Merge remote-tracking branch 'ups/master' into 1128_addons

typings/xterm.d.ts

@@ -676,11 +676,24 @@ declare module 'xterm' {
      */
     getSelection(): string;
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the selection position or undefined if there is no selection.
+     */
+    getSelectionPosition(): ISelectionPosition | undefined;
+
     /**
      * Clears the current terminal selection.
      */
     clearSelection(): void;
 
+    /**
+     * Selects text within the terminal.
+     * @param column The column the selection starts at..
+     * @param row The row the selection starts at.
+     * @param length The length of the selection.
+     */
+    select(column: number, row: number, length: number): void;
+
     /**
      * Selects all text within the terminal.
      */
@@ -878,6 +891,31 @@ declare module 'xterm' {
     activate(terminal: Terminal): void;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * An object representing a selecrtion within the terminal.
+   */
+  interface ISelectionPosition {
+    /**
+     * The start column of the selection.
+     */
+    startColumn: number;
+
+    /**
+     * The start row of the selection.
+     */
+    startRow: number;
+
+    /**
+     * The end column of the selection.
+     */
+    endColumn: number;
+
+    /**
+     * The end row of the selection.
+     */
+    endRow: number;
+  }
+
   interface IBuffer {
     /**
      * The y position of the cursor. This ranges between `0` (when the