getkey.c

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/*
 * Copyright (C) 2006 Michael Brown <mbrown@fensystems.co.uk>.
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
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 *
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 * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 * General Public License for more details.
 *
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 */

FILE_LICENCE ( GPL2_OR_LATER_OR_UBDL );

#include <ctype.h>
#include <ipxe/console.h>
#include <ipxe/process.h>
#include <ipxe/keys.h>
#include <ipxe/timer.h>
#include <ipxe/nap.h>

/** @file
 *
 * Special key interpretation
 *
 */

#define GETKEY_TIMEOUT ( TICKS_PER_SEC / 4 )

/**
 * Read character from console if available within timeout period
 *
 * @v timeout           Timeout period, in ticks (0=indefinite)
 * @ret character       Character read from console
 */
static int getchar_timeout ( unsigned long timeout ) {
        unsigned long start = currticks();

        while ( ( timeout == 0 ) || ( ( currticks() - start ) < timeout ) ) {
                step();
                if ( iskey() )
                        return getchar();
                cpu_nap();
        }

        return -1;
}

/**
 * Get single keypress
 *
 * @v timeout           Timeout period, in ticks (0=indefinite)
 * @ret key             Key pressed
 *
 * The returned key will be an ASCII value or a KEY_XXX special
 * constant.  This function differs from getchar() in that getchar()
 * will return "special" keys (e.g. cursor keys) as a series of
 * characters forming an ANSI escape sequence.
 */
int getkey ( unsigned long timeout ) {
        int character;
        unsigned int n = 0;

        character = getchar_timeout ( timeout );
        if ( character != ESC )
                return character;

        character = getchar_timeout ( GETKEY_TIMEOUT );
        if ( character < 0 )
                return ESC;

        if ( isalpha ( character ) )
                return ( toupper ( character ) - 'A' + 1 );

        while ( ( character = getchar_timeout ( GETKEY_TIMEOUT ) ) >= 0 ) {
                if ( isdigit ( character ) ) {
                        n = ( ( n * 10 ) + ( character - '0' ) );
                        continue;
                }
                if ( character >= 0x40 )
                        return KEY_ANSI ( n, character );
        }

        return ESC;
}