pass around accounts

go.mod

@@ -3,23 +3,26 @@ module git.saintnet.tech/stryan/spacetea
 go 1.18
 
 require (
-	github.com/BurntSushi/toml v1.1.0
+	github.com/BurntSushi/toml v1.2.0
-	github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles v0.10.3
+	github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles v0.13.0
-	github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea v0.20.0
+	github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea v0.22.1
-	github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss v0.4.0
+	github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss v0.5.0
 )
 
 require (
 	github.com/atotto/clipboard v0.1.4 // indirect
 	github.com/containerd/console v1.0.3 // indirect
 	github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.2.0 // indirect
-	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.14 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.16 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-localereader v0.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.13 // indirect
-	github.com/muesli/ansi v0.0.0-20211018074035-2e021307bc4b // indirect
+	github.com/muesli/ansi v0.0.0-20211031195517-c9f0611b6c70 // indirect
+	github.com/muesli/cancelreader v0.2.2 // indirect
 	github.com/muesli/reflow v0.3.0 // indirect
-	github.com/muesli/termenv v0.11.1-0.20220212125758-44cd13922739 // indirect
+	github.com/muesli/termenv v0.12.0 // indirect
-	github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.2.0 // indirect
+	github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.3.4 // indirect
 	github.com/sahilm/fuzzy v0.1.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210630005230-0f9fa26af87c // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220818161305-2296e01440c6 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20210422114643-f5beecf764ed // indirect
+	golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20220722155259-a9ba230a4035 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/text v0.3.7 // indirect
 )

go.sum

@@ -1,48 +1,60 @@
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jmenu.go

@@ -16,13 +16,14 @@ func (i jEntry) ID() string          { return i.id }
 func (i jEntry) FilterValue() string { return i.title }
 
 type jMenuModel struct {
+	acc      *Account
 	list     list.Model
 	lastSize tea.WindowSizeMsg
 }
 
 type readMsg string
 
-func newJMenuModel(pages []sim.JournalPage) jMenuModel {
+func newJMenuModel(pages []sim.JournalPage, acc *Account) jMenuModel {
 	var jm jMenuModel
 	items := []list.Item{}
 	for _, v := range pages {
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ func newJMenuModel(pages []sim.JournalPage) jMenuModel {
 	jm.list = list.New(items, list.NewDefaultDelegate(), 80, 32)
 	jm.list.DisableQuitKeybindings()
 	jm.list.Title = "Read which entry?"
+	jm.acc = acc
 	return jm
 }
 
@@ -52,9 +54,9 @@ func (j jMenuModel) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 		case "ctrl-c":
 			return j, tea.Quit
 		case "esc":
-			return initMainscreen(), tea.Batch(j.GetSize, heartbeat())
+			return initMainscreen(j.acc), tea.Batch(j.GetSize, heartbeat())
 		case "enter":
-			return initMainscreen(), tea.Batch(j.GetSize, j.buildJmenuMsg, heartbeat())
+			return initMainscreen(j.acc), tea.Batch(j.GetSize, j.buildJmenuMsg, heartbeat())
 		}
 	}
 

jview.go

@@ -31,10 +31,11 @@ type jview struct {
 	ready    bool
 	lastSize tea.WindowSizeMsg
 	viewport viewport.Model
+	acc      *Account
 }
 
-func newJView(title, content string) jview {
+func newJView(title, content string, acc *Account) jview {
-	return jview{title: title, content: content}
+	return jview{title: title, content: content, acc: acc}
 }
 
 func (m jview) Init() tea.Cmd {
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ func (m jview) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case tea.KeyMsg:
 		if k := msg.String(); k == "ctrl+c" || k == "q" || k == "esc" {
-			return initMainscreen(), tea.Batch(m.GetSize, heartbeat())
+			return initMainscreen(m.acc), tea.Batch(m.GetSize, heartbeat())
 		}
 
 	case tea.WindowSizeMsg:

main.go

@@ -11,8 +11,14 @@ import (
 
 func main() {
 	simulator := sim.NewSimulator()
+	sim.Demo(simulator)
+	acc := &Account{
+		Player:    simulator.Player,
+		Simulator: simulator,
+		Landmark:  nil,
+	}
 	simulator.Start()
-	parent := parent{initMainscreen(simulator)}
+	parent := parent{initMainscreen(acc)}
 	if err := tea.NewProgram(parent, tea.WithAltScreen()).Start(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("Uh oh, there was an error: %v\n", err)
 		os.Exit(1)

mainscreen.go

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ type model struct {
 	keys     keyMap
 	next     string
 	lastSize tea.WindowSizeMsg
+	acc      *Account
 }
 
 type beat struct{}
@@ -47,17 +48,18 @@ func (m model) simCommand() tea.Msg {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
-func initMainscreen(sim *simulator) model {
+func initMainscreen(acc *Account) model {
 	ti := textinput.New()
 	ti.Placeholder = "input command"
 	ti.CharLimit = 156
 	ti.Width = 20
 
 	return model{
-		s:     sim,
+		s:     acc.Simulator,
 		input: ti,
 		help:  help.New(),
 		keys:  keys,
+		acc:   acc,
 	}
 }
 func (m model) Init() tea.Cmd {
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(err)
 		}
-		return newJView(sim.GlobalPages[pid].Title, sim.GlobalPages[pid].Content), m.GetSize
+		return newJView(sim.GlobalPages[pid].Title, sim.GlobalPages[pid].Content, m.acc), m.GetSize
 	case tea.KeyMsg:
 		switch {
 		case key.Matches(msg, m.keys.Help):
@@ -118,7 +120,7 @@ func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 				}
 			}
 			sort.Sort(res)
-			return newMenuModel(res, placeMenu), m.GetSize
+			return newMenuModel(res, placeMenu, m.acc), m.GetSize
 		case key.Matches(msg, m.keys.Pickup):
 			m.s.Input("pickup")
 		case key.Matches(msg, m.keys.Destroy):
@@ -129,14 +131,14 @@ func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 				res = append(res, sim.GlobalItems[k].(sim.ItemEntry))
 			}
 			sort.Sort(res)
-			return newMenuModel(res, craftMenu), m.GetSize
+			return newMenuModel(res, craftMenu, m.acc), m.GetSize
 		case key.Matches(msg, m.keys.Journal):
 			var res pagelist
 			for k := range m.s.Player.Pages {
 				res = append(res, sim.GlobalPages[k])
 			}
 			sort.Sort(res)
-			return newJMenuModel(res), m.GetSize
+			return newJMenuModel(res, m.acc), m.GetSize
 		}
 	}
 	m.input, cmd = m.input.Update(msg)

menu.go

@@ -31,13 +31,15 @@ type menuModel struct {
 	list     list.Model
 	kind     menutype
 	lastSize tea.WindowSizeMsg
+	acc      *Account
 }
 
 type placeMsg string
 type craftMsg string
 
-func newMenuModel(entries []sim.ItemEntry, i menutype) menuModel {
+func newMenuModel(entries []sim.ItemEntry, i menutype, acc *Account) menuModel {
 	var p menuModel
+	p.acc = acc
 	p.kind = i
 	items := []list.Item{}
 	for _, v := range entries {
@@ -89,9 +91,9 @@ func (p menuModel) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 		case "ctrl-c":
 			return p, tea.Quit
 		case "esc":
-			return initMainscreen(), tea.Batch(p.GetSize, heartbeat())
+			return initMainscreen(p.acc), tea.Batch(p.GetSize, heartbeat())
 		case "enter":
-			return initMainscreen(), tea.Batch(p.GetSize, p.buildMenuMsg, heartbeat())
+			return initMainscreen(p.acc), tea.Batch(p.GetSize, p.buildMenuMsg, heartbeat())
 		}
 	}
 

simulator/landmark.go

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ type LandmarkID int
 
 //Landmark is a flavour location
 type Landmark struct {
-	LandmarkID LandmarkID   `toml:"pageid"`
+	LandmarkID LandmarkID   `toml:"landmarkid"`
 	Name       string       `toml:"title"`
 	Content    string       `toml:"content"`
 	Links      []LandmarkID `toml:"links"`

simulator/simulator.go

@@ -16,10 +16,20 @@ type Simulator struct {
 	stop   chan bool
 }
 
-//NewSimulator creates a new simulator instance
+func Demo(s *Simulator) {
-func NewSimulator() *Simulator {
 	pod := newPod()
 	player := NewPlayer()
+	pod.Place(newResource(lookupByName("tea").ID()), 4, 4)
+	player.AddItem(itemType(1), 30)
+	player.AddItem(itemType(3), 5)
+	pod.Tiles[0][0].User = player
+	player.Announce("Game started")
+	s.Place = pod
+	s.Player = player
+}
+
+//NewSimulator creates a new simulator instance
+func NewSimulator() *Simulator {
 	log.Println("loading items")
 	initItems()
 	log.Println("loading techs")
@@ -45,12 +55,7 @@ func NewSimulator() *Simulator {
 		panic("Loaded landmarks but nothing in table")
 	}
 
-	pod.Place(newResource(lookupByName("tea").ID()), 4, 4)
+	return &Simulator{nil, nil, 0, 0, 0, make(chan bool)}
-	player.AddItem(itemType(1), 30)
-	player.AddItem(itemType(3), 5)
-	pod.Tiles[0][0].User = player
-	player.Announce("Game started")
-	return &Simulator{pod, player, 0, 0, 0, make(chan bool)}
 }
 
 //Start begins the simulation, non blocking