OutputBuffer class

Manages a grid of character cells and renders diffs to the terminal.

Implementers

• TestOutputBuffer

Constructors

OutputBuffer(Terminal terminal)

Creates an OutputBuffer for the given terminal and initializes the grid.

Properties

hashCode → int

The hash code for this object.

no setter, inherited

runtimeType → Type

A representation of the runtime type of the object.

no setter, inherited

terminal → Terminal

The terminal this buffer renders to.

final

Methods

clear() → void

Fills the entire grid with empty cells.

clearAll() → void

Clears both the grid and the terminal, forcing a full redraw on next flush.

conditionalClear() → void

Clears using a full clear only when remnants are likely, otherwise uses a smart clear.

flush() → void

Renders only the changed cells to the terminal since the last flush.

needsFullClear() → bool

Returns true if the previous frame had significantly more content than the current one.

noSuchMethod(Invocation invocation) → dynamic

Invoked when a nonexistent method or property is accessed.

inherited

resize() → void

Rebuilds the internal grid to match the current terminal dimensions.

smartClear() → void

Fills the grid with empty cells while preserving the previous frame for diffing.

toString() → String

A string representation of this object.

inherited

write(int x, int y, String char) → void

Writes a character at the given position with default styling.

writeStyled(int x, int y, String char, TextStyle? style) → void

Writes a character at the given position with the specified style.

Operators

operator ==(Object other) → bool

The equality operator.

inherited