MenuBackend, new menu managment library

i created new library menu managment.
it has no limits kind of logical layout want.

[size=14]menubackend 1.0[/size]

every item can thought of cross directional connections in these direcitons: above, right, belov, left.

you can add item item @ these locations. have 2 items, called a , b.
if want these ordered horizontal menu being first item, add b @ right position.
a.addright(b);
now menu support these actions (if have added item menu):

code: [select]

menu.moveright(); //now menu.getcurrent() == b
menu.moveleft(); //now menu.getcurrent() == a

both menu setup , menu navigation demonstrated in example below.

this menu support backstepping. demonstrated in example below.

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#include <menubackend.h>

/*
     this program demonstrates a menu modeled after the menubar in the arduino ide
     
   +root
     +file                  +edit   +sketch                  +tools                  +help
      +new                   +cut       +verify (v)       +autoformat       +environment
      +open
      +examples
       +arduinoisp
*/

//this controls the menu backend and the event generation
menubackend menu = menubackend(menuuseevent,menuchangeevent);
     //beneath list of menu items needed build menu
     menuitem mifile = menuitem("file");
           menuitem minew = menuitem("new");
           menuitem miopen = menuitem("open");
           menuitem miexamples = menuitem("examples");
                 menuitem miarduinoisp = menuitem("arduinoisp");

     menuitem miedit = menuitem("edit");
           menuitem micut = menuitem("cut");

     menuitem miskecth = menuitem("sketch");
           menuitem miverify = menuitem("verify",'v');

     menuitem mitools = menuitem("tools");
           menuitem miautoformat = menuitem("autoformat");

     menuitem mihelp = menuitem("help");
           menuitem mienvironment = menuitem("environment");

//this function builds the menu and connects the correct items together
void menusetup()
{
     serial.println("setting menu...");
     //add file menu menu root
     //when add used, opposed addx see below, item added below item it's added to
     menu.getroot().add(mifile);
     //add items below file file menu item,
     //notice arduino isp item added _to right_ of examples item
     mifile.add(minew).add(miopen).add(miexamples).addright(miarduinoisp);
     //because edit item right of file item, use addright method when inserting item
     //then add cut item, because below edit
     mifile.addright(miedit).add(micut);
     miedit.addright(miskecth).add(miverify);
     miskecth.addright(mitools).add(miautoformat);
     mitools.addright(mihelp).add(mienvironment);
}

/*
     this is an important function
     here all use events are handled
     
     this is where you define a behaviour for a menu item
*/
void menuuseevent(menuuseevent used)
{
     serial.print("menu use ");
     serial.println(used.item.getname());
     if (used.item == "arduinoisp") //comparison using string literal
     {
           serial.println("menuuseevent found arduinoisp");
     }
     if (used.item == miverify) //comparison agains known item
     {
           serial.println("menuuseevent found verify (v)");
     }
}

/*
     this is an important function
     here we get a notification whenever the user changes the menu
     that is, when the menu is navigated
*/
void menuchangeevent(menuchangeevent changed)
{
     serial.print("menu change ");
     serial.print(changed.from.getname());
     serial.print(" ");
     serial.println(changed.to.getname());
}

void setup()
{
     serial.begin(9600);
     
     menusetup();
     serial.println("starting navigation (see source description):");

     menu.movedown();  //move file
     menu.movedown();  //move new
     menu.movedown();  //move open
     menu.movedown();  //move examples
     menu.moveright(); //move arduinoisp
     menu.use();       //use arduniisp
     menu.moveleft();  //move examples
     menu.moveup();    //move open
     menu.moveup();    //move new
     menu.moveup();    //move file
     menu.moveright(); //move edit
     menu.moveright(); //move sketch
     menu.movedown();  //move verify
     menu.use();       //use verify
     menu.moveback();  //move sketch
     menu.moveback();  //move edit
     menu.moveback();  //move file
     menu.moveback();  //move new
     menu.use();       //use new

     menu.use('v');    //use verify based on shortkey 'v'
}

void loop()
{
  //
}

i'd glad if test , give me feedback. unfortunantly have no arduino available @ moment.

hi,
it works me.  i use rbbb clones.

curious why develop .h file?  you throw newbies loop.

i want extend use lcd , buttons, see no reason why not work.

great job, thanks.

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