Function compressTerminalOutput

src/integrations/terminal/BaseTerminal.ts:277–284

* Compresses terminal output by applying run-length encoding and truncating to reasonable limits. * Uses hardcoded defaults: 500 lines, 50K characters - these are UI display limits to prevent * memory issues, not LLM context limits (which are controlled by terminalOutputPreviewSize). * @param

(input: string)

	 * @returns The compressed terminal output
	 */
	public static compressTerminalOutput(input: string): string {
		// Hardcoded UI display limits - these prevent unbounded memory growth
		// in the chat display, separate from the LLM context limits
		const LINE_LIMIT = 500
		const CHARACTER_LIMIT = 50_000

		return truncateOutput(applyRunLengthEncoding(input), LINE_LIMIT, CHARACTER_LIMIT)
	}

	/**
	 * Sets whether to enable ZDOTDIR handling for zsh