Readline

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Line editing, history, and tab completion.

class ref Readline is
  ANSINotify ref

Implements

Constructors

create

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Create a readline handler to be passed to stdin. It begins blocked. Set an initial prompt on the ANSITerm to begin processing.

new iso create(
  notify: ReadlineNotify iso,
  out: OutStream tag,
  path: (FilePath val | None val) = reference,
  maxlen: USize val = 0)
: Readline iso^

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Public Functions

apply

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Receives input.

fun ref apply(
  term: ANSITerm ref,
  input: U8 val)
: None val

Parameters

Returns

prompt

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Set a new prompt, unblock, and handle the pending queue.

fun ref prompt(
  term: ANSITerm ref,
  value: String val)
: None val

Parameters

Returns

closed

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No more input is available.

fun ref closed()
: None val

Returns

up

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Previous line.

fun ref up(
  ctrl: Bool val = false,
  alt: Bool val = false,
  shift: Bool val = false)
: None val

Parameters

  • ctrl: Bool val = false
  • alt: Bool val = false
  • shift: Bool val = false

Returns

down

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Next line.

fun ref down(
  ctrl: Bool val = false,
  alt: Bool val = false,
  shift: Bool val = false)
: None val

Parameters

  • ctrl: Bool val = false
  • alt: Bool val = false
  • shift: Bool val = false

Returns

left

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Move left.

fun ref left(
  ctrl: Bool val = false,
  alt: Bool val = false,
  shift: Bool val = false)
: None val

Parameters

  • ctrl: Bool val = false
  • alt: Bool val = false
  • shift: Bool val = false

Returns

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Move right.

fun ref right(
  ctrl: Bool val = false,
  alt: Bool val = false,
  shift: Bool val = false)
: None val

Parameters

  • ctrl: Bool val = false
  • alt: Bool val = false
  • shift: Bool val = false

Returns

home

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Beginning of the line.

fun ref home(
  ctrl: Bool val = false,
  alt: Bool val = false,
  shift: Bool val = false)
: None val

Parameters

  • ctrl: Bool val = false
  • alt: Bool val = false
  • shift: Bool val = false

Returns

end_key

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End of the line.

fun ref end_key(
  ctrl: Bool val = false,
  alt: Bool val = false,
  shift: Bool val = false)
: None val

Parameters

  • ctrl: Bool val = false
  • alt: Bool val = false
  • shift: Bool val = false

Returns

delete

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Forward delete.

fun ref delete(
  ctrl: Bool val = false,
  alt: Bool val = false,
  shift: Bool val = false)
: None val

Parameters

  • ctrl: Bool val = false
  • alt: Bool val = false
  • shift: Bool val = false

Returns

insert

fun ref insert(
  ctrl: Bool val,
  alt: Bool val,
  shift: Bool val)
: None val

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Returns

page_up

fun ref page_up(
  ctrl: Bool val,
  alt: Bool val,
  shift: Bool val)
: None val

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Returns

page_down

fun ref page_down(
  ctrl: Bool val,
  alt: Bool val,
  shift: Bool val)
: None val

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Returns

fn_key

fun ref fn_key(
  i: U8 val,
  ctrl: Bool val,
  alt: Bool val,
  shift: Bool val)
: None val

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Returns

size

fun ref size(
  rows: U16 val,
  cols: U16 val)
: None val

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Returns

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https://stdlib.ponylang.io/term-Readline