paulbergmann_mpstubs/machine/textmode.h

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/*! \file
* \brief \ref TextMode provides a basic interface to display a character in VGA-compatible text mode
*/
#pragma once
#include "types.h"
/*! \brief Basic operations in the VGA-compatible text mode
* \ingroup io
*
* This class provides an interface to access the screen in text mode, with
* access directly on the hardware level, i.e. the video memory and the
* I/O ports of the graphics card.
*/
class TextMode {
public:
static const unsigned ROWS = 25; ///< Visible rows in text mode
static const unsigned COLUMNS = 80; ///< Visible columns in text mode
/*! \brief CGA color palette
*
* Colors for the attribute byte.
* All 16 colors can be used for the foreground while the background colors
* are limited to the first eight (from`BLACK` to `LIGHT_GREY`)
*/
enum Color {
BLACK, ///< Black (fore- and background)
BLUE, ///< Blue (fore- and background)
GREEN, ///< Green (fore- and background)
CYAN, ///< Cyan (fore- and background)
RED, ///< Red (fore- and background)
MAGENTA, ///< Magenta (fore- and background)
BROWN, ///< Brown (fore- and background)
LIGHT_GREY, ///< Light grey (fore- and background)
DARK_GREY, ///< Dark grey (foreground only)
LIGHT_BLUE, ///< Light blue (foreground only)
LIGHT_GREEN, ///< Light green (foreground only)
LIGHT_CYAN, ///< Light cyan (foreground only)
LIGHT_RED, ///< Light red (foreground only)
LIGHT_MAGENTA, ///< Light magenta (foreground only)
YELLOW, ///< Yellow (foreground only)
WHITE ///< White (foreground only)
};
/*! \brief Structure of a character attribute
* consists of 4 bit fore- and 3 bit background color, and a single blink bit.
*
* [Bit fields](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/bit_field) can
* notably simplify the access and code readability.
*
* \note [Type punning](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_punning#Use_of_union)
* is indeed undefined behavior in C++. However, *gcc* explicitly allows this construct as a
* [language extension](https://gcc.gnu.org/bugs/#nonbugs).
* Some compilers ([other than gcc](https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Optimize-Options.html#Type%2Dpunning)
* might allow this feature only by disabling strict aliasing (`-fno-strict-aliasing`).
* In \StuBS we use this feature extensively due to the improved code readability.
*/
union Attribute {
struct {
uint8_t foreground : 4; ///< `.... XXXX` Foreground color
uint8_t background : 3; ///< `.XXX ....` Background color
uint8_t blink : 1; ///< `X... ....` Blink
} __attribute__((packed));
uint8_t value; ///< combined value
/*! \brief Attribute constructor (with default values)
*
* \todo Complete constructor
*
* \param foreground Foreground color (Default: \ref LIGHT_GREY)
* \param background Background color (Default: \ref BLACK)
* \param blink Blink if `true` (default: no blinking)
*/
explicit Attribute(Color foreground = LIGHT_GREY, Color background = BLACK, bool blink = false)
{ //NOLINT
(void) foreground;
(void) background;
(void) blink;
}
} __attribute__((packed)); // prevent padding by the compiler
/*! \brief Set the keyboard hardware cursor to absolute screen position
*
* \todo Implement the method using \ref IOPort
*
* \param abs_x absolute column of the keyboard hardware cursor
* \param abs_y absolute row of the keyboard hardware cursor
*/
static void setCursor(unsigned abs_x, unsigned abs_y);
/*! \brief Retrieve the keyboard hardware cursor position on screen
*
* \todo Implement the method using the \ref IOPort
*
* \param abs_x absolute column of the keyboard hardware cursor
* \param abs_y absolute row of the keyboard hardware cursor
*/
static void getCursor(unsigned& abs_x, unsigned& abs_y);
/*! \brief Basic output of a character at a specific position on the screen.
*
* This method outputs the given character at the absolute screen position
* (`x`, `y`) with the specified color attribute.
*
* The position (`0`,`0`) indicates the upper left corner of the screen.
* The attribute defines characteristics such as background color,
* foreground color and blinking.
*
* \param abs_x Column (`abs_x` < \ref COLUMNS) in which the character should be displayed
* \param abs_y Row (`abs_y` < \ref ROWS) in which the character should be displayed
* \param character Character to be displayed
* \param attrib Attribute with color settings
* \todo Implement the method
*/
static void show(unsigned abs_x, unsigned abs_y, char character, Attribute attrib = Attribute());
};