Inline terminal rendering parity with the VSCode Terminal (RooCodeInc#11361)

* fix: render ANSI escape codes in inline terminal output

Fixes RooCodeInc#10699

## Problem
The inline terminal output displayed raw ANSI bracket codes ([1m, [32m, etc.)
instead of rendering colors and formatting. This was caused by:
1. Backend: strip-ansi removing the ESC byte but leaving bracket remnants
2. Frontend: CodeBlock/Shiki having no ANSI rendering capability

## Solution
1. Backend: Replace strip-ansi with targeted removal of only VSCode shell
   integration sequences (OSC 633/133), preserving standard ANSI SGR codes
2. Frontend: Add new TerminalOutput component using ansi-to-html library
   that converts ANSI sequences to styled HTML spans
3. Map ANSI colors to VSCode terminal theme CSS variables for consistent
   theming across light/dark themes

## Testing
- Verified XSS prevention (escapeXML: true)
- Verified theme compatibility
- Added unit tests for both backend and frontend changes
- Updated existing tests to expect ANSI codes in output

Bundle size impact: ~3KB gzipped (ansi-to-html library)

Co-authored-by: Zman771 <605281+Zman771@users.noreply.github.com>

* fix: add eslint-disable for intentional ANSI control regex

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Co-authored-by: google-labs-jules[bot] <161369871+google-labs-jules[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Zman771 <605281+Zman771@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Russell Zager <rzager@google.com>

Author: 3 people

pnpm-lock.yaml

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import stripAnsi from "strip-ansi"
 import * as vscode from "vscode"
 import { inspect } from "util"
 
@@ -245,7 +244,7 @@ export class TerminalProcess extends BaseTerminalProcess {
 		// command is finished, we still want to consider it 'hot' in case
 		// so that api request stalls to let diagnostics catch up").
 		this.stopHotTimer()
-		this.emit("completed", this.removeEscapeSequences(this.fullOutput))
+		this.emit("completed", this.stripCursorSequences(this.removeVSCodeShellIntegration(this.fullOutput)))
 		this.emit("continue")
 	}
 
@@ -311,7 +310,7 @@ export class TerminalProcess extends BaseTerminalProcess {
 		outputToProcess = outputToProcess.slice(0, endIndex)
 
 		// Clean and return output
-		return this.removeEscapeSequences(outputToProcess)
+		return this.stripCursorSequences(this.removeVSCodeShellIntegration(outputToProcess))
 	}
 
 	private emitRemainingBufferIfListening() {
@@ -375,17 +374,45 @@ export class TerminalProcess extends BaseTerminalProcess {
 		return data.slice(contentStart, endIndex)
 	}
 
-	// Removes ANSI escape sequences and VSCode-specific terminal control codes from output.
-	// While stripAnsi handles most ANSI codes, VSCode's shell integration adds custom
-	// escape sequences (OSC 633) that need special handling. These sequences control
-	// terminal features like marking command start/end and setting prompts.
-	//
-	// This method could be extended to handle other escape sequences, but any additions
-	// should be carefully considered to ensure they only remove control codes and don't
-	// alter the actual content or behavior of the output stream.
-	private removeEscapeSequences(str: string): string {
-		// eslint-disable-next-line no-control-regex
-		return stripAnsi(str.replace(/\x1b\]633;[^\x07]+\x07/gs, "").replace(/\x1b\]133;[^\x07]+\x07/gs, ""))
+	/**
+	 * Remove only VSCode shell integration sequences (OSC 633/133) while
+	 * preserving standard ANSI SGR escape codes for color/formatting.
+	 *
+	 * VSCode shell integration uses OSC 633 and OSC 133 sequences to mark
+	 * prompt boundaries, command starts/ends, etc. These are not useful
+	 * for inline display and should be stripped.
+	 *
+	 * Standard ANSI SGR sequences (e.g., \x1B[32m for green) are preserved
+	 * so the frontend can render them as styled HTML.
+	 */
+	private removeVSCodeShellIntegration(text: string): string {
+		// Remove OSC 633 sequences: \x1B]633;....\x07 or \x1B]633;....\x1B\\
+		// Remove OSC 133 sequences: \x1B]133;....\x07 or \x1B]133;....\x1B\\
+		return (
+			text
+				// eslint-disable-next-line no-control-regex
+				.replace(/\x1B\]633;[^\x07\x1B]*(?:\x07|\x1B\\)/g, "")
+				// eslint-disable-next-line no-control-regex
+				.replace(/\x1B\]133;[^\x07\x1B]*(?:\x07|\x1B\\)/g, "")
+				// eslint-disable-next-line no-control-regex
+				.replace(/\x1B\][0-9]+;[^\x07\x1B]*(?:\x07|\x1B\\)/g, "")
+		) // Also remove other common OSC sequences that aren't color-related
+	}
+
+	private stripCursorSequences(text: string): string {
+		return (
+			text
+				// eslint-disable-next-line no-control-regex
+				.replace(/\x1B\[\d*[ABCDEFGHJ]/g, "") // Remove cursor movement: up, down, forward, back
+				// eslint-disable-next-line no-control-regex
+				.replace(/\x1B\[su/g, "") // Remove cursor position save/restore
+				// eslint-disable-next-line no-control-regex
+				.replace(/\x1B\[\d*[KJ]/g, "") // Remove erase in line/display
+				// eslint-disable-next-line no-control-regex
+				.replace(/\x1B\[\?25[hl]/g, "") // Remove cursor show/hide
+				// eslint-disable-next-line no-control-regex
+				.replace(/\x1B\[\d*;\d*r/g, "") // Remove scroll region
+		)
 	}
 
 	/**

src/integrations/terminal/TerminalProcess.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+import * as vscode from "vscode"
+import { TerminalProcess } from "../TerminalProcess"
+import { Terminal } from "../Terminal"
+
+// Mock dependencies
+vi.mock("vscode", () => ({
+	window: {
+		createTerminal: vi.fn(),
+	},
+	workspace: {
+		getConfiguration: vi.fn().mockReturnValue({
+			get: vi.fn(),
+		}),
+	},
+	ThemeIcon: vi.fn(),
+}))
+
+describe("TerminalProcess ANSI Handling", () => {
+	let terminalProcess: any // Using any to access private methods
+	let mockTerminal: any
+
+	beforeEach(() => {
+		mockTerminal = {
+			shellIntegration: {
+				executeCommand: vi.fn(),
+			},
+			name: "Test Terminal",
+			processId: Promise.resolve(123),
+			creationOptions: {},
+			exitStatus: undefined,
+			state: { isInteractedWith: true },
+			dispose: vi.fn(),
+			hide: vi.fn(),
+			show: vi.fn(),
+			sendText: vi.fn(),
+		}
+
+		const terminalInfo = new Terminal(1, mockTerminal, "/tmp")
+		terminalProcess = new TerminalProcess(terminalInfo)
+	})
+
+	describe("removeVSCodeShellIntegration", () => {
+		it("should preserve standard ANSI SGR sequences", () => {
+			const input = "\x1B[32mgreen text\x1B[0m"
+			const result = terminalProcess.removeVSCodeShellIntegration(input)
+			expect(result).toBe("\x1B[32mgreen text\x1B[0m")
+		})
+
+		it("should remove OSC 633 sequences", () => {
+			const input = "\x1B]633;A\x07some text"
+			const result = terminalProcess.removeVSCodeShellIntegration(input)
+			expect(result).toBe("some text")
+		})
+
+		it("should remove OSC 133 sequences", () => {
+			const input = "\x1B]133;A\x07some text"
+			const result = terminalProcess.removeVSCodeShellIntegration(input)
+			expect(result).toBe("some text")
+		})
+
+		it("should handle mixed sequences", () => {
+			const input = "\x1B]633;C\x07\x1B[1m\x1B[32m✓\x1B[39m\x1B[22m test passed"
+			const result = terminalProcess.removeVSCodeShellIntegration(input)
+			expect(result).toBe("\x1B[1m\x1B[32m✓\x1B[39m\x1B[22m test passed")
+		})
+
+		it("should remove other OSC sequences", () => {
+			const input = "\x1B]0;Console Title\x07Content"
+			const result = terminalProcess.removeVSCodeShellIntegration(input)
+			expect(result).toBe("Content")
+		})
+	})
+
+	describe("stripCursorSequences", () => {
+		it("should remove cursor movement codes", () => {
+			const input = "text\x1B[1Aup\x1B[2Kclear"
+			const result = terminalProcess.stripCursorSequences(input)
+			expect(result).toBe("textupclear")
+		})
+
+		it("should preserve colors while removing cursor codes", () => {
+			const input = "\x1B[31mred\x1B[1B\x1B[32mgreen"
+			const result = terminalProcess.stripCursorSequences(input)
+			expect(result).toBe("\x1B[31mred\x1B[32mgreen")
+		})
+	})
+})

src/integrations/terminal/__tests__/TerminalProcess.test.ts

@@ -354,9 +354,12 @@ describe("TerminalProcess with Bash Command Output", () => {
 			expect(capturedOutput).toBe("Red Text\r\n")
 		} else {
 			// Use printf instead of echo -e for more consistent behavior across platforms
-			// Note: ANSI escape sequences are stripped in the output processing
-			const { capturedOutput } = await testTerminalCommand('printf "\\033[31mRed Text\\033[0m\\n"', "Red Text\n")
-			expect(capturedOutput).toBe("Red Text\n")
+			// Note: ANSI escape sequences are now preserved in the output processing
+			const { capturedOutput } = await testTerminalCommand(
+				'printf "\\033[31mRed Text\\033[0m\\n"',
+				"\x1B[31mRed Text\x1B[0m\n",
+			)
+			expect(capturedOutput).toBe("\x1B[31mRed Text\x1B[0m\n")
 		}
 	})
 

src/integrations/terminal/__tests__/TerminalProcessExec.bash.spec.ts

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 		"@tanstack/react-query": "^5.68.0",
 		"@vscode/codicons": "^0.0.36",
 		"@vscode/webview-ui-toolkit": "^1.4.0",
+		"ansi-to-html": "^0.7.2",
 		"axios": "^1.12.0",
 		"class-variance-authority": "^0.7.1",
 		"clsx": "^2.1.1",
@@ -55,8 +56,8 @@
 		"posthog-js": "^1.227.2",
 		"pretty-bytes": "^7.0.0",
 		"react": "^18.3.1",
-		"react-dom": "^18.3.1",
 		"react-compiler-runtime": "^1.0.0",
+		"react-dom": "^18.3.1",
 		"react-i18next": "^15.4.1",
 		"react-icons": "^5.5.0",
 		"react-markdown": "^9.0.3",
@@ -84,7 +85,6 @@
 		"zod": "^3.25.61"
 	},
 	"devDependencies": {
-		"babel-plugin-react-compiler": "^1.0.0",
 		"@roo-code/config-eslint": "workspace:^",
 		"@roo-code/config-typescript": "workspace:^",
 		"@testing-library/jest-dom": "^6.6.3",
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@
 		"@types/vscode-webview": "^1.57.5",
 		"@vitejs/plugin-react": "^4.3.4",
 		"@vitest/ui": "^3.2.3",
+		"babel-plugin-react-compiler": "^1.0.0",
 		"identity-obj-proxy": "^3.0.0",
 		"jsdom": "^26.0.0",
 		"vite": "6.3.6",

webview-ui/package.json

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import { Button, StandardTooltip } from "@src/components/ui"
 import CodeBlock from "@src/components/common/CodeBlock"
 
 import { CommandPatternSelector } from "./CommandPatternSelector"
+import { TerminalOutput } from "./TerminalOutput"
 
 interface CommandPattern {
 	pattern: string
@@ -225,7 +226,7 @@ const OutputContainerInternal = ({ isExpanded, output }: { isExpanded: boolean;
 			"max-h-0": !isExpanded,
 			"max-h-[100%] mt-1 pt-1 border-t border-border/25": isExpanded,
 		})}>
-		{output.length > 0 && <CodeBlock source={output} language="log" />}
+		{output.length > 0 && <TerminalOutput content={output} />}
 	</div>
 )
 

webview-ui/src/components/chat/CommandExecution.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import React, { useMemo } from "react"
+import Convert from "ansi-to-html"
+
+interface TerminalOutputProps {
+	content: string
+	className?: string
+}
+
+// Create a single converter instance with sensible defaults
+const converter = new Convert({
+	fg: "var(--vscode-terminal-foreground, #cccccc)",
+	bg: "var(--vscode-terminal-background, transparent)",
+	// Map ANSI colors to VSCode terminal color CSS variables for theme compatibility
+	colors: {
+		0: "var(--vscode-terminal-ansiBlack, #000000)",
+		1: "var(--vscode-terminal-ansiRed, #cd3131)",
+		2: "var(--vscode-terminal-ansiGreen, #0dbc79)",
+		3: "var(--vscode-terminal-ansiYellow, #e5e510)",
+		4: "var(--vscode-terminal-ansiBlue, #2472c8)",
+		5: "var(--vscode-terminal-ansiMagenta, #bc3fbc)",
+		6: "var(--vscode-terminal-ansiCyan, #11a8cd)",
+		7: "var(--vscode-terminal-ansiWhite, #e5e5e5)",
+		8: "var(--vscode-terminal-ansiBrightBlack, #666666)",
+		9: "var(--vscode-terminal-ansiBrightRed, #f14c4c)",
+		10: "var(--vscode-terminal-ansiBrightGreen, #23d18b)",
+		11: "var(--vscode-terminal-ansiBrightYellow, #f5f543)",
+		12: "var(--vscode-terminal-ansiBrightBlue, #3b8eea)",
+		13: "var(--vscode-terminal-ansiBrightMagenta, #d670d6)",
+		14: "var(--vscode-terminal-ansiBrightCyan, #29b8db)",
+		15: "var(--vscode-terminal-ansiBrightWhite, #e5e5e5)",
+	},
+	escapeXML: true, // Prevent XSS — escape HTML entities in the content
+	newline: false, // We handle newlines ourselves via <pre>
+})
+
+/**
+ * Renders terminal output with ANSI color/formatting support.
+ *
+ * Uses ansi-to-html to convert ANSI escape sequences into styled <span> elements.
+ * Colors are mapped to VSCode terminal theme CSS variables for consistent theming.
+ *
+ * The component uses a monospace font and preserves whitespace/newlines
+ * to match terminal rendering behavior.
+ */
+export const TerminalOutput: React.FC<TerminalOutputProps> = ({ content, className }) => {
+	const html = useMemo(() => {
+		try {
+			return converter.toHtml(content)
+		} catch {
+			// Fallback: if conversion fails, show raw text (stripped of ANSI)
+			// eslint-disable-next-line no-control-regex
+			return content.replace(/\x1B\[[0-9;]*[a-zA-Z]/g, "")
+		}
+	}, [content])
+
+	return (
+		<pre
+			className={className}
+			style={{
+				fontFamily:
+					"var(--vscode-editor-font-family, 'Cascadia Code', 'Fira Code', 'JetBrains Mono', 'Menlo', 'Monaco', 'Courier New', monospace)",
+				fontSize: "var(--vscode-editor-font-size, 13px)",
+				lineHeight: "var(--vscode-editor-line-height, 1.4)",
+				whiteSpace: "pre-wrap",
+				wordBreak: "break-word",
+				margin: 0,
+				padding: "8px 12px",
+				backgroundColor: "var(--vscode-terminal-background, transparent)",
+				color: "var(--vscode-terminal-foreground, inherit)",
+				overflow: "auto",
+				// Support Unicode box-drawing characters and extended ASCII
+				unicodeBidi: "embed",
+			}}
+			dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: html }}
+		/>
+	)
+}