Add loading bars

Author: scriptonist

Gopkg.lock

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/briandowns/spinner"
 	"github.com/rivo/tview"
 )
 
@@ -24,11 +25,16 @@ var (
 )
 
 func GetHotPosts() {
+
+	s := spinner.New(spinner.CharSets[9], 100*time.Millisecond) // Build our new spinner
+	s.Start()
 	b, err := makeRequest(hotPostsAPI)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("Oops, some network error: %v\n", err)
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
+	s.Stop()
+
 	var hotposts HotPosts
 	err = json.Unmarshal(b, &hotposts)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -68,6 +74,7 @@ func GetHotPosts() {
 }
 
 func makeRequest(url string) ([]byte, error) {
+
 	client := http.Client{
 		Timeout: time.Duration(1 * time.Minute),
 	}

pkg/posts/hot.go

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/briandowns/spinner"
 	"github.com/rivo/tview"
 )
 
@@ -16,11 +17,16 @@ var (
 )
 
 func GetNews() {
+
+	s := spinner.New(spinner.CharSets[9], 100*time.Millisecond) // Build our new spinner
+	s.Start()
 	b, err := makeRequest(newsAPI)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("Oops, some network error: %v\n", err)
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
+	s.Stop()
+
 	var posts TopNews
 	err = json.Unmarshal(b, &posts)
 	if err != nil {

pkg/posts/news.go

@@ -13,30 +13,44 @@ import (
 
 // openPost opens a post in a new tview box
 func openPost(app *tview.Application, postcuid string, list *tview.List) {
+
+	textView := tview.NewTextView().
+		SetDynamicColors(true).
+		SetRegions(true).
+		SetWrap(true).
+		SetWordWrap(true).
+		SetTextAlign(tview.AlignLeft).
+		SetChangedFunc(func() {
+			app.Draw()
+		})
+
+	textView.Box = textView.Box.SetBorder(true).SetBorderPadding(1, 1, 2, 1)
+	textView.SetBorder(true)
+
+	go func() {
+		if err := app.SetRoot(textView, true).SetFocus(textView).Run(); err != nil {
+			app.Stop()
+			panic(err)
+		}
+	}()
+
 	var singlePost Post
+	textView.SetText("[green::l]Loading...")
 	b, err := makeRequest(fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", postAPI, postcuid))
 	if err != nil {
 		app.Stop()
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
+	textView.SetText("")
+	textView.ScrollToBeginning()
 
 	err = json.Unmarshal(b, &singlePost)
 	if err != nil {
 		app.Stop()
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	textView := tview.NewTextView().
-		SetDynamicColors(true).
-		SetRegions(true).
-		SetWrap(true).
-		SetWordWrap(true).
-		SetTextAlign(tview.AlignLeft).
-		SetChangedFunc(func() {
-			app.Draw()
-		})
-
-	title := fmt.Sprintf("Title: %s", singlePost.Post.Title)
+	title := fmt.Sprintf("\nTitle: %s", singlePost.Post.Title)
 	var author string
 	if singlePost.Post.Author.Name != "" {
 		author = fmt.Sprintf("Author: %s", singlePost.Post.Author.Name)
@@ -89,9 +103,6 @@ func openPost(app *tview.Application, postcuid string, list *tview.List) {
 
 	}
 
-	textView.Box = textView.Box.SetBorder(true).SetBorderPadding(1, 1, 2, 1)
-	textView.SetBorder(true)
-
 	textView.SetDoneFunc(func(key tcell.Key) {
 		if key == tcell.KeyEscape {
 			if err := app.SetRoot(list, true).SetFocus(list).Run(); err != nil {
@@ -101,10 +112,6 @@ func openPost(app *tview.Application, postcuid string, list *tview.List) {
 		}
 	})
 
-	if err := app.SetRoot(textView, true).SetFocus(textView).Run(); err != nil {
-		app.Stop()
-		panic(err)
-	}
 }
 
 func writeToTextView(t *tview.TextView, contents ...string) {

pkg/posts/post.go

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/briandowns/spinner"
 	"github.com/rivo/tview"
 )
 
@@ -16,11 +17,16 @@ var (
 )
 
 func GetTrendingPosts() {
+
+	s := spinner.New(spinner.CharSets[9], 100*time.Millisecond) // Build our new spinner
+	s.Start()
 	b, err := makeRequest(trendingStoriesAPI)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("Oops, some network error: %v\n", err)
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
+	s.Stop()
+
 	var posts TrendingStories
 	err = json.Unmarshal(b, &posts)
 	if err != nil {