_isAltBuffer -> _hasScrollback

src/Buffer.test.ts

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ describe('Buffer', () => {
     terminal.cols = INIT_COLS;
     terminal.rows = INIT_ROWS;
     terminal.options.scrollback = 1000;
-    buffer = new Buffer(terminal, false);
+    buffer = new Buffer(terminal, true);
   });
 
   describe('constructor', () => {
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ describe('Buffer', () => {
       describe('no scrollback', () => {
         it('should trim from the top of the buffer when the cursor reaches the bottom', () => {
           terminal.options.scrollback = 0;
-          buffer = new Buffer(terminal, false);
+          buffer = new Buffer(terminal, true);
           assert.equal(buffer.lines.maxLength, INIT_ROWS);
           buffer.y = INIT_ROWS - 1;
           buffer.fillViewportRows();
@@ -172,11 +172,11 @@ describe('Buffer', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  describe('alt buffer', () => {
+  describe('buffer marked to have no scrollback', () => {
     it('should always have a scrollback of 0', () => {
       assert.equal(terminal.options.scrollback, 1000);
       // Test size on initialization
-      buffer = new Buffer(terminal, true);
+      buffer = new Buffer(terminal, false);
       buffer.fillViewportRows();
       assert.equal(buffer.lines.maxLength, INIT_ROWS);
       // Test size on buffer increase

src/Buffer.ts

@@ -32,11 +32,12 @@ export class Buffer implements IBuffer {
   /**
    * Create a new Buffer.
    * @param _terminal The terminal the Buffer will belong to.
-   * @param _isAltBuffer Whether the buffer is the alt buffer.
+   * @param _hasScrollback Whether the buffer should respecr the scrollback of
+   * the terminal..
    */
   constructor(
     private _terminal: ITerminal,
-    private _isAltBuffer: boolean
+    private _hasScrollback: boolean
   ) {
     this.clear();
   }
@@ -47,13 +48,11 @@ export class Buffer implements IBuffer {
 
   /**
    * Gets the correct buffer length based on the rows provided, the terminal's
-   * scrollback and whether this is an alt buffer.
+   * scrollback and whether this buffer is flagged to have scrollback or not.
    * @param rows The terminal rows to use in the calculation.
    */
   private _getCorrectBufferLength(rows: number): number {
-    // The alt buffer should never have scrollback.
-    // See http://invisible-island.net/xterm/ctlseqs/ctlseqs.html#h2-The-Alternate-Screen-Buffer
-    if (this._isAltBuffer) {
+    if (!this._hasScrollback) {
       return rows;
     }
     return rows + this._terminal.options.scrollback;

src/BufferSet.ts

@@ -21,9 +21,12 @@ export class BufferSet extends EventEmitter implements IBufferSet {
    */
   constructor(private _terminal: ITerminal) {
     super();
-    this._normal = new Buffer(this._terminal, false);
+    this._normal = new Buffer(this._terminal, true);
     this._normal.fillViewportRows();
-    this._alt = new Buffer(this._terminal, true);
+
+    // The alt buffer should never have scrollback.
+    // See http://invisible-island.net/xterm/ctlseqs/ctlseqs.html#h2-The-Alternate-Screen-Buffer
+    this._alt = new Buffer(this._terminal, false);
     this._activeBuffer = this._normal;
   }