term-kit.js

var term = require( 'terminal-kit' ).terminal ;

var Menu = {
  MONGO : {idx: 0, name: 'Mongo Query'},
  RABBIT: {idx: 1, name: 'Rabbit Queue'},
  GO    : {idx: 2, name: 'Initiate Transfer'},
  EXIT  : {idx: 3, name: 'Exit.'}
};

var items = Object.values(Menu).map((item) => item.name);
var itemValues = {};

term.saveCursor();
start();

var menu, inputField, selected;

function start() {
  displayMenu(items);
}

function eraseMenu() {
  var position = menu.getPosition() ;
  term.moveTo( position.x , position.y ) ;
  term.eraseDisplayBelow();
}

function eraseInputField() {
  var position = inputField.getPosition();
  term.moveTo(1, position.y - 1);
  term.eraseLineAfter();
  term.eraseDisplayBelow();
}

function displayMenu(items) {
  menu = term.singleColumnMenu( items, ( error, response ) => {
  //menu.on('submit', (response) => {
    eraseMenu();
    switch (response.selectedIndex) {
      case Menu.MONGO.idx:  { displayInput(' Enter a Mongo Query: ', 'MONGO'); break; }
      case Menu.EXIT.idx:   { menu.abort(); process.exit(); }
      default: displayInput(' Enter some text: ');
    }
  });
}

function displayInput(label, itemKey) {
  term(label);
  inputField = term.inputField(function( error, input ) {
    eraseInputField();
    if (itemKey) {
      itemValues[itemKey] = input;
      const item = Menu[itemKey];
      items[item.idx] = `${item.name} [${input}]`;
    }
    displayMenu(items);
  });
}