# \#console **URL:** https://forums.swift.org/tag/console/187.md [Latest](https://forums.swift.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.swift.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forums.swift.org/tags.md) --- ## [\[GSoC 2025\] Improved Console Output for Swift Testing](https://forums.swift.org/t/gsoc-2025-improved-console-output-for-swift-testing/82060)
**Author:** [@tienquocbui](https://forums.swift.org/u/tienquocbui)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 6:58am UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/gsoc-2025-improved-console-output-for-swift-testing/82060 "2026-03-04T06:58:54Z")
Hello everyone! My name is Kelvin Bui, and I'm excited to share my GSoC 2025 project, where I worked on improving the console output for the Swift Testing framework with my mentor, @smontgomery. 1. Overview This summer… --- ## [Xcode / terminal check](https://forums.swift.org/t/xcode-terminal-check/63151)
**Author:** [@tera](https://forums.swift.org/u/tera)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2023, 9:49am UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/xcode-terminal-check/63151 "2023-02-17T09:49:44Z")
In a console app I am using this command that clears terminal window: print("\\u{001B}\[2J") This works in the real terminal (at least the one I'm using now, set to vt100) but not in Xcode console where it prints the sym… --- ## [Interacting with running application from command line (Vapor REPL)](https://forums.swift.org/t/interacting-with-running-application-from-command-line-vapor-repl/46805)
**Author:** [@Jeehut](https://forums.swift.org/u/Jeehut)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2021, 10:42am UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/interacting-with-running-application-from-command-line-vapor-repl/46805 "2021-04-13T10:42:45Z")
I'm currently having a problem with my Vapor application: In my tests, and locally on my machine, an endpoint (returns an array of objects after filtering & sorting) works exactly as expected. But on the server (both on … --- ## [How to do non-blocking keyboard input reading on console app?](https://forums.swift.org/t/how-to-do-non-blocking-keyboard-input-reading-on-console-app/23894)
**Author:** [@MrBee](https://forums.swift.org/u/MrBee)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2019, 3:36am UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/how-to-do-non-blocking-keyboard-input-reading-on-console-app/23894 "2019-05-02T03:36:44Z")
Hi, I'd like to make a simple game as console app. I want the game keeps on going with the sprite and animation (using emojis) while there's no keyboard input; and it will react accordingly if there are ones such as arr… --- ## [Pitch: Type-Safe Console Input](https://forums.swift.org/t/pitch-type-safe-console-input/21650)
**Author:** [@calebkleveter](https://forums.swift.org/u/calebkleveter)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2019, 4:53pm UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/pitch-type-safe-console-input/21650 "2019-03-22T16:53:48Z")
Vapor's Console package (which will be renamed to ConsoleKit) is an API for building command-line applications with Swift. This pitch proposes changing the current stringly typed API for getting console input to a type-s… --- ## [Reading ANSI code response value](https://forums.swift.org/t/reading-ansi-code-response-value/18504)
**Author:** [@MrBee](https://forums.swift.org/u/MrBee)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2018, 1:21am UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/reading-ansi-code-response-value/18504 "2018-12-04T01:21:58Z")
Hi all, I'm playing around with ANSI code (ESC sequence) using Swift as a console app. Sending an ESC command is trivial, such as setting text color. However, reading a response value from an ESC command is challenging.…