History

List

Whenever the user inputs data in the terminal and presses the Enter key, the input is saved in an internal history stack (accessible as an array) via term.history.

Example:

term.on('data', () => console.log(term.history));

The above snippet logs the history list in the console everytime a new entry is added.

Changing State

Sometimes, there might arise a need to swap between application state. You can change the history stack using;

const newHistoryState = [/* ... */];

term.history = newHistoryState;

Clear History

You might want to clear the entire history list for some reasons. You can do that using the term.clearHistory().

Example:

Clearing the history on CTRL+H using the keypress event.

term.on('keypress', (ev) => {
    if (ev.key.toLowerCase() == 'h' && ev.ctrlKey) {
        ev.cancel();
        term.clearHistory();
    }
});

Next Step

Enhanced user interaction with key bindings to the terminal