core.base.tty

This module provides terminal control and detection capabilities for terminal operations.

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To use this module, you need to import it first: import("core.base.tty")

This module provides functions for terminal control sequences, color support detection, and terminal information querying. It supports VT-ANSI sequences for advanced terminal manipulation.

tty.erase_line_to_end

• Erase from current cursor position to the end of the current line

Function Prototype

API

tty.erase_line_to_end()

Parameter Description

No parameters

Return Value

Type	Description
tty	Returns the tty module for method chaining

Usage

import("core.base.tty")

tty.erase_line_to_end()

tty.erase_line_to_start

• Erase from current cursor position to the start of the current line

Function Prototype

API

tty.erase_line_to_start()

Parameter Description

No parameters

Return Value

Type	Description
tty	Returns the tty module for method chaining

Usage

import("core.base.tty")

tty.erase_line_to_start()

tty.erase_line

• Erase the entire current line

Function Prototype

API

tty.erase_line()

Parameter Description

No parameters

Return Value

Type	Description
tty	Returns the tty module for method chaining

Usage

import("core.base.tty")

tty.erase_line()

tty.erase_down

• Erase from current line down to the bottom of the screen

Function Prototype

API

tty.erase_down()

Parameter Description

No parameters

Return Value

Type	Description
tty	Returns the tty module for method chaining

Usage

import("core.base.tty")

tty.erase_down()

tty.erase_up

• Erase from current line up to the top of the screen

Function Prototype

API

tty.erase_up()

Parameter Description

No parameters

Return Value

Type	Description
tty	Returns the tty module for method chaining

Usage

import("core.base.tty")

tty.erase_up()

tty.erase_screen

• Erase the entire screen and move cursor to home position

Function Prototype

API

tty.erase_screen()

Parameter Description

No parameters

Return Value

Type	Description
tty	Returns the tty module for method chaining

Usage

import("core.base.tty")

tty.erase_screen()

tty.cursor_save

• Save current cursor position

Function Prototype

API

tty.cursor_save()

Parameter Description

No parameters

Return Value

Type	Description
tty	Returns the tty module for method chaining

Usage

import("core.base.tty")

tty.cursor_save()

tty.cursor_restore

• Restore saved cursor position

Function Prototype

API

tty.cursor_restore()

Parameter Description

No parameters

Return Value

Type	Description
tty	Returns the tty module for method chaining

Usage

import("core.base.tty")

-- Save cursor position
tty.cursor_save()

-- ... do something ...

-- Restore cursor position
tty.cursor_restore()

tty.cursor_and_attrs_save

• Save current cursor position and color attributes

Function Prototype

API

tty.cursor_and_attrs_save()

Parameter Description

No parameters

Return Value

Type	Description
tty	Returns the tty module for method chaining

Usage

import("core.base.tty")

tty.cursor_and_attrs_save()

tty.cursor_and_attrs_restore

• Restore saved cursor position and color attributes

Function Prototype

API

tty.cursor_and_attrs_restore()

Parameter Description

No parameters

Return Value

Type	Description
tty	Returns the tty module for method chaining

Usage

import("core.base.tty")

-- Save cursor and attributes
tty.cursor_and_attrs_save()

-- ... change colors, do something ...

-- Restore cursor position and colors
tty.cursor_and_attrs_restore()

tty.cr

• Carriage return

Function Prototype

API

tty.cr()

Parameter Description

No parameters

Return Value

Type	Description
tty	Returns the tty module for method chaining

Usage

import("core.base.tty")

tty.cr()

tty.flush

• Flush terminal output

Function Prototype

API

tty.flush()

Parameter Description

No parameters

Return Value

Type	Description
tty	Returns the tty module for method chaining

Usage

import("core.base.tty")

tty.flush()

tty.shell

• Get shell name

Function Prototype

API

tty.shell()

Parameter Description

No parameters

Return Value

Type	Description
string	Returns the shell name (e.g., "bash", "zsh", "pwsh", "powershell", "cmd")

Usage

import("core.base.tty")

local shell = tty.shell()
print("Current shell:", shell)  -- Output: "bash", "zsh", etc.

tty.term

• Get terminal name

Function Prototype

API

tty.term()

Parameter Description

No parameters

Return Value

Type	Description
string	Returns the terminal name (e.g., "xterm", "vscode", "windows-terminal", "mintty")

Usage

import("core.base.tty")

local term = tty.term()
print("Terminal:", term)  -- Output: "xterm", "vscode", etc.

tty.has_emoji

• Check if terminal supports emoji

Function Prototype

API

tty.has_emoji()

Parameter Description

No parameters

Return Value

Type	Description
boolean	Returns true if emoji is supported, false otherwise

Usage

import("core.base.tty")

if tty.has_emoji() then
    print("Emoji supported!")
else
    print("No emoji support")
end

tty.has_vtansi

• Check if terminal supports VT-ANSI sequences

Function Prototype

API

tty.has_vtansi()

Parameter Description

No parameters

Return Value

Type	Description
boolean	Returns true if VT-ANSI is supported, false otherwise

Usage

import("core.base.tty")

if tty.has_vtansi() then
    -- Use advanced terminal features
    tty.erase_screen()
end

tty.has_color8

• Check if terminal supports 8 colors

Function Prototype

API

tty.has_color8()

Parameter Description

No parameters

Return Value

Type	Description
boolean	Returns true if 8 colors are supported, false otherwise

Usage

import("core.base.tty")

if tty.has_color8() then
    -- Use 8-color escape sequences
end

tty.has_color256

• Check if terminal supports 256 colors

Function Prototype

API

tty.has_color256()

Parameter Description

No parameters

Return Value

Type	Description
boolean	Returns true if 256 colors are supported, false otherwise

Usage

import("core.base.tty")

if tty.has_color256() then
    -- Use 256-color escape sequences
end

tty.has_color24

• Check if terminal supports 24-bit true color

Function Prototype

API

tty.has_color24()

Parameter Description

No parameters

Return Value

Type	Description
boolean	Returns true if 24-bit color is supported, false otherwise

Usage

import("core.base.tty")

if tty.has_color24() then
    -- Use 24-bit true color escape sequences
end

tty.term_mode

• Get or set terminal mode

Function Prototype

API

tty.term_mode(stdtype: <string>, newmode?: <number>)

Parameter Description

Parameter	Description
stdtype	Required. Standard stream type ("stdin", "stdout", "stderr")
newmode	Optional. New terminal mode to set

Return Value

Type	Description
number	Returns the old terminal mode

Usage

import("core.base.tty")

-- Get current mode
local oldmode = tty.term_mode("stdout")

-- Set new mode
tty.term_mode("stdout", newmode)

tty.cursor_move_up v3.0.5

• Move cursor up by n lines

Function Prototype

API

tty.cursor_move_up(n: <number>)

Parameter Description

Parameter	Description
n	Number of lines to move up

Return Value

Type	Description
tty	Returns the tty module for method chaining

Usage

import("core.base.tty")

tty.cursor_move_up(3)  -- Move cursor up 3 lines

tty.cursor_move_down v3.0.5

• Move cursor down by n lines

Function Prototype

API

tty.cursor_move_down(n: <number>)

Parameter Description

Parameter	Description
n	Number of lines to move down

Return Value

Type	Description
tty	Returns the tty module for method chaining

Usage

import("core.base.tty")

tty.cursor_move_down(2)  -- Move cursor down 2 lines

tty.cursor_move_left v3.0.5

• Move cursor left by n columns

Function Prototype

API

tty.cursor_move_left(n: <number>)

Parameter Description

Parameter	Description
n	Number of columns to move left

Return Value

Type	Description
tty	Returns the tty module for method chaining

Usage

import("core.base.tty")

tty.cursor_move_left(5)  -- Move cursor left 5 columns

tty.cursor_move_right v3.0.5

• Move cursor right by n columns

Function Prototype

API

tty.cursor_move_right(n: <number>)

Parameter Description

Parameter	Description
n	Number of columns to move right

Return Value

Type	Description
tty	Returns the tty module for method chaining

Usage

import("core.base.tty")

tty.cursor_move_right(10)  -- Move cursor right 10 columns

tty.cursor_move_to_col v3.0.5

• Move cursor to specific column

Function Prototype

API

tty.cursor_move_to_col(n: <number>)

Parameter Description

Parameter	Description
n	Column number to move to (1-based)

Return Value

Type	Description
tty	Returns the tty module for method chaining

Usage

import("core.base.tty")

tty.cursor_move_to_col(1)  -- Move cursor to start of line

tty.cursor_hide v3.0.5

• Hide cursor

Function Prototype

API

tty.cursor_hide()

Parameter Description

No parameters

Return Value

Type	Description
tty	Returns the tty module for method chaining

Usage

import("core.base.tty")

tty.cursor_hide()  -- Hide cursor

tty.cursor_show v3.0.5

• Show cursor

Function Prototype

API

tty.cursor_show()

Parameter Description

No parameters

Return Value

Type	Description
tty	Returns the tty module for method chaining

Usage

import("core.base.tty")

tty.cursor_show()  -- Show cursor