Console To Notepad (using handles)

    #pragma region Includes
    #include <iostream> // output to console
    #include <string>
    #include <thread>
    #include <windows.h>
    #pragma endregion

    #pragma region pragma / defs
    #pragma warning(disable: 4996)
    #define __SLEEP_TIME_MS 1000
    #pragma endregion

    #pragma region Functions
    void PassToNotepad(const char* str, HWND notepad, ...) { // sends string to notepad
        va_list ap;
        HWND edit;
        char buf[256];

        va_start(ap, str); // get the first argument
        vsprintf(buf, str, ap); // format the string
        va_end(ap); // clean up
        strcat(buf, ""); // add null terminator

        edit = FindWindowEx(notepad, NULL, ("EDIT"), NULL); // get edit control handle
        SendMessageA(edit, EM_REPLACESEL, 0, (LPARAM)buf); // send string to edit control
    }

    void PassToNotepad(const char* str, HWND notepad, bool newline, ...) { // sends string to notepad
        va_list ap;
        HWND edit;
        char buf[256];

        va_start(ap, str); // get the first argument
        vsprintf(buf, str, ap); // format the string
        va_end(ap); // clean up
        strcat(buf, ""); // add null terminator

        edit = FindWindowEx(notepad, NULL, ("EDIT"), NULL); // get edit control handle
        SendMessageA(edit, EM_REPLACESEL, 0, (LPARAM)buf); // send string to edit control
        if (newline)
            SendMessageA(edit, EM_REPLACESEL, 0, (LPARAM)"\r"); // send string to edit control

    }

    bool isNotepadReady(HWND* notepad) { // checks if notepad is ready
        HWND res;
        res = FindWindow(NULL, ("Untitled - Notepad")); // get notepad handle
        if (!res)
            res = FindWindow(NULL, ("*Untitled - Notepad")); // get notepad handle

        *notepad = res; // set notepad handle
        return res != NULL; // return true if notepad is ready
    }

    void WriteOnCurrentLine(int X = 1, int Y = 1) {
        CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO csbi;
        GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo(GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE), &csbi); // get console info
        for (int i = 0; i < X; i++)
            csbi.dwCursorPosition.X++;
        for (int i = 0; i < Y; i++)
            csbi.dwCursorPosition.Y--;
        SetConsoleCursorPosition(GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE), csbi.dwCursorPosition); // set cursor position
    }

    #pragma endregion

    HWND global;

    int main() {

        while (true) {
            if (!isNotepadReady(&global)) { // if notepad is not ready
                std::cout << "Notepad is not ready... Waiting..." << std::endl;
                std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(__SLEEP_TIME_MS)); // wait
            }
            else { // if notepad is ready
                std::string user_input;
                std::cout << ">";
                std::getline(std::cin, user_input); // get user input
                if (user_input.empty()) { // if user input is empty (means its a new line (user pressed enter))
                    PassToNotepad("", global, true);
                    WriteOnCurrentLine(); // write on current line
                    std::cout << " (Sent newline to notepad)" << std::endl;
                }
                else {
                    PassToNotepad(user_input.c_str(), global);
                    WriteOnCurrentLine(user_input.length() + 1); // write on current line but add the length of the user input + 1 (for the ">")
                    std::cout << " - (Sent to notepad)" << std::endl;
                }
            }
        }

    }