Symmetryc's Buffer API, "."-style, full redirect. (Untested)

-- Buffer API, By Symmetryc
-- Edited by AgentE382 to change ":" OO-syntax to "." OO-syntax. (First step to redirect target based on this.)
-- Edited by AgentE382 to add preliminary redirect-target capability.
-- Edited by AgentE382 to add full redirect-target functionality.
return {
    new = function()
        local self = {
            act = {pos = {}};
            pos = {};
            back = colors.white;
            text = colors.lightGray;
            blink = true
        }

        function self.write(_str)
            local act = self.act
            local selfpos = self.pos
            local append = true
            if selfpos[1] ~= act.pos[1] or selfpos[2] ~= act.pos[2] then
                act[#act + 1] = {term.setCursorPos, selfpos[1], selfpos[2]}
                append = false
            end
            if self.back ~= act.back then
                act[#act + 1] = {term.setBackgroundColor, self.back}
                act.back = self.back
                append = false
            end
            if self.text ~= act.text then
                act[#act + 1] = {term.setTextColor, self.text}
                act.text = self.text
                append = false
            end
            if self.blink ~= act.blink then
                act[#act + 1] = {term.setCursorBlink, self.blink}
                act.blink = self.blink
                append = false
            end
            for line, nl in _str:gmatch("([^\n]*)(\n?)") do
                if append then
                    act[#act][2] = act[#act][2]..line
                    append = false
                else
                    act[#act + 1] = {term.write, line}
                end
                selfpos[1] = selfpos[1] + #line
                if nl == "\n" then
                    selfpos[1] = 1
                    selfpos[2] = selfpos[2] + 1
                    act[#act + 1] = {term.setCursorPos, 1, selfpos[2]}
                end
            end
            act.pos = {selfpos[1], selfpos[2]}
            return self
        end;
        function self.draw(self)
            for i, v in ipairs(self.act) do
                if v[3] then
                    v[1](v[2], v[3])
                else
                    v[1](v[2])
                end
            end
            self.act = {}
            return self
        end;

        function self.clear()
            local a = self.act
            for i = #a, 1 do
                a[i] = nil
            end
            return self
        end

        function self.clearLine()
            local a = self.act
            if a[#a][1] ~= term.clearLine then
                a[#a + 1] = {term.clearLine}
            end
            return self
        end

        function self.getCursorPos()
            local p = self.pos
            return p[1], p[2]
        end

        function self.setCursorPos(x, y)
            local p = self.pos
            p[1], p[2] = x, y
            return self
        end

        function self.setCursorBlink(state)
            self.blink = state
            return self
        end

        self.isColor = term.isColor

        self.getSize = term.getSize

        function self.redirect(target)
            term.redirect(target)
            return self
        end

        function self.restore()
            term.restore()
            return self
        end

        function self.scroll(n)
            local a = self.act
            if a[#a][1] ~= term.scroll then
                a[#a + 1] = {term.scroll, n}
            else
                local s = a[#a]
                s[2] = s[2] + n
            end
            return self
        end

        function self.setTextColor(color)
            self.text = color
            return self
        end

        function self.setBackgroundColor(color)
            self.back = color
            return self
        end

        return self
    end;
}