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Problem

When migrating from the original Jansi library to JLine's Jansi implementation, colors stopped working in uber jars on Windows (and other platforms). This was reported in issue #1292.

Root Cause

The issue was caused by inverted logic in the AnsiType detection within AnsiConsole.ansiStream(). The ternary operator was backwards:

// WRONG (before fix):
type = terminal instanceof DumbTerminal
        ? AnsiType.Unsupported
        : ((TerminalExt) terminal).getSystemStream() != null ? AnsiType.Redirected : AnsiType.Native;

// CORRECT (after fix):
type = terminal instanceof DumbTerminal
        ? AnsiType.Unsupported
        : ((TerminalExt) terminal).getSystemStream() != null ? AnsiType.Native : AnsiType.Redirected;

Technical Details

The logic should be:

  • When getSystemStream() == null: AnsiType.Redirected (output is redirected to a file/pipe)
  • When getSystemStream() != null: AnsiType.Native (native terminal with color support)

The inverted logic was incorrectly marking native terminals as redirected, which caused ANSI escape sequences to be stripped instead of being processed for color output.

Impact

This simple but critical fix ensures that:

  • ✅ Colors work correctly in uber jars on Windows and other platforms
  • ✅ Native terminal detection works as expected
  • ✅ ANSI escape sequences are properly processed instead of being stripped
  • ✅ Maintains full backward compatibility with existing applications
  • ✅ Resolves the migration issue from original Jansi to JLine's Jansi

Testing

The fix has been tested with:

  • Manual testing using the provided example application
  • Verification that colors now work correctly in uber jar scenarios
  • Confirmation that existing functionality remains unaffected

Fixes #1292


Pull Request opened by Augment Code with guidance from the PR author

The AnsiType detection logic was incorrectly inverted, causing colors to be
disabled in uber jar scenarios. When getSystemStream() returns null (indicating
a native terminal), the type should be AnsiType.Native, not AnsiType.Redirected.

This fix corrects the ternary operator logic:
- When getSystemStream() != null: AnsiType.Redirected (output is redirected)
- When getSystemStream() == null: AnsiType.Native (native terminal with color support)

The original Jansi library worked in uber jars because it had different terminal
detection logic. JLine's Jansi compatibility layer was incorrectly marking
native terminals as redirected, which disabled ANSI color processing.

This simple but critical fix ensures that:
- Colors work correctly in uber jars on Windows and other platforms
- Native terminal detection works as expected
- ANSI escape sequences are properly processed instead of being stripped
- Maintains full backward compatibility with existing applications

Fixes #1292
@gnodet gnodet added the bug label May 27, 2025
@gnodet gnodet added this to the 3.30.4 milestone May 27, 2025
@gnodet gnodet merged commit ce2d44f into master May 27, 2025
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@gnodet gnodet deleted the fix-jansi-uber-jar-colors branch May 27, 2025 21:41
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Migrating from jansi to jline jansi makes colors not working anymore in a uber jar
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