// Package tea provides a framework for building rich terminal user interfaces // based on the paradigms of The Elm Architecture. It's well-suited for simple // and complex terminal applications, either inline, full-window, or a mix of // both. It's been battle-tested in several large projects and is // production-ready. // // A tutorial is available at https://github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea/tree/master/tutorials // // Example programs can be found at https://github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea/tree/master/examples package tea import ( "context" "errors" "fmt" "io" "os" "os/signal" "runtime/debug" "sync" "sync/atomic" "syscall" "github.com/muesli/cancelreader" "github.com/muesli/termenv" "golang.org/x/sync/errgroup" "golang.org/x/term" ) // ErrProgramKilled is returned by [Program.Run] when the program got killed. var ErrProgramKilled = errors.New("program was killed") // Msg contain data from the result of a IO operation. Msgs trigger the update // function and, henceforth, the UI. type Msg interface{} // Model contains the program's state as well as its core functions. type Model interface { // Init is the first function that will be called. It returns an optional // initial command. To not perform an initial command return nil. Init() Cmd // Update is called when a message is received. Use it to inspect messages // and, in response, update the model and/or send a command. Update(Msg) (Model, Cmd) // View renders the program's UI, which is just a string. The view is // rendered after every Update. View() string } // Cmd is an IO operation that returns a message when it's complete. If it's // nil it's considered a no-op. Use it for things like HTTP requests, timers, // saving and loading from disk, and so on. // // Note that there's almost never a reason to use a command to send a message // to another part of your program. That can almost always be done in the // update function. type Cmd func() Msg type inputType int const ( defaultInput inputType = iota ttyInput customInput ) // String implements the stringer interface for [inputType]. It is inteded to // be used in testing. func (i inputType) String() string { return [...]string{ "default input", "tty input", "custom input", }[i] } // Options to customize the program during its initialization. These are // generally set with ProgramOptions. // // The options here are treated as bits. type startupOptions byte func (s startupOptions) has(option startupOptions) bool { return s&option != 0 } const ( withAltScreen startupOptions = 1 << iota withMouseCellMotion withMouseAllMotion withANSICompressor withoutSignalHandler // Catching panics is incredibly useful for restoring the terminal to a // usable state after a panic occurs. When this is set, Bubble Tea will // recover from panics, print the stack trace, and disable raw mode. This // feature is on by default. withoutCatchPanics ) // handlers manages series of channels returned by various processes. It allows // us to wait for those processes to terminate before exiting the program. type handlers []chan struct{} // Adds a channel to the list of handlers. We wait for all handlers to terminate // gracefully on shutdown. func (h *handlers) add(ch chan struct{}) { *h = append(*h, ch) } // shutdown waits for all handlers to terminate. func (h handlers) shutdown() { var wg sync.WaitGroup for _, ch := range h { wg.Add(1) go func(ch chan struct{}) { <-ch wg.Done() }(ch) } wg.Wait() } // Program is a terminal user interface. type Program struct { initialModel Model // Configuration options that will set as the program is initializing, // treated as bits. These options can be set via various ProgramOptions. startupOptions startupOptions inputType inputType ctx context.Context cancel context.CancelFunc msgs chan Msg errs chan error finished chan struct{} // where to send output, this will usually be os.Stdout. output *termenv.Output restoreOutput func() error renderer renderer // where to read inputs from, this will usually be os.Stdin. input io.Reader // tty is null if input is not a TTY. tty *os.File ttyState *term.State cancelReader cancelreader.CancelReader readLoopDone chan struct{} // was the altscreen active before releasing the terminal? altScreenWasActive bool ignoreSignals uint32 filter func(Model, Msg) Msg // fps is the frames per second we should set on the renderer, if // applicable, fps int } // Quit is a special command that tells the Bubble Tea program to exit. func Quit() Msg { return QuitMsg{} } // QuitMsg signals that the program should quit. You can send a QuitMsg with // Quit. type QuitMsg struct{} // NewProgram creates a new Program. func NewProgram(model Model, opts ...ProgramOption) *Program { p := &Program{ initialModel: model, msgs: make(chan Msg), } // Apply all options to the program. for _, opt := range opts { opt(p) } // A context can be provided with a ProgramOption, but if none was provided // we'll use the default background context. if p.ctx == nil { p.ctx = context.Background() } // Initialize context and teardown channel. p.ctx, p.cancel = context.WithCancel(p.ctx) // if no output was set, set it to stdout if p.output == nil { p.output = termenv.DefaultOutput() // cache detected color values termenv.WithColorCache(true)(p.output) } p.restoreOutput, _ = termenv.EnableVirtualTerminalProcessing(p.output) return p } func (p *Program) handleSignals() chan struct{} { ch := make(chan struct{}) // Listen for SIGINT and SIGTERM. // // In most cases ^C will not send an interrupt because the terminal will be // in raw mode and ^C will be captured as a keystroke and sent along to // Program.Update as a KeyMsg. When input is not a TTY, however, ^C will be // caught here. // // SIGTERM is sent by unix utilities (like kill) to terminate a process. go func() { sig := make(chan os.Signal, 1) signal.Notify(sig, syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM) defer func() { signal.Stop(sig) close(ch) }() for { select { case <-p.ctx.Done(): return case <-sig: if atomic.LoadUint32(&p.ignoreSignals) == 0 { p.msgs <- QuitMsg{} return } } } }() return ch } // handleResize handles terminal resize events. func (p *Program) handleResize() chan struct{} { ch := make(chan struct{}) if f, ok := p.output.TTY().(*os.File); ok && term.IsTerminal(int(f.Fd())) { // Get the initial terminal size and send it to the program. go p.checkResize() // Listen for window resizes. go p.listenForResize(ch) } else { close(ch) } return ch } // handleCommands runs commands in a goroutine and sends the result to the // program's message channel. func (p *Program) handleCommands(cmds chan Cmd) chan struct{} { ch := make(chan struct{}) go func() { defer close(ch) for { select { case <-p.ctx.Done(): return case cmd := <-cmds: if cmd == nil { continue } // Don't wait on these goroutines, otherwise the shutdown // latency would get too large as a Cmd can run for some time // (e.g. tick commands that sleep for half a second). It's not // possible to cancel them so we'll have to leak the goroutine // until Cmd returns. go func() { msg := cmd() // this can be long. p.Send(msg) }() } } }() return ch } func (p *Program) disableMouse() { p.renderer.disableMouseCellMotion() p.renderer.disableMouseAllMotion() p.renderer.disableMouseSGRMode() } // eventLoop is the central message loop. It receives and handles the default // Bubble Tea messages, update the model and triggers redraws. func (p *Program) eventLoop(model Model, cmds chan Cmd) (Model, error) { for { select { case <-p.ctx.Done(): return model, nil case err := <-p.errs: return model, err case msg := <-p.msgs: // Filter messages. if p.filter != nil { msg = p.filter(model, msg) } if msg == nil { continue } // Handle special internal messages. switch msg := msg.(type) { case QuitMsg: return model, nil case clearScreenMsg: p.renderer.clearScreen() case enterAltScreenMsg: p.renderer.enterAltScreen() case exitAltScreenMsg: p.renderer.exitAltScreen() case enableMouseCellMotionMsg, enableMouseAllMotionMsg: switch msg.(type) { case enableMouseCellMotionMsg: p.renderer.enableMouseCellMotion() case enableMouseAllMotionMsg: p.renderer.enableMouseAllMotion() } // mouse mode (1006) is a no-op if the terminal doesn't support it. p.renderer.enableMouseSGRMode() case disableMouseMsg: p.disableMouse() case showCursorMsg: p.renderer.showCursor() case hideCursorMsg: p.renderer.hideCursor() case execMsg: // NB: this blocks. p.exec(msg.cmd, msg.fn) case BatchMsg: for _, cmd := range msg { cmds <- cmd } continue case sequenceMsg: go func() { // Execute commands one at a time, in order. for _, cmd := range msg { if cmd == nil { continue } msg := cmd() if batchMsg, ok := msg.(BatchMsg); ok { g, _ := errgroup.WithContext(p.ctx) for _, cmd := range batchMsg { cmd := cmd g.Go(func() error { p.Send(cmd()) return nil }) } //nolint:errcheck g.Wait() // wait for all commands from batch msg to finish continue } p.Send(msg) } }() case setWindowTitleMsg: p.SetWindowTitle(string(msg)) } // Process internal messages for the renderer. if r, ok := p.renderer.(*standardRenderer); ok { r.handleMessages(msg) } var cmd Cmd model, cmd = model.Update(msg) // run update cmds <- cmd // process command (if any) p.renderer.write(model.View()) // send view to renderer } } } // Run initializes the program and runs its event loops, blocking until it gets // terminated by either [Program.Quit], [Program.Kill], or its signal handler. // Returns the final model. func (p *Program) Run() (Model, error) { handlers := handlers{} cmds := make(chan Cmd) p.errs = make(chan error) p.finished = make(chan struct{}, 1) defer p.cancel() switch p.inputType { case defaultInput: p.input = os.Stdin // The user has not set a custom input, so we need to check whether or // not standard input is a terminal. If it's not, we open a new TTY for // input. This will allow things to "just work" in cases where data was // piped in or redirected to the application. // // To disable input entirely pass nil to the [WithInput] program option. f, isFile := p.input.(*os.File) if !isFile { break } if term.IsTerminal(int(f.Fd())) { break } f, err := openInputTTY() if err != nil { return p.initialModel, err } defer f.Close() //nolint:errcheck p.input = f case ttyInput: // Open a new TTY, by request f, err := openInputTTY() if err != nil { return p.initialModel, err } defer f.Close() //nolint:errcheck p.input = f case customInput: // (There is nothing extra to do.) } // Handle signals. if !p.startupOptions.has(withoutSignalHandler) { handlers.add(p.handleSignals()) } // Recover from panics. if !p.startupOptions.has(withoutCatchPanics) { defer func() { if r := recover(); r != nil { p.shutdown(true) fmt.Printf("Caught panic:\n\n%s\n\nRestoring terminal...\n\n", r) debug.PrintStack() return } }() } // If no renderer is set use the standard one. if p.renderer == nil { p.renderer = newRenderer(p.output, p.startupOptions.has(withANSICompressor), p.fps) } // Check if output is a TTY before entering raw mode, hiding the cursor and // so on. if err := p.initTerminal(); err != nil { return p.initialModel, err } // Honor program startup options. if p.startupOptions&withAltScreen != 0 { p.renderer.enterAltScreen() } if p.startupOptions&withMouseCellMotion != 0 { p.renderer.enableMouseCellMotion() p.renderer.enableMouseSGRMode() } else if p.startupOptions&withMouseAllMotion != 0 { p.renderer.enableMouseAllMotion() p.renderer.enableMouseSGRMode() } // Initialize the program. model := p.initialModel if initCmd := model.Init(); initCmd != nil { ch := make(chan struct{}) handlers.add(ch) go func() { defer close(ch) select { case cmds <- initCmd: case <-p.ctx.Done(): } }() } // Start the renderer. p.renderer.start() // Render the initial view. p.renderer.write(model.View()) // Subscribe to user input. if p.input != nil { if err := p.initCancelReader(); err != nil { return model, err } } // Handle resize events. handlers.add(p.handleResize()) // Process commands. handlers.add(p.handleCommands(cmds)) // Run event loop, handle updates and draw. model, err := p.eventLoop(model, cmds) killed := p.ctx.Err() != nil if killed { err = ErrProgramKilled } else { // Ensure we rendered the final state of the model. p.renderer.write(model.View()) } // Tear down. p.cancel() // Check if the cancel reader has been setup before waiting and closing. if p.cancelReader != nil { // Wait for input loop to finish. if p.cancelReader.Cancel() { p.waitForReadLoop() } _ = p.cancelReader.Close() } // Wait for all handlers to finish. handlers.shutdown() // Restore terminal state. p.shutdown(killed) return model, err } // StartReturningModel initializes the program and runs its event loops, // blocking until it gets terminated by either [Program.Quit], [Program.Kill], // or its signal handler. Returns the final model. // // Deprecated: please use [Program.Run] instead. func (p *Program) StartReturningModel() (Model, error) { return p.Run() } // Start initializes the program and runs its event loops, blocking until it // gets terminated by either [Program.Quit], [Program.Kill], or its signal // handler. // // Deprecated: please use [Program.Run] instead. func (p *Program) Start() error { _, err := p.Run() return err } // Send sends a message to the main update function, effectively allowing // messages to be injected from outside the program for interoperability // purposes. // // If the program hasn't started yet this will be a blocking operation. // If the program has already been terminated this will be a no-op, so it's safe // to send messages after the program has exited. func (p *Program) Send(msg Msg) { select { case <-p.ctx.Done(): case p.msgs <- msg: } } // Quit is a convenience function for quitting Bubble Tea programs. Use it // when you need to shut down a Bubble Tea program from the outside. // // If you wish to quit from within a Bubble Tea program use the Quit command. // // If the program is not running this will be a no-op, so it's safe to call // if the program is unstarted or has already exited. func (p *Program) Quit() { p.Send(Quit()) } // Kill stops the program immediately and restores the former terminal state. // The final render that you would normally see when quitting will be skipped. // [program.Run] returns a [ErrProgramKilled] error. func (p *Program) Kill() { p.cancel() } // Wait waits/blocks until the underlying Program finished shutting down. func (p *Program) Wait() { <-p.finished } // shutdown performs operations to free up resources and restore the terminal // to its original state. func (p *Program) shutdown(kill bool) { if p.renderer != nil { if kill { p.renderer.kill() } else { p.renderer.stop() } } _ = p.restoreTerminalState() if p.restoreOutput != nil { _ = p.restoreOutput() } p.finished <- struct{}{} } // ReleaseTerminal restores the original terminal state and cancels the input // reader. You can return control to the Program with RestoreTerminal. func (p *Program) ReleaseTerminal() error { atomic.StoreUint32(&p.ignoreSignals, 1) p.cancelReader.Cancel() p.waitForReadLoop() if p.renderer != nil { p.renderer.stop() } p.altScreenWasActive = p.renderer.altScreen() return p.restoreTerminalState() } // RestoreTerminal reinitializes the Program's input reader, restores the // terminal to the former state when the program was running, and repaints. // Use it to reinitialize a Program after running ReleaseTerminal. func (p *Program) RestoreTerminal() error { atomic.StoreUint32(&p.ignoreSignals, 0) if err := p.initTerminal(); err != nil { return err } if err := p.initCancelReader(); err != nil { return err } if p.altScreenWasActive { p.renderer.enterAltScreen() } else { // entering alt screen already causes a repaint. go p.Send(repaintMsg{}) } if p.renderer != nil { p.renderer.start() } // If the output is a terminal, it may have been resized while another // process was at the foreground, in which case we may not have received // SIGWINCH. Detect any size change now and propagate the new size as // needed. go p.checkResize() return nil } // Println prints above the Program. This output is unmanaged by the program // and will persist across renders by the Program. // // If the altscreen is active no output will be printed. func (p *Program) Println(args ...interface{}) { p.msgs <- printLineMessage{ messageBody: fmt.Sprint(args...), } } // Printf prints above the Program. It takes a format template followed by // values similar to fmt.Printf. This output is unmanaged by the program and // will persist across renders by the Program. // // Unlike fmt.Printf (but similar to log.Printf) the message will be print on // its own line. // // If the altscreen is active no output will be printed. func (p *Program) Printf(template string, args ...interface{}) { p.msgs <- printLineMessage{ messageBody: fmt.Sprintf(template, args...), } }