terminal: Add backend-neutral terminal types - #57483
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Refactor to isolate alacritty types into the terminal crate and offers comparable apis where needed for similar functionality. However, these are Zed-owned types instead of the dependency leaking across multiple crates, making alacritty an imlementation detail of the terminal crate.
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Refactor to isolate alacritty types into the terminal crate and offers comparable apis where needed for similar functionality. However, these are Zed-owned types instead of the dependency leaking across multiple crates, making alacritty an implementation detail of the terminal crate. Self-Review Checklist: - [x] I've reviewed my own diff for quality, security, and reliability - [x] Unsafe blocks (if any) have justifying comments - [x] The content is consistent with the [UI/UX checklist](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#uiux-checklist) - [x] Tests cover the new/changed behavior - [x] Performance impact has been considered and is acceptable Release Notes: - N/A
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Refactor to isolate alacritty types into the terminal crate and offers comparable apis where needed for similar functionality. However, these are Zed-owned types instead of the dependency leaking across multiple crates, making alacritty an implementation detail of the terminal crate. Self-Review Checklist: - [x] I've reviewed my own diff for quality, security, and reliability - [x] Unsafe blocks (if any) have justifying comments - [x] The content is consistent with the [UI/UX checklist](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#uiux-checklist) - [x] Tests cover the new/changed behavior - [x] Performance impact has been considered and is acceptable Release Notes: - N/A
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Refactor to isolate alacritty types into the terminal crate and offers comparable apis where needed for similar functionality. However, these are Zed-owned types instead of the dependency leaking across multiple crates, making alacritty an implementation detail of the terminal crate. Self-Review Checklist: - [x] I've reviewed my own diff for quality, security, and reliability - [x] Unsafe blocks (if any) have justifying comments - [x] The content is consistent with the [UI/UX checklist](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#uiux-checklist) - [x] Tests cover the new/changed behavior - [x] Performance impact has been considered and is acceptable Release Notes: - N/A
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Refactor to isolate alacritty types into the terminal crate and offers
comparable apis where needed for similar functionality. However, these
are Zed-owned types instead of the dependency leaking across multiple
crates, making alacritty an implementation detail of the terminal crate.
Self-Review Checklist:
Release Notes: