@sayknow-cli/tui 0.6.8 → 0.6.9

package/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,17 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.6.9] - 2026-09-29
+
+### Changed
+
+- `TUI.setPostRenderEmitter` passes `PostRenderFrameInfo` (line count, full-redraw count, terminal size) so an overlay can skip re-emitting when nothing that could move or erase it changed.
+- The fast animation cadence is 33 ms (~30 fps) instead of 16 ms; `AnimationCadence` is `33 | 80`.
+
+### Added
+
+- `TUI.isChildLineVisible(child, line)`: whether a line of a click-tracked top-level child was on screen in the last frame, so animations can stop before they would force a full redraw.
+
 ## [0.6.8] - 2026-09-29
 
 ### Changed

package/dist/types/animation-scheduler.d.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-export type AnimationCadence = 16 | 80;
+/**
+ * Shared timer cadences. 33 ms (~30 fps) drives colors that change over time (the
+ * working-message shimmer); 80 ms drives frame-stepped animations (spinners, the pet).
+ */
+export type AnimationCadence = 33 | 80;
 type AnimationCallback = (now: number) => void;
 export interface AnimationRegistration {
     unregister(): void;

package/dist/types/tui.d.ts

@@ -238,6 +238,18 @@ type TuiRenderCounterSnapshot = {
 /**
  * TUI - Main class for managing terminal UI with differential rendering
  */
+/**
+ * What the frame about to be written looks like, for a post-render overlay to decide
+ * whether it must redraw: a new line count means the screen may have scrolled, a new
+ * full-redraw count means it was cleared or replayed.
+ */
+export interface PostRenderFrameInfo {
+    totalLines: number;
+    fullRedraws: number;
+    columns: number;
+    rows: number;
+}
+export type PostRenderEmitter = (frame: PostRenderFrameInfo) => string | null;
 export declare class TUI extends Container {
     #private;
     private readonly options;
@@ -312,6 +324,13 @@ export declare class TUI extends Container {
      */
     setMouseEnabled(enabled: boolean): void;
     get mouseEnabled(): boolean;
+    /**
+     * Whether `line` of a top-level child was on screen in the last frame. Only children
+     * with a `handleClick` hook are tracked; others report false. A line scrolled above
+     * the viewport is not visible — and changing it would force a full redraw, so
+     * animations should stop there.
+     */
+    isChildLineVisible(child: Component, line: number): boolean;
     /** The component that currently receives keyboard input. */
     getFocusedComponent(): Component | null;
     start(): void;
@@ -369,5 +388,5 @@ export declare class TUI extends Container {
      * Used for absolute-positioned overlays such as pixel-image pets that live
      * outside the line-based component model. Return null to emit nothing.
      */
-    setPostRenderEmitter(emitter: (() => string | null) | undefined): void;
+    setPostRenderEmitter(emitter: PostRenderEmitter | undefined): void;
 }

package/package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"type": "module",
 	"name": "@sayknow-cli/tui",
-	"version": "0.6.8",
+	"version": "0.6.9",
 	"description": "Terminal User Interface library with differential rendering for efficient text-based applications",
 	"homepage": "https://sayknow-cli.com",
 	"author": "jaybeyond",
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@
 		"fmt": "biome format --write ."
 	},
 	"dependencies": {
-		"@sayknow-cli/natives": "0.6.8",
-		"@sayknow-cli/utils": "0.6.8",
+		"@sayknow-cli/natives": "0.6.9",
+		"@sayknow-cli/utils": "0.6.9",
 		"lru-cache": "11.3.6",
 		"marked": "^18.0.3"
 	},

package/src/animation-scheduler.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-export type AnimationCadence = 16 | 80;
+/**
+ * Shared timer cadences. 33 ms (~30 fps) drives colors that change over time (the
+ * working-message shimmer); 80 ms drives frame-stepped animations (spinners, the pet).
+ */
+export type AnimationCadence = 33 | 80;
 
 type TimerHandle = ReturnType<typeof setInterval>;
 type AnimationCallback = (now: number) => void;

package/src/components/loader.ts

@@ -70,7 +70,10 @@ export class Loader extends Text {
 				}
 				this.#updateDisplay();
 			},
-			this.#timeDependentColor ? 16 : 80,
+			// Time-dependent colors (the working-message shimmer) at ~30 fps: every tick
+			// redraws the whole UI, which in a long session costs as much as the rest of
+			// the turn. 60 fps doubled that cost for motion the eye cannot tell apart.
+			this.#timeDependentColor ? 33 : 80,
 		);
 	}
 

package/src/tui.ts

@@ -673,6 +673,20 @@ type RenderCommitWaiter = {
 /**
  * TUI - Main class for managing terminal UI with differential rendering
  */
+/**
+ * What the frame about to be written looks like, for a post-render overlay to decide
+ * whether it must redraw: a new line count means the screen may have scrolled, a new
+ * full-redraw count means it was cleared or replayed.
+ */
+export interface PostRenderFrameInfo {
+	totalLines: number;
+	fullRedraws: number;
+	columns: number;
+	rows: number;
+}
+
+export type PostRenderEmitter = (frame: PostRenderFrameInfo) => string | null;
+
 export class TUI extends Container {
 	terminal: Terminal;
 	#previousLines: string[] = [];
@@ -1343,6 +1357,22 @@ export class TUI extends Container {
 		return this.#mouseEnabled;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Whether `line` of a top-level child was on screen in the last frame. Only children
+	 * with a `handleClick` hook are tracked; others report false. A line scrolled above
+	 * the viewport is not visible — and changing it would force a full redraw, so
+	 * animations should stop there.
+	 */
+	isChildLineVisible(child: Component, line: number): boolean {
+		const rows = this.#childRows.get(child);
+		if (!rows || line < 0 || line >= rows.count) return false;
+		const absolute = rows.start + line;
+		if (this.#manualViewportTop === undefined) {
+			return absolute >= this.#viewportTopRow && absolute < this.#viewportTopRow + this.terminal.rows;
+		}
+		return this.#committedTranscriptRows.includes(absolute);
+	}
+
 	/** The component that currently receives keyboard input. */
 	getFocusedComponent(): Component | null {
 		return this.#focusedComponent;
@@ -3699,11 +3729,11 @@ export class TUI extends Container {
 	 * Used for absolute-positioned overlays such as pixel-image pets that live
 	 * outside the line-based component model. Return null to emit nothing.
 	 */
-	setPostRenderEmitter(emitter: (() => string | null) | undefined): void {
+	setPostRenderEmitter(emitter: PostRenderEmitter | undefined): void {
 		this.#postRenderEmitter = emitter;
 	}
 
-	#postRenderEmitter: (() => string | null) | undefined;
+	#postRenderEmitter: PostRenderEmitter | undefined;
 
 	#writeRenderBufferAndReanchorImeCursor(
 		buffer: string,
@@ -3711,7 +3741,12 @@ export class TUI extends Container {
 		totalLines: number,
 		onBufferWritten?: () => void,
 	): boolean {
-		const overlay = this.#postRenderEmitter?.();
+		const overlay = this.#postRenderEmitter?.({
+			totalLines,
+			fullRedraws: this.#fullRedrawCount,
+			columns: this.terminal.columns,
+			rows: this.terminal.rows,
+		});
 		if (overlay) {
 			// DECSC/DECRC keep the hardware cursor stable; the dedicated
 			// synchronized block prevents visible tearing while the overlay