The UI class provides an interactive console menu system with keyboard navigation for building terminal-based user interfaces.
Namespace
This class is in the global namespace, not the PhasmoDecrypt namespace.
Constructor
Creates a new interactive menu with selectable options.
public UI(
string[] options,
Action<int> onSelect,
ConsoleColor selectedBackgroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkMagenta,
ConsoleColor selectedForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.White
)
Array of menu option labels to display.
Callback function invoked when user presses Enter. Receives the selected index (0-based).
selectedBackgroundColor
ConsoleColor
default:"ConsoleColor.DarkMagenta"
Background color for the currently selected option.
selectedForegroundColor
ConsoleColor
default:"ConsoleColor.White"
Text color for the currently selected option.
Methods
Display()
Displays the menu and handles user input.
Returns: void - Blocks until user selects an option.
Behavior:
- Clears the console and displays the menu
- Shows all options horizontally with tab spacing
- Highlights the selected option with custom colors
- Handles keyboard input:
- Left Arrow: Move selection left (wraps to end)
- Right Arrow: Move selection right (wraps to start)
- Enter: Execute
onSelect callback and exit
- Displays the application banner using
Tag() method
Example Usage
string[] options = { "Decrypt", "Encrypt", "Exit" };
var menu = new UI(
options,
onSelect: selectedIndex =>
{
switch (selectedIndex)
{
case 0:
Console.WriteLine("Decrypt selected");
break;
case 1:
Console.WriteLine("Encrypt selected");
break;
case 2:
Environment.Exit(0);
break;
}
}
);
menu.Display();
Custom Colors
string[] options = { "Option 1", "Option 2", "Option 3" };
var menu = new UI(
options,
onSelect: index => Console.WriteLine($"Selected: {options[index]}"),
selectedBackgroundColor: ConsoleColor.Blue,
selectedForegroundColor: ConsoleColor.Yellow
);
menu.Display();
Real-World Example (from Program.cs)
string[] options = { "Use My Save File", "I'll add it myself", "Back" };
var menu = new UI(
options,
onSelect: selectedIndex =>
{
switch (selectedIndex)
{
case 0:
string path = Path.Combine(
Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.UserProfile),
"AppData", "LocalLow", "Kinetic Games", "Phasmophobia"
);
string saveFile = Path.Combine(path, "SaveFile.txt");
if (File.Exists(saveFile))
{
var crypter = new Crypter();
string decryptedText = crypter.Decrypt(File.ReadAllBytes(saveFile));
Globals.DecryptedText = decryptedText;
}
break;
case 1:
Console.Write("File Path > ");
string? filePath = Console.ReadLine()?.Trim('"');
// Handle manual file input
break;
case 2:
// Go back
break;
}
}
);
menu.Display();
Option 1 Option 2 Option 3
^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (highlighted with background color)
- Each option is prefixed with
\t\t
- Selected option has background and foreground colors applied
- Options are wrapped in tab characters for spacing
Navigation Behavior
- Wrapping: Navigation wraps around (left from first → last, right from last → first)
- Selection: Starts at index 0 by default
- Exit: Only exits when Enter is pressed (no escape key)
The Display() method clears the console on every render. Any previous console output will be lost.
Private Methods
Tag()
Displays the PhasmoDecrypt ASCII art banner.
Output:
_____ __ __ ______ ____ _____ ____ ____ ______ ______
/\ _`\ /\ \/\ \/\ _ \/\ _`\ /'\_/`\/\ __`\ /\ _`\ /\ _`\ /\__ _\/\__ _\
\ \ \L\ \ \ \_\ \ \ \L\ \ \,\L\_\/\ \ \ \/\ \ \ \ \L\_\ \ \/\ \/_/\ \/\/_/\ \/
\ \ ,__/\ \ _ \ \ __ \/_\__ \\ \ \__\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ _\L\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \
\ \ \/ \ \ \ \ \ \ \/\ \/\ \L\ \ \ \_/\ \ \ \_\ \ \ \ \L\ \ \ \_\ \ \_\ \__ \ \ \
\ \_\ \ \_\ \_\ \_\ \_\ `\____\ \_\\ \_\ \_____\ \ \____/\ \____/ /\_____\ \ \_\
\/_/ \/_/\/_/\/_/\/_/\/_____/\/_/ \/_/\/_____/ \/___/ \/___/ \/_____/ \/_/
- Rendered in
ConsoleColor.DarkMagenta
- Automatically called before displaying menu options
Dependencies
System - For Console and Action types
Source Reference
See the full implementation: /workspace/source/Components/UI.cs:15-86