Add visual bell support

This commit adds support for a visual bell. Although the Handler in src/ansi.rs
warns "Hopefully this is never implemented", I wanted to give it a try. A new
config option is added, `visual_bell`, which sets the `duration` and `animation`
function of the visual bell. The default `duration` is 150 ms, and the default
`animation` is `EaseOutExpo`. To disable the visual bell, set its duration to 0.

The visual bell is modeled by VisualBell in src/term/mod.rs. It has a method to
ring the bell, `ring`, and another method, `intensity`. Both return the
"intensity" of the bell, which ramps down from 1.0 to 0.0 at a rate set by
`duration` and `animation`.

Whether or not the Processor waits for events is now configurable in order to
allow for smooth drawing of the visual bell.

alacritty.yml

@@ -118,6 +118,32 @@ colors:
 #     cyan:    '0x93a1a1'
 #     white:   '0xfdf6e3'
 
+# Visual Bell
+#
+# Any time the BEL code is received, Alacritty "rings" the visual bell. Once
+# rung, the terminal background will be set to white and transition back to the
+# default background color. You can control the rate of this transition by
+# setting the `duration` property (represented in milliseconds). You can also
+# configure the transition function by setting the `animation` property.
+#
+# Possible values for `animation`
+# `Ease`
+# `EaseOut`
+# `EaseOutSine`
+# `EaseOutQuad`
+# `EaseOutCubic`
+# `EaseOutQuart`
+# `EaseOutQuint`
+# `EaseOutExpo`
+# `EaseOutCirc`
+# `Linear`
+#
+# To completely disable the visual bell, set its duration to 0.
+#
+#visual_bell:
+#  animation: EaseOutExpo
+#  duration: 150
+
 # Key bindings
 #
 # Each binding is defined as an object with some properties. Most of the

res/text.f.glsl

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 in vec2 TexCoords;
 in vec3 fg;
 in vec3 bg;
+flat in float vb;
 flat in int background;
 
 layout(location = 0, index = 0) out vec4 color;
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ void main()
 {
     if (background != 0) {
         alphaMask = vec4(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
-        color = vec4(bg, 1.0);
+        color = vec4(bg + vb, 1.0);
     } else {
         alphaMask = vec4(texture(mask, TexCoords).rgb, 1.0);
         color = vec4(fg, 1.0);

res/text.v.glsl

@@ -36,10 +36,12 @@ out vec3 bg;
 uniform vec2 termDim;
 uniform vec2 cellDim;
 
+uniform float visualBell;
 uniform int backgroundPass;
 
 // Orthographic projection
 uniform mat4 projection;
+flat out float vb;
 flat out int background;
 
 void main()
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@ void main()
         TexCoords = uvOffset + vec2(position.x, 1 - position.y) * uvSize;
     }
 
+    vb = visualBell;
     background = backgroundPass;
     bg = backgroundColor / vec3(255.0, 255.0, 255.0);
     fg = textColor / vec3(255.0, 255.0, 255.0);

src/config.rs

@@ -4,10 +4,8 @@
 //! parameters including font family and style, font size, etc. In the future,
 //! the config file will also hold user and platform specific keybindings.
 use std::borrow::Cow;
-use std::env;
+use std::{env, fmt};
-use std::fmt;
+use std::fs::{self, File};
-use std::fs::File;
-use std::fs;
 use std::io::{self, Read, Write};
 use std::ops::{Index, IndexMut};
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
@@ -221,6 +219,64 @@ impl IndexMut<usize> for ColorList {
     }
 }
 
+/// VisulBellAnimations are modeled after a subset of CSS transitions and Robert
+/// Penner's Easing Functions.
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Deserialize)]
+pub enum VisualBellAnimation {
+    Ease,          // CSS
+    EaseOut,       // CSS
+    EaseOutSine,   // Penner
+    EaseOutQuad,   // Penner
+    EaseOutCubic,  // Penner
+    EaseOutQuart,  // Penner
+    EaseOutQuint,  // Penner
+    EaseOutExpo,   // Penner
+    EaseOutCirc,   // Penner
+    Linear,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+pub struct VisualBellConfig {
+    /// Visual bell animation function
+    #[serde(default="default_visual_bell_animation")]
+    animation: VisualBellAnimation,
+
+    /// Visual bell duration in milliseconds
+    #[serde(default="default_visual_bell_duration")]
+    duration: u16,
+}
+
+fn default_visual_bell_animation() -> VisualBellAnimation {
+    VisualBellAnimation::EaseOutExpo
+}
+
+fn default_visual_bell_duration() -> u16 {
+    150
+}
+
+impl VisualBellConfig {
+    /// Visual bell animation
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn animation(&self) -> VisualBellAnimation {
+        self.animation
+    }
+
+    /// Visual bell duration in milliseconds
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn duration(&self) -> Duration {
+        Duration::from_millis(self.duration as u64)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for VisualBellConfig {
+    fn default() -> VisualBellConfig {
+        VisualBellConfig {
+            animation: default_visual_bell_animation(),
+            duration: default_visual_bell_duration(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Shell<'a> {
     program: Cow<'a, str>,
@@ -307,6 +363,10 @@ pub struct Config {
 
     /// Path where config was loaded from
     config_path: Option<PathBuf>,
+
+    /// Visual bell configuration
+    #[serde(default)]
+    visual_bell: VisualBellConfig,
 }
 
 #[cfg(not(target_os="macos"))]
@@ -351,6 +411,7 @@ impl Default for Config {
             mouse: Default::default(),
             shell: None,
             config_path: None,
+            visual_bell: Default::default(),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -1058,6 +1119,12 @@ impl Config {
         &self.dpi
     }
 
+    /// Get visual bell config
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn visual_bell(&self) -> &VisualBellConfig {
+        &self.visual_bell
+    }
+
     /// Should show render timer
     #[inline]
     pub fn render_timer(&self) -> bool {

src/display.rs

@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ impl Display {
     /// This call may block if vsync is enabled
     pub fn draw(&mut self, mut terminal: MutexGuard<Term>, config: &Config, selection: &Selection) {
         // Clear dirty flag
-        terminal.dirty = false;
+        terminal.dirty = !terminal.visual_bell.completed();
 
         if let Some(title) = terminal.get_next_title() {
             self.window.set_title(&title);
@@ -291,6 +291,8 @@ impl Display {
                 // mutable borrow
                 let size_info = *terminal.size_info();
                 self.renderer.with_api(config, &size_info, |mut api| {
+                    api.set_visual_bell(terminal.visual_bell.intensity() as f32);
+
                     api.clear();
 
                     // Draw the grid

src/event.rs

@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ pub struct Processor<N> {
     mouse_bindings: Vec<MouseBinding>,
     mouse_config: config::Mouse,
     print_events: bool,
+    wait_for_event: bool,
     notifier: N,
     mouse: Mouse,
     resize_tx: mpsc::Sender<(u32, u32)>,
@@ -170,6 +171,7 @@ impl<N: Notify> Processor<N> {
             mouse_bindings: config.mouse_bindings().to_vec(),
             mouse_config: config.mouse().to_owned(),
             print_events: options.print_events,
+            wait_for_event: true,
             notifier: notifier,
             resize_tx: resize_tx,
             ref_test: ref_test,
@@ -245,7 +247,8 @@ impl<N: Notify> Processor<N> {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Process at least one event and handle any additional queued events.
+    /// Process events. When `wait_for_event` is set, this method is guaranteed
+    /// to process at least one event.
     pub fn process_events<'a>(
         &mut self,
         term: &'a FairMutex<Term>,
@@ -276,28 +279,31 @@ impl<N: Notify> Processor<N> {
                 }
             }
 
-            match window.wait_events().next() {
+            let event = if self.wait_for_event {
-                Some(event) => {
+                window.wait_events().next()
-                    terminal = term.lock();
+            } else {
-                    context = ActionContext {
+                None
-                        terminal: &mut terminal,
+            };
-                        notifier: &mut self.notifier,
-                        selection: &mut self.selection,
-                        mouse: &mut self.mouse,
-                        size_info: &self.size_info,
-                    };
 
-                    processor = input::Processor {
+            terminal = term.lock();
-                        ctx: context,
-                        mouse_config: &self.mouse_config,
-                        key_bindings: &self.key_bindings[..],
-                        mouse_bindings: &self.mouse_bindings[..],
-                    };
 
-                    process!(event);
+            context = ActionContext {
-                },
+                terminal: &mut terminal,
-                // Glutin guarantees the WaitEventsIterator never returns None.
+                notifier: &mut self.notifier,
-                None => unreachable!(),
+                selection: &mut self.selection,
+                mouse: &mut self.mouse,
+                size_info: &self.size_info,
+            };
+
+            processor = input::Processor {
+                ctx: context,
+                mouse_config: &self.mouse_config,
+                key_bindings: &self.key_bindings[..],
+                mouse_bindings: &self.mouse_bindings[..]
+            };
+
+            if let Some(event) = event {
+                process!(event);
             }
 
             for event in window.poll_events() {
@@ -305,6 +311,8 @@ impl<N: Notify> Processor<N> {
             }
         }
 
+        self.wait_for_event = !terminal.dirty;
+
         terminal
     }
 

src/renderer/mod.rs

@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ pub struct ShaderProgram {
     /// Cell dimensions (pixels)
     u_cell_dim: GLint,
 
+    /// Visual bell
+    u_visual_bell: GLint,
+
     /// Background pass flag
     ///
     /// Rendering is split into two passes; 1 for backgrounds, and one for text
@@ -321,6 +324,7 @@ pub struct RenderApi<'a> {
     atlas: &'a mut Vec<Atlas>,
     program: &'a mut ShaderProgram,
     colors: &'a ColorList,
+    visual_bell: f32,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -646,6 +650,7 @@ impl QuadRenderer {
             atlas: &mut self.atlas,
             program: &mut self.program,
             colors: config.color_list(),
+            visual_bell: 0.0,
         });
 
         unsafe {
@@ -708,13 +713,18 @@ impl QuadRenderer {
 }
 
 impl<'a> RenderApi<'a> {
+    pub fn set_visual_bell(&mut self, visual_bell: f32) {
+        self.visual_bell = visual_bell;
+        self.program.set_visual_bell(visual_bell);
+    }
+
     pub fn clear(&self) {
         let color = self.colors[NamedColor::Background];
         unsafe {
             gl::ClearColor(
-                color.r as f32 / 255.0,
+                (self.visual_bell + color.r as f32 / 255.0).min(1.0),
-                color.g as f32 / 255.0,
+                (self.visual_bell + color.g as f32 / 255.0).min(1.0),
-                color.b as f32 / 255.0,
+                (self.visual_bell + color.b as f32 / 255.0).min(1.0),
                 1.0
                 );
             gl::Clear(gl::COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
@@ -736,7 +746,6 @@ impl<'a> RenderApi<'a> {
         }
 
         unsafe {
-
             self.program.set_background_pass(true);
             gl::DrawElementsInstanced(gl::TRIANGLES,
                                       6, gl::UNSIGNED_INT, ptr::null(),
@@ -941,11 +950,12 @@ impl ShaderProgram {
         }
 
         // get uniform locations
-        let (projection, term_dim, cell_dim, background) = unsafe {
+        let (projection, term_dim, cell_dim, visual_bell, background) = unsafe {
             (
                 gl::GetUniformLocation(program, cptr!(b"projection\0")),
                 gl::GetUniformLocation(program, cptr!(b"termDim\0")),
                 gl::GetUniformLocation(program, cptr!(b"cellDim\0")),
+                gl::GetUniformLocation(program, cptr!(b"visualBell\0")),
                 gl::GetUniformLocation(program, cptr!(b"backgroundPass\0")),
             )
         };
@@ -957,6 +967,7 @@ impl ShaderProgram {
             u_projection: projection,
             u_term_dim: term_dim,
             u_cell_dim: cell_dim,
+            u_visual_bell: visual_bell,
             u_background: background,
         };
 
@@ -988,6 +999,12 @@ impl ShaderProgram {
         }
     }
 
+    fn set_visual_bell(&self, visual_bell: f32) {
+        unsafe {
+            gl::Uniform1f(self.u_visual_bell, visual_bell);
+        }
+    }
+
     fn set_background_pass(&self, background_pass: bool) {
         let value = if background_pass {
             1

src/term/mod.rs

@@ -18,12 +18,13 @@ use std::ops::{Deref, Range, Index, IndexMut};
 use std::ptr;
 use std::cmp::min;
 use std::io;
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
 use ansi::{self, Color, NamedColor, Attr, Handler, CharsetIndex, StandardCharset};
 use grid::{BidirectionalIterator, Grid, ClearRegion, ToRange};
 use index::{self, Point, Column, Line, Linear, IndexRange, Contains, RangeInclusive, Side};
 use selection::{Span, Selection};
-use config::{Config};
+use config::{Config, VisualBellAnimation};
 
 pub mod cell;
 pub use self::cell::Cell;
@@ -299,6 +300,119 @@ pub struct Cursor {
     charsets: Charsets,
 }
 
+pub struct VisualBell {
+    /// Visual bell animation
+    animation: VisualBellAnimation,
+
+    /// Visual bell duration
+    duration: Duration,
+
+    /// The last time the visual bell rang, if at all
+    start_time: Option<Instant>,
+}
+
+fn cubic_bezier(p0: f64, p1: f64, p2: f64, p3: f64, x: f64) -> f64 {
+    (1.0 - x).powi(3) * p0 +
+    3.0 * (1.0 - x).powi(2) * x * p1 +
+    3.0 * (1.0 - x) * x.powi(2) * p2 +
+    x.powi(3) * p3
+}
+
+impl VisualBell {
+    pub fn new(config: &Config) -> VisualBell {
+        let visual_bell_config = config.visual_bell();
+        VisualBell {
+            animation: visual_bell_config.animation(),
+            duration: visual_bell_config.duration(),
+            start_time: None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Ring the visual bell, and return its intensity.
+    pub fn ring(&mut self) -> f64 {
+        let now = Instant::now();
+        self.start_time = Some(now);
+        self.intensity_at_instant(now)
+    }
+
+    /// Get the currenty intensity of the visual bell. The bell's intensity
+    /// ramps down from 1.0 to 0.0 at a rate determined by the bell's duration.
+    pub fn intensity(&self) -> f64 {
+        self.intensity_at_instant(Instant::now())
+    }
+
+    /// Check whether or not the visual bell has completed "ringing".
+    pub fn completed(&self) -> bool {
+        match self.start_time {
+            Some(earlier) => Instant::now().duration_since(earlier) > self.duration,
+            None => true
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Get the intensity of the visual bell at a particular instant. The bell's
+    /// intensity ramps down from 1.0 to 0.0 at a rate determined by the bell's
+    /// duration.
+    pub fn intensity_at_instant(&self, instant: Instant) -> f64 {
+        // If `duration` is zero, then the VisualBell is disabled; therefore,
+        // its `intensity` is zero.
+        if self.duration == Duration::from_secs(0) {
+            return 0.0;
+        }
+
+        match self.start_time {
+            // Similarly, if `start_time` is `None`, then the VisualBell has not
+            // been "rung"; therefore, its `intensity` is zero.
+            None => 0.0,
+
+            Some(earlier) => {
+                // Finally, if the `instant` at which we wish to compute the
+                // VisualBell's `intensity` occurred before the VisualBell was
+                // "rung", then its `intensity` is also zero.
+                if instant < earlier {
+                    return 0.0;
+                }
+
+                let elapsed = instant.duration_since(earlier);
+                let elapsed_f = elapsed.as_secs() as f64 +
+                                elapsed.subsec_nanos() as f64 / 1e9f64;
+                let duration_f = self.duration.as_secs() as f64 +
+                                 self.duration.subsec_nanos() as f64 / 1e9f64;
+
+                // Otherwise, we compute a value `time` from 0.0 to 1.0
+                // inclusive that represents the ratio of `elapsed` time to the
+                // `duration` of the VisualBell.
+                let time = (elapsed_f / duration_f).min(1.0);
+
+                // We use this to compute the inverse `intensity` of the
+                // VisualBell. When `time` is 0.0, `inverse_intensity` is 0.0,
+                // and when `time` is 1.0, `inverse_intensity` is 1.0.
+                let inverse_intensity = match self.animation {
+                    VisualBellAnimation::Ease => cubic_bezier(0.25, 0.1, 0.25, 1.0, time),
+                    VisualBellAnimation::EaseOut => cubic_bezier(0.25, 0.1, 0.25, 1.0, time),
+                    VisualBellAnimation::EaseOutSine => cubic_bezier(0.39, 0.575, 0.565, 1.0, time),
+                    VisualBellAnimation::EaseOutQuad => cubic_bezier(0.25, 0.46, 0.45, 0.94, time),
+                    VisualBellAnimation::EaseOutCubic => cubic_bezier(0.215, 0.61, 0.355, 1.0, time),
+                    VisualBellAnimation::EaseOutQuart => cubic_bezier(0.165, 0.84, 0.44, 1.0, time),
+                    VisualBellAnimation::EaseOutQuint => cubic_bezier(0.23, 1.0, 0.32, 1.0, time),
+                    VisualBellAnimation::EaseOutExpo => cubic_bezier(0.19, 1.0, 0.22, 1.0, time),
+                    VisualBellAnimation::EaseOutCirc => cubic_bezier(0.075, 0.82, 0.165, 1.0, time),
+                    VisualBellAnimation::Linear => time,
+                };
+
+                // Since we want the `intensity` of the VisualBell to decay over
+                // `time`, we subtract the `inverse_intensity` from 1.0.
+                1.0 - inverse_intensity
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn update_config(&mut self, config: &Config) {
+        let visual_bell_config = config.visual_bell();
+        self.animation = visual_bell_config.animation();
+        self.duration = visual_bell_config.duration();
+    }
+}
+
 pub struct Term {
     /// The grid
     grid: Grid<Cell>,
@@ -345,6 +459,8 @@ pub struct Term {
 
     pub dirty: bool,
 
+    pub visual_bell: VisualBell,
+
     custom_cursor_colors: bool,
 
     /// Saved cursor from main grid
@@ -424,6 +540,7 @@ impl Term {
         Term {
             next_title: None,
             dirty: false,
+            visual_bell: VisualBell::new(config),
             input_needs_wrap: false,
             grid: grid,
             alt_grid: alt,
@@ -445,6 +562,7 @@ impl Term {
     pub fn update_config(&mut self, config: &Config) {
         self.custom_cursor_colors = config.custom_cursor_colors();
         self.semantic_escape_chars = config.selection().semantic_escape_chars.clone();
+        self.visual_bell.update_config(config);
     }
 
     #[inline]
@@ -1027,6 +1145,7 @@ impl ansi::Handler for Term {
     #[inline]
     fn bell(&mut self) {
         trace!("bell");
+        self.visual_bell.ring();
     }
 
     #[inline]