This is the first part of a series of tutorials on creating a terminal-based Tetris clone with Go. Code for this tutorial is available on GitLab. go get code.rocketnine.space/tslocum/terminal-tetris-tutorial/part-1 # Download and install ~/go/bin/part-1 # Run For a complete implementation of a Tetris clone in Go, see netris. Disclaimer Tetris is a registered trademark of the Tetris Holding, LLC. Rocket Nine Labs is in no way affiliated with Tetris Holding, LLC.

This is an introduction to using tview (or cview) to create rich terminal-based user interfaces with Go. Primitives The Primitive interface is as follows: type Primitive interface { Draw(screen tcell.Screen) GetRect() (int, int, int, int) SetRect(x, y, width, height int) InputHandler() func(event *tcell.EventKey, setFocus func(p Primitive)) Focus(delegate func(p Primitive)) Blur() GetFocusable() Focusable } Box is the only primitive implemented. It has a size, padding amount, optional border, optional title and background color.