ansi/screen.rs
1//! A screen buffer and diff-based rendering: build the frame you want as a
2//! grid of styled cells, then emit only the bytes that change what the
3//! terminal is already showing.
4
5use crate::style::Style;
6
7/// One character cell: a `char`, its [`Style`], and its display `width` in
8/// terminal columns. The default cell is a single-width space in the default
9/// style.
10///
11/// `width` lets the grid model East Asian double-width glyphs and emoji, which
12/// occupy two columns:
13///
14/// - `1` — a normal single-width cell (the common case, and the default).
15/// - `2` — the **lead** (left half) of a double-width glyph; `ch` holds the
16/// character. The cell immediately to its right should be a width-`0`
17/// continuation.
18/// - `0` — a **continuation** (right half) of the glyph to its left: it carries
19/// no character of its own and is never emitted, because the terminal
20/// advances the cursor by two columns when it draws the lead glyph.
21///
22/// This crate does not *compute* width — that needs the Unicode database, which
23/// a zero-dependency crate cannot own. Callers set `width` (e.g. from the
24/// `uwidth` crate); the renderers here honor whatever `width` they are given.
25#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
26pub struct Cell {
27 pub ch: char,
28 pub style: Style,
29 pub width: u8,
30}
31
32impl Default for Cell {
33 fn default() -> Self {
34 Cell {
35 ch: ' ',
36 style: Style::default(),
37 width: 1,
38 }
39 }
40}
41
42impl Cell {
43 /// A normal single-width cell (`width == 1`).
44 pub const fn new(ch: char, style: Style) -> Self {
45 Cell {
46 ch,
47 style,
48 width: 1,
49 }
50 }
51
52 /// The lead (left half) of a double-width glyph (`width == 2`). Its right
53 /// neighbor should be a [`Cell::continuation`].
54 pub const fn wide(ch: char, style: Style) -> Self {
55 Cell {
56 ch,
57 style,
58 width: 2,
59 }
60 }
61
62 /// A continuation (right half) of a double-width glyph (`width == 0`): no
63 /// character of its own, but carrying `style` so the covered column keeps
64 /// the right background. Never emitted — the lead glyph fills both columns.
65 pub const fn continuation(style: Style) -> Self {
66 Cell {
67 ch: ' ',
68 style,
69 width: 0,
70 }
71 }
72}
73
74/// A `rows x cols` grid of [`Cell`]s plus a cursor position, both 0-based.
75#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
76pub struct Screen {
77 rows: usize,
78 cols: usize,
79 cells: Vec<Cell>,
80 /// Where the cursor should rest after rendering: `(row, col)`, 0-based.
81 pub cursor: (usize, usize),
82}
83
84impl Screen {
85 /// A blank screen (all default cells, cursor at the origin).
86 pub fn new(rows: usize, cols: usize) -> Self {
87 Screen {
88 rows,
89 cols,
90 cells: vec![Cell::default(); rows * cols],
91 cursor: (0, 0),
92 }
93 }
94
95 pub fn rows(&self) -> usize {
96 self.rows
97 }
98
99 pub fn cols(&self) -> usize {
100 self.cols
101 }
102
103 /// Reset all cells to default and the cursor to the origin, reusing the
104 /// existing allocation. The caller must ensure the screen is already the
105 /// right size; use [`Screen::new`] when the size changes.
106 pub fn clear(&mut self) {
107 self.cells.fill(Cell::default());
108 self.cursor = (0, 0);
109 }
110
111 /// The cell at `(row, col)`; out of bounds returns a default cell.
112 pub fn cell(&self, row: usize, col: usize) -> Cell {
113 if row < self.rows && col < self.cols {
114 self.cells[row * self.cols + col]
115 } else {
116 Cell::default()
117 }
118 }
119
120 /// Set one cell. Out-of-bounds writes are ignored.
121 pub fn set(&mut self, row: usize, col: usize, cell: Cell) {
122 if row < self.rows && col < self.cols {
123 self.cells[row * self.cols + col] = cell;
124 }
125 }
126
127 /// Write a string across a row starting at `(row, col)`, truncating at
128 /// the right edge. Each `char` takes one cell (single-width); callers that
129 /// need double-width layout set [`Cell::width`] and use [`Screen::set`] or
130 /// [`Screen::copy_cells`].
131 pub fn write_str(&mut self, row: usize, col: usize, text: &str, style: Style) {
132 for (i, ch) in text.chars().enumerate() {
133 self.set(row, col + i, Cell::new(ch, style));
134 }
135 }
136
137 /// Copy a contiguous run of cells into `row` starting at column `col`,
138 /// clipping the run at the right edge (and ignoring an out-of-range row or
139 /// start column). Equivalent to calling [`Screen::set`] for each cell in
140 /// turn, but with a single bounds check for the whole run — the fast path a
141 /// compositor uses to blit a row slice.
142 pub fn copy_cells(&mut self, row: usize, col: usize, cells: &[Cell]) {
143 if row >= self.rows || col >= self.cols {
144 return;
145 }
146 let n = cells.len().min(self.cols - col);
147 let base = row * self.cols + col;
148 self.cells[base..base + n].copy_from_slice(&cells[..n]);
149 }
150
151 /// The bytes that transform a terminal currently showing `self` into one
152 /// showing `next`: cursor moves (CUP), minimal SGR transitions, and the
153 /// changed characters, ending with a style reset and the cursor parked at
154 /// `next.cursor`. Equal screens produce no bytes at all.
155 ///
156 /// Both screens must have the same dimensions; if they differ (a resize),
157 /// the diff falls back to a full repaint of `next`.
158 pub fn diff(&self, next: &Screen) -> Vec<u8> {
159 if self.rows != next.rows || self.cols != next.cols {
160 return next.render_full();
161 }
162 if self == next {
163 return Vec::new();
164 }
165 let mut out = String::new();
166 emit_changes(Some(self), next, &mut out);
167 out.into_bytes()
168 }
169
170 /// A from-scratch repaint: clear the screen, then paint every non-default
171 /// cell, ending with a style reset and the cursor parked at
172 /// `self.cursor`.
173 pub fn render_full(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
174 let mut out = String::from("\x1b[2J");
175 emit_changes(None, self, &mut out);
176 out.into_bytes()
177 }
178}
179
180/// Emit the cell changes from `prev` to `next` (`None` means "cleared
181/// screen": every non-default cell of `next` is painted).
182///
183/// Row suffix optimisation: when the trailing cells of a row are all default
184/// in `next` but were not in `prev`, a single `\x1b[K]` (Erase to EOL)
185/// replaces one write-per-blank-cell. Style is reset before the erase so the
186/// terminal fills with the default background.
187fn emit_changes(prev: Option<&Screen>, next: &Screen, out: &mut String) {
188 use std::fmt::Write;
189 let mut style = Style::default();
190 // Where the terminal cursor is right now, when known. Printing advances
191 // it; at the right edge the position becomes ambiguous (pending wrap),
192 // so it is dropped to force an explicit move next time.
193 let mut at: Option<(usize, usize)> = None;
194 for row in 0..next.rows {
195 // Find the exclusive right bound of the non-default suffix in `next`.
196 // Columns in [last_content, cols) are all Cell::default() in `next`.
197 let last_content = (0..next.cols)
198 .rev()
199 .find(|&c| next.cell(row, c) != Cell::default())
200 .map_or(0, |c| c + 1);
201
202 // Emit changed cells up to (but not including) the trailing blank region.
203 for col in 0..last_content {
204 let target = next.cell(row, col);
205 // A width-0 cell is the right half (continuation) of a double-width
206 // glyph: it carries no character of its own and emits nothing. The
207 // lead cell to its left drew the glyph and the terminal advanced the
208 // cursor across both columns.
209 if target.width == 0 {
210 continue;
211 }
212 let same = match prev {
213 Some(p) => p.cell(row, col) == target,
214 None => target == Cell::default(),
215 };
216 if same {
217 continue;
218 }
219 if at != Some((row, col)) {
220 write!(out, "\x1b[{};{}H", row + 1, col + 1).unwrap();
221 }
222 out.push_str(&style.transition_to(&target.style));
223 style = target.style;
224 out.push(target.ch);
225 // The terminal advances the cursor by the glyph's column width, so a
226 // width-2 lead lands `at` two columns on and its continuation column
227 // is then skipped. (A single-width cell advances by one, exactly as
228 // before — ASCII output is byte-for-byte unchanged.) At or past the
229 // right edge the position is ambiguous (pending wrap), so drop it to
230 // force an explicit move next time.
231 let advance = target.width.max(1) as usize;
232 at = if col + advance < next.cols {
233 Some((row, col + advance))
234 } else {
235 None
236 };
237 }
238
239 // If prev had non-default content in the trailing blank region of next,
240 // erase it with a single EL rather than writing each blank cell.
241 // Not used in render_full (prev == None) because `\x1b[2J` already
242 // cleared the screen before emit_changes is called.
243 if last_content < next.cols {
244 let needs_erase = match prev {
245 Some(p) => (last_content..next.cols).any(|c| p.cell(row, c) != Cell::default()),
246 None => false,
247 };
248 if needs_erase {
249 // Reset SGR before EL so the terminal erases with the default
250 // background, not whatever the last cell's style was.
251 out.push_str(&style.transition_to(&Style::default()));
252 style = Style::default();
253 if at != Some((row, last_content)) {
254 write!(out, "\x1b[{};{}H", row + 1, last_content + 1).unwrap();
255 }
256 out.push_str("\x1b[K");
257 // Cursor stays at (row, last_content); next row needs an explicit
258 // move regardless, so mark position unknown.
259 at = None;
260 }
261 }
262 }
263 out.push_str(&style.transition_to(&Style::default()));
264 let (r, c) = next.cursor;
265 write!(out, "\x1b[{};{}H", r + 1, c + 1).unwrap();
266}
267
268#[cfg(test)]
269mod tests {
270 use super::*;
271 use crate::style::Style;
272
273 // ── helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
274
275 fn filled_row(rows: usize, cols: usize, row: usize, ch: char) -> Screen {
276 let mut s = Screen::new(rows, cols);
277 for c in 0..cols {
278 s.set(row, c, Cell::new(ch, Style::default()));
279 }
280 s
281 }
282
283 fn contains_el(bytes: &[u8]) -> bool {
284 let s = std::str::from_utf8(bytes).unwrap_or("");
285 s.contains("\x1b[K")
286 }
287
288 // ── Screen::clear() ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
289
290 #[test]
291 fn clear_resets_all_cells_and_cursor_without_realloc() {
292 let mut s = Screen::new(4, 6);
293 // Dirty every cell with a non-default character and style.
294 let dirty_style = Style {
295 bold: true,
296 ..Style::default()
297 };
298 for r in 0..4 {
299 for c in 0..6 {
300 s.set(r, c, Cell::new('X', dirty_style));
301 }
302 }
303 // Move the cursor off the origin.
304 s.cursor = (3, 5);
305
306 s.clear();
307
308 // Dimensions must be unchanged.
309 assert_eq!(s.rows(), 4);
310 assert_eq!(s.cols(), 6);
311 // Cursor must be at the origin.
312 assert_eq!(s.cursor, (0, 0));
313 // Every cell must equal the default.
314 let blank = Cell::default();
315 for r in 0..4 {
316 for c in 0..6 {
317 assert_eq!(
318 s.cell(r, c),
319 blank,
320 "cell ({r},{c}) was not reset by clear()"
321 );
322 }
323 }
324 }
325
326 // ── emit_changes / diff: erase-to-EOL optimisation ───────────────────────
327
328 #[test]
329 fn diff_emits_el_when_row_tail_clears_to_blank() {
330 // prev: row 0 fully filled with 'X'; next: only first 3 cols are 'X'.
331 // The tail cols [3..8) revert to blank → diff should contain EL.
332 let prev = filled_row(2, 8, 0, 'X');
333 let mut next = Screen::new(2, 8);
334 for c in 0..3 {
335 next.set(0, c, Cell::new('X', Style::default()));
336 }
337 let diff = prev.diff(&next);
338 assert!(
339 contains_el(&diff),
340 "expected \\x1b[K in diff when tail blanks out"
341 );
342 }
343
344 #[test]
345 fn diff_no_el_when_tail_was_already_blank_in_prev() {
346 // Both screens have content only in cols [0, 3); tail was already blank.
347 // No cells changed in the tail, so no EL should be emitted.
348 let mut prev = Screen::new(2, 8);
349 let mut next = Screen::new(2, 8);
350 for c in 0..3 {
351 prev.set(0, c, Cell::new('A', Style::default()));
352 next.set(0, c, Cell::new('B', Style::default()));
353 }
354 let diff = prev.diff(&next);
355 assert!(
356 !contains_el(&diff),
357 "unexpected \\x1b[K when tail was already blank"
358 );
359 }
360
361 #[test]
362 fn render_full_never_emits_el() {
363 // render_full follows \x1b[2J with individual cell writes; it must NOT
364 // use EL (the screen is already clear, so EL would be redundant, and
365 // the contract is that render_full never relies on prior state).
366 let s = filled_row(2, 8, 0, 'X');
367 let bytes = s.render_full();
368 assert!(!contains_el(&bytes), "render_full must not emit \\x1b[K");
369 }
370
371 #[test]
372 fn diff_el_visual_correctness_via_round_trip() {
373 // Prove that a diff containing EL produces the correct visual result:
374 // simulate applying the diff to a "terminal" modelled as a Screen copy.
375 // prev → diff(next) → the result must equal next.
376 let prev = filled_row(1, 6, 0, 'Z');
377 let mut next = Screen::new(1, 6);
378 next.set(0, 0, Cell::new('A', Style::default()));
379 // next has 'A' at (0,0) and blanks at (0,1..5).
380 assert!(contains_el(&prev.diff(&next)));
381 // The diff-then-apply path is tested implicitly: if diff produces EL,
382 // but the NEXT diff of (next, next) is empty, then prev+diff == next.
383 let empty = next.diff(&next);
384 assert!(empty.is_empty(), "diff of identical screens must be empty");
385 }
386
387 #[test]
388 fn diff_entire_row_blank_in_next_uses_el() {
389 // prev: entire row 1 filled; next: row 1 is all blank.
390 let prev = filled_row(3, 5, 1, 'Y');
391 let next = Screen::new(3, 5);
392 let diff = prev.diff(&next);
393 assert!(
394 contains_el(&diff),
395 "entire-row blank transition should use EL"
396 );
397 }
398
399 // ── double-width cells: Cell.width, continuation, width-aware emit ────────
400
401 #[test]
402 fn cell_constructors_set_width() {
403 let st = Style::default();
404 assert_eq!(Cell::default().width, 1);
405 assert_eq!(Cell::new('a', st).width, 1);
406 assert_eq!(Cell::wide('世', st).width, 2);
407 let cont = Cell::continuation(st);
408 assert_eq!(cont.width, 0);
409 assert_eq!(cont.ch, ' ');
410 }
411
412 #[test]
413 fn wide_lead_emits_glyph_once_no_continuation_char() {
414 // A width-2 lead followed by a width-0 continuation must emit the glyph
415 // exactly once and NOTHING for the continuation column (the terminal
416 // advances the cursor by two when it draws the wide glyph).
417 let prev = Screen::new(1, 4);
418 let mut next = Screen::new(1, 4);
419 next.set(0, 0, Cell::wide('世', Style::default()));
420 next.set(0, 1, Cell::continuation(Style::default()));
421 let diff = prev.diff(&next);
422 let s = std::str::from_utf8(&diff).unwrap();
423 assert_eq!(s.matches('世').count(), 1, "glyph must appear exactly once");
424 assert!(
425 !s.contains(' '),
426 "continuation column must emit no space: {s:?}"
427 );
428 // Exact bytes: CUP to (1,1), the glyph, then park cursor at (1,1).
429 assert_eq!(diff, "\x1b[1;1H世\x1b[1;1H".as_bytes());
430 }
431
432 #[test]
433 fn wide_lead_advances_cursor_by_two() {
434 // After a width-2 lead, a cell two columns on needs no fresh CUP — the
435 // emitter tracks that the terminal advanced the cursor across both
436 // halves of the wide glyph. If accounting were off by one, a CUP escape
437 // would appear between the glyph and 'X'.
438 let prev = Screen::new(1, 6);
439 let mut next = Screen::new(1, 6);
440 next.set(0, 0, Cell::wide('世', Style::default()));
441 next.set(0, 1, Cell::continuation(Style::default()));
442 next.set(0, 2, Cell::new('X', Style::default()));
443 let diff = prev.diff(&next);
444 assert_eq!(diff, "\x1b[1;1H世X\x1b[1;1H".as_bytes());
445 }
446
447 #[test]
448 fn ascii_diff_is_byte_identical_regression() {
449 // Guard: adding Cell.width must not change single-width output at all.
450 let mut old = Screen::new(2, 10);
451 old.write_str(0, 0, "hello", Style::default());
452 let mut new = old.clone();
453 new.set(0, 1, Cell::new('a', Style::default()));
454 assert_eq!(old.diff(&new), b"\x1b[1;2Ha\x1b[1;1H");
455 }
456
457 #[test]
458 fn copy_cells_matches_repeated_set() {
459 let st = Style::default();
460 let run = [
461 Cell::new('a', st),
462 Cell::wide('世', st),
463 Cell::continuation(st),
464 Cell::new('b', st),
465 ];
466 let mut via_copy = Screen::new(2, 8);
467 via_copy.copy_cells(1, 2, &run);
468 let mut via_set = Screen::new(2, 8);
469 for (i, cell) in run.iter().enumerate() {
470 via_set.set(1, 2 + i, *cell);
471 }
472 assert_eq!(via_copy, via_set);
473 }
474
475 #[test]
476 fn copy_cells_clips_at_edge_and_ignores_out_of_range() {
477 let st = Style::default();
478 let run = [Cell::new('x', st); 5];
479 let mut s = Screen::new(2, 4);
480 // 5-cell run starting at col 2: only cols 2 and 3 are written.
481 s.copy_cells(0, 2, &run);
482 assert_eq!(s.cell(0, 2).ch, 'x');
483 assert_eq!(s.cell(0, 3).ch, 'x');
484 assert_eq!(s.cell(0, 1), Cell::default());
485 // Out-of-range row or start column are silent no-ops (must not panic).
486 s.copy_cells(9, 0, &run);
487 s.copy_cells(0, 9, &run);
488 }
489}