, which is node's prompt.
-`encoding` specify encoding method of input (user's response) and output (`prompt`). Defaults to 'utf8'.
+
+### prompt
+
+```js
+line = readlineSync.prompt()
+```
+
+Readies readline for input from the user, putting the current `setPrompt` options on a new line, giving the user a new spot to write.
+
+### question
+
+```js
+line = readlineSync.question(query)
+```
+
+Displays the `query` to the user, and then returns the user's response after it has been typed.
+
+### setEncoding
+
+```js
+readlineSync.setPrompt(encoding)
+```
+
+Set the encoding method of input (user's response) and output (`prompt`). Defaults to 'utf8'.
 
 ## Release History
+ * 2013-08-30			v0.2.0			Rewrite exporting methods.
  * 2013-08-29			v0.1.0			Initial release.

lib/readline-sync.js

@@ -8,14 +8,18 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
-module.exports = function(prompt, encoding) {
+var promptText = '> ',
-  var input = '', BUF_SIZE = 256, rsize,
+  encoding = 'utf8',
+  BUF_SIZE = 256,
   fs = require('fs'),
   stdin = process.stdin,
+  stdout = process.stdout,
   buffer = new Buffer(BUF_SIZE);
-  encoding = encoding || 'utf8';
 
-  if (prompt) { process.stdout.write(prompt, encoding); }
+var _readlineSync = function(display) {
+  var input = '', rsize;
+
+  if (display) { stdout.write(display, encoding); }
 
   stdin.resume();
   while ((rsize = fs.readSync(stdin.fd, buffer, 0, BUF_SIZE)) > 0) {
@@ -26,3 +30,23 @@ module.exports = function(prompt, encoding) {
 
   return input.trim();
 };
+
+exports.setPrompt = function(newPrompt) {
+  if (typeof newPrompt === 'string') {
+    promptText = newPrompt;
+  }
+};
+
+exports.setEncoding = function(newEncoding) {
+  if (typeof newEncoding === 'string') {
+    encoding = newEncoding;
+  }
+};
+
+exports.prompt = function() {
+  return _readlineSync(promptText);
+};
+
+exports.question = function(query) {
+  return _readlineSync(typeof query === 'string' ? query : '');
+};

package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "readline-sync",
-  "description": "Synchronous Readline.question",
+  "description": "Synchronous Readline",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "version": "0.2.0",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/anseki/readline-sync",
   "author": {
     "name": "anseki"
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@
   },
   "keywords": [
     "readline",
-    "question",
     "synchronous",
     "prompt",
+    "question",
     "wait",
     "block"
   ]