screenBuffer.h

#ifndef SCREENBUFFER_H
#define SCREENBUFFER_H

#include <string>
#include <utility>
#include <vector>
#include <stdexcept>
#include <windows.h>
#include <iostream>
#include <conio.h>

class ScreenBuffer
{
private:
    HANDLE screenHandle = CreateConsoleScreenBuffer(GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE, 0, NULL, CONSOLE_TEXTMODE_BUFFER, NULL);
    const WORD NO_COLOUR = -1;

    void throwError(BOOL result, const std::string& message) const;

    BOOL writeToScreenBuffer(int x, int y, const std::wstring& text);

    BOOL writeToScreenBuffer(const std::wstring& text);

    std::wstring setTextColours(const std::wstring& text, WORD textColour, WORD backgroundColour);

    WORD convertColour(WORD colour) const;



public:
    // Constants for text and background colours
    static const WORD FOREGROUND_NORMAL = -3;
    static const WORD BACKGROUND_NORMAL = -13;
    static const WORD BLACK = 0;
    static const WORD RED = 1;
    static const WORD GREEN = 2;
    static const WORD YELLOW = 3;
    static const WORD BLUE = 4;
    static const WORD MAGENTA = 5;
    static const WORD CYAN = 6;
    static const WORD WHITE = 7;

    ScreenBuffer();

    ScreenBuffer(int width, int height);

    ~ScreenBuffer();

    HANDLE getScreenHandle() const;

    bool isActive() const;

    void setActive();

    CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO getScreenBufferInfo() const;

    void clearScreen();

    int getScreenWidth() const;

    int getScreenHeight() const;

    void setScreenSize(int width, int height);

    std::pair<WORD, WORD> getScreenColours(int x, int y, int length) const;

    void setCursorVisibility(bool isVisible);

    void setCursorPosition(int x, int y);

    std::pair<int, int> getCursorPosition() const;

    std::wstring readScreenText(int x, int y, int length) const;

    std::wstring readAllScreenText() const;

    void writeToScreen(int x, int y, const std::wstring& text);

    void writeToScreen(int x, int y, const std::wstring& text, WORD textColour, WORD backgroundColour);

    std::string getBlockingInput();

    std::string getNonBlockingInput();
};

#endif // SCREENBUFFER_H