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+/// Clap validators module
+///
+/// Used for validating different CLI args (like width, height and delay)
+/// Ref: https://docs.rs/clap/3.0.0-beta.2/clap/struct.Arg.html#method.validator
+pub(crate) mod validators {
+    use terminal_size::{terminal_size, Height, Width};
+
+    /// Validator to check if width configuration can be used
+    ///
+    /// The maximum width allowed is the current terminal window width
+    pub(crate) fn is_fitting_term_width(val: &str) -> Result<(), String> {
+        let (Width(term_width), Height(_)) = terminal_size().unwrap();
+        match val.parse::<u16>() {
+            Ok(n) if n > 0 && n <= term_width => Ok(()),
+            Ok(_) => Err(format!(
+                "must be between 1 and {} (current terminal width)",
+                term_width
+            )),
+            Err(e) => Err(e.to_string()),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Validator to check if height configuration can be used
+    ///
+    /// The maximum height allowed is the current terminal window height - 2
+    /// The last 2 lines are used for status reporting (seed/input) and space
+    /// for ease of use
+    pub(crate) fn is_fitting_term_height(val: &str) -> Result<(), String> {
+        let (Width(_), Height(term_height)) = terminal_size().unwrap();
+        let term_height = term_height - 2;
+        match val.parse::<u16>() {
+            Ok(n) if n > 0 && n <= term_height => Ok(()),
+            Ok(_) => Err(format!(
+                "must be between 1 and {} (current terminal height)",
+                term_height
+            )),
+            Err(e) => Err(e.to_string()),
+        }
+    }
+}