pick_engine.c File Reference

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#include <common.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <sys/wait.h>
#include <termios.h>
#include <unistd.h>

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Functions
int	pick_engine (Init *init)
	Initializes pick interface, calculates window size and position, and enters picker loop.
void	save_object (Pick *pick, char *s)
	Saves a string as an object in the pick structure.
int	picker (Init *init)
	Main loop to handle user input and interactions for pick interface.
void	display_page (Pick *pick)
	Displays current page of objects in pick window.
void	reverse_object (Pick *pick)
	Reverses the display of the currently selected object in pick window.
void	unreverse_object (Pick *pick)
	Unreverses the display of the currently selected object in pick window.
void	toggle_object (Pick *pick)
	Toggles the selection state of the currently selected object in pick window.
int	output_objects (Pick *pick)
	Outputs selected objects to specified output file.
int	exec_objects (Init *init)
	Executes specified command with selected objects as arguments.
int	open_pick_win (Init *init)
	Initializes the pick window based on the parameters specified in the Pick structure.
void	display_pick_help (Init *init)
	Displays the help screen for the pick interface using view.
int	read_pick_input (Init *init)
	Reads pick input from file pointer and saves objects into pick structure.
void	deselect_object (Pick *pick)
	Deselects the currently selected object in pick window.
int	init_pick (Init *init, int argc, char **argv, int begy, int begx)
	Initializes pick structure and opens pick input file or pipe.

Variables
int	tbl_col
int	tbl_line
int	tbl_page
int	tbl_cols
int	pg_lines
int	tbl_pages
int	obj_idx
int	calculated_idx
int	pipe_fd [2]
char const	pagers_editors [12][10]

Detailed Description

pick from a list of choices

Author

Bill Waller Copyright (c) 2025 MIT License billx.nosp@m.wall.nosp@m.er@gm.nosp@m.ail..nosp@m.com

Date

2026-02-09

Definition in file pick_engine.c.

Variable Documentation

calculated_idx

int calculated_idx

Definition at line 24 of file pick_engine.c.

obj_idx

int obj_idx

Definition at line 24 of file pick_engine.c.

pagers_editors

char const pagers_editors[12][10]

Initial value:

= {"view", "view",  "less", "more",
           "vi",   "vim",   "nano", "nvim",
           "pico", "emacs", "edit", ""}

Definition at line 41 of file pick_engine.c.

                                  {"view", "view",  "less", "more",
                                     "vi",   "vim",   "nano", "nvim",
                                     "pico", "emacs", "edit", ""};

pg_lines

int pg_lines

Definition at line 23 of file pick_engine.c.

pipe_fd

int pipe_fd[2]

Definition at line 39 of file pick_engine.c.

Referenced by init_pick().

tbl_col

int tbl_col

Definition at line 23 of file pick_engine.c.

tbl_cols

int tbl_cols

Definition at line 23 of file pick_engine.c.

tbl_line

int tbl_line

Definition at line 23 of file pick_engine.c.

tbl_page

int tbl_page

Definition at line 23 of file pick_engine.c.

tbl_pages

int tbl_pages

Definition at line 23 of file pick_engine.c.