maked stdout sync and send and tested it

Cargo.toml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ exclude = ["target", "Cargo.lock"]
 readme = "README.md"
 
 [dependencies]
-
+lazy_static = "1.1.0"
 [target.'cfg(windows)'.dependencies]
 winapi = { version = "0.3", features = ["winbase","winuser","consoleapi","processenv","wincon", "handleapi"] }
 

examples/examples.rs

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 //! - Run program with: `cargo run --example examples`
 
 extern crate crossterm;
+#[macro_use]
+extern crate lazy_static;
 
 // modules that could be test
 mod terminal;
@@ -16,27 +18,59 @@ mod some_types;
 mod input;
 
 use crossterm::{Screen, Crossterm};
+use crossterm::terminal::{Terminal, ClearType};
+use crossterm::cursor::TerminalCursor;
+
 use std::{time, thread};
 use std::sync::mpsc;
+use std::sync::{Arc,Mutex};
 use crossterm::cursor::cursor;
+use std::io::Read;
 
 fn main() {
-    let nthreads = 5;
-    let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel();
+    let input = CROSSTERM.input();
+    let mut stdin = input.read_async().bytes();
+    CROSSTERM.cursor().hide();
 
+    let mut input_buf = Arc::new(Mutex::new(String::new()));
 
-    for i in 0..nthreads {
-        let tx = tx.clone();
-        thread::spawn(move || {
-            let response = Crossterm::new(&Screen::default());
-            tx.send(response).unwrap();
-        });
+    loop
+    {
+        let a = stdin.next();
+
+        swap_write("dddd", &input_buf.lock().unwrap());
+
+        match a {
+            Some(Ok(b'\r')) =>
+            {
+                input_buf.lock().unwrap().clear();
+
+                // need to start receiving again because if pressed enter then async reading will stop
+                stdin = input.read_async().bytes();
+            }
+            Some(Ok(val)) =>
+            {
+                input_buf.lock().unwrap().push(val as char);
+            }
+            _ => {}
         }
 
-    for _ in 0..nthreads {
-        let screen: Crossterm = rx.recv().unwrap();
-        screen.terminal();
-
+        thread::sleep(time::Duration::from_millis(100));
+    }
 }
 
+pub fn swap_write(msg: &str, input_buf: &String) {
+    let term =  CROSSTERM.terminal();
+    let (_, term_height) = term.terminal_size();
+    CROSSTERM.cursor().goto(0, term_height);
+    term.clear(ClearType::CurrentLine);
+    term.write(format!("{}\r\n", msg));
+    term.write(format!(">{}", input_buf));
+}
+
+lazy_static! {
+    static ref CROSSTERM: Crossterm = {
+        let screen = Screen::new(true);
+        Crossterm::new(&screen)
+    };
 }

src/kernel/windows_kernel/handle.rs

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ pub fn get_current_handle(screen_manager: &Arc<Stdout>) -> Result<HANDLE> {
         };
 
 
-    handle = Ok(*winapi_screen_manager.get_handle());
+    handle = Ok(winapi_screen_manager.get_handle());
 
     return handle;
 }

src/modules/write/stdout.rs

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ impl Stdout {
     /// Create new screen write instance whereon screen related actions can be performed.
     pub fn new(is_in_raw_mode: bool) -> Self {
         #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
-        let screen_manager = functions::get_module::<Box<IStdout + Send + Sync>>(
+        let screen_manager: Box<IStdout + Send + Sync> = functions::get_module::<Box<IStdout + Send + Sync>>(
             Box::from(WinApiStdout::new()),
             Box::from(AnsiStdout::new()),
         ).unwrap();
@@ -87,13 +87,13 @@ impl Default for Stdout
     /// Get the default handle to the current screen.
     fn default() -> Self {
         #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
-        let screen_manager = functions::get_module::<Box<IStdout + Send>>(
+        let screen_manager = functions::get_module::<Box<IStdout + Send + Sync>>(
             Box::from(WinApiStdout::new()),
             Box::from(AnsiStdout::new()),
         ).unwrap();
 
         #[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
-        let screen_manager = Box::from(AnsiStdout::new()) as Box<IStdout + Send>;
+        let screen_manager = Box::from(AnsiStdout::new()) as Box<IStdout + Send + Sync>;
 
         Stdout { screen_manager , is_in_raw_mode: false}
     }

src/modules/write/winapi_stdout.rs

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use std::sync::{Mutex,Arc, };
 
 /// This struct is a wrapper for WINAPI `HANDLE`
 pub struct WinApiStdout {
-    pub handle: Arc<Mutex<HANDLE>>,
+    pub handle: Mutex<HANDLE>,
 }
 
 impl IStdout for WinApiStdout {
@@ -38,19 +38,21 @@ impl IStdout for WinApiStdout {
 
 impl WinApiStdout {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
-        WinApiStdout { handle: Arc::new(Mutex::new(handle::get_output_handle().unwrap())) }
+        WinApiStdout { handle: Mutex::new(handle::get_output_handle().unwrap()) }
     }
 
     pub fn set(&mut self, handle: HANDLE)
     {
-        self.handle = Arc::new(Mutex::new(handle));
+        self.handle = Mutex::new(handle);
     }
 
-    pub fn get_handle(&self) -> &Arc<Mutex<HANDLE>>
+    pub fn get_handle(&self) -> HANDLE
     {
-        return &self.handle;
+        let gx = self.handle.lock();
+        gx.unwrap().clone()
     }
 }
 
 unsafe impl Send for WinApiStdout {}
+
 unsafe impl Sync for WinApiStdout {}