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TTY

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Ajouté en: v0.10.0

Stabilité: 2 - Stable

The node:tty module provides the tty.ReadStream and tty.WriteStream classes. In most cases, it will not be necessary or possible to use this module directly. However, it can be accessed using:

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When Node.js detects that it is being run with a text terminal ("TTY") attached, process.stdin will, by default, be initialized as an instance of tty.ReadStream and both process.stdout and process.stderr will, by default, be instances of tty.WriteStream. The preferred method of determining whether Node.js is being run within a TTY context is to check that the value of the process.stdout.isTTY property is true:

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In most cases, there should be little to no reason for an application to manually create instances of the tty.ReadStream and tty.WriteStream classes.

C tty.ReadStream

Ajouté en: v0.5.8

Represents the readable side of a TTY. In normal circumstances process.stdin will be the only tty.ReadStream instance in a Node.js process and there should be no reason to create additional instances.

M readStream.isRaw

Ajouté en: v0.7.7

A boolean that is true if the TTY is currently configured to operate as a raw device. Defaults to false.

M readStream.isTTY

Ajouté en: v0.5.8

A boolean that is always true for tty.ReadStream instances.

M readStream.setRawMode(mode)

Ajouté en: v0.7.7

  • mode boolean If true, configures the tty.ReadStream to operate as a raw device. If false, configures the tty.ReadStream to operate in its default mode. The readStream.isRaw property will be set to the resulting mode.
  • Returns: this The read stream instance.

Allows configuration of tty.ReadStream so that it operates as a raw device.

When in raw mode, input is always available character-by-character, not including modifiers. Additionally, all special processing of characters by the terminal is disabled, including echoing input characters. Ctrl+C will no longer cause a SIGINT when in this mode.

C tty.WriteStream

Ajouté en: v0.5.8

Represents the writable side of a TTY. In normal circumstances, process.stdout and process.stderr will be the only tty.WriteStream instances created for a Node.js process and there should be no reason to create additional instances.

E 'resize'

Ajouté en: v0.7.7

The 'resize' event is emitted whenever either of the writeStream.columns or writeStream.rows properties have changed. No arguments are passed to the listener callback when called.

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M writeStream.clearLine(dir[, callback])

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VersionChangements
v12.7.0The stream's write() callback and return value are exposed.
v0.7.7Ajouté en: v0.7.7
  • dir number
    • -1: to the left from cursor
    • 1: to the right from cursor
    • 0: the entire line
  • callback Function Invoked once the operation completes.
  • Returns: boolean false if the stream wishes for the calling code to wait for the 'drain' event to be emitted before continuing to write additional data; otherwise true.

writeStream.clearLine() clears the current line of this WriteStream in a direction identified by dir.

M writeStream.clearScreenDown([callback])

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VersionChangements
v12.7.0The stream's write() callback and return value are exposed.
v0.7.7Ajouté en: v0.7.7
  • callback Function Invoked once the operation completes.
  • Returns: boolean false if the stream wishes for the calling code to wait for the 'drain' event to be emitted before continuing to write additional data; otherwise true.

writeStream.clearScreenDown() clears this WriteStream from the current cursor down.

M writeStream.columns

Ajouté en: v0.7.7

A number specifying the number of columns the TTY currently has. This property is updated whenever the 'resize' event is emitted.

M writeStream.cursorTo(x[, y][, callback])

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VersionChangements
v12.7.0The stream's write() callback and return value are exposed.
v0.7.7Ajouté en: v0.7.7
  • x number
  • y number
  • callback Function Invoked once the operation completes.
  • Returns: boolean false if the stream wishes for the calling code to wait for the 'drain' event to be emitted before continuing to write additional data; otherwise true.

writeStream.cursorTo() moves this WriteStream's cursor to the specified position.

M writeStream.getColorDepth([env])

Ajouté en: v9.9.0

  • env Object An object containing the environment variables to check. This enables simulating the usage of a specific terminal. Default:process.env.
  • Returns: number

Returns:

  • 1 for 2,
  • 4 for 16,
  • 8 for 256,
  • 24 for 16,777,216 colors supported.

Use this to determine what colors the terminal supports. Due to the nature of colors in terminals it is possible to either have false positives or false negatives. It depends on process information and the environment variables that may lie about what terminal is used. It is possible to pass in an env object to simulate the usage of a specific terminal. This can be useful to check how specific environment settings behave.

To enforce a specific color support, use one of the below environment settings.

  • 2 colors: FORCE_COLOR = 0 (Disables colors)
  • 16 colors: FORCE_COLOR = 1
  • 256 colors: FORCE_COLOR = 2
  • 16,777,216 colors: FORCE_COLOR = 3

Disabling color support is also possible by using the NO_COLOR and NODE_DISABLE_COLORS environment variables.

M writeStream.getWindowSize()

Ajouté en: v0.7.7

  • Returns: number[]

writeStream.getWindowSize() returns the size of the TTY corresponding to this WriteStream. The array is of the type [numColumns, numRows] where numColumns and numRows represent the number of columns and rows in the corresponding TTY.

M writeStream.hasColors([count][, env])

Ajouté en: v11.13.0, v10.16.0

  • count integer The number of colors that are requested (minimum 2). Default: 16.
  • env Object An object containing the environment variables to check. This enables simulating the usage of a specific terminal. Default:process.env.
  • Returns: boolean

Returns true if the writeStream supports at least as many colors as provided in count. Minimum support is 2 (black and white).

This has the same false positives and negatives as described in writeStream.getColorDepth().

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M writeStream.isTTY

Ajouté en: v0.5.8

A boolean that is always true.

M writeStream.moveCursor(dx, dy[, callback])

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VersionChangements
v12.7.0The stream's write() callback and return value are exposed.
v0.7.7Ajouté en: v0.7.7
  • dx number
  • dy number
  • callback Function Invoked once the operation completes.
  • Returns: boolean false if the stream wishes for the calling code to wait for the 'drain' event to be emitted before continuing to write additional data; otherwise true.

writeStream.moveCursor() moves this WriteStream's cursor relative to its current position.

M writeStream.rows

Ajouté en: v0.7.7

A number specifying the number of rows the TTY currently has. This property is updated whenever the 'resize' event is emitted.

M tty.isatty(fd)

Ajouté en: v0.5.8

The tty.isatty() method returns true if the given fd is associated with a TTY and false if it is not, including whenever fd is not a non-negative integer.