The console is now awesome when you use C++ streams too.

library/Console-linux.cpp

@@ -122,17 +122,28 @@ const char * getANSIColor(const int c)
 
 namespace DFHack
 {
-    class Private
+    class Private : public std::stringbuf
     {
     public:
         Private()
         {
             dfout_C = NULL;
-            stream_o = NULL;
             rawmode = false;
             supported_terminal = false;
             state = con_unclaimed;
         };
+        virtual ~Private()
+        {
+            //sync();
+        }
+    protected:
+        int sync()
+        {
+            print(str().c_str());
+            str(std::string());    // Clear the string buffer
+            return 0;
+        }
+    public:
         /// Print a formatted string, like printf
         int  print(const char * format, ...)
         {
@@ -563,7 +574,6 @@ namespace DFHack
             return raw_buffer.size();
         }
         FILE * dfout_C;
-        duthomhas::stdiobuf * stream_o;
         std::deque <std::string> history;
         bool supported_terminal;
         // state variables
@@ -598,9 +608,8 @@ bool Console::init(void)
     d = new Private();
     // make our own weird streams so our IO isn't redirected
     d->dfout_C = fopen("/dev/tty", "w");
-    d->stream_o = new duthomhas::stdiobuf(d->dfout_C);
     d->wlock = SDL_CreateMutex();
-    rdbuf(d->stream_o);
+    rdbuf(d);
     std::cin.tie(this);
     clear();
     d->supported_terminal = !isUnsupportedTerm() &&  isatty(STDIN_FILENO);

library/Console-windows.cpp

@@ -64,13 +64,12 @@ using namespace DFHack;
 
 namespace DFHack
 {
-    class Private
+    class Private : public std::stringbuf
     {
     public:
-        Private()
+        Private() : basic_stringbuf<char>::basic_stringbuf()
         {
             dfout_C = 0;
-            stream_o = 0;
             rawmode = 0;
             console_in = 0;
             console_out = 0;
@@ -79,6 +78,19 @@ namespace DFHack
             state = con_unclaimed;
             raw_cursor = 0;
         };
+        virtual ~Private()
+        {
+            //sync();
+        }
+    protected:
+        int sync()
+        {
+            print (str().c_str());
+            // Clear the string buffer
+            str(std::string());
+            return 0;
+        }
+    public:
         /// Print a formatted string, like printf
         int  print(const char * format, ...)
         {
@@ -371,7 +383,6 @@ namespace DFHack
         }
 
         FILE * dfout_C;
-        duthomhas::stdiobuf * stream_o;
         int rawmode; /* for atexit() function to check if restore is needed*/
         std::deque <std::string> history;
 
@@ -415,6 +426,7 @@ bool Console::init(void)
     // Allocate a console!
     AllocConsole();
     d->ConsoleWindow = GetConsoleWindow();
+    d->wlock = SDL_CreateMutex();
     HMENU  hm = GetSystemMenu(d->ConsoleWindow,false);
     DeleteMenu(hm, SC_CLOSE, MF_BYCOMMAND);
 
@@ -444,10 +456,8 @@ bool Console::init(void)
     std::ios::sync_with_stdio();
 
     // make our own weird streams so our IO isn't redirected
-    d->stream_o = new duthomhas::stdiobuf(d->dfout_C);
-    rdbuf(d->stream_o);
+    rdbuf(d);
     std::cin.tie(this);
-    d->wlock = SDL_CreateMutex();
     clear();
     return true;
 }

plugins/kittens.cpp

@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ DFhackCExport command_result kittens (Core * c, vector <string> & parameters)
         while (kit != 0)
         {
             con.gotoxy(1,1+index);
-            con << kit;
+            con << kit << std::endl;
             index++;
             kit = nyan[index];
         }