Readline only reads the window size on startup or on SIGWINCH. This means if the window is resized when not in a readline() call, the next call will have odd behavior due to confusion about the window size.
The work-around is to force Readline to re-read the window size by sending it SIGWINCH. This is accomplished using the async interface, which installs the signal handler but returns control to PHP.
The following function is a drop-in replacement for readline(), but re-reads the window size every time:
<?
function xreadline($prompt)
{
global $xreadline, $xreadline_line;
$code = '$GLOBALS["xreadline"] = false;' .
'$GLOBALS["xreadline_line"] = $line;' .
'readline_callback_handler_remove();';
$cb = create_function('$line', $code);
readline_callback_handler_install($prompt, $cb);
$signal = defined("SIGWINCH") ? SIGWINCH : 28;
posix_kill(posix_getpid(), $signal);
$xreadline = true;
while ($xreadline)
readline_callback_read_char();
return is_null($xreadline_line) ? false : $xreadline_line;
}
?>
CXXVI. GNU Readline
Introducción
Las funciones readline() implementan una interfaz con la biblioteca GNU Readline. Estas son funciones que ofrecen líneas de comando editables. Un ejemplo de la manera en que trabajan podría ser la forma en que Bash le permite usar las teclas de flechas para insertar caracteres o desplazarse a través del historial de comandos. Debido a la naturaleza interactiva de esta biblioteca, tendrá un uso muy reducido en la escritura de aplicaciones Web, aunque puede ser útil cuando se escriben scripts usados desde una línea de comandos.
Nota: Esta extensión no está disponible en plataformas Windows
Requisitos
Para usar las funciones readline, necesita instalar libreadline. Puede encontrar libreadlinea en la página web del proyecto GNU Readline, en http://cnswww.cns.cwru.edu/~chet/readline/rltop.html. Este proyecto es administrado por Chet Ramey, quien es también el autor de Bash.
También puede usar estas funciones con la biblioteca libedit, un reemplazo no-GPL de la biblioteca readline. La biblioteca libedit es distribuida bajo una licencia BSD y está disponible para su descarga en http://sourceforge.net/projects/libedit/.
Instalación
Para usar estas funciones, debe compilar la versión CGI o CLI de PHP con soporte para readline. Necesita configurar PHP con la opción --with-readline[=DIR]. Si desea usar el reemplazo de readline, libedit, configure PHP con la opción --with-libedit[=DIR].
Configuración en tiempo de ejecución
Esta extensión no tiene directivas de configuración en php.ini.
Tipos de recursos
Esta extensión no tiene ningún tipo de recurso definido.
Constantes predefinidas
Esta extensión no tiene ninguna constante definida.
- Tabla de contenidos
- readline_add_history -- Añade una línea al historial
- readline_callback_handler_install -- Initializes the readline callback interface and terminal, prints the prompt and returns immediately
- readline_callback_handler_remove -- Removes a previously installed callback handler and restores terminal settings
- readline_callback_read_char -- Reads a character and informs the readline callback interface when a line is received
- readline_clear_history -- Borra el historial
- readline_completion_function -- Registra una función de completitud
- readline_info -- Establece/Obtiene diversas variables internas de readline
- readline_list_history -- Lista el historial
- readline_on_new_line -- Inform readline that the cursor has moved to a new line
- readline_read_history -- Lee el historial
- readline_redisplay -- Ask readline to redraw the display
- readline_write_history -- Escribe el historial
- readline -- Lee una línea
re to: ds at NOSPAM dot undesigned dot org dot za
cool program! note when trying to exec() something:
in the while loop you need to reset exec() returns or you will get all results of all executions (on my my windows and or cygwin :-(
like:
<?php
// your class prompt()
echo "Enter something or 'exit' to quit\n";
do {
$cmdline = new prompt();
$buffer = $cmdline->get('shell command: ');
// init/ reset first!
$data = null;
$return = null;
// now start:
echo "You said: $buffer\n";
if (!empty($buffer)) {
$x = exec($buffer, $data, $return);
print_r($data);
}
} while ($buffer !== "exit");
echo "Goodbye\n";
Here's an easy way without readline() if you don't have it compiled in already:
$fp = fopen("php://stdin","r");
$line = rtrim(fgets($fp, 1024);
Even better than 'plz at dont dot spam' in only one line :) :
@c:\\php\\cli\\php.exe script.php %*
Cheers,
Jean-Charles
To get all arguments passed to a batch file in one variable
rather than using %1 %2 %3 etc;
:LOOP
if "%1" == "" goto DONE
set args=%args% %1
shift
goto LOOP
:DONE
@c:\\php\\cli\\php.exe script.php %args%
set args=
You can open /dev/tty on unix systems or \con in windows, with ob_implicit_flush(true) to write output unbuffered. Works like a charm :-)
-------------------------------
#!/usr/local/bin/php -q
<?php
set_time_limit(0);
@ob_end_flush();
ob_implicit_flush(true);
class prompt {
var $tty;
function prompt() {
if (substr(PHP_OS, 0, 3) == "WIN") {
$this->tty = fOpen("\con", "rb");
} else {
if (!($this->tty = fOpen("/dev/tty", "r"))) {
$this->tty = fOpen("php://stdin", "r");
}
}
}
function get($string, $length = 1024) {
echo $string;
$result = trim(fGets($this->tty, $length));
echo "\n";
return $result;
}
}
echo "Enter something or 'exit' to quit\n";
do {
$cmdline = new prompt();
$buffer = $cmdline->get("Something: ");
echo "You said: $buffer\n";
} while ($buffer !== "exit");
echo "Goodbye\n";
?>
There is a simpler way to do a multiline read than above:
function multiline() {
while(($in = readline("")) != ".")
$story .= ($PHP_OS == "WINNT") ? "\r\n".$in :
"\n".$in;
return $story;
}
Here's an example simple readline-like way to input from command line on windows - the single line is from http://www.phpbuilder.com/columns/darrell20000319.php3, the multiline is something I added...
<?
function read () {
# 4092 max on win32 fopen
$fp=fopen("php://stdin", "r");
$in=fgets($fp,4094);
fclose($fp);
# strip newline
(PHP_OS == "WINNT") ? ($read = str_replace("\r\n", "", $in)) : ($read = str_replace("\n", "", $in));
return $read;
}
function multilineread () {
do {
$in = read();
# test exit
if ($in == ".") return $read;
# concat input
(PHP_OS == "WINNT") ? ($read = $read . ($read ? "\r\n" : "") . $in) : ($read = $read . "\n" . $in);
} while ($inp != ".");
return $read;
}
print("End input with . on line by itself.\n");
print("What is your first name?\n");
$first_name = multilineread();
print("What is your last name?\n");
$last_name = read();
print("\nHello, $first_name $last_name! Nice to meet you! \n");
?>
[Ed. note: you can use fopen("php://stdin", "w") to achieve the same thing, works on both Windows and Unix)]
I wanted to get console input in a PHP script running on windows, so I made a little hack, which is so simple, it is clearly public domain. What I did was write a C++ program to get a line, then output it. Then all that is needed is to exec() that program and capture the output - readline() for windows. The C++ source is as follows:
#include <iostream.h>
#include <string>
void main()
{
string input;
cin >> input;
cout << input;
}
It works wonderfully for my purposes, since I love the PHP language and want to have console input.
Justin Henck
