Filter out terminal queries when replaying
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Description
A bit of work, but it would be nice to filter out escape codes that cause the terminal to generate artificial data on stdin (e.g. \e[5n or activation of mouse mode). Since the replaying process is not actually reading from stdin, this data just ends up in the output.
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Research direction
Start by tracing rr's replay path for terminal-generated stdin and how that data reaches output; the issue gives \e[5n and mouse-mode activation as examples. Done means terminal query responses are filtered during replay without filtering ordinary input; no specific files or tests are named, so locate the relevant path and its existing coverage first.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, linux
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100