Executive Decision Maker

A modern Rust reimagining of the vintage Radio Shack Executive Decision Maker. Ask a yes/no question, press a key, and let the glowing indicators guide your choice.

Highlights

• 🎛️ Terminal UI powered by ratatui with crisp layouts that resize gracefully.
• ✨ Light-show animation that shuffles through all six answers before revealing the final verdict.
• 🆘 Built-in help overlay (Ctrl+H) so new users can learn the controls without leaving the app.
• 🧹 Robust terminal teardown that restores your shell even after errors or interrupts.

Controls

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Rust 1.70+ (2021 edition) with cargo
• A terminal that supports ANSI escape sequences (most Unix-like shells and Windows Terminal do)

Build

cargo build --release

Run

cargo run

The app launches in the terminal’s alternate screen. Think of your question and press Enter or Space to watch the answer lights dance before landing on a final choice.

Binary (optional)

After a release build the optimized binary lives at target/release/executive-decision-maker.

Development Tips

• Prefer running the app in a real TTY (e.g., cargo run from a shell) so keyboard events behave as expected.
• Press Ctrl+C if you ever need to force the app to exit; the terminal will restore automatically.
• The main logic lives in src/main.rs; unit tests aren’t necessary yet because the logic is event-loop driven, but integration hooks can be added in the future.

License

Licensed under the MIT License © 2025 Frank Stallion.