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Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the license at
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Package vt provides common definitions for VT derived terminals and applications. This includes the venerable VT100, XTerm, and newer emulators such as Kitty and the Windows Terminal.
Package vt provides common definitions for VT derived terminals and applications. This includes the venerable VT100, XTerm, and newer emulators such as Kitty and the Windows Terminal.
This package is still under development and direct access to any of the interfaces here is not guaranteed to be stable yet. Caveat emptor.
Index ¶
Constants ¶
const ( Plain = Attr(0) // basic, plain style Bold = Attr(1 << 0) // maybe double strike, or just brighter Blink = Attr(1 << 1) // NB: many terminals do not support it Reverse = Attr(1 << 2) // foreground and background reversed Dim = Attr(1 << 3) // fainter, may also be lower alpha Italic = Attr(1 << 4) // italicized StrikeThrough = Attr(1 << 5) // crossed-out Underline = Attr(1 << 6) // any underline style Overline = Attr(1 << 7) // rarely supported // Underline styles, always mixed with underline, only one can be selected PlainUnderline = Underline DoubleUnderline = Underline | 1<<13 CurlyUnderline = Underline | 2<<13 DottedUnderline = Underline | 3<<13 DashedUnderline = Underline | 4<<13 UnderlineMask = Underline | 7<<13 // bits 13, 14, 15 )
const ( ModNone = Modifier(0) ModShift = Modifier(1 << iota) ModCtrl ModAlt ModMeta ModHyper ModCapsLock ModNumLock )
const ( // definitions in ASCII space KcBackspace = KeyCode(0x08) KcTab = KeyCode(0x09) KcReturn = KeyCode(0x0d) KcEsc = KeyCode(0x1B) KcSpace = KeyCode(0x20) KcDelete = KeyCode(0x7F) // not KcDel, but legacy Unix DELETE // misc function keys KcCancel = KeyCode(0xf000) + iota KcPause KcMenu KcSelect KcPrint KcExecute KcPrtScr KcHelp KcSleep KcApp // application key // navigation keys KcUp KcDown KcLeft KcRight KcCenter // center key in cursor keypad KcUpLeft KcUpRight KcDownLeft KcDownRight KcPgUp KcPgDn KcHome KcEnd KcIns KcDel // keypad keys KcPad0 KcPad1 KcPad2 KcPad3 KcPad4 KcPad5 KcPad6 KcPad7 KcPad8 KcPad9 KcPadDec // decimal (.) KcPadDiv // divide (/) KcPadMul // multiply (*) KcPadAdd // add (+) KcPadSub // subtract (-) KcPadEq // equals (=) KcPadSep // separator (comma) KcPadEnter KcPadUp KcPadDown KcPadLeft KcPadRight KcPadPgUp KcPadPgDn KcPadHome KcPadEnd KcPadBegin KcPadIns KcPadDel // media keys KcMediaPlay KcMediaStop KcMediaPause // usually play is just modal KcMediaRewind KcMediaForward KcMediaNext KcMediaPrev KcMediaVolUp KcMediaVolDn KcMediaMute KcMediaRecord // browser keys (rarely supported) KcBrowserBack KcBrowserForward KcBrowserStop KcBrowserRefresh KcBrowserSearch KcBrowserFavorite KcBrowserHome // application keys KcApp1 KcApp2 KcApp3 KcApp4 KcApp5 KcApp6 KcApp7 KcApp8 // modifier keys (can be presented separately) KcRShift KcLShift KcLCtrl KcRCtrl KcLSuper KcRSuper KcLMeta KcRMeta KcLHyper KcRHyper KcIsoL3 // ISO level 3 shift - usually AltGr KcIsoL5 // ISO level 5 shift - custom usually // lock keys KcCapsLock KcScrLock KcNumLock // IME related KcKana KcHangul KcJunja KcKanji KcImeOn KcImeOff KcConvert // IME convert KcNonConvert // IME non-convert KcAccept // IME accept // virtual unicode - use to inject raw UTF-8 KcUTF // up to 256 F-keys KcF1 = KeyCode(0xf100) + iota KcF2 KcF3 KcF4 KcF5 KcF6 KcF7 KcF8 KcF9 KcF10 KcF11 KcF12 KcF13 KcF14 KcF15 KcF16 KcF17 KcF18 KcF19 KcF20 KcF21 KcF22 KcF23 KcF24 KcF25 KcF26 KcF27 KcF28 KcF29 KcF30 KcF31 KcF32 KcF33 KcF34 )
Variables ¶
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Functions ¶
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Types ¶
type Attr ¶ added in v3.0.6
type Attr uint16
Attr is a synthetic combination of display attributes for cells, apart from color which is handled separately.
type Backend ¶ added in v3.0.6
type Backend interface {
// GetPrivateMode returns the status of a given private mode.
GetPrivateMode(PrivateMode) ModeStatus
// SetPrivateMode sets a private mode to the given status.
// If either value is invalid, this should simply ignore the operation.
SetPrivateMode(PrivateMode, ModeStatus) error
// GetSize returns the size of the terminal in characters.
// The X and Y are counts, so the bottom right cell should be at coordinate (X-1, Y-1).
GetSize() Coord
// Put a single character at a specific position with the given attributes.
// The cursor should be moved to this location. It may advance. If the value
// of the rune is zero, then the cell is being erased, and no content should be
// displayed.
PutAbs(Coord, rune, Attr)
// GetPosition returns the cursor position.
GetPosition() Coord
// SetPosition sets the cursor position. If the position is out of bounds,
// it should be clipped to the window size.
SetPosition(Coord)
}
Backend describes the backend of a terminal. This can be used to create a real emulator, while allowing the processor front end to handle the common details of parsing escape sequences, the state machine, and so forth. Backends support a limited set of common functionality, including a cursor. They only need to support writing at the cursor.
type Beeper ¶ added in v3.0.6
type Beeper interface {
Beep()
}
Beeper can be implemented by a backend to indicate it can ring the bell or beep. This is typically done in response to a 0x07 bell.
type Colorer ¶ added in v3.0.6
type Colorer interface {
// Colors returns the number of colors this terminal can support. For direct color,
// return 1<<24. The XTerm palette is assumed. Monochrome terminals should return 0.
Colors() int
// SetFgColor sets the foreground color.
SetFgColor(color.Color)
// SetBgColor sets the background color.
SetBgColor(color.Color)
}
Colorer can select the colors used. This interface is stateful, so that an implementation needs to remember the values and use them.
type Emulator ¶ added in v3.0.6
type Emulator interface {
// SetId sets our identity.
SetId(name string, version string)
// SendRaw sends raw data to the consumer. This bypasses the normal encoding,
// so it should be used with caution.
SendRaw([]byte)
// KeyEvent injects a keyboard event into the emulator, which will ultimately
// result in data being sent via SendRaw.
KeyEvent(ev KbdEvent)
// ResizeEvent is called by a backend when the terminal has resized
// This will send inband resize notifications if the client has requested them.
ResizeEvent()
// Drain waits until any queued but not processed input has finished processing.
// It also wakes the reader.
Drain() error
// Start starts processing.
Start() error
// Stop stops processing.
Stop() error
// Reader reads data from the emulator. These are bytes that would be transmitted
// to a remote party.
io.Reader
// Writer writes data to the emulator. These are commands that the emulator should process.
io.Writer
}
Emulator is a terminal emulator API. It implements the state machinery (escape parsing and so forth) associated with being a terminal emulator. The backend handles rendering the content, and some low level details.
NOTE: This is not a committed interface yet, its entirely a work in progress.
func NewEmulator ¶ added in v3.0.6
NewEmulator creates an emulator instance on top of the given backend. The input is relative to the emulator, so it receives data from the host, whereas the emulator sends data to the application through the output.
type GraphemePositioner ¶ added in v3.0.6
type GraphemePositioner interface {
Positioner
// Put the grapheme cluster at the cursor position. This will occupy a single
// narrow or wide terminal cell.
PutGrapheme([]rune)
}
GraphemePositioner adds the ability to write a grapheme cluster to Positioner. If a terminal does not implement this, then it will not support grapheme clusters.
type KbdEvent ¶ added in v3.0.6
type KbdEvent struct {
Down bool // true if event is for key down event
Repeat int // if > 1, a repeat count
Code KeyCode // logical key code (X11 keysm, e.g. 'A')
Base KeyCode // base key code (physical key, e.g 'a'), may be zero if same as code
Mod Modifier // modifiers
Utf string // if non-empty, the unicode content for this
}
type KeyCode ¶ added in v3.0.6
type KeyCode rune
KeyCode represents either a physical key, or logical key. When it is the "code", it will represent the logical key such as 'A'. But (on English keyboards), 'A' becomes 'a' (with the ModShift) modifier, as a base. (Sometimes we don't care about the logical keyboard, but only about a physical key, and using the base lets us deal with that.)
Normally KeyCodes are numerically the value of the key they represent. E.g 65 for 'A' or 97 for 'a'.
Following the Kitty protocol, we use the Private Use Area 57344 - 63743 for keys that do not correspond to a Unicode value (such as function keys). However, we do not use the same values as we need to represent more keys here than kitty does.
This should be sufficient to support all known keyboard protocols.
Note that Windows defines key codes for mice and gamepads. Those should be treated as different events entirely.
type ModeStatus ¶
type ModeStatus int
ModeStatus represents the status of the mode.
const ( ModeNA ModeStatus = 0 // Mode is not supported (or unknown) ModeOn ModeStatus = 1 // Mode is on (e.g. via CSI-h) ModeOff ModeStatus = 2 // Mode is off (e.g. via CSI-l) ModeOnLocked ModeStatus = 3 // Mode is hardwired on ModeOffLocked ModeStatus = 4 // Mode is hardwired off )
func (ModeStatus) Changeable ¶
func (ms ModeStatus) Changeable() bool
Changeable indicates that the mode may be changed.
type Positioner ¶ added in v3.0.6
type Positioner interface {
// Put the rune at the cursor position with the given attributes. The cursor is expected
// to advance by the rune width.
PutChar(rune, Attr)
}
Positioner tracks the cursor. Backends that implement this should automatically advance the position after writing content.
type PrivateMode ¶
type PrivateMode int
PrivateMode describes a DEC Private Mode.
const ( PmAppCursor PrivateMode = 1 // application cursor keys PmAutoMargin PrivateMode = 7 PmAltScreen PrivateMode = 1049 // 47 and 1047 are alternates, but we use 1049 PmBlinkCursor PrivateMode = 12 PmShowCursor PrivateMode = 25 PmMouseButton PrivateMode = 1000 PmMouseDrag PrivateMode = 1002 PmMouseMotion PrivateMode = 1003 PmFocusReports PrivateMode = 1004 PmMouseSgr PrivateMode = 1006 PmMouseSgrPixel PrivateMode = 1016 PmBracketedPaste PrivateMode = 2004 PmSyncOutput PrivateMode = 2026 PmResizeReports PrivateMode = 2048 // send in-band resize reports )
func (PrivateMode) Disable ¶
func (pm PrivateMode) Disable() string
Disable returns the string used to disable this private mode.
func (PrivateMode) Enable ¶
func (pm PrivateMode) Enable() string
Enable returns the string used to enable this private mode.
func (PrivateMode) Query ¶
func (pm PrivateMode) Query() string
Query returns the string used to query the state of this private mode.
func (PrivateMode) Reply ¶
func (pm PrivateMode) Reply(status ModeStatus) string
Reply returns a string representing a query reply for the given mode and status.
type Resizer ¶ added in v3.0.6
type Resizer interface {
// NotifyResize registers a channel to be posted to if the window size changes.
NotifyResize(chan<- bool)
}
Resizer adds notifications when the window size changes.
type Row ¶
type Row int
Row indicates a row number (y position). We use zero based indices, although the VT standard mostly communicates using 1-based offsets.
type Titler ¶ added in v3.0.6
type Titler interface {
// SetWindowTitle only changes the window title.
SetWindowTitle(string)
}
Titler adds support for setting the window title. (Typically this is OSC2.) Note that for security reasons we only support setting this. We don't bother with icon titles, since few terminal emulators support it, and it would be hard for us to do this in any portable fashion.
type UnderlineColorer ¶ added in v3.0.6
type UnderlineColorer interface {
Colorer
// SetUlColor sets the underline color.
// If color.None is chosen, then default foreground color is used.
SetUlColor(color.Color)
}
UnderlineColorer adds underline color management to the Colorer.