added box.lua

box.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+-- various 'UI' functions
+-- ::asciibene::
+
+function draw_pane(ttl)
+    local bxlen=#ttl+4
+    local bylen=3
+    for i=1,bylen do
+        if i==1 or i==3 then 
+            print(string.rep("*",bxlen))
+        elseif i==2 then 
+            print("*".." "..ttl.." ".."*")
+    
+        end
+    end
+end

vite.lua

@@ -1,19 +1,26 @@
 --Vi Inspired Textual Editor === VITE
--- Version alpha 0.02
-filename="./dummy.txt"
-VER="v0.02" 
+-- Version 0.05
+-- by: ASCII Benefactor
+-- April 2022
+----------------------------------
+--
+filename="dummy.txt"
+VER="v0.05" 
 nc=require("nocurses")
+dofile("box.lua")
 
 
+
+-- Small Funcs Start ------------------------------
+
 function at(s,p)
     return string.sub(s,p,p)
 end
 
-----------------------------end small funcs
+----------------------------end small funcs ------
 function start()
     nc.setunderline(true)
-    print("VITE === Vi Inspired Textual Editor === "..VER)    
-    
+    print("VITE === Vi Inspired Text Editor === "..VER)
     nc.setunderline(false)
     currline=-1
     currfile=-1
@@ -21,24 +28,26 @@ function start()
     cmd()
     --after closing
     if currfile ~= -1 then
-        print("closing vite...bye")
+        print("Closing VITE...bye!")
         currfile:close()
+    else
+        print("Closing VITE...bye!")
     end
 end
 -- list of Commands 
 -- ----------------
 -- * = newfile
 -- > = appendtext
--- : = commands
---
+-- : = main commands
+-- = = Display pending lines
+-- ? = Display Help
 function cmd()
-    while inp~=":q" do
-        -- main loop
      if currline== -1 then
             print("No file opened")
-     elseif currline~=-1 then
-            print(currline..":")
      end
+     while true do
+        ---------------------- main loop
+     if currline ~= -1 then print(currline..":") end -- InfoLine TM
      nc.setfontcolor("YELLOW")
      inp = io.input():read("*l")
      nc.setfontcolor("WHITE")
@@ -51,7 +60,9 @@ function cmd()
             print("New File:"..newfn.."\n")
             currline=1
         elseif at(inp,1) == ">" and string.len(inp)==1  then
-            print("line [#"..currline.."]:")
+            -- print("line [#"..currline.."]:")
+            table.insert(lines_tbl,currline,"")
+            currline=currline+1
         -- if inp has > symbol, then its a literal line to write to file 
         elseif at(inp,1) == ">" and string.len(inp)>1 then  
             table.insert(lines_tbl,currline,string.sub(inp,2))
@@ -62,15 +73,22 @@ function cmd()
            write_file() 
         elseif at(inp,1) == "=" and string.len(inp)==1 then
             display_text()
-        elseif string.match(inp,"[%d*][%>][%g*]") and string.len(inp)>2 then
+        elseif string.match(inp,"%d+%>%g+") and string.len(inp)>3 then
+            -- FIXME FIXME FIXME ^^^^^^ 
+            lpos=string.match(inp,"%d")
             add_line(lpos,str)
         elseif at(inp,1)=="x" and at(inp,2)=="!" then
             break
+        elseif at(inp,1)=="?" and #inp==1 then
+            print_help()
+        elseif at(inp,1)==":" and at(inp,2)=="q" then 
+            break
         else
+            -- catchall --
             nc.setfontcolor("RED")
             print("Unknown Command!")
             nc.setfontcolor("WHITE")
-        -- end of command def ==========
+        -- end of command defs =========================
         end
         
     end
@@ -91,7 +109,7 @@ function write_file() -- flush data to the file":w"
     if currfile~=-1 then
         currfile:write(table.concat(lines_tbl,"\n").."\n")
         print("Flushed buffer unto "..newfn) 
-        -- TODO Show filesize
+        -- TODO Show filesize XXX
     else
         print("No file to write to !")
     end
@@ -101,14 +119,20 @@ function new_file(fn) --also load
     if currfile==-1 then 
         currfile = io.open(fn,"w+")
     elseif currfile~=-1 then
-        currfile:close()
-        -- XXX Make it ask for confirm
-        -- XXX make it display whats going on
-    currfile = io.open(fn,"w+")
+        nc.setfontcolor("RED")
+        print("Confirm Close file?")
+        nc.setfontcolor("WHITE")
+        if nc.getch()=="y" or nc.getch()=="Y" then 
+            currfile:close()
+            currfile = io.open(fn,"w+")
+        elseif nc.getch()=="n" then 
+            anxietyattack=true
+            pleb=true
+        end
     end
 end
 
-function display_file()
+function display_file() -- Displays file proper
     currfile:seek("set")
     local lnum = 1
     for line in currfile:lines() do
@@ -118,18 +142,33 @@ function display_file()
     end
     print("=================================\n\n")
 end
-function display_text() -- prints lines_tbl
+
+function print_help()
+    nc.clrscr()
+    nc.setfontcolor("GREEN")
+    print(" VITE commands ")
+    print("===============")
+    print("*    new file ")
+    print(">   insert line")
+    print("=    Show lines")
+    print(":  main commands")
+    nc.setfontcolor("WHITE")
+end
+
+
+
+
+function display_text() -- prints lines_tbl (bef flush)
     currfile:seek("set")
     local line
     nc.clrscr()
     nc.setfontcolor("CYAN")
     for k,ln in pairs(lines_tbl) do
-        nc.gotoxy(1,k)
+      --  nc.gotoxy(1,k)
         print(k..":"..ln)
     end
     print("=================================\n\n")
     nc.setfontcolor("WHITE")
-
 end
 
 start()