Desiring bool any_key_pressed()

[Andrew Lalis]

On Friday, 3 March 2023 at 03:38:56 UTC, Daren Scot Wilson wrote:
> Here is a very simple version of the program I'm working on.  
> Is there a way to write is_any_key_pressed() that doesn't 
> block, doesn't require the Enter key, and doesn't require 
> dragging in any complex libraries or dealing with low-level 
> stuff like ioctl()? Is there nothing in Phobos that provides 
> the needed functionality?

See this SO thread:https://stackoverflow.com/q/1798511

Essentially the os/terminal is buffering your input and that 
needs to be configured. getChar just reads from what's in stdin.