`gh config`: add config settings for accessible prompter and disabling spinner #10846

BagToad · 2025-04-21T22:26:44Z

Description

This introduces two new gh config options: accessible_prompter and spinner.

The changes include updates to the configuration handling, mock implementations, and tests to support these new options.

When user executes gh config
Then new accessible_prompter configuration setting is stated as taking enabled or disabled as values with default of disabled

output

❯ gh config 
Display or change configuration settings for gh.

Current respected settings:

- `git_protocol`: the protocol to use for git clone and push operations {https|ssh} (default https)
- `editor`: the text editor program to use for authoring text
- `prompt`: toggle interactive prompting in the terminal {enabled|disabled} (default enabled)
- `prefer_editor_prompt`: toggle preference for editor-based interactive prompting in the terminal {enabled|disabled} (default disabled)
- `pager`: the terminal pager program to send standard output to
- `http_unix_socket`: the path to a Unix socket through which to make an HTTP connection
- `browser`: the web browser to use for opening URLs
- `color_labels`: whether to display labels using their RGB hex color codes in terminals that support truecolor {enabled|disabled} (default disabled)
- `accessible_colors`: whether customizable, 4-bit accessible colors should be used {enabled|disabled} (default disabled)
- `accessible_prompter`: whether an accessible prompter should be used {enabled|disabled} (default disabled)
- `spinner`: whether to use a animated spinner as a progress indicator {enabled|disabled} (default enabled)

Given user executes gh config set accessible_prompter enabled
When user executes gh config list
Then accessible_prompter=enabled is presented

output

❯ gh config set accessible_prompter enabled
❯ gh config list
git_protocol=https
editor=
prompt=enabled
prefer_editor_prompt=disabled
pager=
http_unix_socket=
browser=
color_labels=disabled
accessible_colors=disabled
accessible_prompter=enabled
spinner=enabled

Given user executes gh config set accessible_prompter enabled
When user executes any gh command that prompts
Then user receives an accessible prompter

output

❯ gh config set accessible_prompter enabled
❯ gh workflow run
Select a workflow
1. Unit and Integration Tests (go.yml)
2. Lint (lint.yml)
3. Code Scanning (codeql.yml)
4. PR Automation (prauto.yml)
5. Issue Automation (issueauto.yml)
6. Deployment (deployment.yml)
7. homebrew-bump-debug (homebrew-bump.yml)
8. Discussion Triage (triage.yml)
9. Integration Tests (integration-tests.yml)
10. Dependabot Updates (dependabot-updates)

Choose:

Given user has no GitHub CLI configuration file
When user executes gh for the first time
Then the default GitHub CLI configuration file includes accessible_prompter=disabled

output

❯ mv ~/.config/gh/config.yml ~/.config/gh/config.yml.bu
❯ gh config list
git_protocol=https
editor=
prompt=enabled
prefer_editor_prompt=disabled
pager=
http_unix_socket=
browser=
color_labels=disabled
accessible_colors=disabled
accessible_prompter=disabled
spinner=enabled

When user executes gh config
Then new spinner configuration setting is stated as taking enabled or disabled as values with default of enabled

output

❯ gh config 
Display or change configuration settings for gh.

Current respected settings:

- `git_protocol`: the protocol to use for git clone and push operations {https|ssh} (default https)
- `editor`: the text editor program to use for authoring text
- `prompt`: toggle interactive prompting in the terminal {enabled|disabled} (default enabled)
- `prefer_editor_prompt`: toggle preference for editor-based interactive prompting in the terminal {enabled|disabled} (default disabled)
- `pager`: the terminal pager program to send standard output to
- `http_unix_socket`: the path to a Unix socket through which to make an HTTP connection
- `browser`: the web browser to use for opening URLs
- `color_labels`: whether to display labels using their RGB hex color codes in terminals that support truecolor {enabled|disabled} (default disabled)
- `accessible_colors`: whether customizable, 4-bit accessible colors should be used {enabled|disabled} (default disabled)
- `accessible_prompter`: whether an accessible prompter should be used {enabled|disabled} (default disabled)
- `spinner`: whether to use a animated spinner as a progress indicator {enabled|disabled} (default enabled)

Given user executes gh config set spinner enabled
When user executes gh config list
Then spinner=enabled is presented

output

[!NOTE]
Showing both enabling and disabling.

❯ gh config set spinner enabled
❯ gh config list
git_protocol=https
editor=
prompt=enabled
prefer_editor_prompt=disabled
pager=
http_unix_socket=
browser=
color_labels=disabled
accessible_colors=disabled
accessible_prompter=disabled
spinner=enabled

❯ gh config set spinner disabled
❯ gh config list
git_protocol=https
editor=
prompt=enabled
prefer_editor_prompt=disabled
pager=
http_unix_socket=
browser=
color_labels=disabled
accessible_colors=disabled
accessible_prompter=disabled
spinner=disabled

Given user executes gh config set spinner disabled
When user executes any gh command with a progress indicator
Then user receives a textual progress indicator instead of a spinner

output

❯ gh config set spinner disabled
❯ gh search prs "test"          
Working...

Given user executes gh config set spinner enabled
When user executes any gh command with a progress indicator
Then user receives an animated spinner

output

❯ gh config set spinner enabled
❯ gh search prs "test"         
⣻

Given user has no GitHub CLI configuration file
When user executes gh for the first time
Then the default GitHub CLI configuration file includes spinner=enabled

output

❯ mv ~/.config/gh/config.yml ~/.config/gh/config.yml.bu

❯ gh config list
git_protocol=https
editor=
prompt=enabled
prefer_editor_prompt=disabled
pager=
http_unix_socket=
browser=
color_labels=disabled
accessible_colors=disabled
accessible_prompter=disabled
spinner=enabled

Copilot

Pull Request Overview

This PR adds two new configuration options for the GitHub CLI: one to enable an accessible prompter and another to control the animated spinner.

Introduces new IOStreams fields and methods to manage spinner disabling and accessible prompter state
Updates configuration parsing in the factory and related cmd tests
Enhances mocks and stubs to support the new configuration keys

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File	Description
pkg/iostreams/iostreams.go	Adds a new spinnerDisabled field and accessible prompter getter/setter
pkg/cmd/project/shared/queries/queries.go	Updates prompter constructor call to accept IOStreams
pkg/cmd/factory/default_test.go	Adds tests for spinner and accessible prompter configuration
pkg/cmd/factory/default.go	Adjusts IOStreams configuration reading to include the new settings
pkg/cmd/config/list/list_test.go	Updates config output to include accessible prompter and spinner keys
internal/prompter/prompter.go	Updates New() signature to accept IOStreams instead of separate I/O values
internal/prompter/accessible_prompter_test.go	Modifies test helpers for accessible prompter using IOStreams
internal/gh/mock/config.go	Adds mock functions for accessible prompter and spinner settings
internal/gh/gh.go	Extends the Config interface with accessible prompter and spinner methods
internal/config/stub.go and internal/config/config.go	Adds support for the new configuration keys in stubs and default config

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internal/prompter/accessible_prompter_test.go:441

[nitpick] The function name 'newTestAcessiblePrompter' appears to be misspelled; consider renaming it to 'newTestAccessiblePrompter' for clarity.

func newTestAcessiblePrompter(t *testing.T, console *expect.Console) prompter.Prompter {

andyfeller

✨ looks good!

Just confirming that these environment variables already show up in gh environment from prior work

cli/pkg/cmd/root/help_topic.go

Lines 117 to 121 in 9463b0e

    
           			%[1]sGH_ACCESSIBLE_PROMPTER%[1]s (preview): set to a truthy value to enable prompts that are 
        
           			more compatible with speech synthesis and braille screen readers. 
        
           			%[1]sGH_SPINNER_DISABLED%[1]s: set to a truthy value to replace the spinner animation with 
        
           			a textual progress indicator.

andyfeller · 2025-04-23T12:56:11Z

internal/prompter/accessible_prompter_test.go

@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ import (
 func TestAccessiblePrompter(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("Select", func(t *testing.T) {
 		console := newTestVirtualTerminal(t)
-		p := newTestAcessiblePrompter(t, console)
+		p := newTestAccessiblePrompter(t, console)


praise: thank you for ensuring actual code does not have spelling mistakes

This is one of my pet peeves that I didn't notice originally as it impacts searching and other efforts if not fixed.

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Accessibility public preview This release marks the public preview of several accessibility improvements to the GitHub CLI that have been under development over the past year in partnership with our friends at [Charm](https://github.com/charmbracelet) including: - customizable and contrasting colors - non-interactive user input prompting - text-based spinners These new experiences are captured in a new `gh a11y` help topic command, which goes into greater detail into the motivation behind each of them as well as opt-in configuration settings / environment variables. We would like you to share your feedback and join us on this journey through one of [GitHub Accessibility feedback channels](https://accessibility.github.com/feedback)! 🙌 #### What's Changed ##### ✨ Features - Introduce `gh accessibility` help topic highlighting GitHub CLI accessibility experiences by [@andyfeller](https://github.com/andyfeller) in cli/cli#10890 - \[gh pr view] Support `closingIssuesReferences` JSON field by [@iamazeem](https://github.com/iamazeem) in cli/cli#10544 ##### 🐛 Fixes - Fix expected error output of `TestRepo/repo-set-default` by [@aconsuegra](https://github.com/aconsuegra) in cli/cli#10884 - Ensure accessible password and auth token prompters disable echo mode by [@andyfeller](https://github.com/andyfeller) in cli/cli#10885 - Fix: Accessible multiselect prompt respects default selections by [@BagToad](https://github.com/BagToad) in cli/cli#10901 #### New Contributors - [@aconsuegra](https://github.com/aconsuegra) made their first contribution in cli/cli#10884 **Full Changelog**: cli/cli@v2.71.2...v2.72.0 ### [`v2.71.2`](https://github.com/cli/cli/releases/tag/v2.71.2): GitHub CLI 2.71.2 [Compare Source](cli/cli@v2.71.1...v2.71.2) #### What's Changed - Fix pr create when push.default tracking and no merge ref by [@williammartin](https://github.com/williammartin) in cli/cli#10863 **Full Changelog**: cli/cli@v2.71.1...v2.71.2 ### [`v2.71.1`](https://github.com/cli/cli/releases/tag/v2.71.1): GitHub CLI 2.71.1 [Compare Source](cli/cli@v2.71.0...v2.71.1) #### What's Changed - Fix pr create when branch name contains slashes by [@williammartin](https://github.com/williammartin) in cli/cli#10859 **Full Changelog**: cli/cli@v2.71.0...v2.71.1 ### [`v2.71.0`](https://github.com/cli/cli/releases/tag/v2.71.0): GitHub CLI 2.71.0 [Compare Source](cli/cli@v2.70.0...v2.71.0) #### What's Changed ##### ✨ Features - `gh pr create`: Support Git's `@{push}` revision syntax for determining head ref by [@BagToad](https://github.com/BagToad) in cli/cli#10513 - Introduce option to opt-out of spinners by [@BagToad](https://github.com/BagToad) in cli/cli#10773 - Update configuration support for accessible colors by [@andyfeller](https://github.com/andyfeller) in cli/cli#10820 - `gh config`: add config settings for accessible prompter and disabling spinner by [@BagToad](https://github.com/BagToad) in cli/cli#10846 ##### 🐛 Fixes - Fix multi pages search for gh search by [@leudz](https://github.com/leudz) in cli/cli#10767 - Fix: `project` commands use shared progress indicator by [@BagToad](https://github.com/BagToad) in cli/cli#10817 - Issue commands should parse args early by [@williammartin](https://github.com/williammartin) in cli/cli#10811 - Feature detect v1 projects on `issue view` by [@williammartin](https://github.com/williammartin) in cli/cli#10813 - Feature detect v1 projects on non web-mode `issue create` by [@williammartin](https://github.com/williammartin) in cli/cli#10815 - Feature detect v1 projects on web mode issue create by [@williammartin](https://github.com/williammartin) in cli/cli#10818 - Feature detect v1 projects on issue edit by [@williammartin](https://github.com/williammartin) in cli/cli#10819 ##### 📚 Docs & Chores - Refactor Sigstore verifier logic by [@malancas](https://github.com/malancas) in cli/cli#10750 #####

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	%[1]sGH_ACCESSIBLE_PROMPTER%[1]s (preview): set to a truthy value to enable prompts that are
	more compatible with speech synthesis and braille screen readers.

	%[1]sGH_SPINNER_DISABLED%[1]s: set to a truthy value to replace the spinner animation with
	a textual progress indicator.

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