some big changes

[charsel.git] / charsel

diff --git a/charsel b/charsel
index dc2564f54921231b4803486ff72d168389fc5650..077b10f87f8e11bf2c0e29cbdc1b528b31fe9528 100755 (executable)
--- a/charsel
+++ b/charsel
@@ -1,29 +1,81 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env sh
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 # Merge both global and local charfiles
-CHARDIR=/tmp/charsel
-cp /usr/share/charsel/* $CHARDIR
-cp ~/.local/share/charsel/* $CHARDIR
+CHARDIR=~/.cache/charsel
 
-# Check if user provided a charfile
-[ -z "$1" ] && echo "No argument supplied"  && exit 1
+if [[ ! -d $CHARDIR ]]
+then
+  mkdir $CHARDIR/
+elif [[ ! "$(ls -A $CHARDIR)" ]]
+then
+  cp -rf /usr/share/charsel/- $CHARDIR/
+  cp -rf $HOME/.local/share/charsel/- $CHARDIR/
+fi
+
+# Check for user inputs
+if [[ $1 == "list" \
+  || $1 == "-l" \
+  || $1 == "--list" ]]
+then
+  echo "The following charfiles are installed"
+  ls $CHARDIR/charfiles
+  exit 0
+elif [[ $1 == "help" \
+  || $1 == "-h" \
+  || $1 == "--help" \
+  || $# -ne 1 ]]
+then
+  cat /usr/share/doc/charsel/README.md
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+# Define charfile path
+CHARFILE=$CHARDIR/charfiles/$1
+
+if [[ ! -f $CHARFILE ]]
+then
+  echo "Please enter a valid charfile. You can list installed charfiles with \`charsel list\`"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Define length of shortcut
+LENGTH=$(cat $CHARFILE \
+  | cut -f 1 -d ',' -s \
+  | wc -L \
+  | cut -b 1)
 
 # Clear screen
 clear
 
+# Main program
 while :
 do
+  # Format charfile into table, showing only the shortcuts below the divider in the charfile
+  cat $CHARFILE \
+    | grep -A 100 - \
+    | tail -n +2 \
+    | column -t -N input,output --output-separator ' | ' --separator ','
+
+  echo "*-------------------------*"
+  echo "| previous shorcode:" $INPUT
+  echo "| previous output:  " $OUTPUT
+  echo "*-------------------------*"
   
-  # Put charfile into table
-  column -t $CHARDIR/$1 -N SHORT,CHAR -R SHORT,CHAR --output-separator ' | '
-  read -n 1 INPUT
-  
-  # Navigate to the right characther
-  OUTPUT=$(grep $INPUT $CHARDIR/$1 | cut -c 3)
+  # User input
+  read -p "| input shortcode:   " -N $LENGTH INPUT
 
-  # Clear screen
-  clear
+  # This can definately be simplifed, but it works fine
+  LINENUMBER=$(cut -f 1 -d ',' -s $CHARFILE \
+    | grep -wn $INPUT \
+    | cut -d : -f 1)
+  OUTPUT=$(cut -f 2 -d ',' -s $CHARFILE \
+    | head -$LINENUMBER \
+    | tail +$LINENUMBER)
 
   # Copy output to clipboard
   echo $OUTPUT | xclip -selection clipboard
+
+  # Clear screen
+  clear
+
 done