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Reading a single character with Nim
import getch
let ch = getch()
echo ch
import termios, unsigned
proc setraw(fd: FileHandle, time: cint = TCSAFLUSH) =
var mode: Termios
discard fd.tcgetattr(addr mode)
mode.iflag = mode.iflag and not Tcflag(BRKINT or ICRNL or INPCK or ISTRIP or IXON)
mode.oflag = mode.oflag and not Tcflag(OPOST)
mode.cflag = (mode.cflag and not Tcflag(CSIZE or PARENB)) or CS8
mode.lflag = mode.lflag and not Tcflag(ECHO or ICANON or IEXTEN or ISIG)
mode.cc[VMIN] = 1.cuchar
mode.cc[VTIME] = 0.cuchar
discard fd.tcsetattr(time, addr mode)
proc getch*(): char =
let fd = getFileHandle(stdin)
var oldMode: Termios
discard fd.tcgetattr(addr oldMode)
fd.setraw()
result = stdin.readChar()
discard fd.tcsetattr(TCSADRAIN, addr oldMode)
import posix
type
Speed* = cuint
Tcflag* = cuint
const
NCCS* = 32
type
Termios* = object {.importc: "struct termios", header: "termios.h>", final, pure.}
iflag*: Tcflag # input mode flags
oflag*: Tcflag # output mode flags
cflag*: Tcflag # control mode flags
lflag*: Tcflag # local mode flags
line*: cuchar # line discipline
cc*: array[NCCS, cuchar] # control characters
ispeed*: Speed # input speed
ospeed*: Speed # output speed
# cc characters
const
VINTR* = 0
VQUIT* = 1
VERASE* = 2
VKILL* = 3
VEOF* = 4
VTIME* = 5
VMIN* = 6
VSWTC* = 7
VSTART* = 8
VSTOP* = 9
VSUSP* = 10
VEOL* = 11
VREPRINT* = 12
VDISCARD* = 13
VWERASE* = 14
VLNEXT* = 15
VEOL2* = 16
# iflag bits
const
IGNBRK* = 1
BRKINT* = 2
IGNPAR* = 4
PARMRK* = 10
INPCK* = 20
ISTRIP* = 40
INLCR* = 100
IGNCR* = 200
ICRNL* = 400
IUCLC* = 1000
IXON* = 2000
IXANY* = 4000
IXOFF* = 10000
IMAXBEL* = 20000
IUTF8* = 40000
# oflag bits
const
OPOST* = 1
OLCUC* = 2
ONLCR* = 4
OCRNL* = 10
ONOCR* = 20
ONLRET* = 40
OFILL* = 100
OFDEL* = 200
NLDLY* = 400
NL0* = 0
NL1* = 400
CRDLY* = 3000
CR0* = 0
CR1* = 1000
CR2* = 2000
CR3* = 3000
TABDLY* = 14000
TAB0* = 0
TAB1* = 4000
TAB2* = 10000
TAB3* = 14000
BSDLY* = 20000
BS0* = 0
BS1* = 20000
FFDLY* = 0o000000100000
FF0* = 0
FF1* = 0o000000100000
VTDLY* = 40000
VT0* = 0
VT1* = 40000
XTABS* = 14000
# cflag bit meaning
const
CBAUD* = 10017
B0* = 0
B50* = 1
B75* = 2
B110* = 3
B134* = 4
B150* = 5
B200* = 6
B300* = 7
B600* = 10
B1200* = 11
B1800* = 12
B2400* = 13
B4800* = 14
B9600* = 15
B19200* = 16
B38400* = 17
EXTA* = B19200
EXTB* = B38400
CSIZE* = 60
CS5* = 0
CS6* = 20
CS7* = 40
CS8* = 60
CSTOPB* = 100
CREAD* = 200
PARENB* = 400
PARODD* = 1000
HUPCL* = 2000
CLOCAL* = 4000
CBAUDEX* = 10000
B57600* = 10001
B115200* = 10002
B230400* = 10003
B460800* = 10004
B500000* = 10005
B576000* = 10006
B921600* = 10007
B1000000* = 10010
B1152000* = 10011
B1500000* = 10012
B2000000* = 10013
B2500000* = 10014
B3000000* = 10015
B3500000* = 10016
B4000000* = 10017
MAX_BAUD* = B4000000
CIBAUD* = 2003600000
CMSPAR* = 0o010000000000
CRTSCTS* = 0o020000000000
# lflag bits
const
ISIG* = 1
ICANON* = 2
XCASE* = 4
ECHO* = 10
ECHOE* = 20
ECHOK* = 40
ECHONL* = 100
NOFLSH* = 200
TOSTOP* = 400
ECHOCTL* = 1000
ECHOPRT* = 2000
ECHOKE* = 4000
FLUSHO* = 10000
PENDIN* = 40000
IEXTEN* = 0o000000100000
EXTPROC* = 0o000000200000
# tcflow() and TCXONC use these
const
TCOOFF* = 0
TCOON* = 1
TCIOFF* = 2
TCION* = 3
# tcflush() and TCFLSH use these
const
TCIFLUSH* = 0
TCOFLUSH* = 1
TCIOFLUSH* = 2
# tcsetattr uses these
const
TCSANOW* = 0
TCSADRAIN* = 1
TCSAFLUSH* = 2
# Compare a character C to a value VAL from the `cc' array in a
# `struct termios'. If VAL is _POSIX_VDISABLE, no character can match it.
template CCEQ*(val, c: expr): expr =
((c) == (val) and (val) != POSIX_VDISABLE)
# Return the output baud rate stored in *TERMIOS_P.
proc cfgetospeed*(termios: ptr Termios): Speed {.importc: "cfgetospeed",
header: "<termios.h>".}
# Return the input baud rate stored in *TERMIOS_P.
proc cfgetispeed*(termios: ptr Termios): Speed {.importc: "cfgetispeed",
header: "<termios.h>".}
# Set the output baud rate stored in *TERMIOS_P to SPEED.
proc cfsetospeed*(termios: ptr Termios; speed: Speed): cint {.
importc: "cfsetospeed", header: "<termios.h>".}
# Set the input baud rate stored in *TERMIOS_P to SPEED.
proc cfsetispeed*(termios: ptr Termios; speed: Speed): cint {.
importc: "cfsetispeed", header: "<termios.h>".}
# Set both the input and output baud rates in *TERMIOS_OP to SPEED.
proc cfsetspeed*(termios: ptr Termios; speed: Speed): cint {.
importc: "cfsetspeed", header: "<termios.h>".}
# Put the state of FD into *TERMIOS_P.
proc tcgetattr*(fd: cint; termios: ptr Termios): cint {.
importc: "tcgetattr", header: "<termios.h>".}
# Set the state of FD to *TERMIOS_P.
# Values for OPTIONAL_ACTIONS (TCSA*) are in <bits/termios.h>.
proc tcsetattr*(fd: cint; optional_actions: cint; termios: ptr Termios): cint {.
importc: "tcsetattr", header: "<termios.h>".}
# Set *TERMIOS_P to indicate raw mode.
proc cfmakeraw*(termios: ptr Termios) {.importc: "cfmakeraw",
header: "<termios.h>".}
# Send zero bits on FD.
proc tcsendbreak*(fd: cint; duration: cint): cint {.importc: "tcsendbreak",
header: "<termios.h>".}
# Wait for pending output to be written on FD.
#
# This function is a cancellation point and therefore not marked with
# .
proc tcdrain*(fd: cint): cint {.importc: "tcdrain", header: "<termios.h>".}
# Flush pending data on FD.
# Values for QUEUE_SELECTOR (TC{I,O,IO}FLUSH) are in <bits/termios.h>.
proc tcflush*(fd: cint; queue_selector: cint): cint {.importc: "tcflush",
header: "<termios.h>".}
# Suspend or restart transmission on FD.
# Values for ACTION (TC[IO]{OFF,ON}) are in <bits/termios.h>.
proc tcflow*(fd: cint; action: cint): cint {.importc: "tcflow",
header: "<termios.h>".}
# Get process group ID for session leader for controlling terminal FD.
proc tcgetsid*(fd: cint): TPid {.importc: "tcgetsid", header: "<termios.h>".}
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Has it been included in the stdlib since then?

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