This is to allow Console to be used even when it is not attached to the platform provided terminal, such as the case when the standard input is redirected. `System.console()` now returns a Console implementation based on `jdk.internal.le` terminal by default, or jshell implementation if available. A corresponding CSR has been drafted.
------------- Commit messages: - Minor fixup - GetPropertyAction.privilegedGetProperty - Changed to use SharedSecrets - Password.readPassword() fix - Always returns Console, even without TTY attached - Comments refresh, clean-up - Removed charset from factory, added new jdk.console property - Revived the provider i/f - Replacing SPI with proxy delegate - javadoc - ... and 3 more: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/compare/ae5b1f76...96a46843 Changes: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/11421/files Webrev: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=11421&range=00 Issue: https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8295803 Stats: 387 lines in 10 files changed: 373 ins; 0 del; 14 mod Patch: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/11421.diff Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.org/jdk pull/11421/head:pull/11421 PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/11421
