3 files changed, 38 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/doc/scripting-api/packagemanagercore.qdoc b/doc/scripting-api/packagemanagercore.qdoc
index 50666d3be..ac6cad2ce 100644
--- a/doc/scripting-api/packagemanagercore.qdoc
+++ b/doc/scripting-api/packagemanagercore.qdoc
@@ -358,6 +358,20 @@
 */
 
 /*!
+    \qmlmethod string installer::readConsoleLine(string title, int maxlen)
+
+    Prints \a title to a console and reads console input. Function halts the
+    installer and waits for user input. Function returns a line which user has
+    typed into the console. The maximum allowed line length is set to
+    \a maxlen. If the stream contains lines longer than this, then the line is
+    split after \a maxlen characters. If \a maxlen is 0, the line can be of
+    any length.
+
+    \note This function can only be called when installing from a command line
+    instance without GUI.
+*/
+
+/*!
     \qmlmethod boolean installer::fileExists(string filePath)
 
     Returns \c true if the \a filePath exists; otherwise returns \c false.
diff --git a/src/libs/installer/packagemanagercore.cpp b/src/libs/installer/packagemanagercore.cpp
index 14d7114f6..bb754f568 100644
--- a/src/libs/installer/packagemanagercore.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/installer/packagemanagercore.cpp
@@ -878,6 +878,29 @@ QString PackageManagerCore::readFile(const QString &filePath, const QString &cod
 }
 
 /*!
+ * Prints \a title to console and reads console input. Function will halt the
+ * installer and wait for user input. Returns a line which user has typed into
+ * console. The maximum allowed line length is set to \a maxlen. If the stream
+ * contains lines longer than this, then the line will be split after maxlen
+ * characters. If \a maxlen is 0, the line can be of any length.
+ *
+ * \note Can be only called when installing from command line instance without GUI.
+ *
+ * \sa {installer::readConsoleLine}{installer.readConsoleLine}
+ */
+QString PackageManagerCore::readConsoleLine(const QString &title, qint64 maxlen) const
+{
+    if (!isCommandLineInstance())
+        return QString();
+    if (!title.isEmpty())
+        qDebug() << title;
+    QTextStream stream(stdin);
+    QString input;
+    stream.readLineInto(&input, maxlen);
+    return input;
+}
+
+/*!
     Checks whether the target directory \a targetDirectory exists and has contents:
     \list
         \li Returns \c true if the directory exists and is empty.
diff --git a/src/libs/installer/packagemanagercore.h b/src/libs/installer/packagemanagercore.h
index dceaa4fef..9e24b5c0a 100644
--- a/src/libs/installer/packagemanagercore.h
+++ b/src/libs/installer/packagemanagercore.h
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ public:
     Q_INVOKABLE bool isFileExtensionRegistered(const QString &extension) const;
     Q_INVOKABLE bool fileExists(const QString &filePath) const;
     Q_INVOKABLE QString readFile(const QString &filePath, const QString &codecName) const;
+    Q_INVOKABLE QString readConsoleLine(const QString &title = QString(), qint64 maxlen = 0) const;
 
     bool checkTargetDir(const QString &targetDirectory);
     QString targetDirWarning(const QString &targetDirectory) const;