modules: Implement console.clear()

2 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/libgjs-private/gjs-util.c b/libgjs-private/gjs-util.c
index 1edbdd7d..5ca54a3e 100644
--- a/libgjs-private/gjs-util.c
+++ b/libgjs-private/gjs-util.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <glib/gi18n.h> /* for bindtextdomain, bind_textdomain_codeset, textdomain */
 
 #include "libgjs-private/gjs-util.h"
+#include "util/console.h"
 
 char *
 gjs_format_int_alternative_output(int n)
@@ -329,3 +330,15 @@ void gjs_log_set_writer_func(GjsGLogWriterFunc func, void* user_data,
 
     g_log_set_writer_func(gjs_log_writer_func_wrapper, func, NULL);
 }
+
+/**
+ * gjs_clear_terminal:
+ *
+ * Clears the terminal, if possible.
+ */
+void gjs_clear_terminal(void) {
+    if (!gjs_console_is_tty(stdout_fd))
+        return;
+
+    gjs_console_clear();
+}
diff --git a/libgjs-private/gjs-util.h b/libgjs-private/gjs-util.h
index 06114751..e1213600 100644
--- a/libgjs-private/gjs-util.h
+++ b/libgjs-private/gjs-util.h
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@ void gjs_gtk_container_child_set_property(GObject* container, GObject* child,
                                           const char* property,
                                           const GValue* value);
 
+GJS_EXPORT
+void gjs_clear_terminal(void);
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* LIBGJS_PRIVATE_GJS_UTIL_H_ */