initial draft by AI, 2 lines added by me (top and bottom)

ai.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+#import curses
+import curses
+import requests
+from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
+
+def main(stdscr):
+    stdscr.clear()
+    stdscr.addstr("Hacker News Browsing\n")
+    stdscr.refresh()
+
+    # Initialize variables
+    stories = []
+    story_index = 0
+    search_term = ""
+    author_name = ""
+
+    while True:
+        # Fetch stories from HN API
+        if not stories:
+            url = "https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/topstories.json"
+            r = requests.get(url)
+            data = r.json()
+            stories = [story for story in data]
+
+        # Display current story title
+        story_id = stories[story_index]
+        url = f"https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/item/{story_id}.json"
+        r = requests.get(url)
+        data = r.json()
+        stdscr.move(1, 0)  # Move cursor back up top of screen
+        stdscr.clrtobot()  # Clear entire screen (including status bar)
+        stdscr.addstr(f"\nTitle: {data['title']}\n")
+
+        # Display current story score
+        stdscr.addstr(f"Score: {data['score']} points | ")
+
+        # Display current story URL
+        stdscr.addstr(f"URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id={data['id']}")
+
+        # Display current story author name
+        stdscr.addstr("\nAuthor: ")
+        if data["by"] == None:
+            stdscr.addstr("<Unknown>")
+        else:
+            stdscr.addstr(data["by"])
+
+        # Display current story comments count
+        stdscr.addstr(f"\nComments: {len(data['kids']) if 'kids' in data else 0} | ")
+
+        # Display current story time ago string
+        soup = BeautifulSoup(requests.get(f"https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id={data['id']}").text, "html.parser")
+        timeago = soup.find("span", {"class": "age"} )["title"].replace(",","")
+        stdscr.addstr(f"{timeago}\n")
+
+        # Display search and author prompts on bottom row
+        stdscr.addstr(3, 0, "\x1b[6 q", curses.A_REVERSE + curses.A_BOLD)  # Enable reverse video mode for highlighted characters
+        stdscr.addstr(4, 0, f"Search: {search_term}", curses.color_pair(2))  # Set color pair to green for search term
+        stdscr.addstr(5, 0, f"Author: {author_name}", curses.color_pair(3))   # Set color pair to blue for author name
+
+        # Refresh screen
+        stdscr.refresh()
+
+        # Wait for user input
+        key = stdscr.getch()
+
+        # Process input
+        if key == ord('q'):
+            break
+        elif key == curses.KEY_UP:
+            story_index -= 1
+            if story_index < 0:
+                story_index = len(stories)-1
+        elif key == curses.KEY_DOWN:
+            story_index += 1
+            if story_index >= len(stories):
+                story_index = 0
+        elif key == curses.KEY_LEFT:
+            pass  # TODO: Implement previous page navigation
+        elif key == curses.KEY_RIGHT:
+            pass  # TODO: Implement next page navigation
+        #elif key == ord('/') or key == ord('?'):
+        #    search_prompt(stdscr)
+        #elif key == ord('a') or key == ord('A'):
+        #    author_prompt(stdscr)
+
+        # Update colors for selected item in list
+        stdscr.addstr(1+story_index, 0, chr(27)+chr(91)+"7"+chr(27)+chr(91)+"m", curses.color_pair(1))  # Highlight selected item with yellow background
+        stdscr.addstr(1+(story_index+1)%len(stories), 0, chr(27)+chr(91)+"4"+chr(27)+chr(91)+"m", curses.color_pair(1))  # Reset background of all unselected items
+
+curses.wrapper(main)