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Maybe not! Help me understand then. What would you call a library that parses ANSI codes, handles scrolling, screen movement, clearing, resets, etc?
by aarondf 2y ago
Maybe not!
Help me understand then. What would you call a library that parses ANSI codes, handles scrolling, screen movement, clearing, resets, etc?
- electroly 2y agoPerhaps something along the lines of an "ANSI terminal renderer library"? I think "render" helps suggest that it's handling the display but that the library consumer still has to handle interactivity and any UI chrome. The consumer is the terminal emulator app and this component is the renderer.
- aarondf 2y agoCool, thanks!
- anthk 2y agoANSI/VT100 renderer. A full terminal emulator would connect to a tty interface, run subshells and so on.
- aarondf 2y agoNice, thanks!