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Add documentation (#2148)bun-v0.5.7
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diff --git a/docs/api/console.md b/docs/api/console.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..49b8a1b79 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/api/console.md @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +{% callout %} +**Note** — Bun provides a browser- and Node.js-compatible [console](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/console) global. This page only documents Bun-native APIs. +{% /callout %} + +In Bun, the `console` object can be used as an `AsyncIterable` to sequentially read lines from `process.stdin`. + +```ts +for await (const line of console) { + console.log(line); +} +``` + +This is useful for implementing interactive programs, like the following addition calculator. + +```ts#adder.ts +console.log(`Let's add some numbers!`); +console.write(`Count: 0\n> `); + +let count = 0; +for await (const line of console) { + count += Number(line); + console.write(`Count: ${count}\n> `); +} +``` + +To run the file: + +```bash +$ bun adder.ts +Let's add some numbers! +Count: 0 +> 5 +Count: 5 +> 5 +Count: 10 +> 5 +Count: 15 +``` |