AsyncSdtinListener.h

#pragma once

#include <juce_events/juce_events.h>

namespace ntlab
{
    /**
     * A simple helper class that polls stdin for available characters and calls a callback function if there
     * is a new line available from stdin. Make sure to only implement one instance of this in your application.
     */
    class AsyncStdinListener : private juce::Timer
    {
    public:
        /** Creates an instance of AsyncStdinListener that instantly keeps listening to stdin */
        AsyncStdinListener();

        /** Async callback that gets called from the message thread if the user inputted a line on stdin */
        virtual void handleStdin (juce::String& userInput) = 0;

    private:
        bool stdinCharactersAvailable();

        void timerCallback() override;
    };
}