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+'use strict';
+const common = require('../common');
+
+const noop = () => {};
+const TTY = process.binding('tty_wrap').TTY = function() {};
+
+TTY.prototype = {
+  setBlocking: noop,
+  getWindowSize: noop
+};
+
+const { WriteStream } = require('tty');
+
+const methods = [
+  'cursorTo',
+  'moveCursor',
+  'clearLine',
+  'clearScreenDown'
+];
+
+methods.forEach((method) => {
+  require('readline')[method] = common.mustCall();
+  const writeStream = new WriteStream(1);
+  writeStream[method](1, 2);
+});