Using a library via Vcpkg

cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.28)
project(my-project)
find_package(ftxui REQUIRED)
add_executable(my-app main.cpp)
target_compile_features(my-app PRIVATE cxx_std_20)
target_link_libraries(my-app PRIVATE ftxui::dom ftxui::screen ftxui::component)

#include "ftxui/component/captured_mouse.hpp"
#include "ftxui/component/component.hpp"
#include "ftxui/component/component_options.hpp"
#include "ftxui/component/screen_interactive.hpp"
#include <functional>
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <vector>

int main() {
  auto screen = ftxui::ScreenInteractive::TerminalOutput();
  ftxui::MenuOption option;
  option.on_enter = screen.ExitLoopClosure();
  std::vector<std::string> entries = {
      "entry 1",
      "entry 2",
      "entry 3",
  };
  int selected = 0;
  auto menu = ftxui::Menu(&entries, &selected, option);
  screen.Loop(menu);
  std::cout << "Selected element = " << selected << std::endl;
}

vcpkg.json

{
  "dependencies": ["ftxui"]
}

CMakePresets.json

{
  "version": 3,
  "configurePresets": [
    {
      "name": "my-preset",
      "binaryDir": "${sourceDir}/build",
      "toolchainFile": "$env{VCPKG_ROOT}/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake"
    }
  ]
}

vcpkg install
cmake --preset my-preset
cmake --build build
./build/my-app

What is Vcpkg?

Vcpkg helps you manage C and C++ libraries on Windows, Linux and MacOS. This tool and ecosystem are constantly evolving, and we always appreciate contributions!

— microsoft/vcpkg

Here's a quick installation guide:

Linux, macOS

cd ~
git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg.git
cd vcpkg
./bootstrap-vcpkg.sh
echo 'export VCPKG_ROOT="$HOME/vcpkg"' >> ~/.bashrc
echo 'export PATH="$PATH:$VCPKG_ROOT"' >> ~/.bashrc

Windows

cd "$Env:USERPROFILE"
git clone "https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg.git"
cd vcpkg
./bootstrap-vcpkg.bat
# TODO: Add VCPKG_ROOT to env
# TODO: Add VCPKG_ROOT to PATH

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