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Architecture Overview

Rust Terminal Forge combines the performance of Rust with the flexibility of a React frontend:

graph TD
    A[React Frontend] --> B[WebAssembly]
    B --> C[Rust Terminal Engine]
    A --> D[WebSocket Server]
    C <--> D
    D --> E[Backend Services]

Key Components

1. Core Technologies

  • Rust: High-performance terminal processing
  • WebAssembly: Run Rust in the browser
  • React: Modern UI components
  • TypeScript: Type-safe JavaScript
  • Vite: Fast development and building
  • shadcn/ui: Reusable UI components

2. Terminal Engine

  • xterm.js: Browser-based terminal
  • WASM Bindings: Connect Rust and JavaScript
  • Process Management: Handle terminal sessions
  • I/O Handling: Input/output processing

3. User Interface

  • Themes: Light and dark mode support
  • Layouts: Multiple terminal panes
  • Settings: Customize terminal behavior
  • Responsive Design: Works on various screen sizes

Keyboard Shortcuts

Key Combination Action
Ctrl+Shift+` New Terminal
Ctrl+Shift+W Close Terminal
Ctrl+PageUp Previous Terminal
Ctrl+PageDown Next Terminal
Ctrl+Plus Increase Font Size
Ctrl+Minus Decrease Font Size
Ctrl+0 Reset Font Size

Project Structure

rust-terminal-forge/
├── src/
│   ├── lib/           # Rust library code
│   │   ├── terminal/   # Terminal emulation
│   │   └── wasm/       # WebAssembly bindings
│   ├── components/     # React components
│   │   ├── terminal/   # Terminal UI components
│   │   └── ui/         # General UI components
│   ├── hooks/          # Custom React hooks
│   └── App.tsx         # Root component
├── public/             # Static assets
├── Cargo.toml          # Rust dependencies
├── package.json        # JavaScript dependencies
└── vite.config.ts      # Build configuration

Terminal Features

Supported Features

  • Full UTF-8 support
  • 256 colors and true color
  • Mouse events
  • Window resizing
  • Clipboard integration
  • Custom key bindings

Performance Optimizations

  • Efficient rendering with WebGL
  • Memory pooling for terminal cells
  • Batched screen updates
  • WebWorker for background processing

Security Considerations

  1. Sandboxing: Terminal sessions run in a sandboxed environment
  2. Input Validation: All user input is strictly validated
  3. Secure Connections: WebSocket connections use WSS (secure WebSocket)
  4. Content Security Policy: Strict CSP headers are enforced

Known Limitations

  • Some terminal applications may have compatibility issues
  • Performance may degrade with very high output rates
  • Mobile support is experimental

Future Enhancements

  • [ ] Add support for file transfer (SFTP/SCP)
  • [ ] Implement terminal multiplexing (like tmux)
  • [ ] Add plugin system for extending functionality
  • [ ] Improve mobile touch support

Contributing

  1. Fork the repository
  2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
  3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
  4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
  5. Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Support

For issues and feature requests, please open an issue on GitHub.