console.h

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/**
 * @file console.h
 * @brief 3ds stdio support.
 *
 * Provides stdio integration for printing to the 3DS screen as well as debug print
 * functionality provided by stderr.
 *
 * General usage is to initialize the console by:
 * @code
 * consoleDemoInit()
 * @endcode
 * or to customize the console usage by:
 * @code
 * consoleInit()
 * @endcode
 */
#pragma once
 
#include <3ds/types.h>
#include <3ds/gfx.h>
 
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif
 
#define CONSOLE_ESC(x) "\x1b[" #x
#define CONSOLE_RESET   CONSOLE_ESC(0m)
#define CONSOLE_BLACK   CONSOLE_ESC(30m)
#define CONSOLE_RED     CONSOLE_ESC(31;1m)
#define CONSOLE_GREEN   CONSOLE_ESC(32;1m)
#define CONSOLE_YELLOW  CONSOLE_ESC(33;1m)
#define CONSOLE_BLUE    CONSOLE_ESC(34;1m)
#define CONSOLE_MAGENTA CONSOLE_ESC(35;1m)
#define CONSOLE_CYAN    CONSOLE_ESC(36;1m)
#define CONSOLE_WHITE   CONSOLE_ESC(37;1m)
 
/// A callback for printing a character.
typedef bool(*ConsolePrint)(void* con, int c);
 
/// A font struct for the console.
typedef struct ConsoleFont
{
    u8* gfx;         ///< A pointer to the font graphics
    u16 asciiOffset; ///< Offset to the first valid character in the font table
    u16 numChars;    ///< Number of characters in the font graphics
}ConsoleFont;
 
/**
 * @brief Console structure used to store the state of a console render context.
 *
 * Default values from consoleGetDefault();
 * @code
 * PrintConsole defaultConsole =
 * {
 *  //Font:
 *  {
 *      (u8*)default_font_bin, //font gfx
 *      0, //first ascii character in the set
 *      128, //number of characters in the font set
 *  },
 *  0,0, //cursorX cursorY
 *  0,0, //prevcursorX prevcursorY
 *  40, //console width
 *  30, //console height
 *  0,  //window x
 *  0,  //window y
 *  32, //window width
 *  24, //window height
 *  3, //tab size
 *  0, //font character offset
 *  0,  //print callback
 *  false //console initialized
 * };
 * @endcode
 */
typedef struct PrintConsole
{
    ConsoleFont font;        ///< Font of the console
 
    u16 *frameBuffer;        ///< Framebuffer address
 
    int cursorX;             ///< Current X location of the cursor (as a tile offset by default)
    int cursorY;             ///< Current Y location of the cursor (as a tile offset by default)
 
    int prevCursorX;         ///< Internal state
    int prevCursorY;         ///< Internal state
 
    int consoleWidth;        ///< Width of the console hardware layer in characters
    int consoleHeight;       ///< Height of the console hardware layer in characters
 
    int windowX;             ///< Window X location in characters (not implemented)
    int windowY;             ///< Window Y location in characters (not implemented)
    int windowWidth;         ///< Window width in characters (not implemented)
    int windowHeight;        ///< Window height in characters (not implemented)
 
    int tabSize;             ///< Size of a tab
    u16 fg;                  ///< Foreground color
    u16 bg;                  ///< Background color
    int flags;               ///< Reverse/bright flags
 
    ConsolePrint PrintChar;  ///< Callback for printing a character. Should return true if it has handled rendering the graphics (else the print engine will attempt to render via tiles).
 
    bool consoleInitialised; ///< True if the console is initialized
}PrintConsole;
 
#define CONSOLE_COLOR_BOLD  (1<<0) ///< Bold text
#define CONSOLE_COLOR_FAINT (1<<1) ///< Faint text
#define CONSOLE_ITALIC      (1<<2) ///< Italic text
#define CONSOLE_UNDERLINE   (1<<3) ///< Underlined text
#define CONSOLE_BLINK_SLOW  (1<<4) ///< Slow blinking text
#define CONSOLE_BLINK_FAST  (1<<5) ///< Fast blinking text
#define CONSOLE_COLOR_REVERSE   (1<<6) ///< Reversed color text
#define CONSOLE_CONCEAL     (1<<7) ///< Concealed text
#define CONSOLE_CROSSED_OUT (1<<8) ///< Crossed out text
#define CONSOLE_FG_CUSTOM   (1<<9) ///< Foreground custom color
#define CONSOLE_BG_CUSTOM   (1<<10) ///< Background custom color
 
/// Console debug devices supported by libnds.
typedef enum {
    debugDevice_NULL,    ///< Swallows prints to stderr
    debugDevice_SVC,     ///< Outputs stderr debug statements using svcOutputDebugString, which can then be captured by interactive debuggers
    debugDevice_CONSOLE, ///< Directs stderr debug statements to 3DS console window
    debugDevice_3DMOO = debugDevice_SVC,
} debugDevice;
 
/**
 * @brief Loads the font into the console.
 * @param console Pointer to the console to update, if NULL it will update the current console.
 * @param font The font to load.
 */
void consoleSetFont(PrintConsole* console, ConsoleFont* font);
 
/**
 * @brief Sets the print window.
 * @param console Console to set, if NULL it will set the current console window.
 * @param x X location of the window.
 * @param y Y location of the window.
 * @param width Width of the window.
 * @param height Height of the window.
 */
void consoleSetWindow(PrintConsole* console, int x, int y, int width, int height);
 
/**
 * @brief Gets a pointer to the console with the default values.
 * This should only be used when using a single console or without changing the console that is returned, otherwise use consoleInit().
 * @return A pointer to the console with the default values.
 */
PrintConsole* consoleGetDefault(void);
 
/**
 * @brief Make the specified console the render target.
 * @param console A pointer to the console struct (must have been initialized with consoleInit(PrintConsole* console)).
 * @return A pointer to the previous console.
 */
PrintConsole *consoleSelect(PrintConsole* console);
 
/**
 * @brief Initialise the console.
 * @param screen The screen to use for the console.
 * @param console A pointer to the console data to initialize (if it's NULL, the default console will be used).
 * @return A pointer to the current console.
 */
PrintConsole* consoleInit(gfxScreen_t screen, PrintConsole* console);
 
/**
 * @brief Initializes debug console output on stderr to the specified device.
 * @param device The debug device (or devices) to output debug print statements to.
 */
void consoleDebugInit(debugDevice device);
 
/// Clears the screen by using iprintf("\x1b[2J");
void consoleClear(void);
 
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif