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Example of how to prompt for password in dart console using streams. Not exactly secure since echo is not disabled. Taken from the dart-gde discovery project
/**
* $ cat /Applications/dart/dart-sdk/version
* 0.4.1.0_r19425
*/
import "dart:io";
import "dart:uri";
import "dart:async";
Future<String> promptPassword() {
var completer = new Completer<String>();
StreamSubscription stdinSubscription;
stdout.addString("enter password: ");
readLine(String line) {
stdout.addString("\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n");
stdinSubscription.cancel();
completer.complete(line);
};
stdinSubscription = stdin
.transform(new StringDecoder())
.transform(new LineTransformer())
.listen(readLine);
return completer.future;
}
void main() {
promptPassword().then((password)=>print("password = $password"));
}
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