# terminal

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This module contains a few procedures to control the terminal (also called console). On UNIX, the implementation simply uses ANSI escape sequences and does not depend on any other module, on Windows it uses the Windows API. Changing the style is permanent even after program termination! Use the code `system.addQuitProc(resetAttributes)` to restore the defaults. Similarly, if you hide the cursor, make sure to unhide it with `showCursor` before quitting.

# Imports

macros, strformat, strutils, colors, tables, winlean, winlean, os, unicode, os

# Types

    Style = enum
      styleBright = 1,              ## bright text
      styleDim,                   ## dim text
      styleItalic,                ## italic (or reverse on terminals not supporting)
      styleUnderscore,            ## underscored text
      styleBlink,                 ## blinking/bold text
      styleBlinkRapid,            ## rapid blinking/bold text (not widely supported)
      styleReverse,               ## reverse
      styleHidden,                ## hidden text
      styleStrikethrough          ## strikethrough

  different styles for text output Source Edit

    ForegroundColor = enum
      fgBlack = 30,                 ## black
      fgRed,                      ## red
      fgGreen,                    ## green
      fgYellow,                   ## yellow
      fgBlue,                     ## blue
      fgMagenta,                  ## magenta
      fgCyan,                     ## cyan
      fgWhite,                    ## white
      fg8Bit,                     ## 256-color (not supported, see ``enableTrueColors`` instead.)
      fgDefault                   ## default terminal foreground color

  terminal's foreground colors Source Edit

    BackgroundColor = enum
      bgBlack = 40,                 ## black
      bgRed,                      ## red
      bgGreen,                    ## green
      bgYellow,                   ## yellow
      bgBlue,                     ## blue
      bgMagenta,                  ## magenta
      bgCyan,                     ## cyan
      bgWhite,                    ## white
      bg8Bit,                     ## 256-color (not supported, see ``enableTrueColors`` instead.)
      bgDefault                   ## default terminal background color

  terminal's background colors Source Edit

    TerminalCmd = enum
      resetStyle,                 ## reset attributes
      fgColor,                    ## set foreground's true color
      bgColor                     ## set background's true color

  commands that can be expressed as arguments Source Edit

# Consts

    ansiResetCode = "\e[0m"

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# Procs

    proc terminalWidthIoctl(handles: openArray[Handle]): int {...}{.raises: [], tags: [].}

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    proc terminalHeightIoctl(handles: openArray[Handle]): int {...}{.raises: [], tags: [].}

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    proc terminalWidth(): int {...}{.raises: [], tags: [].}

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    proc terminalHeight(): int {...}{.raises: [], tags: [].}

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    proc terminalSize(): tuple[w, h: int] {...}{.raises: [], tags: [].}

  Returns the terminal width and height as a tuple. Internally calls `terminalWidth` and `terminalHeight`, so the same assumptions apply. Source Edit

    proc hideCursor(f: File) {...}{.raises: [Exception, OSError], tags: [RootEffect].}

  Hides the cursor. Source Edit

    proc showCursor(f: File) {...}{.raises: [Exception, OSError], tags: [RootEffect].}

  Shows the cursor. Source Edit

    proc setCursorPos(f: File; x, y: int) {...}{.raises: [Exception, OSError], tags: [RootEffect].}

  Sets the terminal's cursor to the (x,y) position. (0,0) is the upper left of the screen. Source Edit

    proc setCursorXPos(f: File; x: int) {...}{.raises: [Exception, OSError], tags: [RootEffect].}

  Sets the terminal's cursor to the x position. The y position is not changed. Source Edit

    proc setCursorYPos(f: File; y: int) {...}{.raises: [Exception, OSError], tags: [RootEffect].}

  Sets the terminal's cursor to the y position. The x position is not changed. Warning: This is not supported on UNIX! Source Edit

    proc cursorUp(f: File; count = 1) {...}{.raises: [Exception, OSError], tags: [RootEffect].}

  Moves the cursor up by `count` rows. Source Edit

    proc cursorDown(f: File; count = 1) {...}{.raises: [Exception, OSError], tags: [RootEffect].}

  Moves the cursor down by `count` rows. Source Edit

    proc cursorForward(f: File; count = 1) {...}{.raises: [Exception, OSError], tags: [RootEffect].}

  Moves the cursor forward by `count` columns. Source Edit

    proc cursorBackward(f: File; count = 1) {...}{.raises: [Exception, OSError],
                                        tags: [RootEffect].}

  Moves the cursor backward by `count` columns. Source Edit

    proc eraseLine(f: File) {...}{.raises: [Exception, OSError], tags: [RootEffect].}

  Erases the entire current line. Source Edit

    proc eraseScreen(f: File) {...}{.raises: [Exception, OSError], tags: [RootEffect].}

  Erases the screen with the background colour and moves the cursor to home. Source Edit

    proc resetAttributes(f: File) {...}{.raises: [Exception], tags: [RootEffect].}

  Resets all attributes. Source Edit

    proc ansiStyleCode(style: int): string {...}{.raises: [ValueError], tags: [].}

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    proc setStyle(f: File; style: set[Style]) {...}{.raises: [Exception], tags: [RootEffect].}

  Sets the terminal style. Source Edit

    proc writeStyled(txt: string; style: set[Style] = {styleBright}) {...}{.
        raises: [Exception, IOError], tags: [RootEffect, WriteIOEffect].}

  Writes the text `txt` in a given `style` to stdout. Source Edit

    proc setForegroundColor(f: File; fg: ForegroundColor; bright = false) {...}{.
        raises: [Exception], tags: [RootEffect].}

  Sets the terminal's foreground color. Source Edit

    proc setBackgroundColor(f: File; bg: BackgroundColor; bright = false) {...}{.
        raises: [Exception], tags: [RootEffect].}

  Sets the terminal's background color. Source Edit

    proc ansiForegroundColorCode(fg: ForegroundColor; bright = false): string {...}{.
        raises: [ValueError], tags: [].}

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    proc ansiForegroundColorCode(color: Color): string {...}{.raises: [ValueError], tags: [].}

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    proc ansiBackgroundColorCode(color: Color): string {...}{.raises: [ValueError], tags: [].}

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    proc setForegroundColor(f: File; color: Color) {...}{.
        raises: [Exception, IOError, ValueError], tags: [RootEffect, WriteIOEffect].}

  Sets the terminal's foreground true color. Source Edit

    proc setBackgroundColor(f: File; color: Color) {...}{.
        raises: [Exception, IOError, ValueError], tags: [RootEffect, WriteIOEffect].}

  Sets the terminal's background true color. Source Edit

    proc isatty(f: File): bool {...}{.raises: [], tags: [].}

  Returns true if `f` is associated with a terminal device. Source Edit

    proc getch(): char {...}{.raises: [], tags: [].}

  Read a single character from the terminal, blocking until it is entered. The character is not printed to the terminal. Source Edit

    proc readPasswordFromStdin(prompt: string; password: var TaintedString): bool {...}{.
        tags: [ReadIOEffect, WriteIOEffect], raises: [IOError].}

  Reads a `password` from stdin without printing it. `password` must not be `nil`! Returns `false` if the end of the file has been reached, `true` otherwise. Source Edit

    proc readPasswordFromStdin(prompt = "password: "): TaintedString {...}{.raises: [IOError],
        tags: [ReadIOEffect, WriteIOEffect].}

  Reads a password from stdin without printing it. Source Edit

    proc resetAttributes() {...}{.noconv, raises: [Exception], tags: [RootEffect].}

  Resets all attributes on stdout. It is advisable to register this as a quit proc with `system.addQuitProc(resetAttributes)`. Source Edit

    proc isTrueColorSupported(): bool {...}{.raises: [Exception], tags: [RootEffect].}

  Returns true if a terminal supports true color. Source Edit

    proc enableTrueColors() {...}{.raises: [Exception], tags: [RootEffect, ReadEnvEffect].}

  Enable true color. Source Edit

    proc disableTrueColors() {...}{.raises: [Exception], tags: [RootEffect, ReadEnvEffect].}

  Disable true color. Source Edit

# Macros

    macro styledWrite(f: File; m: varargs[typed]): untyped

  Similar to `write`, but treating terminal style arguments specially. When some argument is `Style`, `set[Style]`, `ForegroundColor`, `BackgroundColor` or `TerminalCmd` then it is not sent directly to `f`, but instead corresponding terminal style proc is called.

  Example:

      stdout.styledWrite(fgRed, "red text ")
      stdout.styledWrite(fgGreen, "green text")

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# Templates

    template ansiStyleCode(style: Style): string

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    template ansiStyleCode(style: static[Style]): string

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    template ansiForegroundColorCode(fg: static[ForegroundColor];
                                    bright: static[bool] = false): string

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    template ansiForegroundColorCode(color: static[Color]): string

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    template ansiBackgroundColorCode(color: static[Color]): string

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    template styledWriteLine(f: File; args: varargs[untyped])

  Calls `styledWrite` and appends a newline at the end.

  Example:

      proc error(msg: string) =
        styledWriteLine(stderr, fgRed, "Error: ", resetStyle, msg)

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    template styledEcho(args: varargs[untyped])

  Echoes styles arguments to stdout using `styledWriteLine`. Source Edit

    template hideCursor()

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    template showCursor()

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    template setCursorPos(x, y: int)

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    template setCursorXPos(x: int)

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    template setCursorYPos(x: int)

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    template cursorUp(count = 1)

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    template cursorDown(count = 1)

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    template cursorForward(count = 1)

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    template cursorBackward(count = 1)

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    template eraseLine()

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    template eraseScreen()

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    template setStyle(style: set[Style])

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    template setForegroundColor(fg: ForegroundColor; bright = false)

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    template setBackgroundColor(bg: BackgroundColor; bright = false)

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    template setForegroundColor(color: Color)

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    template setBackgroundColor(color: Color)

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