This library provides a simply interface for using pseudo terminals (PTYs) in Java, allowing one to communicate with processes as if they are running in a "real" terminal.

This library depends on JTermios, part of the PureJavacomm library found at https://github.com/nyholku/purejavacomm. A binary release of this library, along with its dependency JNA, is made part of this repository, and can be found in the lib-directory.

Using this library is relatively easy:

// The command to run in a PTY...
String[] cmd = { "/bin/sh", "-l" };
// The initial environment to pass to the PTY child process...
String[] env = { "TERM=xterm" };
Pty pty = JPty.execInPTY( cmd[0], cmd, env );
OutputStream os = pty.getOutputStream();
InputStream is = pty.getInputStream();
// ... work with the streams ...
// wait until the PTY child process terminates...
int result = pty.waitFor();
// free up resources.
pty.close();

The operating systems currently supported by JPty are: FreeBSD, Linux, OSX and Solaris.
Note that this library is not yet fully tested on all platforms.

0.0.5 | 15-02-2013 | Initial version.
0.1.0 | 01-06-2013 | Fixed an issue with prematurely closing a PTY while
      |            | the child process is still running. Thanks to traff
      |            | for reporting this.

This library is written by J.W. Janssen, j.w.janssen@lxtreme.nl.

The code in this library is licensed under Apache Software License, version 2.0 and can be found online at: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.