feat/webworker: work in progress [might break]

com/isoterminal.js

@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ if( typeof AFRAME != 'undefined '){
     schema: {
       iso:         { type:"string", "default":"https://forgejo.isvery.ninja/assets/xrsh-buildroot/main/xrsh.iso" },
       overlayfs:   { type:"string"},
-      cols:        { type: 'number',"default": 120 },
-      rows:        { type: 'number',"default": 30 },
+      cols:        { type: 'number',"default": 80 },
+      rows:        { type: 'number',"default": 20 },
       padding:     { type: 'number',"default": 18 },
       minimized:   { type: 'boolean',"default":false},
       maximized:   { type: 'boolean',"default":false},
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ if( typeof AFRAME != 'undefined '){
     },
 
     dom: {
-      scale:   0.66,
+      //scale: 0.5,
       events:  ['click','keydown'],
       html:    (me) => `<div class="isoterminal">
                         </div>`,
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ if( typeof AFRAME != 'undefined '){
                           width:100%;
                           height:100%;
                         }
+                        .isoterminal div{
+                          display:block;
+                          position:relative;
+                        }
                         @font-face {
                           font-family: 'Cousine';
                           font-style: normal;
@@ -96,21 +100,6 @@ if( typeof AFRAME != 'undefined '){
                           font-weight: 700;
                           src: url(./com/isoterminal/assets/CousineBold.ttf) format('truetype');
                         }
-                        .isoterminal *{
-                           white-space: pre;
-                           line-height:16px;
-                           display:inline;
-                           overflow: hidden;
-                        }
-                        .isoterminal *,
-                        .isotemrinal .xterm-dom-renderer-owner-1 .xterm-rows {
-                           background:transparent !important;
-                           font-size: 14px;
-                           font-family: "Cousine",Liberation Mono,DejaVu Sans Mono,Courier New,monospace;
-                           font-weight:500 !important;
-                           letter-spacing: 0 !important;
-                           text-shadow: 0px 0px 10px #F075;
-                        }
 
                         .isoterminal style{ display:none }
 
@@ -128,13 +117,28 @@ if( typeof AFRAME != 'undefined '){
                         .XR .wb-body:has(> .isoterminal){
                           background: #000;
                         }
-
-                        .isoterminal div{ display:block; }
-                        .isoterminal span{ display: inline }
-
+                        .isoterminal *,
+                        .isoterminal .xterm-dom-renderer-owner-1 .xterm-rows {
+                          background:transparent !important;
+                           font-size: 14px;
+                           font-family: "Cousine",Liberation Mono,DejaVu Sans Mono,Courier New,monospace;
+                           font-weight:500 !important;
+                           text-shadow: 0px 0px 10px #F075;
+                        }
+                        .isoterminal .xterm-rows.xterm-focus .xterm-cursor.xterm-cursor-block {
+                          background-color:#a5F !important;
+                        }
+                        .isoterminal .xterm-rows div{
+                          height:8px;
+                          height:18px;
+                        }
+                        .isoterminal .xterm-rows span{
+                          width:8px;
+                        }
                         .isoterminal .xterm-helpers { 
                           position:absolute; 
                           opacity:0;
+                          top: -2000px;
                         }
 
                         @keyframes fade {
@@ -149,7 +153,8 @@ if( typeof AFRAME != 'undefined '){
                             to { opacity: 1.0; }
                         }
 
-                        .blink {
+                        .isoterminal .xterm-rows.xterm-focus .xterm-cursor.xterm-cursor-block,
+                        .blink{
                           animation:fade 1000ms infinite;
                           -webkit-animation:fade 1000ms infinite;
                         }
@@ -162,6 +167,7 @@ if( typeof AFRAME != 'undefined '){
       if( this.data.xterm ){
         // why 3.12?
         // first versions used 1.5.4, a typescript rewrite which:
+        // * acts weird with oculus browser keyboard (does not repaint properly after typing)
         // * does not use canvas anymore [which would be ideal for THREE.js texture]
         // * does not allow switching between dom/canvas
         // * only allows a standalone WebGL addon (conflicts with THREE)
@@ -177,8 +183,8 @@ if( typeof AFRAME != 'undefined '){
         boot:          "com/isoterminal/feat/boot.js",
         javascript:    "com/isoterminal/feat/javascript.js",
         jsconsole:     "com/isoterminal/feat/jsconsole.js",
-        //indexhtml:   "com/isoterminal/feat/index.html.js",
-        //indexjs:     "com/isoterminal/feat/index.js.js",
+        indexhtml:     "com/isoterminal/feat/index.html.js",
+        indexjs:       "com/isoterminal/feat/index.js.js",
         //autorestore: "com/isoterminal/feat/autorestore.js",
       })
 
@@ -202,6 +208,7 @@ if( typeof AFRAME != 'undefined '){
       this.isoterminal = new ISOTerminal(instance,this.data)
 
       instance.addEventListener('DOMready', () => {
+        //instance.setAttribute("html-as-texture-in-xr", `domid: #${this.el.dom.id}`)
         //instance.winbox.resize(720,380)
         let size = this.data.xterm ? 'width: 1024px; height:600px'
                                    : 'width: 720px; height:455px'
@@ -210,7 +217,7 @@ if( typeof AFRAME != 'undefined '){
 
       instance.addEventListener('window.oncreate', (e) => {
         instance.dom.classList.add('blink')
-        instance.setAttribute("xterm","")
+        instance.setAttribute("xterm",`cols: ${this.data.cols}; rows: ${this.data.rows}`)
         instance.addEventListener("xterm-input", (e) => this.isoterminal.send(e.detail,0) )
         // run iso
         let opts = {dom:instance.dom}
@@ -255,7 +262,7 @@ if( typeof AFRAME != 'undefined '){
           this.el.components.xterm.term.focus()
         }
       }
-      instance.addEventListener('obbcollisionstarted', focus )
+      //instance.addEventListener('obbcollisionstarted', focus )
 
       this.el.sceneEl.addEventListener('enter-vr', focus )
       this.el.sceneEl.addEventListener('enter-ar', focus )

com/isoterminal/ISOTerminal.js

@@ -1,23 +1,53 @@
-//ISOTerminal.prototype.exec(cmd_array,stdin){
-//  // exec(['lua'] "print \"hello\") ---> cat /dev/browser/js/stdin | lua > /dev/browser/js/stdout
-//}
+function ISOTerminal(instance,opts){
+  // create a neutral isoterminal object which can be decorated
+  // with prototype functions and has addListener() and dispatchEvent()
+  let obj      = new EventTarget()
+  obj.instance = instance
+  obj.opts     = opts 
+  // register default event listeners (enable file based features like isoterminal/jsconsole.js e.g.)
+  for( let event in ISOTerminal.listener )
+    for( let cb in ISOTerminal.listener[event] )
+      obj.addEventListener( event, ISOTerminal.listener[event][cb] )
+  // compose object with functions
+  for( let i in ISOTerminal.prototype ) obj[i] = ISOTerminal.prototype[i]
+  obj.emit('init')
+  return obj
+}
 
-ISOTerminal.prototype.serial_input = undefined; // can be set to 0,1,2,3 to define stdinput tty (xterm plugin)
+ISOTerminal.prototype.emit = function(event,data,sender){
+  data = data || false 
+  const evObj = new CustomEvent(event, {detail: data} )
+  // forward event to worker/instance/AFRAME element or component-function
+  // this feels complex, but actually keeps event- and function-names more concise in codebase
+  this.dispatchEvent( evObj )
+  if( sender !=  "instance" && this.instance                    ) this.instance.dispatchEvent(evObj)
+  if( sender !=  "worker"   && this.worker                      ) this.worker.postMessage({event,data})
+  if( sender !== undefined  && typeof this[event] == 'function' ) this[event].apply(this, data && data.push ? data : [data] )
+}
+
+ISOTerminal.addEventListener = (event,cb) => {
+  ISOTerminal.listener = ISOTerminal.listener || {}
+  ISOTerminal.listener[event] = ISOTerminal.listener[event] || []
+  ISOTerminal.listener[event].push(cb)
+}
 
 ISOTerminal.prototype.exec = function(shellscript){
-  //let ts = String(Date.now())+".job"
-  //this.emulator.create_file(ts, this.toUint8Array(shellscript) )
+  console.log("exec:"+shellscript)
   this.send(shellscript+"\n",1)
 }
 
+ISOTerminal.prototype.serial_input = 0; // can be set to 0,1,2,3 to define stdinput tty (xterm plugin)
+
 ISOTerminal.prototype.send = function(str, ttyNr){
-  if( !ttyNr ) ttyNr = this.serial_input
-  if( !ttyNr ){
+  if( ttyNr == undefined) ttyNr = this.serial_input
+  if( ttyNr == undefined ){
     if( this.emulator.serial_adapter ){
       this.emulator.serial_adapter.term.paste(str)
     }else this.emulator.keyboard_send_text(str) // vga screen
   }else{
-    this.convert.toUint8Array( str ).map( (c) => this.emulator.bus.send(`serial${ttyNr}-input`, c ) )
+    this.convert.toUint8Array( str ).map( (c) => {
+      this.worker.postMessage({event:`serial${ttyNr}-input`,data:c})
+    })
   }
 }
 
@@ -60,7 +90,7 @@ ISOTerminal.prototype.convert = {
   }
 }
 
-ISOTerminal.prototype.runISO = function(opts){
+ISOTerminal.prototype.start = function(opts){
 
   let me = this
   this.opts = {...this.opts, ...opts}
@@ -72,16 +102,16 @@ ISOTerminal.prototype.runISO = function(opts){
     uart1:true, // /dev/ttyS1
     uart2:true, // /dev/ttyS2
     uart3:true, // /dev/ttyS3
-    wasm_path:        "com/isoterminal/v86.wasm",
+    wasm_path:        "v86.wasm",
     memory_size:      opts.memory * 1024 * 1024,
     vga_memory_size:  2 * 1024 * 1024,
-    screen_container: opts.dom,
+    //screen_container: opts.dom,
     //serial_container: opts.dom,
     bios: {
-      url: "com/isoterminal/bios/seabios.bin",
+      url: "bios/seabios.bin",
     },
     vga_bios: {
-      url: "com/isoterminal/bios/vgabios.bin",
+      url: "bios/vgabios.bin",
       //urg|: "com/isoterminal/bios/VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.bin",
     },
     network_relay_url: "wss://relay.widgetry.org/",
@@ -96,9 +126,31 @@ ISOTerminal.prototype.runISO = function(opts){
     filesystem: {},
     autostart: true,
   };
-  this.emit('runISO',opts)
-  let emulator = this.emulator = new V86(opts)
 
+  this.worker = new Worker("com/isoterminal/worker.js");
+  this.worker.onmessage = (e) => {
+    const {event,data} = e.data
+    this.emit(event,data,"worker")
+  }
+
+  //this.term = new window.Terminal({
+  //  logLevel:"off",
+  //  rows: 50,
+  //  cols: 110
+  //})
+  //this.term.open( this.instance.dom )
+  //this.term.onData( (data) => {
+  //  for(let i = 0; i < data.length; i++){
+  //    this.worker.postMessage({event:"serial0-input", data: data.charCodeAt(i) })
+  //  }
+  //})
+
+  //this.instance.addEventListener('serial-output-byte', (e) => {
+  //  const byte = e.detail
+  //  this.term.write(byte)
+  //})
+
+  this.emit('runISO',opts)
   const loading = [
     'loading quantum bits and bytes',
     'preparing quantum flux capacitors',
@@ -123,71 +175,45 @@ ISOTerminal.prototype.runISO = function(opts){
     'Transcending earthly limits'
   ]
 
-  let loadmsg = loading[ Math.floor(Math.random()*1000) % loading.length ]
+  const loadmsg = loading[ Math.floor(Math.random()*1000) % loading.length ] + "..(please wait..)"
+  const text_color = "\r" 
+  const text_reset = "\033[0m"
   this.emit('status',loadmsg)
-
-  // replace welcome message https://github.com/copy/v86/blob/3c77b98bc4bc7a5d51a2056ea73d7666ca50fc9d/src/browser/serial.js#L231
-  let welcome = "This is the serial console. Whatever you type or paste here will be sent to COM1"
-  let motd = "\r" 
-  let msg  = `${loadmsg}, please wait..`
-  while( msg.length < welcome.length ) msg += " "
-  msg += "\n"
-  motd += msg+"\033[0m"
-
-  emulator.bus.register("emulator-started", async (e) => {
-    this.emit('emulator-started',e)
-
-    if( emulator.serial_adapter ){
-      emulator.serial_adapter.term.clear()
-      emulator.serial_adapter.term.write(motd)
-    }
+  this.emit('serial-output-string', text_color + loadmsg + text_reset + "\n\r")
 
 
-    if( me.opts.overlayfs ){
-      fetch(me.opts.overlayfs)
-      .then( (f) => {
-        f.arrayBuffer().then( (buf) => {
-          emulator.create_file('overlayfs.zip', new Uint8Array(buf) )
-        })
-      })
-    }
+  this.addEventListener('emulator-started', async (e) => {
+
+    // OVERLAY FS *FIXME*
+    //if( me.opts.overlayfs ){
+    //  fetch(me.opts.overlayfs)
+    //  .then( (f) => {
+    //    f.arrayBuffer().then( (buf) => {
+    //      emulator.create_file('overlayfs.zip', new Uint8Array(buf) )
+    //    })
+    //  })
+    //}
 
     let line = ''
     let ready = false
-    emulator.add_listener(`serial0-output-byte`, async (byte) => {
-        this.emit('${this.serial}-output-byte',byte)
+    this.addEventListener(`serial0-output-byte`, async (e) => {
+        this.emit("serial-output-byte",e.detail) // send to xterm
+        const byte = e.detail
         var chr = String.fromCharCode(byte);
-        if(chr < " " && chr !== "\n" && chr !== "\t" || chr > "~")
-        {
-            return;
-        }
+        if(chr < " " && chr !== "\n" && chr !== "\t" || chr > "~") return 
 
         if(chr === "\n")
         {
             var new_line = line;
             line = "";
         }
-        else if(chr >= " " && chr <= "~")
-        {
-            line += chr;
-        }
+        else if(chr >= " " && chr <= "~"){ line += chr }
         if( !ready && line.match(/^(\/ #|~%|\[.*\]>)/) ){
-          this.emit('postReady',e)
-          setTimeout( () => this.emit('ready',e), 500 )
+          this.emit('postReady',{})
+          setTimeout( () => this.emit('ready',{}), 500 )
           ready = true
         }
     });    
   });
 
 }
-
-ISOTerminal.prototype.readFromPipe = function(filename,cb){
-
-  this.emulator.add_listener("9p-write-end", async (opts) => {
-    if ( opts[0] == filename.replace(/.*\//,'') ){
-      const buf = await this.emulator.read_file("console.tty")
-      cb( this.convert.Uint8ArrayToString(buf) )
-    }
-  })
-
-}

com/isoterminal/feat/9pfs_utils.js

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 let emulator    = this.emulator
+let me          = this
 
 emulator.fs9p.update_file = async function(file,data){
     const convert = ISOTerminal.prototype.convert
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ emulator.fs9p.update_file = async function(file,data){
     inode.size = buf.length
     const now = Math.round(Date.now() / 1000);
     inode.atime = inode.mtime = now;
-    this.postMessage({event:'exec',data:[`touch ${file}`]}) // update inode 
+    me.postMessage({event:'exec',data:[`touch /mnt/${file}`]}) // update inode 
     return new Promise( (resolve,reject) => resolve(buf) )
 
 }

com/isoterminal/feat/index.html.js

@@ -1,32 +1,32 @@
-ISOTerminal.addEventListener('init', function(){
 
-  this.addEventListener('emulator-started', function(e){
+if( typeof emulator != 'undefined' ){
+  // inside worker-thread
 
-    const emulator = this.emulator
+  // unix to js device
+  this.emulator.readFromPipe( 'root/index.html', async (data) => {
+    const buf = await emulator.read_file("root/index.html")
+    const decoder = new TextDecoder('utf-8');
+    const html = decoder.decode(buf).replace(/^#!\/bin\/html/,'') // remove leftover shebangs if any
+    try{
+      this.postMessage({event:'runHTML',data:[html]})
+    }catch(e){ 
+      console.error(e)
+    }
+  })
+    
 
-    // unix to js device
-    this.readFromPipe( '/mnt/index.html', async (data) => {
-      const buf = await emulator.read_file("index.html")
-      const decoder = new TextDecoder('utf-8');
-      const html = decoder.decode(buf)
-      try{
-        this.runHTML(html)
-      }catch(e){ 
-        console.error(e)
-      }
-    })
+}else{
+  // inside browser-thread
   
-  })  
+  ISOTerminal.prototype.runHTML = function(html){
+    let $scene = document.querySelector("a-scene")
+    let $root = document.querySelector("a-entity#root")
+    if( !$root ){                          
+      $root = document.createElement("a-entity")
+      $root.id = "root"               
+      $scene.appendChild($root)
+    }                                                            
+    $root.innerHTML = html
+  }
 
-})
-
-ISOTerminal.prototype.runHTML = function(html){
-  let $scene = document.querySelector("a-scene")
-  let $root = document.querySelector("a-entity#root")
-  if( !$root ){                          
-    $root = document.createElement("a-entity")
-    $root.id = "root"               
-    $scene.appendChild($root)
-  }                                                            
-  $root.innerHTML = html
 }

com/isoterminal/feat/index.js.js

@@ -1,32 +1,30 @@
-ISOTerminal.addEventListener('init', function(){
+if( typeof emulator != 'undefined' ){
+  // inside worker-thread
 
-  this.addEventListener('emulator-started', function(e){
+  // unix to js device
+  this.emulator.readFromPipe( 'root/index.js', async (data) => {
+    const buf = await emulator.read_file("root/index.js")
+    const decoder = new TextDecoder('utf-8');
+    const js = decoder.decode(buf).replace(/^#!\/bin\/js/,'') // remove leftover shebangs if any
+    try{
+      this.postMessage({event:'runJavascript',data:[js]})
+    }catch(e){ 
+      console.error(e)
+    }
+  })
+    
 
-    const emulator = this.emulator
+}else{
+  // inside browser-thread
 
-    // unix to js device
-    this.readFromPipe( '/mnt/index.js', async (data) => {
-      const buf = await emulator.read_file("index.js")
-      const decoder = new TextDecoder('utf-8');
-      const js = decoder.decode(buf)
-      try{
-        this.runJavascript(js)
-      }catch(e){ 
-        console.error(e)
-      }
-    })
-  
-  })  
+  ISOTerminal.prototype.runJavascript = function(js){
+    let $root = document.querySelector("script#root")
+    if( !$root ){                          
+      $root = document.createElement("script")
+      $root.id = "root"               
+      document.body.appendChild($root)
+    }                                                            
+    $root.innerHTML = js
+  }
 
-})
-
-ISOTerminal.prototype.runJavascript = function(js){
-  let $root = document.querySelector("script#root")
-  if( !$root ){                          
-    $root = document.createElement("script")
-    $root.id = "root"               
-    document.body.appendChild($root)
-  }                                                            
-  $root.innerHTML = js
 }
-

com/isoterminal/feat/javascript.js

@@ -24,9 +24,8 @@ if( typeof emulator != 'undefined' ){
     const {script,PID} = e.detail
     let res = (new Function(`${script}`))()
     if( res && typeof res != 'string' ) res = JSON.stringify(res,null,2)
-    // write output to 9p with PID as filename
-    // *FIXME* not flexible / robust
-    this.emit('emulator.create_file', [PID, this.convert.toUint8Array(res)] )
+    // update output to 9p with PID as filename (in /mnt/run)
+    this.emit('fs9p.update_file', [`run/${PID}`, this.convert.toUint8Array(res)] )
   })
 
 }

com/isoterminal/worker.js

@@ -30,17 +30,27 @@ importScripts("ISOTerminal.js")  // we don't instance it again here (just use it
 //};
 
 this.runISO = function(opts){
-  if( opts.cdrom   ) opts.cdrom.url   = "../../"+opts.cdrom.url 
-  if( opts.bzimage ) opts.bzimage.url = "../../"+opts.bzimage.url 
-                   
+  if( opts.cdrom   && !opts.cdrom.url.match(/^http/) ) opts.cdrom.url   = "../../"+opts.cdrom.url 
+  if( opts.bzimage && !opts.cdrom.url.match(/^http/) ) opts.bzimage.url = "../../"+opts.bzimage.url 
+
+  console.dir(opts)
   let emulator = this.emulator = new V86(opts); 
   console.log("worker:started emulator")
 
   // event forwarding
+
   emulator.add_listener("serial0-output-byte", function(byte){
     this.postMessage({event:"serial0-output-byte",data:byte});
   }.bind(this));
 
+  emulator.add_listener("serial1-output-byte", function(byte){
+    this.postMessage({event:"serial1-output-byte",data:byte});
+  }.bind(this));
+
+  emulator.add_listener("serial2-output-byte", function(byte){
+    this.postMessage({event:"serial2-output-byte",data:byte});
+  }.bind(this));
+
   emulator.add_listener("emulator-started", function(){
     importScripts("feat/9pfs_utils.js")
     this.postMessage({event:"emulator-started",data:false});
@@ -52,7 +62,6 @@ this.runISO = function(opts){
   this['emulator.create_file'] = function(){ emulator.create_file.apply(emulator, arguments[0]) }
   this['emulator.read_file']   = function(){ emulator.read_file.apply(emulator, arguments[0])   }
 
-
   // filename will be read from 9pfs: "/mnt/"+filename
   emulator.readFromPipe = function(filename,cb){
     emulator.add_listener("9p-write-end", async (opts) => {
@@ -62,15 +71,16 @@ this.runISO = function(opts){
     })
   }
 
-  importScripts("feat/javascript.js")
+  //importScripts("feat/javascript.js")
+  //importScripts("feat/index.html.js")
 }
 /* 
  * forward events/functions so non-worker world can reach them
  */
 
-this['serial0-input'] = function(c){
-  this.emulator.bus.send( 'serial0-input', c)
-}
+this['serial0-input'] = function(c){ this.emulator.bus.send( 'serial0-input', c) } // to /dev/ttyS0
+this['serial1-input'] = function(c){ this.emulator.bus.send( 'serial1-input', c) } // to /dev/ttyS1
+this['serial2-input'] = function(c){ this.emulator.bus.send( 'serial2-input', c) } // to /dev/ttyS2
 
 this.onmessage = function(e){
   let {event,data} = e.data

com/xterm.js

@@ -1,3 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * MIT License
+ * 
+ * Copyright (c) 2019 
+ * 
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ * 
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ * 
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ *
+ * 2019 Mauve Ranger
+ * 2024 Leon van Kammen
+ */
+
 let terminalInstance = 0
 
 const TERMINAL_THEME = {
@@ -86,10 +113,16 @@ AFRAME.registerComponent('xterm', {
       overflow: hidden;
     `)
 
-    this.el.dom.appendChild(terminalElement)
-    //document.body.appendChild(terminalElement)
+    this.el.setAttribute("geometry",`primitive: plane; width:2; height:${this.data.rows*5/this.data.cols}*2`)
+
     this.el.terminalElement = terminalElement
 
+    // we switch between dom/canvas rendering because canvas looks pixely in nonimmersive mode
+    this.el.sceneEl.addEventListener('enter-vr', this.enterImmersive.bind(this) )
+    this.el.sceneEl.addEventListener('enter-ar', this.enterImmersive.bind(this) )
+    this.el.sceneEl.addEventListener('exit-vr',  this.exitImmersive.bind(this) )
+    this.el.sceneEl.addEventListener('exit-ar',  this.exitImmersive.bind(this) )
+
     // Build up a theme object
     const theme = Object.keys(this.data).reduce((theme, key) => {
       if (!key.startsWith('theme_')) return theme
@@ -99,9 +132,7 @@ AFRAME.registerComponent('xterm', {
       return theme
     }, {})
 
-    this.renderType = 'dom'
-
-    const term = new Terminal({
+    const term = this.term = new Terminal({
       theme: theme,
       allowTransparency: true,
       cursorBlink: true,
@@ -110,66 +141,123 @@ AFRAME.registerComponent('xterm', {
       cols: this.data.cols,
       fontSize: 14,
       lineHeight: 1.15,
-      rendererType: this.renderType 
+      rendererType: this.renderType // 'dom' // 'canvas' 
     })
 
-    this.term = term
+    this.tick = AFRAME.utils.throttle( () => {
+      if( this.el.sceneEl.renderer.xr.isPresenting ){
+        // workaround
+        // xterm relies on window.requestAnimationFrame (which is not called WebXR immersive mode)
+        this.term._core.viewport._innerRefresh()
+        this.term._core.renderer._renderDebouncer._innerRefresh() 
+      }
+    },150)
 
-    term.open(terminalElement)
-    term.focus()
+    this.term.open(terminalElement)
+    this.term.focus()
+    this.setRenderType('dom')
+
+    const refresh = term._core.renderer._renderDebouncer.refresh 
+    let scene     = this.el.sceneEl
+    term._core.renderer._renderDebouncer.refresh = function(){
+      refresh.apply(this,arguments)
+      if( scene.renderer.xr.isPresenting ){
+        this._innerRefresh()
+      }
+    }.bind(term._core.renderer._renderDebouncer)
     
     terminalElement.querySelector('.xterm-viewport').style.background = 'transparent'
 
-    ////// now we can scale  canvases to the parent element
+    // now we can scale  canvases to the parent element
     const $screen = terminalElement.querySelector('.xterm-screen') 
     $screen.style.width = '100%'
 
-    term.on('refresh', () => {
-      if( this.renderType == 'canvas' ){
-        const material = this.el.getObject3D('mesh').material
-        if (!material.map) return
-        this.canvasContext.drawImage(this.cursorCanvas, 0,0)
-        material.map.needsUpdate = true
-      }
-    })
-
+    term.on('refresh', AFRAME.utils.throttle( () => this.update(), 150 ) )
     term.on('data', (data) => {
       this.el.emit('xterm-input', data)
     })
 
-    this.el.addEventListener('click', () => {
-      term.focus()
-    })
-
     this.el.addEventListener('serial-output-byte', (e) => {
       const byte = e.detail
       var chr = String.fromCharCode(byte);
       this.term.write(chr)
     })
 
-    this.el.addEventListener('serial-output-string', (e) => this.term.write(e.detail) )
+    this.el.addEventListener('serial-output-string', (e) => {
+      this.term.write(e.detail) 
+    })
 
   },
 
+  update: function(){ 
+    if( this.renderType == 'canvas' ){
+      const material = this.el.getObject3D('mesh').material
+      if (!material.map ) return 
+      if( this.cursorCanvas ) this.canvasContext.drawImage(this.cursorCanvas, 0,0)
+      material.map.needsUpdate = true
+      //material.needsUpdate = true
+    }
+  },
+
   setRenderType: function(type){
 
+
     if( type.match(/(dom|canvas)/) ){
 
       if( type == 'dom'){
-        this.el.removeAttribute('material')
+        this.el.dom.appendChild(this.el.terminalElement)
+        this.term.setOption('fontSize', 14 )
+        this.term.setOption('rendererType',type )
+        this.renderType = type
       }
 
-      term.setOption('rendererType',type )
-      this.renderType = type
-
       if( type == 'canvas'){
-        this.canvas = terminalElement.querySelector('.xterm-text-layer')
-        this.canvasContext = this.canvas.getContext('2d')
-        this.cursorCanvas = terminalElement.querySelector('.xterm-cursor-layer')
-        this.el.setAttribute('material', 'transparent', true)
-        this.el.setAttribute('material', 'src', '#' + this.canvas.id)
+        this.el.appendChild(this.el.terminalElement)
+        this.term.setOption('fontSize', 48 )
+        this.term.setOption('rendererType',type )
+        this.renderType = type
+        this.update()
+        setTimeout( () => {
+          this.canvas = this.el.terminalElement.querySelector('.xterm-text-layer')
+          this.canvas.id = "xterm-canvas"
+          this.canvasContext = this.canvas.getContext('2d')
+          this.cursorCanvas = this.el.terminalElement.querySelector('.xterm-cursor-layer')
+          // Create a texture from the canvas
+          const canvasTexture = new THREE.Texture(this.canvas)
+          //canvasTexture.minFilter = THREE.LinearFilter
+          //canvasTexture.magFilter = THREE.LinearFilter
+          canvasTexture.needsUpdate = true; // Ensure the texture updates
+          let plane = this.el.getObject3D('mesh')
+          if( plane.material ) plane.material.dispose() 
+          plane.material = new THREE.MeshBasicMaterial({
+              map: canvasTexture,  // Set the texture from the canvas
+              transparent: false,   // Set transparency
+              side: THREE.DoubleSide // Set to double-sided rendering
+          });
+          this.el.getObject3D('mesh').scale.x = 0.3
+          this.el.getObject3D('mesh').scale.y = 0.3 
+          this.el.getObject3D('mesh').scale.z = 0.3 
+        },100)
       }
+        
+      this.el.terminalElement.style.opacity = type == 'canvas' ? 0 : 1
+
     }
   },
 
+  enterImmersive: function(){
+    if( this.mode == 'immersive' ) return
+    this.el.object3D.visible = true
+    this.mode = "immersive"
+    this.setRenderType('canvas')
+    this.term.focus()
+  },
+
+  exitImmersive: function(){
+    if( this.mode == 'nonimmersive' ) return
+    this.el.object3D.visible = false
+    this.mode = "nonimmersive"
+    this.setRenderType('dom')
+  },
+
 })