Add MenuAction, SelectionAction, SignalAction, never_prompt(options_manager propagation), Merged prepare

examples/action_example.py

@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ def hello() -> None:
     print("Hello, world!")
 
 
-hello = Action(name="hello_action", action=hello)
+hello_action = Action(name="hello_action", action=hello)
 
 # Actions can be run by themselves or as part of a command or pipeline
-asyncio.run(hello())
+asyncio.run(hello_action())
 
 
 # Actions are designed to be asynchronous first
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ async def goodbye() -> None:
     print("Goodbye!")
 
 
-goodbye = Action(name="goodbye_action", action=goodbye)
+goodbye_action = Action(name="goodbye_action", action=goodbye)
 
 asyncio.run(goodbye())
 
 # Actions can be run in parallel
-group = ActionGroup(name="greeting_group", actions=[hello, goodbye])
+group = ActionGroup(name="greeting_group", actions=[hello_action, goodbye_action])
 asyncio.run(group())
 
 # Actions can be run in a chain
-chain = ChainedAction(name="greeting_chain", actions=[hello, goodbye])
+chain = ChainedAction(name="greeting_chain", actions=[hello_action, goodbye_action])
 asyncio.run(chain())

examples/simple.py

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ async def flaky_step():
     await asyncio.sleep(0.2)
     if random.random() < 0.5:
         raise RuntimeError("Random failure!")
+    print("Flaky step succeeded!")
     return "ok"
 
 

falyx/__main__.py

@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ def bootstrap() -> Path | None:
     config_path = find_falyx_config()
     if config_path and str(config_path.parent) not in sys.path:
         sys.path.insert(0, str(config_path.parent))
-        return config_path
+    return config_path
-    return None
 
 
 def main() -> None:

falyx/action.py

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ from falyx.debug import register_debug_hooks
 from falyx.exceptions import EmptyChainError
 from falyx.execution_registry import ExecutionRegistry as er
 from falyx.hook_manager import Hook, HookManager, HookType
+from falyx.options_manager import OptionsManager
 from falyx.retry import RetryHandler, RetryPolicy
 from falyx.themes.colors import OneColors
 from falyx.utils import ensure_async, logger
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ class BaseAction(ABC):
         hooks: HookManager | None = None,
         inject_last_result: bool = False,
         inject_last_result_as: str = "last_result",
+        never_prompt: bool = False,
         logging_hooks: bool = False,
     ) -> None:
         self.name = name
@@ -74,9 +76,11 @@ class BaseAction(ABC):
         self.shared_context: SharedContext | None = None
         self.inject_last_result: bool = inject_last_result
         self.inject_last_result_as: str = inject_last_result_as
+        self._never_prompt: bool = never_prompt
         self._requires_injection: bool = False
         self._skip_in_chain: bool = False
         self.console = Console(color_system="auto")
+        self.options_manager: OptionsManager | None = None
 
         if logging_hooks:
             register_debug_hooks(self.hooks)
@@ -92,23 +96,39 @@ class BaseAction(ABC):
     async def preview(self, parent: Tree | None = None):
         raise NotImplementedError("preview must be implemented by subclasses")
 
-    def set_shared_context(self, shared_context: SharedContext):
+    def set_options_manager(self, options_manager: OptionsManager) -> None:
+        self.options_manager = options_manager
+
+    def set_shared_context(self, shared_context: SharedContext) -> None:
         self.shared_context = shared_context
 
-    def prepare_for_chain(self, shared_context: SharedContext) -> BaseAction:
+    def get_option(self, option_name: str, default: Any = None) -> Any:
+        """Resolve an option from the OptionsManager if present, otherwise use the fallback."""
+        if self.options_manager:
+            return self.options_manager.get(option_name, default)
+        return default
+
+    @property
+    def last_result(self) -> Any:
+        """Return the last result from the shared context."""
+        if self.shared_context:
+            return self.shared_context.last_result()
+        return None
+
+    @property
+    def never_prompt(self) -> bool:
+        return self.get_option("never_prompt", self._never_prompt)
+
+    def prepare(
+        self, shared_context: SharedContext, options_manager: OptionsManager | None = None
+    ) -> BaseAction:
         """
         Prepare the action specifically for sequential (ChainedAction) execution.
         Can be overridden for chain-specific logic.
         """
         self.set_shared_context(shared_context)
-        return self
+        if options_manager:
-
+            self.set_options_manager(options_manager)
-    def prepare_for_group(self, shared_context: SharedContext) -> BaseAction:
-        """
-        Prepare the action specifically for parallel (ActionGroup) execution.
-        Can be overridden for group-specific logic.
-        """
-        self.set_shared_context(shared_context)
         return self
 
     def _maybe_inject_last_result(self, kwargs: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
@@ -161,8 +181,8 @@ class Action(BaseAction):
     def __init__(
         self,
         name: str,
-        action,
+        action: Callable[..., Any],
-        rollback=None,
+        rollback: Callable[..., Any] | None = None,
         args: tuple[Any, ...] = (),
         kwargs: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
         hooks: HookManager | None = None,
@@ -189,6 +209,17 @@ class Action(BaseAction):
     def action(self, value: Callable[..., Any]):
         self._action = ensure_async(value)
 
+    @property
+    def rollback(self) -> Callable[..., Any] | None:
+        return self._rollback
+
+    @rollback.setter
+    def rollback(self, value: Callable[..., Any] | None):
+        if value is None:
+            self._rollback = None
+        else:
+            self._rollback = ensure_async(value)
+
     def enable_retry(self):
         """Enable retry with the existing retry policy."""
         self.retry_policy.enable_policy()
@@ -212,6 +243,7 @@ class Action(BaseAction):
             kwargs=combined_kwargs,
             action=self,
         )
+
         context.start_timer()
         try:
             await self.hooks.trigger(HookType.BEFORE, context)
@@ -425,7 +457,7 @@ class ChainedAction(BaseAction, ActionListMixin):
                     )
                     continue
                 shared_context.current_index = index
-                prepared = action.prepare_for_chain(shared_context)
+                prepared = action.prepare(shared_context, self.options_manager)
                 last_result = shared_context.last_result()
                 try:
                     if self.requires_io_injection() and last_result is not None:
@@ -446,9 +478,7 @@ class ChainedAction(BaseAction, ActionListMixin):
                         )
                         shared_context.add_result(None)
                         context.extra["results"].append(None)
-                        fallback = self.actions[index + 1].prepare_for_chain(
+                        fallback = self.actions[index + 1].prepare(shared_context)
-                            shared_context
-                        )
                         result = await fallback()
                         fallback._skip_in_chain = True
                     else:
@@ -584,7 +614,7 @@ class ActionGroup(BaseAction, ActionListMixin):
 
         async def run_one(action: BaseAction):
             try:
-                prepared = action.prepare_for_group(shared_context)
+                prepared = action.prepare(shared_context, self.options_manager)
                 result = await prepared(*args, **updated_kwargs)
                 shared_context.add_result((action.name, result))
                 context.extra["results"].append((action.name, result))

falyx/command.py

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ from falyx.debug import register_debug_hooks
 from falyx.execution_registry import ExecutionRegistry as er
 from falyx.hook_manager import HookManager, HookType
 from falyx.io_action import BaseIOAction
+from falyx.options_manager import OptionsManager
 from falyx.retry import RetryPolicy
 from falyx.retry_utils import enable_retries_recursively
 from falyx.themes.colors import OneColors
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ class Command(BaseModel):
     tags: list[str] = Field(default_factory=list)
     logging_hooks: bool = False
     requires_input: bool | None = None
+    options_manager: OptionsManager = Field(default_factory=OptionsManager)
 
     _context: ExecutionContext | None = PrivateAttr(default=None)
 
@@ -178,8 +180,14 @@ class Command(BaseModel):
             f"action='{self.action}')"
         )
 
+    def _inject_options_manager(self):
+        """Inject the options manager into the action if applicable."""
+        if isinstance(self.action, BaseAction):
+            self.action.set_options_manager(self.options_manager)
+
     async def __call__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """Run the action with full hook lifecycle, timing, and error handling."""
+        self._inject_options_manager()
         combined_args = args + self.args
         combined_kwargs = {**self.kwargs, **kwargs}
         context = ExecutionContext(
@@ -200,9 +208,6 @@ class Command(BaseModel):
         except Exception as error:
             context.exception = error
             await self.hooks.trigger(HookType.ON_ERROR, context)
-            if context.result is not None:
-                logger.info(f"✅ Recovered: {self.key}")
-                return context.result
             raise error
         finally:
             context.stop_timer()

falyx/context.py

@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
 # Falyx CLI Framework — (c) 2025 rtj.dev LLC — MIT Licensed
-"""context.py"""
+"""
+Execution context management for Falyx CLI actions.
+
+This module defines `ExecutionContext` and `SharedContext`, which are responsible for
+capturing per-action and cross-action metadata during CLI workflow execution. These
+context objects provide structured introspection, result tracking, error recording,
+and time-based performance metrics.
+
+- `ExecutionContext`: Captures runtime information for a single action execution,
+  including arguments, results, exceptions, timing, and logging.
+- `SharedContext`: Maintains shared state and result propagation across
+  `ChainedAction` or `ActionGroup` executions.
+
+These contexts enable rich introspection, traceability, and workflow coordination,
+supporting hook lifecycles, retries, and structured output generation.
+"""
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import time
@@ -11,6 +26,47 @@ from rich.console import Console
 
 
 class ExecutionContext(BaseModel):
+    """
+    Represents the runtime metadata and state for a single action execution.
+
+    The `ExecutionContext` tracks arguments, results, exceptions, timing, and additional
+    metadata for each invocation of a Falyx `BaseAction`. It provides integration with the
+    Falyx hook system and execution registry, enabling lifecycle management, diagnostics,
+    and structured logging.
+
+    Attributes:
+        name (str): The name of the action being executed.
+        args (tuple): Positional arguments passed to the action.
+        kwargs (dict): Keyword arguments passed to the action.
+        action (BaseAction | Callable): The action instance being executed.
+        result (Any | None): The result of the action, if successful.
+        exception (Exception | None): The exception raised, if execution failed.
+        start_time (float | None): High-resolution performance start time.
+        end_time (float | None): High-resolution performance end time.
+        start_wall (datetime | None): Wall-clock timestamp when execution began.
+        end_wall (datetime | None): Wall-clock timestamp when execution ended.
+        extra (dict): Metadata for custom introspection or special use by Actions.
+        console (Console): Rich console instance for logging or UI output.
+        shared_context (SharedContext | None): Optional shared context when running in a chain or group.
+
+    Properties:
+        duration (float | None): The execution duration in seconds.
+        success (bool): Whether the action completed without raising an exception.
+        status (str): Returns "OK" if successful, otherwise "ERROR".
+
+    Methods:
+        start_timer(): Starts the timing and timestamp tracking.
+        stop_timer(): Stops timing and stores end timestamps.
+        log_summary(logger=None): Logs a rich or plain summary of execution.
+        to_log_line(): Returns a single-line log entry for metrics or tracing.
+        as_dict(): Serializes core result and diagnostic metadata.
+        get_shared_context(): Returns the shared context or creates a default one.
+
+    This class is used internally by all Falyx actions and hook events. It ensures
+    consistent tracking and reporting across asynchronous workflows, including CLI-driven
+    and automated batch executions.
+    """
+
     name: str
     args: tuple = ()
     kwargs: dict = {}
@@ -120,6 +176,37 @@ class ExecutionContext(BaseModel):
 
 
 class SharedContext(BaseModel):
+    """
+    SharedContext maintains transient shared state during the execution
+    of a ChainedAction or ActionGroup.
+
+    This context object is passed to all actions within a chain or group,
+    enabling result propagation, shared data exchange, and coordinated
+    tracking of execution order and failures.
+
+    Attributes:
+        name (str): Identifier for the context (usually the parent action name).
+        results (list[Any]): Captures results from each action, in order of execution.
+        errors (list[tuple[int, Exception]]): Indexed list of errors from failed actions.
+        current_index (int): Index of the currently executing action (used in chains).
+        is_parallel (bool): Whether the context is used in parallel mode (ActionGroup).
+        shared_result (Any | None): Optional shared value available to all actions in parallel mode.
+        share (dict[str, Any]): Custom shared key-value store for user-defined communication
+            between actions (e.g., flags, intermediate data, settings).
+
+    Note:
+        SharedContext is only used within grouped or chained workflows. It should not be
+        used for standalone `Action` executions, where state should be scoped to the
+        individual ExecutionContext instead.
+
+    Example usage:
+        - In a ChainedAction: last_result is pulled from `results[-1]`.
+        - In an ActionGroup: all actions can read/write `shared_result` or use `share`.
+
+    This class supports fault-tolerant and modular composition of CLI workflows
+    by enabling flexible intra-action communication without global state.
+    """
+
     name: str
     results: list[Any] = Field(default_factory=list)
     errors: list[tuple[int, Exception]] = Field(default_factory=list)

falyx/falyx.py

@@ -53,11 +53,12 @@ from falyx.hook_manager import Hook, HookManager, HookType
 from falyx.options_manager import OptionsManager
 from falyx.parsers import get_arg_parsers
 from falyx.retry import RetryPolicy
+from falyx.signals import BackSignal, QuitSignal
 from falyx.themes.colors import OneColors, get_nord_theme
 from falyx.utils import (
     CaseInsensitiveDict,
-    async_confirm,
     chunks,
+    confirm_async,
     get_program_invocation,
     logger,
 )
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ class Falyx:
         include_history_command (bool): Whether to add a built-in history viewer command.
         include_help_command (bool): Whether to add a built-in help viewer command.
         confirm_on_error (bool): Whether to prompt the user after errors.
-        never_confirm (bool): Whether to skip confirmation prompts entirely.
+        never_prompt (bool): Whether to skip confirmation prompts entirely.
         always_confirm (bool): Whether to force confirmation prompts for all actions.
         cli_args (Namespace | None): Parsed CLI arguments, usually from argparse.
         options (OptionsManager | None): Declarative option mappings.
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ class Falyx:
         include_history_command: bool = True,
         include_help_command: bool = True,
         confirm_on_error: bool = True,
-        never_confirm: bool = False,
+        never_prompt: bool = False,
         always_confirm: bool = False,
         cli_args: Namespace | None = None,
         options: OptionsManager | None = None,
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ class Falyx:
         self.key_bindings: KeyBindings = key_bindings or KeyBindings()
         self.bottom_bar: BottomBar | str | Callable[[], None] = bottom_bar
         self.confirm_on_error: bool = confirm_on_error
-        self._never_confirm: bool = never_confirm
+        self._never_prompt: bool = never_prompt
         self._always_confirm: bool = always_confirm
         self.cli_args: Namespace | None = cli_args
         self.render_menu: Callable[["Falyx"], None] | None = render_menu
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@ class Falyx:
         """Checks if the options are set correctly."""
         self.options: OptionsManager = options or OptionsManager()
         if not cli_args and not options:
-            return
+            return None
 
         if options and not cli_args:
             raise FalyxError("Options are set, but CLI arguments are not.")
@@ -521,8 +522,9 @@ class Falyx:
 
     def update_exit_command(
         self,
-        key: str = "0",
+        key: str = "Q",
         description: str = "Exit",
+        aliases: list[str] | None = None,
         action: Callable[[], Any] = lambda: None,
         color: str = OneColors.DARK_RED,
         confirm: bool = False,
@@ -535,6 +537,7 @@ class Falyx:
         self.exit_command = Command(
             key=key,
             description=description,
+            aliases=aliases if aliases else self.exit_command.aliases,
             action=action,
             color=color,
             confirm=confirm,
@@ -549,6 +552,7 @@ class Falyx:
             raise NotAFalyxError("submenu must be an instance of Falyx.")
         self._validate_command_key(key)
         self.add_command(key, description, submenu.menu, color=color)
+        submenu.update_exit_command(key="B", description="Back", aliases=["BACK"])
 
     def add_commands(self, commands: list[dict]) -> None:
         """Adds multiple commands to the menu."""
@@ -613,6 +617,7 @@ class Falyx:
             retry_all=retry_all,
             retry_policy=retry_policy or RetryPolicy(),
             requires_input=requires_input,
+            options_manager=self.options,
         )
 
         if hooks:
@@ -703,7 +708,7 @@ class Falyx:
         return None
 
     async def _should_run_action(self, selected_command: Command) -> bool:
-        if self._never_confirm:
+        if self._never_prompt:
             return True
 
         if self.cli_args and getattr(self.cli_args, "skip_confirm", False):
@@ -717,7 +722,7 @@ class Falyx:
         ):
             if selected_command.preview_before_confirm:
                 await selected_command.preview()
-            confirm_answer = await async_confirm(selected_command.confirmation_prompt)
+            confirm_answer = await confirm_async(selected_command.confirmation_prompt)
 
             if confirm_answer:
                 logger.info(f"[{selected_command.description}]🔐 confirmed.")
@@ -747,18 +752,13 @@ class Falyx:
 
     async def _handle_action_error(
         self, selected_command: Command, error: Exception
-    ) -> bool:
+    ) -> None:
         """Handles errors that occur during the action of the selected command."""
         logger.exception(f"Error executing '{selected_command.description}': {error}")
         self.console.print(
             f"[{OneColors.DARK_RED}]An error occurred while executing "
             f"{selected_command.description}:[/] {error}"
         )
-        if self.confirm_on_error and not self._never_confirm:
-            return await async_confirm("An error occurred. Do you wish to continue?")
-        if self._never_confirm:
-            return True
-        return False
 
     async def process_command(self) -> bool:
         """Processes the action of the selected command."""
@@ -801,13 +801,7 @@ class Falyx:
         except Exception as error:
             context.exception = error
             await self.hooks.trigger(HookType.ON_ERROR, context)
-            if not context.exception:
+            await self._handle_action_error(selected_command, error)
-                logger.info(
-                    f"✅ Recovery hook handled error for '{selected_command.description}'"
-                )
-                context.result = result
-            else:
-                return await self._handle_action_error(selected_command, error)
         finally:
             context.stop_timer()
             await self.hooks.trigger(HookType.AFTER, context)
@@ -822,7 +816,7 @@ class Falyx:
 
         if not selected_command:
             logger.info("[Headless] Back command selected. Exiting menu.")
-            return
+            return None
 
         logger.info(f"[Headless] 🚀 Running: '{selected_command.description}'")
 
@@ -851,11 +845,6 @@ class Falyx:
         except Exception as error:
             context.exception = error
             await self.hooks.trigger(HookType.ON_ERROR, context)
-            if not context.exception:
-                logger.info(
-                    f"[Headless] ✅ Recovery hook handled error for '{selected_command.description}'"
-                )
-                return True
             raise FalyxError(
                 f"[Headless] ❌ '{selected_command.description}' failed."
             ) from error
@@ -921,6 +910,11 @@ class Falyx:
             except (EOFError, KeyboardInterrupt):
                 logger.info("EOF or KeyboardInterrupt. Exiting menu.")
                 break
+            except QuitSignal:
+                logger.info("QuitSignal received. Exiting menu.")
+                break
+            except BackSignal:
+                logger.info("BackSignal received.")
             finally:
                 logger.info(f"Exiting menu: {self.get_title()}")
                 if self.exit_message:
@@ -938,6 +932,9 @@ class Falyx:
             logger.debug("✅ Enabling global debug hooks for all commands")
             self.register_all_with_debug_hooks()
 
+        if self.cli_args.never_prompt:
+            self._never_prompt = True
+
         if self.cli_args.command == "list":
             await self._show_help()
             sys.exit(0)

falyx/importer.py

@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-# Falyx CLI Framework — (c) 2025 rtj.dev LLC — MIT Licensed
-"""importer.py"""
-
-import importlib
-from types import ModuleType
-from typing import Any, Callable
-
-
-def resolve_action(path: str) -> Callable[..., Any]:
-    """
-    Resolve a dotted path to a Python callable.
-    Example: 'mypackage.mymodule.myfunction'
-
-    Raises:
-        ImportError if the module or function does not exist.
-        ValueError if the resolved attribute is not callable.
-    """
-    if ":" in path:
-        module_path, function_name = path.split(":")
-    else:
-        *module_parts, function_name = path.split(".")
-        module_path = ".".join(module_parts)
-
-    module: ModuleType = importlib.import_module(module_path)
-    function: Any = getattr(module, function_name)
-
-    if not callable(function):
-        raise ValueError(f"Resolved attribute '{function_name}' is not callable.")
-
-    return function

falyx/menu_action.py

@@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
+# Falyx CLI Framework — (c) 2025 rtj.dev LLC — MIT Licensed
+"""menu_action.py"""
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from typing import Any
+
+from prompt_toolkit import PromptSession
+from rich.console import Console
+from rich.table import Table
+from rich.tree import Tree
+
+from falyx.action import BaseAction
+from falyx.context import ExecutionContext
+from falyx.execution_registry import ExecutionRegistry as er
+from falyx.hook_manager import HookType
+from falyx.selection import prompt_for_selection, render_table_base
+from falyx.signal_action import SignalAction
+from falyx.signals import BackSignal, QuitSignal
+from falyx.themes.colors import OneColors
+from falyx.utils import CaseInsensitiveDict, chunks, logger
+
+
+@dataclass
+class MenuOption:
+    description: str
+    action: BaseAction
+    color: str = OneColors.WHITE
+
+    def __post_init__(self):
+        if not isinstance(self.description, str):
+            raise TypeError("MenuOption description must be a string.")
+        if not isinstance(self.action, BaseAction):
+            raise TypeError("MenuOption action must be a BaseAction instance.")
+
+    def render(self, key: str) -> str:
+        """Render the menu option for display."""
+        return f"[{OneColors.WHITE}][{key}][/] [{self.color}]{self.description}[/]"
+
+
+class MenuOptionMap(CaseInsensitiveDict):
+    """
+    Manages menu options including validation, reserved key protection,
+    and special signal entries like Quit and Back.
+    """
+
+    RESERVED_KEYS = {"Q", "B"}
+
+    def __init__(
+        self, options: dict[str, MenuOption] | None = None, allow_reserved: bool = False
+    ):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.allow_reserved = allow_reserved
+        if options:
+            self.update(options)
+        self._inject_reserved_defaults()
+
+    def _inject_reserved_defaults(self):
+        self._add_reserved(
+            "Q",
+            MenuOption("Exit", SignalAction("Quit", QuitSignal()), OneColors.DARK_RED),
+        )
+        self._add_reserved(
+            "B",
+            MenuOption("Back", SignalAction("Back", BackSignal()), OneColors.DARK_YELLOW),
+        )
+
+    def _add_reserved(self, key: str, option: MenuOption) -> None:
+        """Add a reserved key, bypassing validation."""
+        norm_key = key.upper()
+        super().__setitem__(norm_key, option)
+
+    def __setitem__(self, key: str, option: MenuOption) -> None:
+        if not isinstance(option, MenuOption):
+            raise TypeError(f"Value for key '{key}' must be a MenuOption.")
+        norm_key = key.upper()
+        if norm_key in self.RESERVED_KEYS and not self.allow_reserved:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Key '{key}' is reserved and cannot be used in MenuOptionMap."
+            )
+        super().__setitem__(norm_key, option)
+
+    def __delitem__(self, key: str) -> None:
+        if key.upper() in self.RESERVED_KEYS and not self.allow_reserved:
+            raise ValueError(f"Cannot delete reserved option '{key}'.")
+        super().__delitem__(key)
+
+    def items(self, include_reserved: bool = True):
+        for k, v in super().items():
+            if not include_reserved and k in self.RESERVED_KEYS:
+                continue
+            yield k, v
+
+
+class MenuAction(BaseAction):
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        name: str,
+        menu_options: MenuOptionMap,
+        *,
+        title: str = "Select an option",
+        columns: int = 2,
+        prompt_message: str = "Select > ",
+        default_selection: str = "",
+        inject_last_result: bool = False,
+        inject_last_result_as: str = "last_result",
+        console: Console | None = None,
+        prompt_session: PromptSession | None = None,
+        never_prompt: bool = False,
+        include_reserved: bool = True,
+        show_table: bool = True,
+    ):
+        super().__init__(
+            name,
+            inject_last_result=inject_last_result,
+            inject_last_result_as=inject_last_result_as,
+            never_prompt=never_prompt,
+        )
+        self.menu_options = menu_options
+        self.title = title
+        self.columns = columns
+        self.prompt_message = prompt_message
+        self.default_selection = default_selection
+        self.console = console or Console(color_system="auto")
+        self.prompt_session = prompt_session or PromptSession()
+        self.include_reserved = include_reserved
+        self.show_table = show_table
+
+    def _build_table(self) -> Table:
+        table = render_table_base(
+            title=self.title,
+            columns=self.columns,
+        )
+        for chunk in chunks(
+            self.menu_options.items(include_reserved=self.include_reserved), self.columns
+        ):
+            row = []
+            for key, option in chunk:
+                row.append(option.render(key))
+            table.add_row(*row)
+        return table
+
+    async def _run(self, *args, **kwargs) -> Any:
+        kwargs = self._maybe_inject_last_result(kwargs)
+        context = ExecutionContext(
+            name=self.name,
+            args=args,
+            kwargs=kwargs,
+            action=self,
+        )
+
+        effective_default = self.default_selection
+        maybe_result = str(self.last_result)
+        if maybe_result in self.menu_options:
+            effective_default = maybe_result
+        elif self.inject_last_result:
+            logger.warning(
+                "[%s] Injected last result '%s' not found in menu options",
+                self.name,
+                maybe_result,
+            )
+
+        if self.never_prompt and not effective_default:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"[{self.name}] 'never_prompt' is True but no valid default_selection was provided."
+            )
+
+        context.start_timer()
+        try:
+            await self.hooks.trigger(HookType.BEFORE, context)
+            key = effective_default
+            if not self.never_prompt:
+                console = self.console
+                session = self.prompt_session
+                table = self._build_table()
+                key = await prompt_for_selection(
+                    self.menu_options.keys(),
+                    table,
+                    default_selection=self.default_selection,
+                    console=console,
+                    session=session,
+                    prompt_message=self.prompt_message,
+                    show_table=self.show_table,
+                )
+            option = self.menu_options[key]
+            result = await option.action(*args, **kwargs)
+            context.result = result
+            await self.hooks.trigger(HookType.ON_SUCCESS, context)
+            return result
+
+        except BackSignal:
+            logger.debug("[%s][BackSignal] ← Returning to previous menu", self.name)
+            return None
+        except QuitSignal:
+            logger.debug("[%s][QuitSignal] ← Exiting application", self.name)
+            raise
+        except Exception as error:
+            context.exception = error
+            await self.hooks.trigger(HookType.ON_ERROR, context)
+            raise
+        finally:
+            context.stop_timer()
+            await self.hooks.trigger(HookType.AFTER, context)
+            await self.hooks.trigger(HookType.ON_TEARDOWN, context)
+            er.record(context)
+
+    async def preview(self, parent: Tree | None = None):
+        label = f"[{OneColors.DARK_YELLOW_b}]📋 MenuAction[/] '{self.name}'"
+        tree = parent.add(label) if parent else Tree(label)
+        for key, option in self.menu_options.items():
+            tree.add(
+                f"[dim]{key}[/]: {option.description} → [italic]{option.action.name}[/]"
+            )
+            await option.action.preview(parent=tree)
+        if not parent:
+            self.console.print(tree)
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        return f"MenuAction(name={self.name}, options={list(self.menu_options.keys())})"

falyx/options_manager.py

@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ from falyx.utils import logger
 
 
 class OptionsManager:
-    def __init__(self, namespaces: list[tuple[str, Namespace]] = None) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, namespaces: list[tuple[str, Namespace]] | None = None) -> None:
-        self.options = defaultdict(lambda: Namespace())
+        self.options: defaultdict = defaultdict(lambda: Namespace())
         if namespaces:
             for namespace_name, namespace in namespaces:
                 self.from_namespace(namespace, namespace_name)

falyx/parsers.py

@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ def get_arg_parsers(
     description: str | None = "Falyx CLI - Run structured async command workflows.",
     epilog: str | None = None,
     parents: Sequence[ArgumentParser] = [],
-    formatter_class: HelpFormatter = HelpFormatter,
     prefix_chars: str = "-",
     fromfile_prefix_chars: str | None = None,
     argument_default: Any = None,
@@ -53,7 +52,6 @@ def get_arg_parsers(
         description=description,
         epilog=epilog,
         parents=parents,
-        formatter_class=formatter_class,
         prefix_chars=prefix_chars,
         fromfile_prefix_chars=fromfile_prefix_chars,
         argument_default=argument_default,
@@ -62,6 +60,11 @@ def get_arg_parsers(
         allow_abbrev=allow_abbrev,
         exit_on_error=exit_on_error,
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--never-prompt",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="Run in non-interactive mode with all prompts bypassed.",
+    )
     parser.add_argument(
         "-v", "--verbose", action="store_true", help="Enable debug logging for Falyx."
     )

falyx/retry.py

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class RetryHandler:
         delay: float = 1.0,
         backoff: float = 2.0,
         jitter: float = 0.0,
-    ):
+    ) -> None:
         self.policy.enabled = True
         self.policy.max_retries = max_retries
         self.policy.delay = delay
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class RetryHandler:
         self.policy.jitter = jitter
         logger.info(f"🔄 Retry policy enabled: {self.policy}")
 
-    async def retry_on_error(self, context: ExecutionContext):
+    async def retry_on_error(self, context: ExecutionContext) -> None:
         from falyx.action import Action
 
         name = context.name
@@ -64,21 +64,21 @@ class RetryHandler:
 
         if not target:
             logger.warning(f"[{name}] ⚠️ No action target. Cannot retry.")
-            return
+            return None
 
         if not isinstance(target, Action):
             logger.warning(
                 f"[{name}] ❌ RetryHandler only supports only supports Action objects."
             )
-            return
+            return None
 
         if not getattr(target, "is_retryable", False):
             logger.warning(f"[{name}] ❌ Not retryable.")
-            return
+            return None
 
         if not self.policy.enabled:
             logger.warning(f"[{name}] ❌ Retry policy is disabled.")
-            return
+            return None
 
         while retries_done < self.policy.max_retries:
             retries_done += 1
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class RetryHandler:
                 context.result = result
                 context.exception = None
                 logger.info(f"[{name}] ✅ Retry succeeded on attempt {retries_done}.")
-                return
+                return None
             except Exception as retry_error:
                 last_error = retry_error
                 current_delay *= self.policy.backoff
@@ -108,4 +108,3 @@ class RetryHandler:
 
         context.exception = last_error
         logger.error(f"[{name}] ❌ All {self.policy.max_retries} retries failed.")
-        return

falyx/retry_utils.py

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# Falyx CLI Framework — (c) 2025 rtj.dev LLC — MIT Licensed
 from falyx.action import Action, BaseAction
 from falyx.hook_manager import HookType
 from falyx.retry import RetryHandler, RetryPolicy

falyx/selection.py

@@ -0,0 +1,354 @@
+# Falyx CLI Framework — (c) 2025 rtj.dev LLC — MIT Licensed
+"""selection.py"""
+from typing import Any, Callable, KeysView, Sequence
+
+from prompt_toolkit import PromptSession
+from rich import box
+from rich.console import Console
+from rich.markup import escape
+from rich.table import Table
+
+from falyx.themes.colors import OneColors
+from falyx.utils import chunks
+from falyx.validators import int_range_validator, key_validator
+
+
+def render_table_base(
+    title: str,
+    caption: str = "",
+    columns: int = 4,
+    box_style: box.Box = box.SIMPLE,
+    show_lines: bool = False,
+    show_header: bool = False,
+    show_footer: bool = False,
+    style: str = "",
+    header_style: str = "",
+    footer_style: str = "",
+    title_style: str = "",
+    caption_style: str = "",
+    highlight: bool = True,
+    column_names: Sequence[str] | None = None,
+) -> Table:
+    table = Table(
+        title=title,
+        caption=caption,
+        box=box_style,
+        show_lines=show_lines,
+        show_header=show_header,
+        show_footer=show_footer,
+        style=style,
+        header_style=header_style,
+        footer_style=footer_style,
+        title_style=title_style,
+        caption_style=caption_style,
+        highlight=highlight,
+    )
+    if column_names:
+        for column_name in column_names:
+            table.add_column(column_name)
+    else:
+        for _ in range(columns):
+            table.add_column()
+    return table
+
+
+def render_selection_grid(
+    title: str,
+    selections: Sequence[str],
+    columns: int = 4,
+    caption: str = "",
+    box_style: box.Box = box.SIMPLE,
+    show_lines: bool = False,
+    show_header: bool = False,
+    show_footer: bool = False,
+    style: str = "",
+    header_style: str = "",
+    footer_style: str = "",
+    title_style: str = "",
+    caption_style: str = "",
+    highlight: bool = False,
+) -> Table:
+    """Create a selection table with the given parameters."""
+    table = render_table_base(
+        title,
+        caption,
+        columns,
+        box_style,
+        show_lines,
+        show_header,
+        show_footer,
+        style,
+        header_style,
+        footer_style,
+        title_style,
+        caption_style,
+        highlight,
+    )
+
+    for chunk in chunks(selections, columns):
+        table.add_row(*chunk)
+
+    return table
+
+
+def render_selection_indexed_table(
+    title: str,
+    selections: Sequence[str],
+    columns: int = 4,
+    caption: str = "",
+    box_style: box.Box = box.SIMPLE,
+    show_lines: bool = False,
+    show_header: bool = False,
+    show_footer: bool = False,
+    style: str = "",
+    header_style: str = "",
+    footer_style: str = "",
+    title_style: str = "",
+    caption_style: str = "",
+    highlight: bool = False,
+    formatter: Callable[[int, str], str] | None = None,
+) -> Table:
+    """Create a selection table with the given parameters."""
+    table = render_table_base(
+        title,
+        caption,
+        columns,
+        box_style,
+        show_lines,
+        show_header,
+        show_footer,
+        style,
+        header_style,
+        footer_style,
+        title_style,
+        caption_style,
+        highlight,
+    )
+
+    for indexes, chunk in zip(
+        chunks(range(len(selections)), columns), chunks(selections, columns)
+    ):
+        row = [
+            formatter(index, selection) if formatter else f"{index}: {selection}"
+            for index, selection in zip(indexes, chunk)
+        ]
+        table.add_row(*row)
+
+    return table
+
+
+def render_selection_dict_table(
+    title: str,
+    selections: dict[str, tuple[str, Any]],
+    columns: int = 2,
+    caption: str = "",
+    box_style: box.Box = box.SIMPLE,
+    show_lines: bool = False,
+    show_header: bool = False,
+    show_footer: bool = False,
+    style: str = "",
+    header_style: str = "",
+    footer_style: str = "",
+    title_style: str = "",
+    caption_style: str = "",
+    highlight: bool = False,
+) -> Table:
+    """Create a selection table with the given parameters."""
+    table = render_table_base(
+        title,
+        caption,
+        columns,
+        box_style,
+        show_lines,
+        show_header,
+        show_footer,
+        style,
+        header_style,
+        footer_style,
+        title_style,
+        caption_style,
+        highlight,
+    )
+
+    for chunk in chunks(selections.items(), columns):
+        row = []
+        for key, value in chunk:
+            row.append(f"[{OneColors.WHITE}][{key.upper()}] {value[0]}")
+        table.add_row(*row)
+
+    return table
+
+
+async def prompt_for_index(
+    max_index: int,
+    table: Table,
+    min_index: int = 0,
+    default_selection: str = "",
+    console: Console | None = None,
+    session: PromptSession | None = None,
+    prompt_message: str = "Select an option > ",
+    show_table: bool = True,
+):
+    session = session or PromptSession()
+    console = console or Console(color_system="auto")
+
+    if show_table:
+        console.print(table)
+
+    selection = await session.prompt_async(
+        message=prompt_message,
+        validator=int_range_validator(min_index, max_index),
+        default=default_selection,
+    )
+    return int(selection)
+
+
+async def prompt_for_selection(
+    keys: Sequence[str] | KeysView[str],
+    table: Table,
+    default_selection: str = "",
+    console: Console | None = None,
+    session: PromptSession | None = None,
+    prompt_message: str = "Select an option > ",
+    show_table: bool = True,
+) -> str:
+    """Prompt the user to select a key from a set of options. Return the selected key."""
+    session = session or PromptSession()
+    console = console or Console(color_system="auto")
+
+    if show_table:
+        console.print(table, justify="center")
+
+    selected = await session.prompt_async(
+        message=prompt_message,
+        validator=key_validator(keys),
+        default=default_selection,
+    )
+
+    return selected
+
+
+async def select_value_from_list(
+    title: str,
+    selections: Sequence[str],
+    console: Console | None = None,
+    session: PromptSession | None = None,
+    prompt_message: str = "Select an option > ",
+    default_selection: str = "",
+    columns: int = 4,
+    caption: str = "",
+    box_style: box.Box = box.SIMPLE,
+    show_lines: bool = False,
+    show_header: bool = False,
+    show_footer: bool = False,
+    style: str = "",
+    header_style: str = "",
+    footer_style: str = "",
+    title_style: str = "",
+    caption_style: str = "",
+    highlight: bool = False,
+):
+    """Prompt for a selection. Return the selected item."""
+    table = render_selection_indexed_table(
+        title,
+        selections,
+        columns,
+        caption,
+        box_style,
+        show_lines,
+        show_header,
+        show_footer,
+        style,
+        header_style,
+        footer_style,
+        title_style,
+        caption_style,
+        highlight,
+    )
+    session = session or PromptSession()
+    console = console or Console(color_system="auto")
+
+    selection_index = await prompt_for_index(
+        len(selections) - 1,
+        table,
+        default_selection=default_selection,
+        console=console,
+        session=session,
+        prompt_message=prompt_message,
+    )
+
+    return selections[selection_index]
+
+
+async def select_key_from_dict(
+    selections: dict[str, tuple[str, Any]],
+    table: Table,
+    console: Console | None = None,
+    session: PromptSession | None = None,
+    prompt_message: str = "Select an option > ",
+    default_selection: str = "",
+) -> Any:
+    """Prompt for a key from a dict, returns the key."""
+    session = session or PromptSession()
+    console = console or Console(color_system="auto")
+
+    console.print(table)
+
+    return await prompt_for_selection(
+        selections.keys(),
+        table,
+        default_selection=default_selection,
+        console=console,
+        session=session,
+        prompt_message=prompt_message,
+    )
+
+
+async def select_value_from_dict(
+    selections: dict[str, tuple[str, Any]],
+    table: Table,
+    console: Console | None = None,
+    session: PromptSession | None = None,
+    prompt_message: str = "Select an option > ",
+    default_selection: str = "",
+) -> Any:
+    """Prompt for a key from a dict, but return the value."""
+    session = session or PromptSession()
+    console = console or Console(color_system="auto")
+
+    console.print(table)
+
+    selection_key = await prompt_for_selection(
+        selections.keys(),
+        table,
+        default_selection=default_selection,
+        console=console,
+        session=session,
+        prompt_message=prompt_message,
+    )
+
+    return selections[selection_key][1]
+
+
+async def get_selection_from_dict_menu(
+    title: str,
+    selections: dict[str, tuple[str, Any]],
+    console: Console | None = None,
+    session: PromptSession | None = None,
+    prompt_message: str = "Select an option > ",
+    default_selection: str = "",
+):
+    """Prompt for a key from a dict, but return the value."""
+    table = render_selection_dict_table(
+        title,
+        selections,
+    )
+
+    return await select_value_from_dict(
+        selections,
+        table,
+        console,
+        session,
+        prompt_message,
+        default_selection,
+    )

falyx/selection_action.py

@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+# Falyx CLI Framework — (c) 2025 rtj.dev LLC — MIT Licensed
+"""selection_action.py"""
+from typing import Any
+
+from prompt_toolkit import PromptSession
+from rich.console import Console
+from rich.tree import Tree
+
+from falyx.action import BaseAction
+from falyx.context import ExecutionContext
+from falyx.execution_registry import ExecutionRegistry as er
+from falyx.hook_manager import HookType
+from falyx.selection import (
+    prompt_for_index,
+    prompt_for_selection,
+    render_selection_dict_table,
+    render_selection_indexed_table,
+)
+from falyx.themes.colors import OneColors
+from falyx.utils import logger
+
+
+class SelectionAction(BaseAction):
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        name: str,
+        selections: list[str] | dict[str, tuple[str, Any]],
+        *,
+        title: str = "Select an option",
+        columns: int = 2,
+        prompt_message: str = "Select > ",
+        default_selection: str = "",
+        inject_last_result: bool = False,
+        inject_last_result_as: str = "last_result",
+        return_key: bool = False,
+        console: Console | None = None,
+        session: PromptSession | None = None,
+        never_prompt: bool = False,
+        show_table: bool = True,
+    ):
+        super().__init__(
+            name,
+            inject_last_result=inject_last_result,
+            inject_last_result_as=inject_last_result_as,
+            never_prompt=never_prompt,
+        )
+        self.selections = selections
+        self.return_key = return_key
+        self.title = title
+        self.columns = columns
+        self.console = console or Console(color_system="auto")
+        self.session = session or PromptSession()
+        self.default_selection = default_selection
+        self.prompt_message = prompt_message
+        self.show_table = show_table
+
+    async def _run(self, *args, **kwargs) -> Any:
+        kwargs = self._maybe_inject_last_result(kwargs)
+        context = ExecutionContext(
+            name=self.name,
+            args=args,
+            kwargs=kwargs,
+            action=self,
+        )
+
+        effective_default = str(self.default_selection)
+        maybe_result = str(self.last_result)
+        if isinstance(self.selections, dict):
+            if maybe_result in self.selections:
+                effective_default = maybe_result
+        elif isinstance(self.selections, list):
+            if maybe_result.isdigit() and int(maybe_result) in range(
+                len(self.selections)
+            ):
+                effective_default = maybe_result
+        elif self.inject_last_result:
+            logger.warning(
+                "[%s] Injected last result '%s' not found in selections",
+                self.name,
+                maybe_result,
+            )
+
+        if self.never_prompt and not effective_default:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"[{self.name}] 'never_prompt' is True but no valid default_selection was provided."
+            )
+
+        context.start_timer()
+        try:
+            await self.hooks.trigger(HookType.BEFORE, context)
+            if isinstance(self.selections, list):
+                table = render_selection_indexed_table(
+                    self.title, self.selections, self.columns
+                )
+                if not self.never_prompt:
+                    index = await prompt_for_index(
+                        len(self.selections) - 1,
+                        table,
+                        default_selection=effective_default,
+                        console=self.console,
+                        session=self.session,
+                        prompt_message=self.prompt_message,
+                        show_table=self.show_table,
+                    )
+                else:
+                    index = effective_default
+                result = self.selections[int(index)]
+            elif isinstance(self.selections, dict):
+                table = render_selection_dict_table(
+                    self.title, self.selections, self.columns
+                )
+                if not self.never_prompt:
+                    key = await prompt_for_selection(
+                        self.selections.keys(),
+                        table,
+                        default_selection=effective_default,
+                        console=self.console,
+                        session=self.session,
+                        prompt_message=self.prompt_message,
+                        show_table=self.show_table,
+                    )
+                else:
+                    key = effective_default
+                result = key if self.return_key else self.selections[key][1]
+            else:
+                raise TypeError(
+                    f"'selections' must be a list[str] or dict[str, tuple[str, Any]], got {type(self.selections).__name__}"
+                )
+            context.result = result
+            await self.hooks.trigger(HookType.ON_SUCCESS, context)
+            return result
+        except Exception as error:
+            context.exception = error
+            await self.hooks.trigger(HookType.ON_ERROR, context)
+            raise
+        finally:
+            context.stop_timer()
+            await self.hooks.trigger(HookType.AFTER, context)
+            await self.hooks.trigger(HookType.ON_TEARDOWN, context)
+            er.record(context)
+
+    async def preview(self, parent: Tree | None = None):
+        label = f"[{OneColors.LIGHT_RED}]🧭 SelectionAction[/] '{self.name}'"
+        tree = parent.add(label) if parent else Tree(label)
+
+        if isinstance(self.selections, list):
+            sub = tree.add(f"[dim]Type:[/] List[str] ({len(self.selections)} items)")
+            for i, item in enumerate(self.selections[:10]):  # limit to 10
+                sub.add(f"[dim]{i}[/]: {item}")
+            if len(self.selections) > 10:
+                sub.add(f"[dim]... ({len(self.selections) - 10} more)[/]")
+        elif isinstance(self.selections, dict):
+            sub = tree.add(
+                f"[dim]Type:[/] Dict[str, (str, Any)] ({len(self.selections)} items)"
+            )
+            for i, (key, (label, _)) in enumerate(list(self.selections.items())[:10]):
+                sub.add(f"[dim]{key}[/]: {label}")
+            if len(self.selections) > 10:
+                sub.add(f"[dim]... ({len(self.selections) - 10} more)[/]")
+        else:
+            tree.add("[bold red]Invalid selections type[/]")
+            return
+
+        tree.add(f"[dim]Default:[/] '{self.default_selection or self.last_result}'")
+        tree.add(f"[dim]Return:[/] {'Key' if self.return_key else 'Value'}")
+        tree.add(f"[dim]Prompt:[/] {'Disabled' if self.never_prompt else 'Enabled'}")
+
+        if not parent:
+            self.console.print(tree)

falyx/signal_action.py

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+from falyx.action import Action
+from falyx.signals import FlowSignal
+
+
+class SignalAction(Action):
+    """
+    An action that raises a control flow signal when executed.
+
+    Useful for exiting a menu, going back, or halting execution gracefully.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, name: str, signal: Exception):
+        if not isinstance(signal, FlowSignal):
+            raise TypeError(
+                f"Signal must be an FlowSignal instance, got {type(signal).__name__}"
+            )
+
+        async def raise_signal(*args, **kwargs):
+            raise signal
+
+        super().__init__(name=name, action=raise_signal)
+        self._signal = signal
+
+    @property
+    def signal(self):
+        return self._signal
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return f"SignalAction(name={self.name}, signal={self._signal.__class__.__name__})"

falyx/signals.py

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Falyx CLI Framework — (c) 2025 rtj.dev LLC — MIT Licensed
+class FlowSignal(BaseException):
+    """Base class for all flow control signals in Falyx.
+
+    These are not errors. They're used to control flow like quitting,
+    going back, or restarting from user input or nested menus.
+    """
+
+
+class QuitSignal(FlowSignal):
+    """Raised to signal an immediate exit from the CLI framework."""
+
+    def __init__(self, message: str = "Quit signal received."):
+        super().__init__(message)
+
+
+class BackSignal(FlowSignal):
+    """Raised to return control to the previous menu or caller."""
+
+    def __init__(self, message: str = "Back signal received."):
+        super().__init__(message)

falyx/tagged_table.py

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# Falyx CLI Framework — (c) 2025 rtj.dev LLC — MIT Licensed
 from collections import defaultdict
 
 from rich import box

falyx/utils.py

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def chunks(iterator, size):
         yield chunk
 
 
-async def async_confirm(message: AnyFormattedText = "Are you sure?") -> bool:
+async def confirm_async(message: AnyFormattedText = "Are you sure?") -> bool:
     session: PromptSession = PromptSession()
     while True:
         merged_message: AnyFormattedText = merge_formatted_text(
@@ -86,26 +86,36 @@ async def async_confirm(message: AnyFormattedText = "Are you sure?") -> bool:
 class CaseInsensitiveDict(dict):
     """A case-insensitive dictionary that treats all keys as uppercase."""
 
+    def _normalize_key(self, key):
+        return key.upper() if isinstance(key, str) else key
+
     def __setitem__(self, key, value):
-        super().__setitem__(key.upper(), value)
+        super().__setitem__(self._normalize_key(key), value)
 
     def __getitem__(self, key):
-        return super().__getitem__(key.upper())
+        return super().__getitem__(self._normalize_key(key))
 
     def __contains__(self, key):
-        return super().__contains__(key.upper())
+        return super().__contains__(self._normalize_key(key))
 
     def get(self, key, default=None):
-        return super().get(key.upper(), default)
+        return super().get(self._normalize_key(key), default)
 
     def pop(self, key, default=None):
-        return super().pop(key.upper(), default)
+        return super().pop(self._normalize_key(key), default)
 
     def update(self, other=None, **kwargs):
+        items = {}
         if other:
-            other = {k.upper(): v for k, v in other.items()}
+            items.update({self._normalize_key(k): v for k, v in other.items()})
-        kwargs = {k.upper(): v for k, v in kwargs.items()}
+        items.update({self._normalize_key(k): v for k, v in kwargs.items()})
-        super().update(other, **kwargs)
+        super().update(items)
+
+    def __iter__(self):
+        return super().__iter__()
+
+    def keys(self):
+        return super().keys()
 
 
 def running_in_container() -> bool:

falyx/validators.py

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# Falyx CLI Framework — (c) 2025 rtj.dev LLC — MIT Licensed
+from typing import KeysView, Sequence
+
+from prompt_toolkit.validation import Validator
+
+
+def int_range_validator(minimum: int, maximum: int) -> Validator:
+    """Validator for integer ranges."""
+
+    def validate(input: str) -> bool:
+        try:
+            value = int(input)
+            if not (minimum <= value <= maximum):
+                return False
+            return True
+        except ValueError:
+            return False
+
+    return Validator.from_callable(validate, error_message="Invalid input.")
+
+
+def key_validator(keys: Sequence[str] | KeysView[str]) -> Validator:
+    """Validator for key inputs."""
+
+    def validate(input: str) -> bool:
+        if input.upper() not in [key.upper() for key in keys]:
+            return False
+        return True
+
+    return Validator.from_callable(validate, error_message="Invalid input.")

falyx/version.py

@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.1.10"
+__version__ = "0.1.11"

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "falyx"
-version = "0.1.10"
+version = "0.1.11"
 description = "Reliable and introspectable async CLI action framework."
 authors = ["Roland Thomas Jr <roland@rtj.dev>"]
 license = "MIT"
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ black = { version = "^25.0", allow-prereleases = true }
 mypy = { version = "^1.0", allow-prereleases = true }
 isort = { version = "^5.0", allow-prereleases = true }
 pytest-cov = "^4.0"
-pytest-mock = "^3.0"
 
 [tool.poetry.scripts]
 falyx = "falyx.__main__:main"

tests/test_action_basic.py

@@ -42,6 +42,48 @@ async def test_action_async_callable():
         str(action)
         == "Action(name='test_action', action=async_callable, args=(), kwargs={}, retry=False)"
     )
+    assert (
+        repr(action)
+        == "Action(name='test_action', action=async_callable, args=(), kwargs={}, retry=False)"
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_chained_action():
+    """Test if ChainedAction can be created and used."""
+    action1 = Action("one", lambda: 1)
+    action2 = Action("two", lambda: 2)
+    chain = ChainedAction(
+        name="Simple Chain",
+        actions=[action1, action2],
+        return_list=True,
+    )
+
+    result = await chain()
+    assert result == [1, 2]
+    assert (
+        str(chain)
+        == "ChainedAction(name='Simple Chain', actions=['one', 'two'], auto_inject=False, return_list=True)"
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_action_group():
+    """Test if ActionGroup can be created and used."""
+    action1 = Action("one", lambda: 1)
+    action2 = Action("two", lambda: 2)
+    group = ChainedAction(
+        name="Simple Group",
+        actions=[action1, action2],
+        return_list=True,
+    )
+
+    result = await group()
+    assert result == [1, 2]
+    assert (
+        str(group)
+        == "ChainedAction(name='Simple Group', actions=['one', 'two'], auto_inject=False, return_list=True)"
+    )
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
@@ -120,3 +162,62 @@ async def test_fallback_action():
     result = await chain()
     assert result == "Fallback value"
     assert str(action) == "FallbackAction(fallback='Fallback value')"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_remove_action_from_chain():
+    """Test if an action can be removed from a chain."""
+    action1 = Action(name="one", action=lambda: 1)
+    action2 = Action(name="two", action=lambda: 2)
+    chain = ChainedAction(
+        name="Simple Chain",
+        actions=[action1, action2],
+    )
+
+    assert len(chain.actions) == 2
+
+    # Remove the first action
+    chain.remove_action(action1.name)
+
+    assert len(chain.actions) == 1
+    assert chain.actions[0] == action2
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_has_action_in_chain():
+    """Test if an action can be checked for presence in a chain."""
+    action1 = Action(name="one", action=lambda: 1)
+    action2 = Action(name="two", action=lambda: 2)
+    chain = ChainedAction(
+        name="Simple Chain",
+        actions=[action1, action2],
+    )
+
+    assert chain.has_action(action1.name) is True
+    assert chain.has_action(action2.name) is True
+
+    # Remove the first action
+    chain.remove_action(action1.name)
+
+    assert chain.has_action(action1.name) is False
+    assert chain.has_action(action2.name) is True
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_get_action_from_chain():
+    """Test if an action can be retrieved from a chain."""
+    action1 = Action(name="one", action=lambda: 1)
+    action2 = Action(name="two", action=lambda: 2)
+    chain = ChainedAction(
+        name="Simple Chain",
+        actions=[action1, action2],
+    )
+
+    assert chain.get_action(action1.name) == action1
+    assert chain.get_action(action2.name) == action2
+
+    # Remove the first action
+    chain.remove_action(action1.name)
+
+    assert chain.get_action(action1.name) is None
+    assert chain.get_action(action2.name) == action2

tests/test_headless.py

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import pytest
+
+from falyx import Action, Falyx
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_headless():
+    """Test if Falyx can run in headless mode."""
+    falyx = Falyx("Headless Test")
+
+    # Add a simple command
+    falyx.add_command(
+        key="T",
+        description="Test Command",
+        action=lambda: "Hello, World!",
+    )
+
+    # Run the CLI
+    result = await falyx.headless("T")
+    assert result == "Hello, World!"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_headless_recovery():
+    """Test if Falyx can recover from a failure in headless mode."""
+    falyx = Falyx("Headless Recovery Test")
+
+    state = {"count": 0}
+
+    async def flaky():
+        if not state["count"]:
+            state["count"] += 1
+            raise RuntimeError("Random failure!")
+        return "ok"
+
+    # Add a command that raises an exception
+    falyx.add_command(
+        key="E",
+        description="Error Command",
+        action=Action("flaky", flaky),
+        retry=True,
+    )
+
+    result = await falyx.headless("E")
+    assert result == "ok"