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/**
* @file terminal.h
*
* Complete terminal emulator state and rendering.
*/
#ifndef GHOSTTY_VT_TERMINAL_H
#define GHOSTTY_VT_TERMINAL_H
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <stddef.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <ghostty/vt/types.h>
#include <ghostty/vt/allocator.h>
#include <ghostty/vt/device.h>
#include <ghostty/vt/modes.h>
#include <ghostty/vt/size_report.h>
#include <ghostty/vt/grid_ref.h>
#include <ghostty/vt/kitty_graphics.h>
#include <ghostty/vt/screen.h>
#include <ghostty/vt/point.h>
#include <ghostty/vt/selection.h>
#include <ghostty/vt/style.h>
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif
/** @defgroup terminal Terminal
*
* Complete terminal emulator state and rendering.
*
* A terminal instance manages the full emulator state including the screen,
* scrollback, cursor, styles, modes, and VT stream processing.
*
* Once a terminal session is up and running, you can configure a key encoder
* to write keyboard input via ghostty_key_encoder_setopt_from_terminal().
*
* ### Example: VT stream processing
* @snippet c-vt-stream/src/main.c vt-stream-init
* @snippet c-vt-stream/src/main.c vt-stream-write
*
* ## Scrollback Compression
*
* Scrollback compression is caller-driven. The terminal exposes an opaque
* activity token so an embedding application can restart an idle timer only
* when compression-relevant state changes. Once idle, call incremental
* compression until it no longer reports pending work. libghostty-vt does not
* create a timer or background thread.
*
* @snippet c-vt-compression/src/main.c compression-activity
* @snippet c-vt-compression/src/main.c compression-idle-step
*
* ## Effects
*
* By default, the terminal sequence processing with ghostty_terminal_vt_write()
* only process sequences that directly affect terminal state and
* ignores sequences that have side effect behavior or require responses.
* These sequences include things like bell characters, title changes, device
* attributes queries, and more. To handle these sequences, the embedder
* must configure "effects."
*
* Effects are callbacks that the terminal invokes in response to VT
* sequences processed during ghostty_terminal_vt_write(). They let the
* embedding application react to terminal-initiated events such as bell
* characters, title changes, device status report responses, and more.
*
* Each effect is registered with ghostty_terminal_set() using the
* corresponding `GhosttyTerminalOption` identifier. A `NULL` value
* pointer clears the callback and disables the effect.
*
* A userdata pointer can be attached via `GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_USERDATA`
* and is passed to every callback, allowing callers to route events
* back to their own application state without global variables.
* You cannot specify different userdata for different callbacks.
*
* All callbacks are invoked synchronously during
* ghostty_terminal_vt_write(). Callbacks **must not** call
* ghostty_terminal_vt_write() on the same terminal (no reentrancy).
* And callbacks must be very careful to not block for too long or perform
* expensive operations, since they are blocking further IO processing.
*
* The available effects are:
*
* | Option | Callback Type | Trigger |
* |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
* | `GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_WRITE_PTY` | `GhosttyTerminalWritePtyFn` | Query responses written back to the pty |
* | `GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_BELL` | `GhosttyTerminalBellFn` | BEL character (0x07) |
* | `GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_TITLE_CHANGED` | `GhosttyTerminalTitleChangedFn` | Title change via OSC 0 / OSC 2 |
* | `GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_PWD_CHANGED` | `GhosttyTerminalPwdChangedFn` | Pwd change via OSC 7 / OSC 9 / OSC 1337 |
* | `GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_ENQUIRY` | `GhosttyTerminalEnquiryFn` | ENQ character (0x05) |
* | `GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_XTVERSION` | `GhosttyTerminalXtversionFn` | XTVERSION query (CSI > q) |
* | `GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_SIZE` | `GhosttyTerminalSizeFn` | XTWINOPS size query (CSI 14/16/18 t) |
* | `GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_COLOR_SCHEME` | `GhosttyTerminalColorSchemeFn` | Color scheme query (CSI ? 996 n) |
* | `GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_DEVICE_ATTRIBUTES`| `GhosttyTerminalDeviceAttributesFn`| Device attributes query (CSI c / > c / = c)|
* | `GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_CLIPBOARD_WRITE` | `GhosttyTerminalClipboardWriteFn` | Clipboard write via OSC 52 / OSC 1337 |
*
* ### Defining a write_pty callback
* @snippet c-vt-effects/src/main.c effects-write-pty
*
* ### Defining a bell callback
* @snippet c-vt-effects/src/main.c effects-bell
*
* ### Defining a title_changed callback
* @snippet c-vt-effects/src/main.c effects-title-changed
*
* ### Defining a clipboard_write callback
* @snippet c-vt-effects/src/main.c effects-clipboard-write
*
* ### Registering effects and processing VT data
* @snippet c-vt-effects/src/main.c effects-register
*
* ## Color Theme
*
* The terminal maintains a set of colors used for rendering: a foreground
* color, a background color, a cursor color, and a 256-color palette. Each
* of these has two layers: a **default** value set by the embedder, and an
* **override** value that programs running in the terminal can set via OSC
* escape sequences (e.g. OSC 10/11/12 for foreground/background/cursor,
* OSC 4 for individual palette entries).
*
* ### Default Colors
*
* Use ghostty_terminal_set() with the color options to configure the
* default colors. These represent the theme or configuration chosen by
* the embedder. Passing `NULL` clears the default, leaving the color
* unset.
*
* | Option | Input Type | Description |
* |-----------------------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
* | `GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_COLOR_FOREGROUND` | `GhosttyColorRgb*` | Default foreground color |
* | `GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_COLOR_BACKGROUND` | `GhosttyColorRgb*` | Default background color |
* | `GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_COLOR_CURSOR` | `GhosttyColorRgb*` | Default cursor color |
* | `GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_COLOR_PALETTE` | `GhosttyColorRgb[256]*` | Default 256-color palette |
*
* For the palette, passing `NULL` resets to the built-in default palette.
* The palette set operation preserves any per-index OSC overrides that
* programs have applied; only unmodified indices are updated.
*
* ### Reading colors
*
* Use ghostty_terminal_get() to read colors. There are two variants for
* each color: the **effective** value (which returns the OSC override if
* one is active, otherwise the default) and the **default** value (which
* ignores any OSC overrides).
*
* | Data | Output Type | Description |
* |---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
* | `GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_DATA_COLOR_FOREGROUND` | `GhosttyColorRgb*` | Effective foreground (override or default) |
* | `GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_DATA_COLOR_BACKGROUND` | `GhosttyColorRgb*` | Effective background (override or default) |
* | `GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_DATA_COLOR_CURSOR` | `GhosttyColorRgb*` | Effective cursor (override or default) |
* | `GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_DATA_COLOR_PALETTE` | `GhosttyColorRgb[256]*` | Current palette (with any OSC overrides) |
* | `GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_DATA_COLOR_FOREGROUND_DEFAULT` | `GhosttyColorRgb*` | Default foreground only (ignores OSC override) |
* | `GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_DATA_COLOR_BACKGROUND_DEFAULT` | `GhosttyColorRgb*` | Default background only (ignores OSC override) |
* | `GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_DATA_COLOR_CURSOR_DEFAULT` | `GhosttyColorRgb*` | Default cursor only (ignores OSC override) |
* | `GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_DATA_COLOR_PALETTE_DEFAULT` | `GhosttyColorRgb[256]*` | Default palette only (ignores OSC overrides) |
*
* For foreground, background, and cursor colors, the getters return
* `GHOSTTY_NO_VALUE` if no color is configured (neither a default nor an
* OSC override). The palette getters always succeed since the palette
* always has a value (the built-in default if nothing else is set).
*
* ### Setting a color theme
* @snippet c-vt-colors/src/main.c colors-set-defaults
*
* ### Reading effective and default colors
* @snippet c-vt-colors/src/main.c colors-read
*
* ### Full example with OSC overrides
* @snippet c-vt-colors/src/main.c colors-main
*
* @{
*/
/**
* Terminal initialization options.
*
* @ingroup terminal
*/
typedef struct {
/** Terminal width in cells. Must be greater than zero. */
uint16_t cols;
/** Terminal height in cells. Must be greater than zero. */
uint16_t rows;
/** Maximum number of lines to keep in scrollback history. */
size_t max_scrollback;
// TODO: Consider ABI compatibility implications of this struct.
// We may want to artificially pad it significantly to support
// future options.
} GhosttyTerminalOptions;
/**
* Amount of compression work to perform before returning.
*
* @ingroup terminal
*/
typedef enum GHOSTTY_ENUM_TYPED {
/** Perform one bounded compression step suitable for idle scheduling. */
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_COMPRESSION_MODE_INCREMENTAL = 0,
/** Synchronously inspect every currently eligible page. */
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_COMPRESSION_MODE_FULL = 1,
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_COMPRESSION_MODE_MAX_VALUE = GHOSTTY_ENUM_MAX_VALUE,
} GhosttyTerminalCompressionMode;
/**
* Scheduling result from terminal compression.
*
* @ingroup terminal
*/
typedef enum GHOSTTY_ENUM_TYPED {
/** Retained-mapping reclamation is unavailable on this target. */
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_COMPRESSION_RESULT_UNSUPPORTED = 0,
/** More incremental compression work remains. */
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_COMPRESSION_RESULT_PENDING = 1,
/** The pass has no continuation to schedule. */
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_COMPRESSION_RESULT_COMPLETE = 2,
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_COMPRESSION_RESULT_MAX_VALUE = GHOSTTY_ENUM_MAX_VALUE,
} GhosttyTerminalCompressionResult;
/**
* Scroll viewport behavior tag.
*
* @ingroup terminal
*/
typedef enum GHOSTTY_ENUM_TYPED {
/** Scroll to the top of the scrollback. */
GHOSTTY_SCROLL_VIEWPORT_TOP,
/** Scroll to the bottom (active area). */
GHOSTTY_SCROLL_VIEWPORT_BOTTOM,
/** Scroll by a delta amount (up is negative). */
GHOSTTY_SCROLL_VIEWPORT_DELTA,
/**
* Scroll to an absolute row offset from the top of the scrollable
* area. Row 0 is the top of the scrollback and the requested row
* becomes the first visible row of the viewport. The value is
* clamped so the viewport never scrolls beyond the top of the
* active area. If the terminal has no scrollback (e.g. the
* alternate screen is active), the viewport always remains on the
* active area.
*
* This is the same row space as the offset field of
* GhosttyTerminalScrollbar, so a scrollbar position obtained from
* GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_DATA_SCROLLBAR round-trips cleanly.
*/
GHOSTTY_SCROLL_VIEWPORT_ROW,
GHOSTTY_SCROLL_VIEWPORT_MAX_VALUE = GHOSTTY_ENUM_MAX_VALUE,
} GhosttyTerminalScrollViewportTag;
/**
* Scroll viewport value.
*
* @ingroup terminal
*/
typedef union {
/** Scroll delta (only used with GHOSTTY_SCROLL_VIEWPORT_DELTA). Up is negative. */
intptr_t delta;
/** Absolute row offset (only used with GHOSTTY_SCROLL_VIEWPORT_ROW). */
size_t row;
/** Padding for ABI compatibility. Do not use. */
uint64_t _padding[2];
} GhosttyTerminalScrollViewportValue;
/**
* Tagged union for scroll viewport behavior.
*
* @ingroup terminal
*/
typedef struct {
GhosttyTerminalScrollViewportTag tag;
GhosttyTerminalScrollViewportValue value;
} GhosttyTerminalScrollViewport;
/**
* Terminal screen identifier.
*
* Identifies which screen buffer is active in the terminal.
*
* @ingroup terminal
*/
typedef enum GHOSTTY_ENUM_TYPED {
/** The primary (normal) screen. */
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_SCREEN_PRIMARY = 0,
/** The alternate screen. */
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_SCREEN_ALTERNATE = 1,
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_SCREEN_MAX_VALUE = GHOSTTY_ENUM_MAX_VALUE,
} GhosttyTerminalScreen;
/**
* Visual style of the terminal cursor.
*
* @ingroup terminal
*/
typedef enum GHOSTTY_ENUM_TYPED {
/** Bar cursor (DECSCUSR 5, 6). */
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_CURSOR_STYLE_BAR = 0,
/** Block cursor (DECSCUSR 1, 2). */
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_CURSOR_STYLE_BLOCK = 1,
/** Underline cursor (DECSCUSR 3, 4). */
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_CURSOR_STYLE_UNDERLINE = 2,
/** Hollow block cursor. */
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_CURSOR_STYLE_BLOCK_HOLLOW = 3,
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_CURSOR_STYLE_MAX_VALUE = GHOSTTY_ENUM_MAX_VALUE,
} GhosttyTerminalCursorStyle;
/**
* Scrollbar state for the terminal viewport.
*
* Represents the scrollable area dimensions needed to render a scrollbar.
*
* @ingroup terminal
*/
typedef struct {
/** Total size of the scrollable area in rows. */
uint64_t total;
/** Offset into the total area that the viewport is at. */
uint64_t offset;
/** Length of the visible area in rows. */
uint64_t len;
} GhosttyTerminalScrollbar;
/**
* Callback function type for bell.
*
* Called when the terminal receives a BEL character (0x07).
*
* @param terminal The terminal handle
* @param userdata The userdata pointer set via GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_USERDATA
*
* @ingroup terminal
*/
typedef void (*GhosttyTerminalBellFn)(GhosttyTerminal terminal,
void* userdata);
/**
* Clipboard destination for a clipboard write.
*
* Protocol-specific destination identifiers are normalized to these values
* before the clipboard write callback is invoked.
*
* @ingroup terminal
*/
typedef enum GHOSTTY_ENUM_TYPED {
/** The standard system clipboard. */
GHOSTTY_CLIPBOARD_LOCATION_STANDARD = 0,
/** The selection clipboard. */
GHOSTTY_CLIPBOARD_LOCATION_SELECTION = 1,
/** The primary selection clipboard. */
GHOSTTY_CLIPBOARD_LOCATION_PRIMARY = 2,
GHOSTTY_CLIPBOARD_LOCATION_MAX_VALUE = GHOSTTY_ENUM_MAX_VALUE,
} GhosttyClipboardLocation;
/**
* One MIME representation in a clipboard write.
*
* Both strings are borrowed and valid only for the duration of the callback.
* The data is binary-safe and has already been decoded from any protocol-level
* encoding. A zero-length data string is an explicit empty representation; it
* does not clear the clipboard.
*
* This struct has a frozen layout and will not gain fields in future versions.
*
* @ingroup terminal
*/
typedef struct {
/** MIME type of the representation. */
GhosttyString mime;
/** Decoded, binary-safe representation data. */
GhosttyString data;
} GhosttyClipboardContent;
/**
* A semantic, atomic clipboard write.
*
* This is a sized struct. The callback must only access fields present in the
* size reported by `size`. The request, contents array, MIME strings, and
* data strings are all borrowed and valid only for the callback duration.
*
* All entries in `contents` are representations of the same logical value
* and must be committed atomically. A `contents_len` of zero requests that
* the destination be cleared. This is distinct from a content entry whose data
* has zero length.
*
* @ingroup terminal
*/
typedef struct {
/** Size of this struct in bytes. */
size_t size;
/** Clipboard destination. */
GhosttyClipboardLocation location;
/** Borrowed array of MIME representations. */
const GhosttyClipboardContent* contents;
/** Number of entries in contents; zero means clear the destination. */
size_t contents_len;
} GhosttyClipboardWrite;
/**
* Result of a clipboard write callback.
*
* Protocols without write acknowledgements, including OSC 52 and iTerm2
* OSC 1337 Copy, ignore this result.
*
* @ingroup terminal
*/
typedef enum GHOSTTY_ENUM_TYPED {
/** The clipboard write completed successfully. */
GHOSTTY_CLIPBOARD_WRITE_RESULT_SUCCESS = 0,
/** The clipboard write was denied by policy or the user. */
GHOSTTY_CLIPBOARD_WRITE_RESULT_DENIED = 1,
/** The destination or one or more representations are unsupported. */
GHOSTTY_CLIPBOARD_WRITE_RESULT_UNSUPPORTED = 2,
/** The clipboard is temporarily unavailable. */
GHOSTTY_CLIPBOARD_WRITE_RESULT_BUSY = 3,
/** One or more representations contain invalid data. */
GHOSTTY_CLIPBOARD_WRITE_RESULT_INVALID_DATA = 4,
/** The clipboard write failed due to an I/O error. */
GHOSTTY_CLIPBOARD_WRITE_RESULT_IO_ERROR = 5,
GHOSTTY_CLIPBOARD_WRITE_RESULT_MAX_VALUE = GHOSTTY_ENUM_MAX_VALUE,
} GhosttyClipboardWriteResult;
/**
* Callback function type for clipboard_write.
*
* Called synchronously for a complete logical clipboard write. Protocol
* details such as OSC 52 selectors, base64 encoding, multipart chunks,
* aliases, and terminators are normalized before this callback is invoked.
* OSC 52 and iTerm2 OSC 1337 Copy writes therefore use the same callback
* shape. OSC 52 clipboard read requests ("?") are always ignored and never
* forwarded to this callback.
*
* @param terminal The terminal handle
* @param userdata The userdata pointer set via GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_USERDATA
* @param write Borrowed atomic clipboard write request
* @return The result of attempting the clipboard write
*
* @ingroup terminal
*/
typedef GhosttyClipboardWriteResult (*GhosttyTerminalClipboardWriteFn)(
GhosttyTerminal terminal,
void* userdata,
const GhosttyClipboardWrite* write);
/**
* Callback function type for color scheme queries (CSI ? 996 n).
*
* Called when the terminal receives a color scheme device status report
* query. Return true and fill *out_scheme with the current color scheme,
* or return false to silently ignore the query.
*
* @param terminal The terminal handle
* @param userdata The userdata pointer set via GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_USERDATA
* @param[out] out_scheme Pointer to store the current color scheme
* @return true if the color scheme was filled, false to ignore the query
*
* @ingroup terminal
*/
typedef bool (*GhosttyTerminalColorSchemeFn)(GhosttyTerminal terminal,
void* userdata,
GhosttyColorScheme* out_scheme);
/**
* Callback function type for device attributes queries (DA1/DA2/DA3).
*
* Called when the terminal receives a device attributes query (CSI c,
* CSI > c, or CSI = c). Return true and fill *out_attrs with the
* response data, or return false to silently ignore the query.
*
* The terminal uses whichever sub-struct (primary, secondary, tertiary)
* matches the request type, but all three should be filled for simplicity.
*
* @param terminal The terminal handle
* @param userdata The userdata pointer set via GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_USERDATA
* @param[out] out_attrs Pointer to store the device attributes response
* @return true if attributes were filled, false to ignore the query
*
* @ingroup terminal
*/
typedef bool (*GhosttyTerminalDeviceAttributesFn)(GhosttyTerminal terminal,
void* userdata,
GhosttyDeviceAttributes* out_attrs);
/**
* Callback function type for enquiry (ENQ, 0x05).
*
* Called when the terminal receives an ENQ character. Return the
* response bytes as a GhosttyString. The memory must remain valid
* until the callback returns. Return a zero-length string to send
* no response.
*
* @param terminal The terminal handle
* @param userdata The userdata pointer set via GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_USERDATA
* @return The response bytes to write back to the pty
*
* @ingroup terminal
*/
typedef GhosttyString (*GhosttyTerminalEnquiryFn)(GhosttyTerminal terminal,
void* userdata);
/**
* Callback function type for size queries (XTWINOPS).
*
* Called in response to XTWINOPS size queries (CSI 14/16/18 t).
* Return true and fill *out_size with the current terminal geometry,
* or return false to silently ignore the query.
*
* @param terminal The terminal handle
* @param userdata The userdata pointer set via GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_USERDATA
* @param[out] out_size Pointer to store the terminal size information
* @return true if size was filled, false to ignore the query
*
* @ingroup terminal
*/
typedef bool (*GhosttyTerminalSizeFn)(GhosttyTerminal terminal,
void* userdata,
GhosttySizeReportSize* out_size);
/**
* Callback function type for title_changed.
*
* Called when the terminal title changes via escape sequences
* (e.g. OSC 0 or OSC 2). The new title can be queried from the
* terminal after the callback returns.
*
* @param terminal The terminal handle
* @param userdata The userdata pointer set via GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_USERDATA
*
* @ingroup terminal
*/
typedef void (*GhosttyTerminalTitleChangedFn)(GhosttyTerminal terminal,
void* userdata);
/**
* Callback function type for pwd_changed.
*
* Called when the terminal pwd (current working directory) changes via
* escape sequences: OSC 7 (file:// URI), OSC 9 (ConEmu CurrentDir), or
* OSC 1337 CurrentDir (iTerm2). Use ghostty_terminal_get() with
* GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_DATA_PWD inside the callback to read the new value.
*
* The terminal stores whatever bytes the shell emitted, without parsing.
* That means for OSC 7 the value is the raw URI (typically file://...);
* for OSC 9/OSC 1337 it is typically a bare path. The embedder is
* responsible for decoding any URI scheme or host if it cares about them.
*
* The callback also fires when the shell clears the pwd (e.g. an empty
* OSC 7). In that case GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_DATA_PWD returns a zero-length
* string.
*
* @param terminal The terminal handle
* @param userdata The userdata pointer set via GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_USERDATA
*
* @ingroup terminal
*/
typedef void (*GhosttyTerminalPwdChangedFn)(GhosttyTerminal terminal,
void* userdata);
/**
* Callback function type for write_pty.
*
* Called when the terminal needs to write data back to the pty, for
* example in response to a device status report or mode query. The
* data is only valid for the duration of the call; callers must copy
* it if it needs to persist.
*
* @param terminal The terminal handle
* @param userdata The userdata pointer set via GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_USERDATA
* @param data Pointer to the response bytes
* @param len Length of the response in bytes
*
* @ingroup terminal
*/
typedef void (*GhosttyTerminalWritePtyFn)(GhosttyTerminal terminal,
void* userdata,
const uint8_t* data,
size_t len);
/**
* Callback function type for XTVERSION.
*
* Called when the terminal receives an XTVERSION query (CSI > q).
* Return the version string (e.g. "myterm 1.0") as a GhosttyString.
* The memory must remain valid until the callback returns. Return a
* zero-length string to report the default "libghostty" version.
*
* @param terminal The terminal handle
* @param userdata The userdata pointer set via GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_USERDATA
* @return The version string to report
*
* @ingroup terminal
*/
typedef GhosttyString (*GhosttyTerminalXtversionFn)(GhosttyTerminal terminal,
void* userdata);
/**
* Terminal option identifiers.
*
* These values are used with ghostty_terminal_set() to configure
* terminal callbacks and associated state.
*
* @ingroup terminal
*/
typedef enum GHOSTTY_ENUM_TYPED {
/**
* Opaque userdata pointer passed to all callbacks.
*
* Input type: void*
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_USERDATA = 0,
/**
* Callback invoked when the terminal needs to write data back
* to the pty (e.g. in response to a DECRQM query or device
* status report). Set to NULL to ignore such sequences.
*
* Input type: GhosttyTerminalWritePtyFn
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_WRITE_PTY = 1,
/**
* Callback invoked when the terminal receives a BEL character
* (0x07). Set to NULL to ignore bell events.
*
* Input type: GhosttyTerminalBellFn
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_BELL = 2,
/**
* Callback invoked when the terminal receives an ENQ character
* (0x05). Set to NULL to send no response.
*
* Input type: GhosttyTerminalEnquiryFn
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_ENQUIRY = 3,
/**
* Callback invoked when the terminal receives an XTVERSION query
* (CSI > q). Set to NULL to report the default "libghostty" string.
*
* Input type: GhosttyTerminalXtversionFn
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_XTVERSION = 4,
/**
* Callback invoked when the terminal title changes via escape
* sequences (e.g. OSC 0 or OSC 2). Set to NULL to ignore title
* change events.
*
* Input type: GhosttyTerminalTitleChangedFn
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_TITLE_CHANGED = 5,
/**
* Callback invoked in response to XTWINOPS size queries
* (CSI 14/16/18 t). Set to NULL to silently ignore size queries.
*
* Input type: GhosttyTerminalSizeFn
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_SIZE = 6,
/**
* Callback invoked in response to a color scheme device status
* report query (CSI ? 996 n). Return true and fill the out pointer
* to report the current scheme, or return false to silently ignore.
* Set to NULL to ignore color scheme queries.
*
* Input type: GhosttyTerminalColorSchemeFn
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_COLOR_SCHEME = 7,
/**
* Callback invoked in response to a device attributes query
* (CSI c, CSI > c, or CSI = c). Return true and fill the out
* pointer with response data, or return false to silently ignore.
* Set to NULL to ignore device attributes queries.
*
* Input type: GhosttyTerminalDeviceAttributesFn
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_DEVICE_ATTRIBUTES = 8,
/**
* Set the terminal title manually.
*
* The string data is copied into the terminal. A NULL value pointer
* clears the title (equivalent to setting an empty string).
*
* Input type: GhosttyString*
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_TITLE = 9,
/**
* Set the terminal working directory manually.
*
* The string data is copied into the terminal. A NULL value pointer
* clears the pwd (equivalent to setting an empty string).
*
* Input type: GhosttyString*
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_PWD = 10,
/**
* Set the default foreground color.
*
* A NULL value pointer clears the default (unset).
*
* Input type: GhosttyColorRgb*
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_COLOR_FOREGROUND = 11,
/**
* Set the default background color.
*
* A NULL value pointer clears the default (unset).
*
* Input type: GhosttyColorRgb*
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_COLOR_BACKGROUND = 12,
/**
* Set the default cursor color.
*
* A NULL value pointer clears the default (unset).
*
* Input type: GhosttyColorRgb*
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_COLOR_CURSOR = 13,
/**
* Set the default 256-color palette.
*
* The value must point to an array of exactly 256 GhosttyColorRgb values.
* A NULL value pointer resets to the built-in default palette.
*
* Input type: GhosttyColorRgb[256]*
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_COLOR_PALETTE = 14,
/**
* Set the Kitty image storage limit in bytes.
*
* Applied to all initialized screens (primary and alternate).
* A value of zero disables the Kitty graphics protocol entirely,
* deleting all stored images and placements. A NULL value pointer
* is equivalent to zero (disables). Has no effect when Kitty graphics
* are disabled at build time.
*
* Input type: uint64_t*
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_KITTY_IMAGE_STORAGE_LIMIT = 15,
/**
* Enable or disable Kitty image loading via the file medium.
*
* A NULL value pointer is a no-op. Has no effect when Kitty graphics
* are disabled at build time.
*
* Input type: bool*
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_KITTY_IMAGE_MEDIUM_FILE = 16,
/**
* Enable or disable Kitty image loading via the temporary file medium.
*
* A NULL value pointer is a no-op. Has no effect when Kitty graphics
* are disabled at build time.
*
* Input type: bool*
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_KITTY_IMAGE_MEDIUM_TEMP_FILE = 17,
/**
* Enable or disable Kitty image loading via the shared memory medium.
*
* A NULL value pointer is a no-op. Has no effect when Kitty graphics
* are disabled at build time.
*
* Input type: bool*
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_KITTY_IMAGE_MEDIUM_SHARED_MEM = 18,
/**
* Set the maximum bytes the APC handler will buffer for all protocols.
* This prevents malicious input from causing unbounded memory allocation.
* A NULL value pointer removes all overrides, reverting to the built-in
* defaults.
*
* Input type: size_t*
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_APC_MAX_BYTES = 19,
/**
* Set the maximum bytes the APC handler will buffer for Kitty graphics
* protocol data. A NULL value pointer removes the override, reverting
* to the built-in default.
*
* Input type: size_t*
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_APC_MAX_BYTES_KITTY = 20,
/**
* Set the active screen selection.
*
* The value must point to a GhosttySelection whose grid references are
* valid for this terminal's active screen at the time of the call. The
* terminal copies the selection immediately and converts it to
* terminal-owned tracked state, so the GhosttySelection struct and its
* untracked grid references do not need to outlive this call.
*
* Passing NULL clears the active screen selection.
*
* Input type: GhosttySelection*
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_SELECTION = 21,
/**
* Set the default cursor style used by DECSCUSR reset (CSI 0 q).
*
* A NULL value pointer resets to the built-in default block cursor.
*
* Input type: GhosttyTerminalCursorStyle*
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_DEFAULT_CURSOR_STYLE = 22,
/**
* Set whether the default cursor should blink when reset by DECSCUSR
* (CSI 0 q).
*
* A NULL value pointer resets to the built-in default of not blinking.
*
* Input type: bool*
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_DEFAULT_CURSOR_BLINK = 23,
/**
* Enable or disable Glyph Protocol APC handling.
*
* When disabled, Glyph Protocol APC sequences are ignored and no
* support/query/register/clear responses are emitted. Disabling also clears
* the terminal session's glyph glossary. A NULL value pointer is a no-op.
*
* Input type: bool*
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_GLYPH_PROTOCOL = 24,
/**
* Callback invoked when the terminal pwd changes via escape
* sequences (OSC 7, OSC 9, or OSC 1337 CurrentDir). Set to NULL
* to ignore pwd change events.
*
* Input type: GhosttyTerminalPwdChangedFn
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_PWD_CHANGED = 25,
/**
* Callback invoked when the running program performs a clipboard write.
* OSC 52 and iTerm2 OSC 1337 Copy writes are normalized to an atomic set
* of decoded MIME representations. Set to NULL to ignore clipboard writes.
* Clipboard read requests are always ignored; see
* GhosttyTerminalClipboardWriteFn.
*
* Input type: GhosttyTerminalClipboardWriteFn
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_CLIPBOARD_WRITE = 26,
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_MAX_VALUE = GHOSTTY_ENUM_MAX_VALUE,
} GhosttyTerminalOption;
/**
* Terminal data types.
*
* These values specify what type of data to extract from a terminal
* using `ghostty_terminal_get`.
*
* @ingroup terminal
*/
typedef enum GHOSTTY_ENUM_TYPED {
/** Invalid data type. Never results in any data extraction. */
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_DATA_INVALID = 0,
/**
* Terminal width in cells.
*
* Output type: uint16_t *
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_DATA_COLS = 1,
/**
* Terminal height in cells.
*
* Output type: uint16_t *
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_DATA_ROWS = 2,
/**
* Cursor column position (0-indexed).
*
* Output type: uint16_t *
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_DATA_CURSOR_X = 3,
/**
* Cursor row position within the active area (0-indexed).
*
* Output type: uint16_t *
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_DATA_CURSOR_Y = 4,
/**
* Whether the cursor has a pending wrap (next print will soft-wrap).
*
* Output type: bool *
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_DATA_CURSOR_PENDING_WRAP = 5,
/**
* The currently active screen.
*
* Output type: GhosttyTerminalScreen *
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_DATA_ACTIVE_SCREEN = 6,
/**
* Whether the cursor is visible (DEC mode 25).
*
* Output type: bool *
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_DATA_CURSOR_VISIBLE = 7,
/**
* Current Kitty keyboard protocol flags.
*
* Output type: GhosttyKittyKeyFlags * (uint8_t *)
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_DATA_KITTY_KEYBOARD_FLAGS = 8,
/**
* Scrollbar state for the terminal viewport.
*
* This is amortized O(1): the total is maintained incrementally as
* the terminal is modified and the viewport offset is cached. The
* first read after the viewport moves to an arbitrary position that
* isn't an absolute row (e.g. scrolling to a selection) may cost
* O(pages) to compute the offset, after which it is cached again.
*
* There is intentionally no change notification for scroll state.
* Callers building scrollbars should poll this once per frame or
* per write batch and diff the result to detect changes; this is
* what Ghostty's own renderer does.
*
* Output type: GhosttyTerminalScrollbar *
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_DATA_SCROLLBAR = 9,
/**
* The current SGR style of the cursor.
*
* This is the style that will be applied to newly printed characters.
*
* Output type: GhosttyStyle *
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_DATA_CURSOR_STYLE = 10,
/**
* Whether any mouse tracking mode is active.
*
* Returns true if any of the mouse tracking modes (X10, normal, button,
* or any-event) are enabled.
*
* Output type: bool *
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_DATA_MOUSE_TRACKING = 11,
/**
* The terminal title as set by escape sequences (e.g. OSC 0/2).
*
* Returns a borrowed string. The pointer is valid until the next call
* to ghostty_terminal_vt_write() or ghostty_terminal_reset(). An empty
* string (len=0) is returned when no title has been set.
*
* Output type: GhosttyString *
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_DATA_TITLE = 12,
/**
* The terminal's current working directory as set by escape sequences
* (e.g. OSC 7).
*
* Returns a borrowed string. The pointer is valid until the next call
* to ghostty_terminal_vt_write() or ghostty_terminal_reset(). An empty
* string (len=0) is returned when no pwd has been set.
*
* Output type: GhosttyString *
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_DATA_PWD = 13,
/**
* The total number of rows in the active screen including scrollback.
*
* Output type: size_t *
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_DATA_TOTAL_ROWS = 14,
/**
* The number of scrollback rows (total rows minus viewport rows).
*
* Output type: size_t *
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_DATA_SCROLLBACK_ROWS = 15,
/**
* The total width of the terminal in pixels.
*
* This is cols * cell_width_px as set by ghostty_terminal_resize().
*
* Output type: uint32_t *
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_DATA_WIDTH_PX = 16,
/**
* The total height of the terminal in pixels.
*
* This is rows * cell_height_px as set by ghostty_terminal_resize().
*
* Output type: uint32_t *
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_DATA_HEIGHT_PX = 17,
/**
* The effective foreground color (override or default).
*
* Returns GHOSTTY_NO_VALUE if no foreground color is set.
*
* Output type: GhosttyColorRgb *
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_DATA_COLOR_FOREGROUND = 18,
/**
* The effective background color (override or default).
*
* Returns GHOSTTY_NO_VALUE if no background color is set.
*
* Output type: GhosttyColorRgb *
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_DATA_COLOR_BACKGROUND = 19,
/**
* The effective cursor color (override or default).
*
* Returns GHOSTTY_NO_VALUE if no cursor color is set.
*
* Output type: GhosttyColorRgb *
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_DATA_COLOR_CURSOR = 20,
/**
* The current 256-color palette.
*
* Output type: GhosttyColorRgb[256] *
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_DATA_COLOR_PALETTE = 21,
/**
* The default foreground color (ignoring any OSC override).
*
* Returns GHOSTTY_NO_VALUE if no default foreground color is set.
*
* Output type: GhosttyColorRgb *
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_DATA_COLOR_FOREGROUND_DEFAULT = 22,
/**
* The default background color (ignoring any OSC override).
*
* Returns GHOSTTY_NO_VALUE if no default background color is set.
*
* Output type: GhosttyColorRgb *
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_DATA_COLOR_BACKGROUND_DEFAULT = 23,
/**
* The default cursor color (ignoring any OSC override).
*
* Returns GHOSTTY_NO_VALUE if no default cursor color is set.
*
* Output type: GhosttyColorRgb *
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_DATA_COLOR_CURSOR_DEFAULT = 24,
/**
* The default 256-color palette (ignoring any OSC overrides).
*
* Output type: GhosttyColorRgb[256] *
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_DATA_COLOR_PALETTE_DEFAULT = 25,
/**
* The Kitty image storage limit in bytes for the active screen.
*
* A value of zero means the Kitty graphics protocol is disabled.
* Returns GHOSTTY_NO_VALUE when Kitty graphics are disabled at build time.
*
* Output type: uint64_t *
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_DATA_KITTY_IMAGE_STORAGE_LIMIT = 26,
/**
* Whether the file medium is enabled for Kitty image loading on the
* active screen.
*
* Returns GHOSTTY_NO_VALUE when Kitty graphics are disabled at build time.
*
* Output type: bool *
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_DATA_KITTY_IMAGE_MEDIUM_FILE = 27,
/**
* Whether the temporary file medium is enabled for Kitty image loading
* on the active screen.
*
* Returns GHOSTTY_NO_VALUE when Kitty graphics are disabled at build time.
*
* Output type: bool *
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_DATA_KITTY_IMAGE_MEDIUM_TEMP_FILE = 28,
/**
* Whether the shared memory medium is enabled for Kitty image loading
* on the active screen.
*
* Returns GHOSTTY_NO_VALUE when Kitty graphics are disabled at build time.
*
* Output type: bool *
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_DATA_KITTY_IMAGE_MEDIUM_SHARED_MEM = 29,
/**
* The Kitty graphics image storage for the active screen.
*
* Returns a borrowed pointer to the image storage. The pointer is valid
* until the next mutating terminal call (e.g. ghostty_terminal_vt_write()
* or ghostty_terminal_reset()).
*
* Returns GHOSTTY_NO_VALUE when Kitty graphics are disabled at build time.
*
* Output type: GhosttyKittyGraphics *
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_DATA_KITTY_GRAPHICS = 30,
/**
* The active screen's current selection.
*
* On success, writes an untracked snapshot of the terminal-owned selection
* to the caller-provided GhosttySelection. The GhosttySelection struct is
* caller-owned and may be kept, but the grid references inside it are
* untracked borrowed references into the active screen. They are only valid
* until the next mutating terminal call, such as ghostty_terminal_set(),
* ghostty_terminal_vt_write(), ghostty_terminal_resize(), or
* ghostty_terminal_reset().
*
* Returns GHOSTTY_NO_VALUE when there is no active selection.
*
* Output type: GhosttySelection *
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_DATA_SELECTION = 31,
/**
* Whether the viewport is currently pinned to the active area.
*
* This is true when the viewport is following the active terminal area,
* and false when the user has scrolled into history.
*
* Output type: bool *
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_DATA_VIEWPORT_ACTIVE = 32,
/**
* Whether xterm modifyOtherKeys mode 2 is enabled.
*
* Output type: bool *
*/
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_DATA_MODIFY_OTHER_KEYS = 33,
GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_DATA_MAX_VALUE = GHOSTTY_ENUM_MAX_VALUE,
} GhosttyTerminalData;
/**
* Create a new terminal instance.
*
* @param allocator Pointer to allocator, or NULL to use the default allocator
* @param terminal Pointer to store the created terminal handle
* @param options Terminal initialization options
* @return GHOSTTY_SUCCESS on success, or an error code on failure
*
* @ingroup terminal
*/
GHOSTTY_API GhosttyResult ghostty_terminal_new(const GhosttyAllocator* allocator,
GhosttyTerminal* terminal,
GhosttyTerminalOptions options);
/**
* Free a terminal instance.
*
* Releases all resources associated with the terminal. After this call,
* the terminal handle becomes invalid and must not be used.
*
* @param terminal The terminal handle to free (may be NULL)
*
* @ingroup terminal
*/
GHOSTTY_API void ghostty_terminal_free(GhosttyTerminal terminal);
/**
* Perform a full reset of the terminal (RIS).
*
* Resets all terminal state back to its initial configuration, including
* modes, scrollback, scrolling region, and screen contents. The terminal
* dimensions are preserved.
*
* @param terminal The terminal handle (may be NULL, in which case this is a no-op)
*
* @ingroup terminal
*/
GHOSTTY_API void ghostty_terminal_reset(GhosttyTerminal terminal);
/**
* Resize the terminal to the given dimensions.
*
* Changes the number of columns and rows in the terminal. The primary
* screen will reflow content if wraparound mode is enabled; the alternate
* screen does not reflow. If the dimensions are unchanged, this is a no-op.
*
* This also updates the terminal's pixel dimensions (used for image
* protocols and size reports), disables synchronized output mode (allowed
* by the spec so that resize results are shown immediately), and sends an
* in-band size report if mode 2048 is enabled.
*
* @param terminal The terminal handle (NULL returns GHOSTTY_INVALID_VALUE)
* @param cols New width in cells (must be greater than zero)
* @param rows New height in cells (must be greater than zero)
* @param cell_width_px Width of a single cell in pixels
* @param cell_height_px Height of a single cell in pixels
* @return GHOSTTY_SUCCESS on success, or an error code on failure
*
* @ingroup terminal
*/
GHOSTTY_API GhosttyResult ghostty_terminal_resize(GhosttyTerminal terminal,
uint16_t cols,
uint16_t rows,
uint32_t cell_width_px,
uint32_t cell_height_px);
/**
* Set an option on the terminal.
*
* Configures terminal callbacks and associated state such as the
* write_pty callback and userdata pointer. The value is passed
* directly for pointer types (callbacks, userdata) or as a pointer
* to the value for non-pointer types (e.g. GhosttyString*).
* NULL clears the option to its default.
*
* Callbacks are invoked synchronously during ghostty_terminal_vt_write().
* Callbacks must not call ghostty_terminal_vt_write() on the same
* terminal (no reentrancy).
*
* @param terminal The terminal handle (may be NULL, in which case this is a no-op)
* @param option The option to set
* @param value Pointer to the value to set (type depends on the option),
* or NULL to clear the option
*
* @ingroup terminal
*/
GHOSTTY_API GhosttyResult ghostty_terminal_set(GhosttyTerminal terminal,
GhosttyTerminalOption option,
const void* value);
/**
* Write VT-encoded data to the terminal for processing.
*
* Feeds raw bytes through the terminal's VT stream parser, updating
* terminal state accordingly. By default, sequences that require output
* (queries, device status reports) are silently ignored. Use
* ghostty_terminal_set() with GHOSTTY_TERMINAL_OPT_WRITE_PTY to install
* a callback that receives response data.
*
* This never fails. Any erroneous input or errors in processing the
* input are logged internally but do not cause this function to fail
* because this input is assumed to be untrusted and from an external
* source; so the primary goal is to keep the terminal state consistent and
* not allow malformed input to corrupt or crash.
*
* @param terminal The terminal handle
* @param data Pointer to the data to write
* @param len Length of the data in bytes
*
* @ingroup terminal
*/
GHOSTTY_API void ghostty_terminal_vt_write(GhosttyTerminal terminal,
const uint8_t* data,
size_t len);
/**
* Scroll the terminal viewport.
*
* Scrolls the terminal's viewport according to the given behavior.
* When using GHOSTTY_SCROLL_VIEWPORT_DELTA, set the delta field in
* the value union to specify the number of rows to scroll (negative
* for up, positive for down). When using GHOSTTY_SCROLL_VIEWPORT_ROW,
* set the row field to the absolute row offset from the top of the
* scrollable area (the same row space as the offset field of
* GhosttyTerminalScrollbar). For other behaviors, the value is ignored.
*
* @param terminal The terminal handle (may be NULL, in which case this is a no-op)
* @param behavior The scroll behavior as a tagged union
*
* @ingroup terminal
*/
GHOSTTY_API void ghostty_terminal_scroll_viewport(GhosttyTerminal terminal,
GhosttyTerminalScrollViewport behavior);
/**
* Return the current compression activity token.
*
* The token is opaque and only equality comparisons are meaningful. An
* embedding application should cache it and restart its compression idle
* delay whenever the value changes. The value may wrap and changes in either
* direction have the same meaning.
*
* This function only observes terminal state. It does not perform or schedule
* compression.
*
* @param terminal The terminal handle (NULL returns GHOSTTY_INVALID_VALUE)
* @param[out] out_activity Receives the current activity token
* @return GHOSTTY_SUCCESS on success, or GHOSTTY_INVALID_VALUE if an argument
* is NULL
*
* @ingroup terminal
*/
GHOSTTY_API GhosttyResult ghostty_terminal_compression_activity(
GhosttyTerminal terminal,
uint64_t* out_activity);
/**
* Compress eligible terminal scrollback.
*
* Incremental mode performs bounded work suitable for an idle callback. A
* pending result means the application should invoke another step while the
* terminal remains idle. A complete result means no continuation is needed
* until ghostty_terminal_compression_activity() changes. Full mode performs
* one synchronous scan and can stall on large scrollback buffers.
*
* Compression is opportunistic. Complete means the pass has finished, not
* that every page was compressed: pages may be unprofitable or encounter an
* allocation or reclamation failure. Compression changes only the terminal's
* storage representation and never its logical contents or scrollback limit.
* Accessing compressed history restores it transparently.
*
* This function is not thread-safe with other operations on the same
* terminal. The caller must serialize it with writes, rendering, searches,
* and other terminal access.
*
* @param terminal The terminal handle (NULL returns GHOSTTY_INVALID_VALUE)
* @param mode The amount of compression work to perform
* @param[out] out_result Receives the compression scheduling result
* @return GHOSTTY_SUCCESS on success, or GHOSTTY_INVALID_VALUE if an argument
* or mode is invalid
*
* @ingroup terminal
*/
GHOSTTY_API GhosttyResult ghostty_terminal_compress(
GhosttyTerminal terminal,
GhosttyTerminalCompressionMode mode,
GhosttyTerminalCompressionResult* out_result);
/**
* Get the current value of a terminal mode.
*
* Returns the value of the mode identified by the given mode.
*
* @param terminal The terminal handle (NULL returns GHOSTTY_INVALID_VALUE)
* @param mode The mode identifying the mode to query
* @param[out] out_value On success, set to true if the mode is set, false
* if it is reset
* @return GHOSTTY_SUCCESS on success, GHOSTTY_INVALID_VALUE if the terminal
* is NULL or the mode does not correspond to a known mode
*
* @ingroup terminal
*/
GHOSTTY_API GhosttyResult ghostty_terminal_mode_get(GhosttyTerminal terminal,
GhosttyMode mode,
bool* out_value);
/**
* Set the value of a terminal mode.
*
* Sets the mode identified by the given mode to the specified value.
*
* @param terminal The terminal handle (NULL returns GHOSTTY_INVALID_VALUE)
* @param mode The mode identifying the mode to set
* @param value true to set the mode, false to reset it
* @return GHOSTTY_SUCCESS on success, GHOSTTY_INVALID_VALUE if the terminal
* is NULL or the mode does not correspond to a known mode
*
* @ingroup terminal
*/
GHOSTTY_API GhosttyResult ghostty_terminal_mode_set(GhosttyTerminal terminal,
GhosttyMode mode,
bool value);
/**
* Get data from a terminal instance.
*
* Extracts typed data from the given terminal based on the specified
* data type. The output pointer must be of the appropriate type for the
* requested data kind. Valid data types and output types are documented
* in the `GhosttyTerminalData` enum.
*
* @param terminal The terminal handle (may be NULL)
* @param data The type of data to extract
* @param out Pointer to store the extracted data (type depends on data parameter)
* @return GHOSTTY_SUCCESS on success, GHOSTTY_INVALID_VALUE if the terminal
* is NULL or the data type is invalid
*
* @ingroup terminal
*/
GHOSTTY_API GhosttyResult ghostty_terminal_get(GhosttyTerminal terminal,
GhosttyTerminalData data,
void *out);
/**
* Get multiple data fields from a terminal in a single call.
*
* This is an optimization over calling ghostty_terminal_get()
* repeatedly, particularly useful in environments with high per-call
* overhead such as FFI or Cgo.
*
* Each element in the keys array specifies a data kind, and the
* corresponding element in the values array receives the result.
* The type of each values[i] pointer must match the output type
* documented for keys[i].
*
* Processing stops at the first error; on success out_written
* is set to count, on error it is set to the index of the
* failing key (i.e. the number of values successfully written).
*
* @param terminal The terminal handle (may be NULL)
* @param count Number of key/value pairs
* @param keys Array of data kinds to query
* @param values Array of output pointers (types must match each key's
* documented output type)
* @param[out] out_written On return, receives the number of values
* successfully written (may be NULL)
* @return GHOSTTY_SUCCESS if all queries succeed
*
* @ingroup terminal
*/
GHOSTTY_API GhosttyResult ghostty_terminal_get_multi(GhosttyTerminal terminal,
size_t count,
const GhosttyTerminalData* keys,
void** values,
size_t* out_written);
/**
* Resolve a point in the terminal grid to a grid reference.
*
* Resolves the given point (which can be in active, viewport, screen,
* or history coordinates) to a grid reference for that location. Use
* ghostty_grid_ref_cell() and ghostty_grid_ref_row() to extract the cell
* and row.
*
* Lookups using the `active` and `viewport` tags are fast. The `screen`
* and `history` tags may require traversing the full scrollback page list
* to resolve the y coordinate, so they can be expensive for large
* scrollback buffers.
*
* This function isn't meant to be used as the core of render loop. It
* isn't built to sustain the framerates needed for rendering large screens.
* Use the render state API for that. This API is instead meant for less
* strictly performance-sensitive use cases.
*
* @param terminal The terminal handle (NULL returns GHOSTTY_INVALID_VALUE)
* @param point The point specifying which cell to look up
* @param[out] out_ref On success, set to the grid reference at the given point (may be NULL)
* @return GHOSTTY_SUCCESS on success, GHOSTTY_INVALID_VALUE if the terminal
* is NULL or the point is out of bounds
*
* @ingroup terminal
*/
GHOSTTY_API GhosttyResult ghostty_terminal_grid_ref(GhosttyTerminal terminal,
GhosttyPoint point,
GhosttyGridRef *out_ref);
/**
* Create an owned tracked grid reference for a terminal point.
*
* This is the tracked variant of ghostty_terminal_grid_ref(). The returned
* handle follows the referenced cell as the terminal's page list is modified:
* scrolling, pruning, resize/reflow, and other page-list operations update the
* tracked reference automatically.
*
* The reference is attached to the terminal screen/page-list that is active at
* creation time.
*
* If the point is outside the requested coordinate space, this returns
* GHOSTTY_INVALID_VALUE and writes NULL to out_ref.
*
* The returned handle must be freed with ghostty_tracked_grid_ref_free(). If
* the terminal is freed first, the handle remains valid only for
* tracked-grid-ref APIs: it reports no value and can still be freed.
*
* @param terminal Terminal instance.
* @param point Point to track.
* @param[out] out_ref On success, receives the tracked reference handle.
* @return GHOSTTY_SUCCESS on success, GHOSTTY_INVALID_VALUE if terminal,
* point, or out_ref is invalid, or GHOSTTY_OUT_OF_MEMORY if allocation
* fails.
*
* @ingroup terminal
*/
GHOSTTY_API GhosttyResult ghostty_terminal_grid_ref_track(
GhosttyTerminal terminal,
GhosttyPoint point,
GhosttyTrackedGridRef *out_ref);
/**
* Convert a grid reference back to a point in the given coordinate system.
*
* This is the inverse of ghostty_terminal_grid_ref(): given a grid reference,
* it returns the x/y coordinates in the requested coordinate system (active,
* viewport, screen, or history).
*
* The grid reference must have been obtained from the same terminal instance.
* Like all grid references, it is only valid until the next mutating terminal
* call.
*
* Not every grid reference is representable in every coordinate system. For
* example, a cell in scrollback history cannot be expressed in active
* coordinates, and a cell that has scrolled off the visible area cannot be
* expressed in viewport coordinates. In these cases, the function returns
* GHOSTTY_NO_VALUE.
*
* @param terminal The terminal handle (NULL returns GHOSTTY_INVALID_VALUE)
* @param ref Pointer to the grid reference to convert
* @param tag The target coordinate system
* @param[out] out On success, set to the coordinate in the requested system (may be NULL)
* @return GHOSTTY_SUCCESS on success, GHOSTTY_INVALID_VALUE if the terminal
* or ref is NULL/invalid, GHOSTTY_NO_VALUE if the ref falls outside
* the requested coordinate system
*
* @ingroup terminal
*/
GHOSTTY_API GhosttyResult ghostty_terminal_point_from_grid_ref(
GhosttyTerminal terminal,
const GhosttyGridRef *ref,
GhosttyPointTag tag,
GhosttyPointCoordinate *out);
/** @} */
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif
#endif /* GHOSTTY_VT_TERMINAL_H */
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