added read_char, read_line, read_async, read_async until for unix. Not 100% tested.

examples/Crossterm 0.3.1/bin.rs

@@ -23,11 +23,24 @@ mod input;
 
 use input::keyboard::{async_input, input as stdin};
 
+use crossterm::raw::IntoRawMode;
+
 fn main()
 {
-    async_input::read_async();
-//    stdin::read_line();
+    let context = Context::new();
+
+    {
+//        let screen = ::crossterm::screen::AlternateScreen::from(context.clone());
+//        screen.into_raw_mode(context.clone());
+
+
+        async_input::async_reading_on_alternate_screen();
+//        async_input::test();
+//        stdin::t();
+//        stdin::read_line();
+//        stdin::read_char();
 //    stdin::read_char();
+    }
 }
 
 

examples/Crossterm 0.3.1/input/keyboard/async_input.rs

@@ -2,12 +2,18 @@ extern crate crossterm;
 
 use self::crossterm::input::input;
 use self::crossterm::Context;
+use self::crossterm::Crossterm;
+use crossterm::terminal::ClearType;
 
 use std::{thread, time};
-use std::io::Read;
+use crossterm::raw::IntoRawMode;
 
-// this will capture the input until the given key was pressed.
-pub fn capture_input_until_a_certain_char_async()
+use std::io::{Read, Write, stdout};
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+
+/// this will capture the input until the given key.
+pub fn read_async_until()
 {
     let context = Context::new();
     let input = input(&context);
@@ -18,8 +24,15 @@ pub fn capture_input_until_a_certain_char_async()
     {
         let a = stdin.next();
 
+        println!("pressed key: {:?}", a);
+
+        if let Some(Ok(b'\r')) = a {
+            println!("The enter key is hit and program is not listening to input anymore.");
+            break;
+        }
+
         if let Some(Ok(b'x')) = a {
-            println!("The key: x was pressed.");
+            println!("The key: x was pressed and program is terminated.");
             break;
         }
 
@@ -27,7 +40,7 @@ pub fn capture_input_until_a_certain_char_async()
     }
 }
 
-// this will capture an character input until the given key was pressed.
+/// this will read pressed characters async until `x` is typed .
 pub fn read_async()
 {
     let context = Context::new();
@@ -39,13 +52,98 @@ pub fn read_async()
     {
         let a = stdin.next();
 
-        println!("pressed: {:?}", a);
+        println!("pressed key: {:?}", a);
 
         if let Some(Ok(b'x')) = a {
-            println!("The key: x was pressed.");
+            println!("The key: `x` was pressed and program is terminated.");
             break;
         }
 
         thread::sleep(time::Duration::from_millis(50));
     }
+}
+
+pub fn read_async_demo()
+{
+    let crossterm = Crossterm::new();
+
+    // init some modules we use for this demo
+    let input = crossterm.input();
+    let terminal = crossterm.terminal();
+    let mut cursor = crossterm.cursor();
+
+    // put stdout in raw mode so that characters wil not be outputted.
+    let mut stdout = stdout().into_raw_mode(crossterm.context()).unwrap();
+
+    // this will setup the async reading.
+    let mut stdin = input.read_async().bytes();
+
+    // clear terminal and reset the cursor.
+    terminal.clear(ClearType::All);
+    cursor.goto(1, 1);
+
+
+    // loop until the enter key (\r) is pressed.
+    loop {
+        terminal.clear(ClearType::All);
+        cursor.goto(1, 1);
+
+        // get the next pressed key
+        let pressed_key = stdin.next();
+
+        write!(stdout, "\r{:?}    <- Character pressed", pressed_key).unwrap();
+
+        // check if pressed key is enter (\r)
+        if let Some(Ok(b'\r')) = pressed_key {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        // wait 200 ms and reset cursor write
+        thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(200));
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn async_reading_on_alternate_screen()
+{
+    use crossterm::screen::AlternateScreen;
+
+    let crossterm = Crossterm::new();
+
+    // init some modules we use for this demo
+    let input = crossterm.input();
+    let terminal = crossterm.terminal();
+    let mut cursor = crossterm.cursor();
+
+    // switch to alternate screen
+    let mut alternate_screen = AlternateScreen::from(crossterm.context());
+    // put alternate screen in raw mode so that characters wil not be outputted.
+    let mut raw_screen = alternate_screen.into_raw_mode(crossterm.context());
+
+    // this will setup the async reading.
+    let mut stdin = input.read_async().bytes();
+
+    // clear terminal and reset the cursor.
+    terminal.clear(ClearType::All);
+    cursor.goto(1, 1);
+
+//    panic!();
+
+    // loop until the enter key (\r) is pressed.
+    loop {
+        terminal.clear(ClearType::All);
+        cursor.goto(1, 1);
+
+        // get the next pressed key
+        let pressed_key = stdin.next();
+
+        write!(alternate_screen, "\r{:?}    <- Character pressed", pressed_key).unwrap();
+
+        // check if pressed key is enter (\r)
+        if let Some(Ok(b'\r')) = pressed_key {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        // wait 200 ms and reset cursor write
+        thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(200));
+    }
 }

src/input/input.rs

@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ impl TerminalInput
     pub fn read_async(&self) -> AsyncReader
     {
         self.terminal_input.read_async()
-        // todo: async reading
     }
 
     pub fn read_until_async(&self, delimiter: u8) -> AsyncReader

src/input/mod.rs

@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ use self::windows_input::WindowsInput;
 #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
 mod windows_input;
 
-#[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+#[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
 use self::unix_input::UnixInput;
+#[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
 mod unix_input;
 
 

src/input/unix_input.rs

@@ -3,124 +3,76 @@ use std::io::Write;
 use std::char;
 use std::sync::mpsc;
 use std::thread;
+use std::io::Read;
 
 use super::super::terminal::terminal;
-//use super::super::kernel::unix_kernel::terminal::get_tty;
+use super::super::kernel::unix_kernel::terminal::{get_tty, read_char};
 use super::{ Key, ITerminalInput, AsyncReader };
 
 pub struct UnixInput;
 
+
 impl UnixInput
 {
     pub fn new() -> UnixInput
     {
         UnixInput {}
     }
-}
-//    fn read_line(&self) -> io::Result<String>
-//    {
-//        let mut rv = String::new();
-//        io::stdin().read_line(&mut rv)?;
-//        let len = rv.trim_right_matches(&['\r', '\n'][..]).len();
-//        rv.truncate(len);
-//        Ok(rv)
-//    }
-//
-//    fn read_char(&self) -> io::Result<char>
-//    {
-//        let mut buf = [0u8; 20];
-//        let mut termios = termios::Termios::from_fd(fd)?;
-//        let original = termios.clone();
-//        termios::cfmakeraw(&mut termios);
-//        termios::tcsetattr(fd, termios::TCSADRAIN, &termios)?;
-//        let rv = unsafe {
-//            let read = libc::read(fd, buf.as_mut_ptr() as *mut libc::c_void, 20);
-//            if read < 0 {
-//                Err(io::Error::last_os_error())
-//            } else if buf[0] == b'\x03' {
-//                Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Interrupted, "read interrupted"))
-//            } else {
-//                Ok(key_from_escape_codes(&buf[..read as usize]))
-//            }
-//        };
-//        termios::tcsetattr(fd, termios::TCSADRAIN, &original)?;
-//
-//        // if the user hit ^C we want to signal SIGINT to outselves.
-//        if let Err(ref err) = rv {
-//            if err.kind() == io::ErrorKind::Interrupted {
-//                unsafe { libc::raise(libc::SIGINT); }
-//            }
-//        }
-//
-//        rv
-//    }
-//
-//    fn read_pressed_key(&self) -> io::Result<Key>
-//    {
-//        use Context;
-//        let context = Context::new();
-//
-//        let buf: [u8; 1024] = unsafe { ::std::mem::zeroed() };
-////        reading::read(&mut buf, &context.screen_manager);
-//
-//        Ok(Key::Unknown)
-////        let pressed_char = unsafe { _getwch() };
-////
-////        // if 0 or 0xe0 we need to listen again because the next key will be an special key
-////        if pressed_char == 0 || pressed_char == 0xe0 {
-////            let special_key: i32 = unsafe { _getwch() };
-////            println!("spkey {}",special_key);
-////            return Ok(key_from_key_code(0x26));
-////        } else {
-////            match char::from_u32(pressed_char as u32)
-////            {
-////                Some(c) => return Ok(Key::Char(c)),
-////                None => { panic!("Some error needs to be returned") }
-////            }
-////        }
-//    }
-//
-//    fn read_async(&self) -> AsyncReader
-//    {
-//        let (send, recv) = mpsc::channel();
-//
-//        thread::spawn(move || for i in get_tty().unwrap().bytes() {
-//
-//            match i {
-//                Ok(byte) => {
-//                    let end_of_stream = &byte == &delimiter;
-//                    let send_error = send.send(Ok(byte)).is_err();
-//
-//                    if end_of_stream || send_error { return; }
-//                },
-//                Err(_) => { return; }
-//            }
-//        });
-//
-//        AsyncReader { recv: recv }
-//    }
-//
-//    fn read_until_async(&self, delimiter: u8) -> AsyncReader
-//    {
-//        let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel();
-//
-//        thread::spawn(move || {
-//            loop
-//            {
-//                let pressed_char: u8 = (unsafe { _getwch() }) as u8;
-//
-//                let end_of_stream = (pressed_char == delimiter);
-//
-//                // we could return error but maybe option to keep listening until valid character is inputted.
-//                if pressed_char == 0 || pressed_char == 0xe0 || end_of_stream {
-//                    return;
-//                }
-//
-//                tx.send(Ok(pressed_char as u8));
-//            }
-//        });
-//
-//        AsyncReader { recv: rx }
-//    }
-//}
+
+}
+
+impl ITerminalInput for UnixInput
+{
+    fn read_line(&self) -> io::Result<String>
+    {
+        let mut rv = String::new();
+        io::stdin().read_line(&mut rv)?;
+        let len = rv.trim_right_matches(&['\r', '\n'][..]).len();
+        rv.truncate(len);
+        Ok(rv)
+    }
+
+    fn read_char(&self) -> io::Result<char>
+    {
+        read_char()
+    }
+
+    fn read_pressed_key(&self) -> io::Result<Key>
+    {
+        Ok(Key::Unknown)
+    }
+
+    fn read_async(&self) -> AsyncReader
+    {
+        let (send, recv) = mpsc::channel();
+
+        thread::spawn(move || for i in get_tty().unwrap().bytes() {
+            if send.send(i).is_err() {
+                return;
+            }
+        });
+
+        AsyncReader { recv: recv }
+    }
+
+    fn read_until_async(&self, delimiter: u8) -> AsyncReader
+    {
+        let (send, recv) = mpsc::channel();
+
+        thread::spawn(move || for i in get_tty().unwrap().bytes() {
+
+            match i {
+                Ok(byte) => {
+                    let end_of_stream = &byte == &delimiter;
+                    let send_error = send.send(Ok(byte)).is_err();
+
+                    if end_of_stream || send_error { return; }
+                },
+                Err(_) => { return; }
+            }
+        });
+
+        AsyncReader { recv: recv }
+    }
+}
 

src/kernel/unix_kernel/terminal.rs

@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@
 pub use self::libc::termios;
 use self::libc::{c_int, c_ushort, ioctl, STDOUT_FILENO, TIOCGWINSZ};
 use state::commands::{IStateCommand, NoncanonicalModeCommand};
-use termios::Termios;
 use {libc, CommandManager, Context, StateManager};
 
+use termios::{ Termios,cfmakeraw,tcsetattr,TCSADRAIN };
 use std::io::Error;
 use std::rc::Rc;
 use std::{io, mem, fs};
+use std::os::unix::io::AsRawFd;
 
 /// A representation of the size of the current terminal.
 #[repr(C)]
@@ -140,6 +141,70 @@ pub fn get_tty() -> io::Result<fs::File> {
     fs::OpenOptions::new().read(true).write(true).open("/dev/tty")
 }
 
+
+pub fn read_char() -> io::Result<char>
+{
+    let mut buf = [0u8; 20];
+
+    // get tty raw handle.
+    let tty_f;
+
+    let fd = unsafe
+        {
+            if libc::isatty(libc::STDIN_FILENO) == 1
+                {
+                    libc::STDIN_FILENO
+                } else {
+                tty_f = fs::File::open("/dev/tty")?;
+                tty_f.as_raw_fd()
+            }
+        };
+
+
+    let mut termios = Termios::from_fd(fd)?;
+    let original = termios.clone();
+
+    make_raw(&mut termios);
+    tcsetattr(fd, TCSADRAIN, &termios)?;
+
+    // read input and convert it to char
+    let rv = unsafe {
+        let read = libc::read(fd, buf.as_mut_ptr() as *mut libc::c_void, 20);
+
+        if read < 0 {
+            Err(io::Error::last_os_error())
+        } else if buf[0] == b'\x03' {
+            Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Interrupted, "read interrupted"))
+        } else {
+            let mut pressed_char = Ok(' ');
+
+            if let Ok(s) = ::std::str::from_utf8(&buf[..read as usize])
+                {
+                    if let Some(c) = s.chars().next()
+                        {
+                            pressed_char = Ok(c);
+                        }
+                }else {
+                pressed_char = Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Interrupted, "Could not parse char to utf8 char"));
+            }
+
+            pressed_char
+        }
+    };
+
+
+    tcsetattr(fd, TCSADRAIN, &original)?;
+
+    // if the user hit ^C we want to signal SIGINT to outselves.
+    if let Err(ref err) = rv {
+        if err.kind() == io::ErrorKind::Interrupted {
+            unsafe { libc::raise(libc::SIGINT); }
+        }
+    }
+
+    rv
+}
+
 pub fn exit() {
     ::std::process::exit(0);
 }

src/shared/crossterm.rs

@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 use super::super::cursor;
 use super::super::style;
 use super::super::terminal::terminal;
+use super::super::input::input;
+
 use Context;
 
 use std::fmt::Display;
@@ -126,6 +128,11 @@ impl Crossterm {
         return style::TerminalColor::new(self.context.clone());
     }
 
+    pub fn input(&self) -> input::TerminalInput
+    {
+        return input::TerminalInput::new(self.context.clone());
+    }
+
     /// Wraps an displayable object so it can be formatted with colors and attributes.
     ///
     /// Check `/examples/color` in the library for more specific examples.

src/shared/screen.rs

@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ impl AlternateScreen {
             context: context.clone(),
             command_id: command_id,
         };
+
         screen.to_alternate();
         return screen;
     }
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ impl AlternateScreen {
             let mut mx = &state_manager.get(self.command_id);
             {
                 let mut command = mx.lock().unwrap();
+
                 command.execute();
             }
         }