its alright

bink.py

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def file_object(path):
     # output: (999, "nebula", "/home/nebula/.bink/999")
     return (int(split[-1]), split[2], path)
 
-def generate_feed(before=None, count=50):
+def generate_feed(before=None, count=200):
     posts = [file_object(path) for path in glob("/home/**/.bink/*")]
     if before:
         posts = [post for post in posts if post[0] < before]
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ def generate_feed(before=None, count=50):
         blogs.append(obj)
     return blogs
 
-if "--help" in argv or "help" in argv:
+if argv[-1] == "--help" or argv[-1] == "help":
     exit("see https://git.tilde.town/nebula/bink for usage instructions")
-elif "dump" in argv:
+elif argv[-1] == "dump":
     with open("/dev/stdout", "w") as f:
         json.dump(generate_feed(), f)
     exit()
-elif "pipe" in argv:
+elif argv[-1] == "dump":
     try:
         with open("/dev/stdin", "r", encoding="UTF-8") as f:
             body = f.read().strip()
@@ -65,11 +65,14 @@ elif "pipe" in argv:
         exit()
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
         exit()
-    
+
+if len(argv) > 1:
+    create_post(" ".join(argv[1:]))
+    exit()
 
 import urwid
 
-footer = "[c]reate new post [q]uit [g]top [G]bottom | scrolling: arrows, space, page up/page down, ctrl-d/ctrl-u"
+footer = "[c]reate new post [q]uit | scrolling: arrows, space, page up/page down, ctrl-d/ctrl-u, j/k"
 
 attrmap = [
     ("bold", "default,bold", "default"),
@@ -78,7 +81,7 @@ attrmap = [
 
 class App():
     def __init__(self):
-        self.walker = urwid.SimpleListWalker([
+        self.walker = urwid.SimpleFocusListWalker([
             self.post_to_widget(post) for post in generate_feed()
         ])
         self.loop = urwid.MainLoop(
@@ -89,19 +92,22 @@ class App():
             palette=attrmap
         )
 
-    def update(self, before=None, count=50):
-        self.walker.clear()
-        for post in generate_feed(before=before, count=count):
+    def update(self, before=None, clear=True):
+        if clear:
+            self.walker.clear()
+        for post in generate_feed(before=before):
             self.walker.append(self.post_to_widget(post))
 
     def post_to_widget(self, post):
         time = post["time"] / 1_000_000_000
         stamp = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(time)
-        return urwid.Pile([
+        pile = urwid.Pile([
             urwid.Text([("bold", f"~{post['user']}"), " @ ", stamp.strftime("%H:%M (%A, %B %d, %Y)")]),
             urwid.Text(post['body']),
             urwid.Divider()
         ])
+        # pile.post_time = post["time"]
+        return pile
 
     def write_with_editor(self):
         self.loop.stop()
@@ -144,8 +150,12 @@ class ActionBox(urwid.ListBox):
         elif key == "ctrl u":
             for i in range(1, floor(size[1] / 2)):
                 super().keypress(size, "up")
-        return super().keypress(size, key)
-    
+        super().keypress(size, key)
+        # completely borked code
+        # focus = self.get_focus_widgets()[0]
+        # if focus.post_time == app.walker[-1].post_time:
+        #     app.update(before=focus.post_time)
+            
 app = App()
 try:
     app.loop.run()