.gitignore

@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 build/
 .vscode/
-goodideas.md

shell.nix

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {}}:
-  pkgs.mkShell {
-    packages = with pkgs; [
-      cmake
-      gnumake
-      ninja 
-      tomlplusplus
-      cpptoml
-    ];
-}

src/main.cpp

@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-#include <ios>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <cctype>
-#include <limits>
 #include <string>
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <cstdlib>
@@ -12,22 +10,6 @@
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <cpptoml.h>
 
-
-void clearBuffer(){
-  std::cin.ignore(std::numeric_limits<std::streamsize>::max(), '\n'); 
-}
-
-inline void checkIfExtractionFailed(){
-  if (!std::cin){ // if previous extraction failed
-    if (std::cin.eof()){ // check if eof and if yes aborts the program
-      std::abort();
-    }
-  
-  std::cin.clear(); //put std::cin back into normal mode
-  clearBuffer();  // remove bad input
-  }
-}
-
 const std::string USAGE = R"#(usage:  RapidMenu [flags] [<command> [args]]
 LISTING COMMANDS:
     -c:           To specify which config to use.
@@ -189,11 +171,10 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 
         } else {
             while (!(std::filesystem::exists(bconfigfile) && std::filesystem::is_regular_file(bconfigfile))) {
-                std::cout << "Invalid config file: " << bconfigfile << ' ';
+                std::cout << "Invalid config file: " << bconfigfile;
                 std::cout << "Please enter a valid config: ";
                 std::cin >> bconfigfile;
-                checkIfExtractionFailed();
-                clearBuffer(); // clear extra input if entered
+
                 bconfig = bconfigfile.c_str();
             }
 
@@ -202,16 +183,13 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
         // executable
         std::cout << "What do you want to call your executable?: ";
         std::cin >> bexeout;
-        checkIfExtractionFailed();
-        clearBuffer();
         std::string bexefile = std::string(userHome) + "/.local/bin/" + bexeout; 
 
         if (std::filesystem::exists(bexefile) && std::filesystem::is_regular_file(bexefile)) {
             while (std::filesystem::exists(bexefile) && std::filesystem::is_regular_file(bexefile)) {
                 std::cout << "do you want to overwrite: " << bexeout << "? (y/n) ";
                 std::cin >> byn;
-                checkIfExtractionFailed();
-                clearBuffer();
+
                 transform(byn.begin(), byn.end(), byn.begin(), ::tolower);
 
                 if (byn == "y") {
@@ -220,8 +198,6 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
                 } else if (byn == "n") {
                     std::cout << "What do you want to call your executable?: ";
                     std::cin >> bexeout;
-                    checkIfExtractionFailed();
-                    clearBuffer();
                     bexe = bexeout.c_str();
                 }
             }