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feat: implement --unbuffered mode for streaming input (#3555)

Repurpose the existing --unbuffered/-u flag (previously a POSIX no-op)
to enable unbuffered input reading using fill_buf()/consume() instead
of read_until(b'\n'). This allows partial lines to display immediately
when piping streaming input like `tail -f` into bat.

- Add unbuffered field to Config and InputReader
- Add read_line_unbuffered() using BufRead::fill_buf()/consume()
- Add flush() to OutputHandle, called after each line in unbuffered mode
- Auto-disable line numbers in unbuffered mode to avoid partial line confusion
- Update help text, man page, and shell completions
- Add unit tests and integration tests
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mainnebula
2026-02-11 23:13:20 -05:00
parent cb8b637574
commit 167dda63a8
14 changed files with 183 additions and 12 deletions
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@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ impl Controller<'_> {
#[cfg(not(feature = "lessopen"))]
input.open(stdin, stdout_identifier)?
};
opened_input.reader.unbuffered = self.config.unbuffered;
#[cfg(feature = "git")]
let line_changes = if self.config.visible_lines.diff_mode()
|| (!self.config.loop_through && self.config.style_components.changes())
@@ -327,6 +328,9 @@ impl Controller<'_> {
}
printer.print_line(false, writer, line_nr, &line, max_buffered_line_number)?;
if self.config.unbuffered {
writer.flush()?;
}
}
RangeCheckResult::AfterLastRange => {
break;