add autotruncate

hn.py

@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+#TODO: make sure things dont explode no matter what terminal size
+# -> prevent linebreaks in a single story
+# -> only load as many stories as fit
+
 import requests
 from bs4 import BeautifulSoup as Soup
 import curses
@@ -20,15 +25,18 @@ class Story:
 def main(stdscr):
     stdscr.clear()
 
+    height, width = stdscr.getmaxyx()
+    num_stories = curses.LINES - 2 # headline and detail
     # Query Hacker News API for top stories and their titles/links
     url = 'https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/topstories.json'
     r = requests.get(url)
     if not r.ok:
         raise Exception('Error fetching data from Hacker News API')
-    ids = r.json()[:15]  # Show only the first ten stories
+    ids = r.json()[:10]
     stories = []
     for idx, i in enumerate(ids):
         stdscr.clear()
+        stdscr.addstr(f'{num_stories}\n')
         stdscr.addstr(f'[{spinner_states[idx%4]}] Getting stories...')
         stdscr.refresh()
         story_url = f'https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/item/{i}.json'
@@ -46,7 +54,15 @@ def main(stdscr):
         stdscr.addstr('Hacker News Top Stories:\n')
         for i, story in enumerate(stories):
             prefix = '>>> ' if i == current_pos else '   '
-            text = f'{prefix}{story.title} ({story.link})\n'
+            #text = f'{prefix}{story.title} ({story.link})\n'
+            # calculate length of line
+            text = f'{prefix} ()\n'
+            chars_available = width - len(text)
+            max_title_len = (chars_available//3)*2
+            max_url_len = chars_available//3
+
+            text = f'{prefix}{(story.title[:max_title_len-1] + "…") if len(story.title) > max_title_len else story.title} ({story.link[:max_url_len-1] + "…" if len(story.link) > max_url_len else story.link})\n'
+
             stdscr.addstr(text)
             if i == current_pos:
                 detail = f'    by {story.author} | {story.comments} comments | {story.votes} points\n'