Module: TTY::Reader::WinAPI

Includes:
Fiddle
Defined in:
lib/tty/reader/win_api.rb

Constant Summary collapse

CRT_HANDLE = 
Fiddle::Handle.new("msvcrt") rescue Fiddle::Handle.new("crtdll")

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.getch ⇒ String

Get a character from the console without echo.

Returns:

  • (String) —

    return the character read



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# File 'lib/tty/reader/win_api.rb', line 18

def getch
  @@getch ||= Fiddle::Function.new(CRT_HANDLE["_getch"], [], TYPE_INT)
  @@getch.call
end

.getche ⇒ String

Gets a character from the console with echo.

Returns:

  • (String) —

    return the character read



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# File 'lib/tty/reader/win_api.rb', line 30

def getche
  @@getche ||= Fiddle::Function.new(CRT_HANDLE["_getche"], [], TYPE_INT)
  @@getche.call
end

.kbhit ⇒ Integer

Check the console for recent keystroke. If the function returns a nonzero value, a keystroke is waiting in the buffer.

Returns:

  • (Integer) —

    return a nonzero value if a key has been pressed. Otherwirse, it returns 0.



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# File 'lib/tty/reader/win_api.rb', line 44

def kbhit
  @@kbhit ||= Fiddle::Function.new(CRT_HANDLE["_kbhit"], [], TYPE_INT)
  @@kbhit.call
end