Are there any best practices for programming input fields or buttons in a console interface using PHP and ncurses?

When programming input fields or buttons in a console interface using PHP and ncurses, it is important to properly handle user input and update the interface accordingly. One best practice is to use ncurses functions such as ncurses_init() and ncurses_getch() to capture user input and ncurses_refresh() to update the interface. Additionally, you can use ncurses functions like mvprintw() to display text and mvaddch() to add buttons or input fields to the interface.

<?php

// Initialize ncurses
ncurses_init();

// Set up input field coordinates
$inputFieldX = 10;
$inputFieldY = 5;

// Display input field
mvprintw($inputFieldY, $inputFieldX, "Enter your input: ");
ncurses_refresh();

// Get user input
$input = '';
while (($char = ncurses_getch()) != 10) {
    $input .= chr($char);
    mvprintw($inputFieldY, $inputFieldX + strlen($input) + 1, $char);
    ncurses_refresh();
}

// Display user input
mvprintw($inputFieldY + 2, $inputFieldX, "You entered: " . $input);
ncurses_refresh();

// End ncurses
ncurses_end();

?>