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How does this relate to classic tools like `expect`?

• yjftsjthsd-h 2y ago
  For one, this looks like a client/server model instead of one program directly controlling another.
• blueflow 2y ago
  Also there is script(1).
• Zambyte 2y ago
  I don't think you can reasonably use expect with TUIs, but you can use this with TUIs.
  • ComputerGuru 2y ago
    fish-shell does for its integration tests, and yes, it’s brutal :)
  • andyk 2y ago
    I tried to contrast to `expect` in a couple of my other responses, but yeah this is my sense too after looking briefly at `expect` - that ht always transparently sets up a terminal for you under the hood and you interact with that so you can always grab a screenshot of any terminal UI. I don’t think `expect` is targeted at this use case (though I am only learning about `expect` right now so could be wrong)
    • sesm 2y ago
      Is it fair to say that 'expect vs ht' is the same as 'curl vs headless browser'?
      • ku1ik 2y ago
        I believe it’s a pretty good analogy, yes.
• xuhu 2y ago
  "getView command allows obtaining a textual view of a terminal window."
• deleted 2y ago
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