nodejs: resize doesn't fire on Windows Terminal

[8HoLoN]

Environment

Windows build number: W10P : Microsoft Windows [version 10.0.18362.418]
Windows Terminal version (if applicable): Windows Terminal (Preview) Version: 0.5.2762.0


nodejs: v12.11.1

cmd-resize-bug.zip

Steps to reproduce

1. Open cmd or powershell on Windows Terminal
2. run node test.js (after npm i)
3. resize Windows Terminal => the number of column or row is not modified, resize event is not fired

Expected behavior

1. run the same node test.js on native cmd or powershell and resize the window => everything is OK (the number of row and column is updated)

Actual behavior

1. resize Windows Terminal => the number of column or row is not modified, resize event is not fired

[DHowett-MSFT]

So! This is a fun one. Node has decided to ignore the built-in console "resize" events that are automatically generated for anybody who asks, and instead listen to our accessibility subsystem to figure out when the console window has changed size. Since they took a hard dependency on a system that we never offered with an application compatibility guarantee, their resize detector doesn't work in WT.

This is related to #281.

I'm digging up our PM contact with nodejs to make sure we drive this somewhere.

[DHowett-MSFT]

/cc @yodurr

[8HoLoN]

For the reference : https://nodejs.org/api/tty.html#tty_event_resize

[oising]

Even more pertinent information on #410

[DHowett-MSFT]

It looks like the documentation was updated at some point, but there's a note in this version that explains what's going wrong.

If you switch your tty into raw mode and resume it, you'll get resize events.