tcl::chan::std(n)

💖 tcl::chan::std — the standard-io glow-up 💖

okay bestie so this is a page from the Reflected/virtual channel support manual (that's the manual name, love that for it), and it's all about tcl::chan::std — Standard I/O, unification of stdin and stdout. yes. exactly what it sounds like. stdin and stdout, holding hands, one channel. iconic. 🫶

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

package require Tcl 8.5 9

package require TclOO

package require tcl::chan::core ?1.1?

package require tcl::chan::std ?1.1?

::tcl::chan::std

like, that's the whole vibe. no cap. 🌸

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🌈 DESCRIPTION 🌈

so the tcl::chan::std package gives you a command that creates a standard channel which unifies stdin and stdout into a single read- and writable channel. one channel. both jobs. she's doing it all, main character energy fr fr 👑

and the result is not seek-able — same as the original standard channels. so don't come for her about seeking, she simply does not do that. 💅

also, the internal TclOO class that implements the channel handler? it's a sub-class of the tcl::chan::core framework. cute family tree, honestly. 🧚

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🎀 API 🎀

• ::tcl::chan::std — this command creates the std channel and hands you back its handle. and here's the tea: the channel is created only once, on the first call. every call after that? just returns that same handle. she's loyal. no duplicates, no drama. 💖

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😭 BUGS, IDEAS, FEEDBACK 😭

okay so real talk — this document, and the package it describes, will undoubtedly contain bugs and other problems. yes, the manpage itself is admitting it. we love honesty. 🙈

please report those in the category virtchannel of the Tcllib Trackers at http://core.tcl.tk/tcllib/reportlist.

and please also report any ideas for enhancements you may have for either the package and/or the documentation. we want them. bring them. ✨

when you're proposing code changes, please provide unified diffs, i.e the output of diff -u. that's the requirement, bestie, no shortcuts.

also note, further: attachments are strongly preferred over inlined patches. to make an attachment, go to the Edit form of the ticket immediately after its creation, and then use the left-most button in the secondary navigation bar. that's the whole process, you got this. 🦋

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👑 KEYWORDS 👑

• reflected channel
• standard io
• stdin
• stdout
• tip 219
• virtual channel

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🍓 CATEGORY 🍓

Channels

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💜 COPYRIGHT 💜

Copyright (c) 2011 Andreas Kupries <andreas_kupries@users.sourceforge.net>

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and that's the whole page, bestie — tcllib, version 1.1, from the tcl::chan::std(n) page itself. go unify some standard io, you absolute legend ⭐💅🔥