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Mainline/engine/display/backends/null.py
David Gwilliam 6d2c5ba304 chore(display): add debug logging to NullDisplay for development
- Print first few frames periodically to aid debugging
- Remove obsolete design doc

This helps inspect buffer contents when running headless tests.
2026-03-18 12:19:34 -07:00

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"""
Null/headless display backend.
"""
import time
class NullDisplay:
"""Headless/null display - discards all output.
This display does nothing - useful for headless benchmarking
or when no display output is needed. Captures last buffer
for testing purposes.
"""
width: int = 80
height: int = 24
_last_buffer: list[str] | None = None
def __init__(self):
self._last_buffer = None
def init(self, width: int, height: int, reuse: bool = False) -> None:
"""Initialize display with dimensions.
Args:
width: Terminal width in characters
height: Terminal height in rows
reuse: Ignored for NullDisplay (no resources to reuse)
"""
self.width = width
self.height = height
self._last_buffer = None
def show(self, buffer: list[str], border: bool = False) -> None:
import sys
from engine.display import get_monitor, render_border
# Get FPS for border (if available)
fps = 0.0
frame_time = 0.0
monitor = get_monitor()
if monitor:
stats = monitor.get_stats()
avg_ms = stats.get("pipeline", {}).get("avg_ms", 0) if stats else 0
frame_count = stats.get("frame_count", 0) if stats else 0
if avg_ms and frame_count > 0:
fps = 1000.0 / avg_ms
frame_time = avg_ms
# Apply border if requested (same as terminal display)
if border:
buffer = render_border(buffer, self.width, self.height, fps, frame_time)
self._last_buffer = buffer
# For debugging: print first few frames to stdout
if hasattr(self, "_frame_count"):
self._frame_count += 1
else:
self._frame_count = 0
# Only print first 5 frames or every 10th frame
if self._frame_count <= 5 or self._frame_count % 10 == 0:
sys.stdout.write("\n" + "=" * 80 + "\n")
sys.stdout.write(
f"Frame {self._frame_count} (buffer height: {len(buffer)})\n"
)
sys.stdout.write("=" * 80 + "\n")
for i, line in enumerate(buffer[:30]): # Show first 30 lines
sys.stdout.write(f"{i:2}: {line}\n")
if len(buffer) > 30:
sys.stdout.write(f"... ({len(buffer) - 30} more lines)\n")
sys.stdout.flush()
if monitor:
t0 = time.perf_counter()
chars_in = sum(len(line) for line in buffer)
elapsed_ms = (time.perf_counter() - t0) * 1000
monitor.record_effect("null_display", elapsed_ms, chars_in, chars_in)
def clear(self) -> None:
pass
def cleanup(self) -> None:
pass
def get_dimensions(self) -> tuple[int, int]:
"""Get current dimensions.
Returns:
(width, height) in character cells
"""
return (self.width, self.height)
def is_quit_requested(self) -> bool:
"""Check if quit was requested (optional protocol method)."""
return False
def clear_quit_request(self) -> None:
"""Clear quit request (optional protocol method)."""
pass