Re: [Discussion] Native terminal helpers for PHP CLI

On Thu, 18 Jun 2026, Pratik Bhujel wrote: > Hi internals, > > Quick update: I have continued iterating on this based on the feedback > here. The extension is now at v0.5.0, still pre-1.0, with the object/enum > API shape preserved (Terminal\Terminal, > Backend, Stream, > Key) and > Windows/Linux builds available: > > > https://github.com/prateekbhujel/php-terminal/releases/tag/v0.5.0 > > I am still treating this as PECL/ecosystem work first rather than proposing > it for core immediately. Any further feedback on the API shape, missing > primitives, or Windows behavior would be very welcome. I have had another look, and I believe the state of the API is now much nicer than it was when I looked at it first. I suppose that you might want to have a look at adopting already streams in PHP (such as php://stdout na php://stderr), but I am not sure how that could interact. I guess it makes sense to add it to PIE, as PECL does no longer accept new packages. cheers, Derick -- https://derickrethans.nl | https://xdebug.org | https://xdebug.cloud Author of Xdebug. Like it? Consider supporting me: https://xdebug.org/support mastodon: @derickr@phpc.social @xdebug@phpc.social