move to dict instead of list for loadedstories

hn.py

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class Client:
         self.screen.keypad(True)
 
         self.topstories = api.get_topstories()
-        self.loadedstories = []
+        self.loadedstories = {}
         self.story_pos = 0
         self.cursor_pos = 0
 
@@ -34,7 +34,15 @@ class Client:
         for idx, i in enumerate(self.topstories[from_pos:to_pos]):
             self.set_footer(f'[{spinner_states[idx%4]}] Loading { to_pos - from_pos } stories...')
             self.screen.refresh()
-            self.loadedstories.append(api.get_story(i))
+            if i in self.loadedstories.keys():
+                # upon reloading, refresh counts + title
+                updated_story = api.get_story(i)
+                self.loadedstories[i].votes = updated_story.votes
+                self.loadedstories[i].comments = updated_story.comments
+                self.loadedstories[i].title = updated_story.title
+                pass
+            else:
+                self.loadedstories[i] = api.get_story(i)
 
     def set_footer(self, footer):
         self.screen.addstr(curses.LINES - 1, 0, footer, curses.A_REVERSE)
@@ -52,7 +60,8 @@ class Client:
 
         self.screen.addstr(title_string, curses.color_pair(1))
 
-        for i, story in enumerate(self.loadedstories[self.story_pos:self.story_pos + self.stories_in_a_site]):
+        for i, story_id in enumerate(self.topstories[self.story_pos:self.story_pos + self.stories_in_a_site]):
+            story = self.loadedstories[story_id]
             prefix = '>' if i == self.cursor_pos else ''
             # calculate length of line
             text = f'{prefix} ()\n'
@@ -81,11 +90,12 @@ class Client:
                 self.screen.addstr(f' ({link})\n', curses.A_DIM )
 
         page = int(self.story_pos / self.stories_in_a_site + 1)
-        total_pages = math.ceil(len(self.loadedstories)/self.stories_in_a_site)
+        total_pages = math.ceil(len(self.loadedstories)/500)
         self.set_footer(f'Page {page}/{total_pages}, loaded {len(self.loadedstories)} stories.') 
 
     def handle_input(self):
         c = self.screen.getch()
+        story = self.loadedstories[self.topstories[self.story_pos + self.cursor_pos]]
         if c == ord('q'):  # Quit
             self.exit()
         elif c == curses.KEY_UP:
@@ -105,13 +115,16 @@ class Client:
                 self.load_more_if_needed()
 
         elif c == ord('c'):
-            webbrowser.open(f'https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id={self.loadedstories[self.story_pos + self.cursor_pos].id}')
+            # open comments
+            webbrowser.open(f'https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id={story.id}')
+
         elif c == curses.KEY_ENTER or c == 10:
-            if self.loadedstories[self.story_pos + self.cursor_pos].link == 'No URL':
-                webbrowser.open(f'https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id={self.loadedstories[self.story_pos + self.cursor_pos].id}')
+            # open link
+            if story.link == 'No URL':
+                webbrowser.open(f'https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id={story.id}')
             else:
-                webbrowser.open(self.loadedstories[self.story_pos + self.cursor_pos].link)
-            self.loadedstories[self.story_pos + self.cursor_pos].read = True
+                webbrowser.open(story.link)
+            story.read = True
         elif c == ord('r'):
             self.reload()
         elif c == curses.KEY_RESIZE:
@@ -121,9 +134,9 @@ class Client:
             self.load_more_if_needed()
 
     def load_more_if_needed(self):
-        if len(self.loadedstories) < self.story_pos + self.stories_in_a_site:
+     #   if len(self.loadedstories) < self.story_pos + self.stories_in_a_site:
             # load more
-            self.load_stories(len(self.loadedstories), self.story_pos + self.stories_in_a_site)
+        self.load_stories(self.story_pos, self.story_pos + self.stories_in_a_site)
 
     def run(self):
         self.load_stories(0, self.stories_in_a_site)
@@ -137,8 +150,10 @@ class Client:
         sys.exit(0)
 
     def reload(self):
+        self.set_footer("Reloading...")
+        self.screen.refresh()
         self.topstories = api.get_topstories()
-        self.loadedstories = []
+        #self.loadedstories = []
         self.story_pos = 0
         self.cursor_pos = 0
         self.load_more_if_needed()