> The `java.io.Console` has several backends: a simple on in `java.base`, a > more convenient one in `jdk.internal.le` (with line-reading based on JLine) > and one for JShell. > > The backend based on JLine is proving to be a somewhat problematic - JLine is > very powerful, possibly too powerful and complex for the simple task of > editing a line with no completion, no history, no variables, no commands, > etc. As a consequence, there are inevitable sharp edges in this backend. > > The idea in this PR is to replace the use of JLine in the `jdk.internal.le` > backend with a simple escape code interpreter, that only handles a handful of > keys/codes (left/right arrow, home, end, delete, backspace, enter), and > ignores the rest. The goal is to have something simple with less surprising > behavior.
Jan Lahoda has updated the pull request with a new target base due to a merge or a rebase. The pull request now contains six commits: - Merge branch 'master' into JDK-8352693 - Using control characters to get backspace control character. - If there's no native library available, fall back to the standard provider. - Reflecting review feedback. - Removing trailing whitespace - 8352693: Use a simpler console reader instead of JLine for System.console() ------------- Changes: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/24242/files Webrev: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=24242&range=02 Stats: 2519 lines in 19 files changed: 1920 ins; 592 del; 7 mod Patch: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/24242.diff Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.org/jdk.git pull/24242/head:pull/24242 PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/24242
