refactor into object :)

hn.py

@@ -15,34 +15,45 @@ import api
 spinner_states = ['-', '\\', '|', '/']
 
 
-def footer(stdscr, content):
-    stdscr.addstr(curses.LINES-1, 0, content, curses.A_REVERSE)
+class Client:
+    def __init__(self):
+        # set up curses
+        self.screen = curses.initscr()
+        curses.noecho()
+        curses.cbreak()
+        self.screen.keypad(True)
 
+        self.topstories = api.get_topstories()
+        self.loadedstories = []
+        self.story_pos = 0
+        self.cursor_pos = 0
+        self.lines = curses.LINES
+        self.cols = curses.COLS
+        self.stories_in_a_site = self.lines - 3
 
-def main(stdscr):
-    stdscr.clear()
+    def load_stories(self, from_pos, to_pos):
+        for idx, i in enumerate(self.topstories[from_pos:to_pos]):
+            #stdscr.clear()
+            self.set_footer(f'[{spinner_states[idx%4]}] Loading stories...')
+            self.screen.refresh()
+            self.loadedstories.append(api.get_story(i))
 
-    _, width = stdscr.getmaxyx();
-    num_stories = curses.LINES - 3 # headline, detail, footer
+    def set_footer(self, footer):
+        self.screen.addstr(curses.LINES - 1, 0, footer, curses.A_REVERSE)
 
-    topstories = api.get_topstories()
-    stories = []
-    for idx, i in enumerate(topstories[:num_stories]):
-        stdscr.clear()
-        footer(stdscr, f'[{spinner_states[idx%4]}] Loading stories...')
-        stdscr.refresh()
-        stories.append(api.get_story(i))
+    def draw(self):
+        self.screen.clear()
+        self.lines = curses.LINES
+        self.cols = curses.COLS
+        # header, detail, footer:
+        self.stories_in_a_site = self.lines - 3
 
-    # Display list of stories in terminal window with arrow key navigation
-    current_pos = 0
-    while True:
-        stdscr.clear()
-        stdscr.addstr('Hacker News Top Stories:\n')
-        for i, story in enumerate(stories):
-            prefix = '>>> ' if i == current_pos else '   '
+        self.screen.addstr('Hacker News Top Stories:\n')
+        for i, story in enumerate(self.loadedstories[self.story_pos:self.story_pos + self.stories_in_a_site]):
+            prefix = '>>> ' if i == self.cursor_pos else '   '
             # calculate length of line
             text = f'{prefix} ()\n'
-            chars_available = width - len(text)
+            chars_available = self.cols - len(text)
             max_title_len = min((chars_available//3)*2, len(story.title))
             max_url_len = chars_available - max_title_len
 
@@ -51,27 +62,43 @@ def main(stdscr):
             link = link[:max_url_len-1] + "…" if len(link) > max_url_len else link
 
             text = '{}{} ({})\n'.format(prefix, title, link.replace('https://', '').replace('http://', ''))
-            stdscr.addstr(text)
-            if i == current_pos:
+            self.screen.addstr(text)
+            if i == self.cursor_pos:
                 detail = f'    by {story.author} | {story.comments} comments | {story.votes} points\n'
-                stdscr.addstr(detail)
-        footer(stdscr, f'Loaded {num_stories} stories.')
+                self.screen.addstr(detail)
+        self.set_footer(f'Loaded {self.stories_in_a_site} stories.')
 
-        stdscr.refresh()
-        c = stdscr.getch()
+    def handle_input(self):
+        c = self.screen.getch()
         if c == ord('q'):  # Quit
-            break
+            self.exit()
         elif c == curses.KEY_UP:
-            current_pos -= 1
-            if current_pos < 0:
-                current_pos = len(stories)-1
+            self.cursor_pos -= 1
+            if self.cursor_pos < 0:
+                self.cursor_pos = self.stories_in_a_site-1
         elif c == curses.KEY_DOWN:
-            current_pos += 1
-            if current_pos >= len(stories):
-                current_pos = 0
+            self.cursor_pos += 1
+            if self.cursor_pos >= self.stories_in_a_site:
+                self.cursor_pos = 0
         elif c == ord('c'):
-            webbrowser.open(f'https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id={stories[current_pos].id}')
+            webbrowser.open(f'https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id={self.loadedstories[self.story_pos + self.cursor_pos].id}')
         elif c == curses.KEY_ENTER or c == 10:
-            webbrowser.open(stories[current_pos].link)
+            webbrowser.open(self.loadedstories[self.story_pos + self.cursor_pos].link)
+
+    def run(self):
+        self.load_stories(0, self.stories_in_a_site)
+        while True:
+            self.draw()
+            self.handle_input()
+
+    def exit(self):
+        curses.endwin()
+        import sys
+        sys.exit(0)
+
+def main():
+    client = Client()
+    client.run()
 
-curses.wrapper(main)
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()