@xterm/xterm 6.1.0-beta.177 → 6.1.0-beta.179

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@@ -24,7 +24,36 @@ First, you need to install the module. We ship exclusively through [npm](https:/
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  npm install --save @xterm/xterm
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  ```
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- To start using xterm.js on your browser, add the `xterm.js` and `xterm.css` to the head of your HTML page. Then create a `<div id="terminal"></div>` onto which xterm can attach itself. Finally, instantiate the `Terminal` object and then call the `open` function with the DOM object of the `div`.
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+ The recommended way to load xterm.js with the ES module syntax, either using TypeScript or a modern JS tooling. Note that both CommonJS and ES module files are shipped with the npm package.
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+ ```javascript
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+ import { Terminal } from '@xterm/xterm';
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+ ```
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+ Then instantiate a `Terminal` object, open it on an element and write to it:
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+ ```javascript
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+ const term = new Terminal();
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+ term.open(document.getElementById('terminal'));
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+ term.write('Hello from \x1B[1;3;31mxterm.js\x1B[0m $ ')
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+ ```
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+ Most use cases will hook up input and output to a pseudoterminal API such as [node-pty](https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-pty) which will drive the terminal.
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+ ```javascript
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+ pty.onData(data => term.write(data));
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+ term.onData(data => pty.write(data));
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+ ```
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+ Then make sure to also include the `css/xterm.css` file, for example in HTML:
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+ ```html
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+ <link rel="stylesheet" href="node_modules/@xterm/xterm/css/xterm.css" />
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+ ```
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+ ### Standalone example
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+ Here is a complete standalone example in a HTML file:
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  ```html
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  <!doctype html>
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  <body>
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  <div id="terminal"></div>
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  <script>
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- var term = new Terminal();
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+ const term = new Terminal();
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  term.open(document.getElementById('terminal'));
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  term.write('Hello from \x1B[1;3;31mxterm.js\x1B[0m $ ')
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  </script>
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  </html>
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  ```
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- ### Importing
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- The recommended way to load xterm.js is via the ES6 module syntax:
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- ```javascript
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- import { Terminal } from '@xterm/xterm';
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- ```
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  ### Addons
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  Addons are separate modules that extend the `Terminal` by building on the [xterm.js API](https://github.com/xtermjs/xterm.js/blob/master/typings/xterm.d.ts). To use an addon, you first need to install it in your project: