microsoft / microsoft/terminal
Add hyperlink support to conhost
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Issue-Task
Product-Conhost
- Dominant language
- C++
- Stars
- 105k
- Forks
- 9.6k
- Avg merge
- 3d 17h
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 29
Description
Description of the new feature/enhancement
Currently, conhost supports OSC 8 sequences but does not support clicking/opening links. We should have conhost support this.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating conhost's existing handling of OSC 8 sequences and understanding how console input and link activation are represented. Define how a user should click or open a supported link, then verify that OSC 8 hyperlinks can be activated in conhost without affecting ordinary console interaction.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100