#+TITLE: Modern Backend #+STARTUP: content #+FILETAGS: :cl-tty:backend: * Overview The modern backend provides full-featured terminal rendering using raw escape sequences. It supports truecolor 24-bit color, OSC 8 hyperlinks, DECICM synchronized updates, SGR mouse tracking, kitty keyboard protocol, and Unicode box-drawing characters (single, double, rounded). All rendering functions produce CSI/OSC escape sequences directly — no ncurses, no terminfo, no FFI. Color resolution handles named colors (~:red~, ~:blue~, etc.), hex strings (~"#FFD700"~), and semantic theme roles (~:accent~, ~:error~) via the ~*theme-colors*~ hash table. * Contract ** Color and attribute helpers - ~(hex-to-rgb hex)~ → (values r g b) — parse "#RRGGBB" or "#RGB" - ~(sgr-fg color)~ → escape string — foreground color escape - ~(sgr-bg color)~ → escape string — background color escape - ~(sgr-attr attr)~ → escape string — attribute escape (bold, italic, etc.) ** Cursor helpers - ~(cursor-move-escape x y)~ → escape string — CSI cursor position - ~(cursor-style-escape shape blink)~ → escape string — DECSTR cursor shape ** Sync and link helpers - ~(decicm-begin)~ → escape string — enable synchronized updates - ~(decicm-end)~ → escape string — disable synchronized updates - ~(osc8-link url text)~ → escape string — OSC 8 hyperlink wrapper ** Border helpers - ~(border-char style pos)~ → string — Unicode box-drawing character ** Modern backend class - ~(make-modern-backend &key output-stream)~ → modern-backend - Implements all ~backend~ protocol methods with escape sequences * Tests #+BEGIN_SRC lisp :tangle ../src/backend/modern-tests.lisp (defpackage :cl-tty-modern-backend-test (:use :cl :fiveam :cl-tty.backend) (:export #:run-tests)) (in-package :cl-tty-modern-backend-test) (def-suite modern-backend-suite :description "Modern backend tests") (in-suite modern-backend-suite) (defun run-tests () (let ((result (run 'modern-backend-suite))) (fiveam:explain! result) (uiop:quit 0))) ;; ── Constructor ──────────────────────────────────────────────── (test make-modern-backend-creates "make-modern-backend returns a modern-backend instance" (let ((b (make-modern-backend))) (is (typep b 'cl-tty.backend::modern-backend)))) ;; ── Escape Generation ────────────────────────────────────────── (test sgr-truecolor-foreground "SGR truecolor foreground escape is correct" (is (equal (cl-tty.backend::sgr-fg "#FFD700") (format nil "~C[38;2;255;215;0m" #\Esc)))) (test sgr-truecolor-background "SGR truecolor background escape is correct" (is (equal (cl-tty.backend::sgr-bg "#1a1b26") (format nil "~C[48;2;26;27;38m" #\Esc)))) (test sgr-named-colors "SGR named colors resolve to 8-color codes" (is (equal (cl-tty.backend::sgr-fg :red) (format nil "~C[31m" #\Esc))) (is (equal (cl-tty.backend::sgr-bg :blue) (format nil "~C[44m" #\Esc)))) (test sgr-bold-italic "SGR attribute escapes are correct" (is (equal (cl-tty.backend::sgr-attr :bold) (format nil "~C[1m" #\Esc))) (is (equal (cl-tty.backend::sgr-attr :italic) (format nil "~C[3m" #\Esc))) (is (equal (cl-tty.backend::sgr-attr :underline) (format nil "~C[4m" #\Esc))) (is (equal (cl-tty.backend::sgr-attr :reset) (format nil "~C[0m" #\Esc)))) ;; ── Cursor ───────────────────────────────────────────────────── (test cursor-move-escape "cursor-move generates correct CSI escape" (let ((b (make-modern-backend))) (is (equal (cl-tty.backend::cursor-move-escape 5 10) (format nil "~C[11;6H" #\Esc))))) (test cursor-style-block "cursor-style :block generate correct escape" (let ((b (make-modern-backend))) (is (equal (cl-tty.backend::cursor-style-escape :block nil) (format nil "~C[2 q" #\Esc))))) (test cursor-style-bar "cursor-style :bar generate correct escape" (let ((b (make-modern-backend))) (is (equal (cl-tty.backend::cursor-style-escape :bar nil) (format nil "~C[6 q" #\Esc))))) (test cursor-style-underline-blink "cursor-style :underline with blink" (let ((b (make-modern-backend))) (is (equal (cl-tty.backend::cursor-style-escape :underline t) (format nil "~C[5 q" #\Esc))))) ;; ── Synchronization ──────────────────────────────────────────── (test decicm-escapes "DECICM synchronized update escapes" (is (equal (cl-tty.backend::decicm-begin) (format nil "~C[?2026h" #\Esc))) (is (equal (cl-tty.backend::decicm-end) (format nil "~C[?2026l" #\Esc)))) ;; ── OSC 8 Hyperlinks ────────────────────────────────────────── (test osc8-escape "OSC 8 hyperlink escape wraps text" (is (equal (cl-tty.backend::osc8-link "http://example.com" "click here") (format nil "~C]8;;http://example.com~C\\\\click here~C]8;;~C\\\\" #\Esc #\Esc #\Esc #\Esc)))) ;; ── Hex Parsing ──────────────────────────────────────────────── (test hex-color-parsing "hex-to-rgb parses valid hex colors" (multiple-value-bind (r g b) (cl-tty.backend::hex-to-rgb "#FFD700") (is (= r 255)) (is (= g 215)) (is (= b 0)))) (test hex-color-black "hex-to-rgb parses black" (multiple-value-bind (r g b) (cl-tty.backend::hex-to-rgb "#000000") (is (= r 0)) (is (= g 0)) (is (= b 0)))) (test hex-color-short-form "hex-to-rgb parses 3-digit hex" (multiple-value-bind (r g b) (cl-tty.backend::hex-to-rgb "#F00") (is (= r 255)) (is (= g 0)) (is (= b 0)))) ;; ── Border Characters ────────────────────────────────────────── (test border-char-rounded "modern-border-char returns Unicode box-drawing for rounded style" (is (equal (cl-tty.backend::border-char :rounded :top-left) "╭")) (is (equal (cl-tty.backend::border-char :rounded :horizontal) "─")) (is (equal (cl-tty.backend::border-char :rounded :vertical) "│")) (is (equal (cl-tty.backend::border-char :rounded :bottom-right) "╯"))) (test border-char-double "modern-border-char returns double-line chars" (is (equal (cl-tty.backend::border-char :double :top-left) "╔")) (is (equal (cl-tty.backend::border-char :double :horizontal) "═")) (is (equal (cl-tty.backend::border-char :double :vertical) "║"))) #+END_SRC * Implementation ** Color and attribute helpers ~hex-to-rgb~ parses hex color strings into (r g b) triplets. Handles both 6-digit (fully specified) and 3-digit (shorthand) formats. #+BEGIN_SRC lisp :tangle ../src/backend/modern.lisp (in-package :cl-tty.backend) (defun hex-to-rgb (hex) "Parse a hex color string like \"#FFD700\" into (values r g b). Also handles 3-digit hex like \"#F00\" (expands to \"#FF0000\")." (let ((clean (string-trim '(#\# #\Space) hex))) (if (= (length clean) 3) ;; Expand 3-digit: #F00 -> #FF0000 (let* ((r (parse-integer (subseq clean 0 1) :radix 16 :junk-allowed t)) (g (parse-integer (subseq clean 1 2) :radix 16 :junk-allowed t)) (b (parse-integer (subseq clean 2 3) :radix 16 :junk-allowed t))) (values (+ r (* r 16)) (+ g (* g 16)) (+ b (* b 16)))) (values (parse-integer (subseq clean 0 2) :radix 16 :junk-allowed t) (parse-integer (subseq clean 2 4) :radix 16 :junk-allowed t) (parse-integer (subseq clean 4 6) :radix 16 :junk-allowed t))))) #+END_SRC Named color mapping and theme color store: #+BEGIN_SRC lisp :tangle ../src/backend/modern.lisp (defparameter *named-colors* '((:black . 0) (:red . 1) (:green . 2) (:yellow . 3) (:blue . 4) (:magenta . 5) (:cyan . 6) (:white . 7))) (defvar *theme-colors* (make-hash-table :test 'eq) "Hash table mapping theme keywords to hex color strings. Populated by the theme system's load-preset. Checked by sgr-fg/sgr-bg as a fallback when a keyword is not in *named-colors*.") #+END_SRC ~sgr-fg~ and ~sgr-bg~ produce the actual escape sequences. The resolution chain is: hex → named color → theme semantic role → empty. #+BEGIN_SRC lisp :tangle ../src/backend/modern.lisp (defun sgr-fg (color) "Return SGR foreground escape for COLOR." (if (null color) "" (cond ((and (stringp color) (char= (char color 0) #\#)) (multiple-value-bind (r g b) (hex-to-rgb color) (format nil "~C[38;2;~d;~d;~dm" #\Esc r g b))) ((keywordp color) (let ((index (cdr (assoc color *named-colors*)))) (if index (format nil "~C[~dm" #\Esc (+ 30 index)) (let ((hex (gethash color *theme-colors*))) (if hex (multiple-value-bind (r g b) (hex-to-rgb hex) (format nil "~C[38;2;~d;~d;~dm" #\Esc r g b)) ""))))) (t "")))) #+END_SRC #+BEGIN_SRC lisp :tangle ../src/backend/modern.lisp (defun sgr-bg (color) "Return SGR background escape for COLOR." (if (null color) "" (cond ((and (stringp color) (char= (char color 0) #\#)) (multiple-value-bind (r g b) (hex-to-rgb color) (format nil "~C[48;2;~d;~d;~dm" #\Esc r g b))) ((keywordp color) (let ((index (cdr (assoc color *named-colors*)))) (if index (format nil "~C[~dm" #\Esc (+ 40 index)) (let ((hex (gethash color *theme-colors*))) (if hex (multiple-value-bind (r g b) (hex-to-rgb hex) (format nil "~C[48;2;~d;~d;~dm" #\Esc r g b)) ""))))) (t "")))) #+END_SRC Attribute codes map keywords to SGR numbers: #+BEGIN_SRC lisp :tangle ../src/backend/modern.lisp (defparameter *sgr-attr-codes* '((:bold . 1) (:dim . 2) (:italic . 3) (:underline . 4) (:blink . 5) (:reverse . 7) (:reset . 0))) (defun sgr-attr (attr) "Return SGR attribute escape for ATTR keyword." (let ((code (cdr (assoc attr *sgr-attr-codes*)))) (if code (format nil "~C[~dm" #\Esc code) ""))) #+END_SRC ** Cursor escapes #+BEGIN_SRC lisp :tangle ../src/backend/modern.lisp (defun cursor-move-escape (x y) "Return CSI escape to move cursor to (x, y), 1-indexed." (format nil "~C[~d;~dH" #\Esc (1+ y) (1+ x))) (defun cursor-style-escape (shape blink) "Return DECSTR escape for cursor shape." (let* ((base (case shape (:block 2) (:underline 4) (:bar 6) (t 2))) (code (if blink (1+ base) base))) (format nil "~C[~d q" #\Esc code))) #+END_SRC ** Sync and link escapes #+BEGIN_SRC lisp :tangle ../src/backend/modern.lisp (defun decicm-begin () "Return escape to enable synchronized updates." (format nil "~C[?2026h" #\Esc)) (defun decicm-end () "Return escape to disable synchronized updates." (format nil "~C[?2026l" #\Esc)) (defun osc8-link (url text) "Wrap TEXT in an OSC 8 hyperlink to URL." (format nil "~C]8;;~A~C\\\\~A~C]8;;~C\\\\" #\Esc url #\Esc text #\Esc #\Esc)) #+END_SRC ** Border characters #+BEGIN_SRC lisp :tangle ../src/backend/modern.lisp (defparameter *border-chars* '(((:single :top-left) . "┌") ((:single :top-right) . "┐") ((:single :bottom-left) . "└") ((:single :bottom-right) . "┘") ((:single :horizontal) . "─") ((:single :vertical) . "│") ((:double :top-left) . "╔") ((:double :top-right) . "╗") ((:double :bottom-left) . "╚") ((:double :bottom-right) . "╝") ((:double :horizontal) . "═") ((:double :vertical) . "║") ((:rounded :top-left) . "╭") ((:rounded :top-right) . "╮") ((:rounded :bottom-left) . "╰") ((:rounded :bottom-right) . "╯") ((:rounded :horizontal) . "─") ((:rounded :vertical) . "│"))) (defun border-char (style pos) "Return the Unicode box-drawing character for STYLE at POS." (let ((char (cdr (assoc (list style pos) *border-chars* :test #'equal)))) (or char (if (member pos '(:horizontal :vertical)) (case pos (:horizontal "─") (:vertical "│")) "+")))) #+END_SRC ** Modern backend class #+BEGIN_SRC lisp :tangle ../src/backend/modern.lisp (defclass modern-backend (backend) ((output-stream :initform *standard-output* :initarg :output-stream :accessor backend-output-stream) (in-sync-p :initform nil :accessor in-sync-p))) (defun make-modern-backend (&key color-palette output-stream) (declare (ignore color-palette)) (make-instance 'modern-backend :output-stream (or output-stream *standard-output*))) #+END_SRC ** Lifecycle ~initialize-backend~ enters the alt screen, enables mouse tracking, bracketed paste, and kitty keyboard protocol. ~shutdown-backend~ restores everything. #+BEGIN_SRC lisp :tangle ../src/backend/modern.lisp (defmethod initialize-backend ((b modern-backend)) (backend-write b (format nil "~C[?1049h" #\Esc)) ; alt screen (backend-write b (format nil "~C[?1000h" #\Esc)) ; mouse basic (backend-write b (format nil "~C[?1002h" #\Esc)) ; mouse drag (backend-write b (format nil "~C[?1006h" #\Esc)) ; SGR mouse (backend-write b (format nil "~C[?2004h" #\Esc)) ; bracketed paste (backend-write b (format nil "~C[?u" #\Esc)) ; kitty keyboard (cursor-hide b) (finish-output (backend-output-stream b)) b) (defmethod shutdown-backend ((b modern-backend)) (cursor-show b) (backend-write b (format nil "~C[?u" #\Esc)) (backend-write b (format nil "~C[?2004l" #\Esc)) (backend-write b (format nil "~C[?1006l" #\Esc)) (backend-write b (format nil "~C[?1002l" #\Esc)) (backend-write b (format nil "~C[?1000l" #\Esc)) (backend-write b (format nil "~C[?1049l" #\Esc)) ; normal screen (finish-output (backend-output-stream b)) (values)) #+END_SRC ** Backend-size via ioctl Uses TIOCGWINSZ to query actual terminal dimensions. The alien-sap wrapper ensures compatibility across SBCL versions. #+BEGIN_SRC lisp :tangle ../src/backend/modern.lisp (defmethod backend-size ((b modern-backend)) (let* ((+tiocgwinsz+ 21523) ; 0x5413 on Linux (winsize (sb-alien:make-alien sb-alien:unsigned-short 4))) (unwind-protect (progn (sb-unix:unix-ioctl (sb-sys:fd-stream-fd (backend-output-stream b)) +tiocgwinsz+ (sb-alien:alien-sap winsize)) (values (sb-alien:deref winsize 1) ;; cols (sb-alien:deref winsize 0))) ;; rows (sb-alien:free-alien winsize)))) #+END_SRC ** Capability query and write #+BEGIN_SRC lisp :tangle ../src/backend/modern.lisp (defmethod backend-write ((b modern-backend) string) (let ((stream (backend-output-stream b))) (write-string string stream) (finish-output stream) (length string))) (defmethod capable-p ((b modern-backend) feature) (member feature '(:truecolor :osc8 :sync :mouse :bracketed-paste :cursor-style :kitty-keyboard))) #+END_SRC ** Drawing ~draw-text~ combines cursor positioning, SGR colors, attributes, the text itself, and a reset into a single string. This minimizes ioctl calls — one write per draw operation. #+BEGIN_SRC lisp :tangle ../src/backend/modern.lisp (defmethod draw-text ((b modern-backend) x y string fg bg &key bold italic underline reverse dim blink) (let ((parts (list (cursor-move-escape x y) (sgr-fg fg) (sgr-bg bg) (when bold (sgr-attr :bold)) (when italic (sgr-attr :italic)) (when underline (sgr-attr :underline)) (when reverse (sgr-attr :reverse)) (when dim (sgr-attr :dim)) (when blink (sgr-attr :blink)) string (sgr-attr :reset)))) (backend-write b (apply #'concatenate 'string parts)))) #+END_SRC ~draw-border~ builds the full border as three string parts (top with optional title, mid with sides, bottom) and writes them with minimal output calls. #+BEGIN_SRC lisp :tangle ../src/backend/modern.lisp (defmethod draw-border ((b modern-backend) x y width height &key style fg bg title title-align) (let* ((s (or style :single)) (tl (border-char s :top-left)) (tr (border-char s :top-right)) (bl (border-char s :bottom-left)) (br (border-char s :bottom-right)) (h (border-char s :horizontal)) (v (border-char s :vertical)) (fg-esc (sgr-fg fg)) (bg-esc (sgr-bg bg)) (reset (sgr-attr :reset)) (inner-width (- width 2)) (hc (char h 0)) (top (if (and title (plusp (length title))) (let* ((align (or title-align :left)) (max-tlen (- inner-width 2)) (tlen (min (length title) max-tlen)) (trunc-title (subseq title 0 tlen))) (ecase align (:left (let ((right-hyphens (- inner-width tlen 2))) (concatenate 'string fg-esc bg-esc tl (string #\Space) trunc-title (string #\Space) (make-string (max 0 right-hyphens) :initial-element hc) tr reset (string #\Newline)))) (:center (let* ((total-pad (- inner-width tlen)) (left-pad (floor total-pad 2)) (right-pad (- total-pad left-pad))) (concatenate 'string fg-esc bg-esc tl (make-string left-pad :initial-element hc) trunc-title (make-string right-pad :initial-element hc) tr reset (string #\Newline)))))) (concatenate 'string fg-esc bg-esc tl (make-string inner-width :initial-element hc) tr reset (string #\Newline)))) (mid (concatenate 'string fg-esc bg-esc v (make-string inner-width :initial-element #\Space) v reset (string #\Newline))) (bot (concatenate 'string fg-esc bg-esc bl (make-string inner-width :initial-element hc) br reset))) (backend-write b top) (loop repeat (- height 2) do (backend-write b mid)) (backend-write b bot))) #+END_SRC #+BEGIN_SRC lisp :tangle ../src/backend/modern.lisp (defmethod draw-rect ((b modern-backend) x y width height &key bg) (let* ((bg-esc (sgr-bg bg)) (reset (sgr-attr :reset)) (line (concatenate 'string bg-esc (make-string width :initial-element #\Space) reset (string #\Newline)))) (loop :for row :from 0 :below height :do (backend-write b (cursor-move-escape x (+ y row))) (backend-write b line)))) (defmethod draw-link ((b modern-backend) x y string url &key fg bg) (let ((parts (list (cursor-move-escape x y) (sgr-fg fg) (sgr-bg bg) (osc8-link url string) (sgr-attr :reset)))) (backend-write b (apply #'concatenate 'string parts)))) (defmethod draw-ellipsis ((b modern-backend) x y width &key fg bg) (declare (ignore width)) (let ((dots "...")) (draw-text b x y dots fg bg))) #+END_SRC ** Cursor and input methods #+BEGIN_SRC lisp :tangle ../src/backend/modern.lisp (defmethod cursor-move ((b modern-backend) x y) (backend-write b (cursor-move-escape x y))) (defmethod cursor-hide ((b modern-backend)) (backend-write b (format nil "~C[?25l" #\Esc))) (defmethod cursor-show ((b modern-backend)) (backend-write b (format nil "~C[?25h" #\Esc))) (defmethod cursor-style ((b modern-backend) shape &key blink) (backend-write b (cursor-style-escape shape blink))) (defmethod enable-mouse ((b modern-backend)) (backend-write b (format nil "~C[?1000h" #\Esc)) (backend-write b (format nil "~C[?1002h" #\Esc)) (backend-write b (format nil "~C[?1006h" #\Esc)) (finish-output (backend-output-stream b))) (defmethod enable-bracketed-paste ((b modern-backend)) (backend-write b (format nil "~C[?2004h" #\Esc)) (finish-output (backend-output-stream b))) (defmethod begin-sync ((b modern-backend)) (setf (in-sync-p b) t) (backend-write b (decicm-begin))) (defmethod end-sync ((b modern-backend)) (setf (in-sync-p b) nil) (backend-write b (decicm-end)) (finish-output (backend-output-stream b))) #+END_SRC