Refactor input handling in NetBuilderInteractive to improve error management and streamline user prompts

src/main/java/net/berack/upo/valpre/NetBuilderInteractive.java

@@ -166,13 +166,12 @@ public class NetBuilderInteractive {
      * @return the answer
      */
     private <T> T ask(String ask, Function<String, T> parser) {
-        var totalRows = ask.chars().filter(ch -> ch == '\n').count() + 1;
+        var totalRows = ask.chars().filter(ch -> ch == '\n').count();
 
-        var startLine = "\033[" + totalRows + "A";
+        var ask2 = "\033[" + totalRows + "A" + ask;
-        var clearLine = "\033[K";
-        var ask2 = startLine + clearLine + ask;
         var first = true;
 
+        try {
             while (true) {
                 this.out.print(first ? ask : ask2);
                 var line = this.scanner.nextLine();
@@ -182,8 +181,12 @@ public class NetBuilderInteractive {
                     var value = parser.apply(line);
                     return value;
                 } catch (Exception e) {
+                    this.out.print("\033[A\033[K"); // clear the line
                 }
             }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return null; // normally when the scanner is closed
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -203,8 +206,12 @@ public class NetBuilderInteractive {
 
         var string = builder.toString();
         var choice = 0;
-        while (choice < 1 || choice > options.length)
+        choice = ask(string, val -> {
-            choice = ask(string, Integer::parseInt);
+            var x = Integer.parseInt(val);
+            if (x < 1 || x > options.length)
+                throw new NumberFormatException(); // retry the question
+            return x;
+        });
 
         return choice;
     }