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Claude Code v2.1.274 ·

Screen-diff renderer gains overlap detection (blitsOver)

Terminal screen-diff renderer can now detect when a region overlaps a previous 'blit' operation

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AreaTerminal UIwhat it touches
KindInternal Changesin v2.1.274,
Under the hood

Terminal screen-diff renderer can now detect when a region overlaps a previous 'blit' operation

What

The part of Claude Code that tracks what's been drawn to the terminal screen (to figure out what needs redrawing) gained a blitsOver(rect) method, which checks whether any previously recorded "blit" (block image/content transfer) operation overlaps a given rectangular region.

Why

This is used to decide whether a region left over from a previous frame that wasn't refreshed actually needs to be cleared, which helps the terminal renderer avoid unnecessary or incorrect redraw work.

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