RosettaCodeData/Task/Keyboard-input-Flush-the-keyboard-buffer/Haskell/keyboard-input-flush-the-keyboard-buffer.hs
2023-07-01 13:44:08 -04:00

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Haskell

import Control.Concurrent (threadDelay)
import Control.Monad (when)
import System.IO (hFlush, stdout)
import System.Posix
-- If the file descriptor is associated with a terminal, then flush its input,
-- otherwise do nothing.
termFlush :: Fd -> IO ()
termFlush fd = do
isTerm <- queryTerminal fd
when isTerm $ discardData fd InputQueue
main :: IO ()
main = do
putStrLn "Type some stuff...\n"
threadDelay $ 3 * 1000000
putStrLn "\n\nOk, stop typing!\n"
threadDelay $ 2 * 1000000
termFlush stdInput
putStr "\n\nType a line of text, ending with a newline: "
hFlush stdout
line <- getLine
putStrLn $ "You typed: " ++ line
termFlush stdInput