This is a little terminal reader for lobste.rs. I love reading the site, so I made a little terminal user interface for it. This is not finished, but that does not matter.
git clone https://github.com/koenwestendorp/kreeftje
cd kreeftje
cargo install --path .(Given that your ~/.cargo/bin/ is in your $PATH.)
kreeftjeOtherwise, running from the source directory would suffice too, of course.
cargo run --releaseWithin the program, the following key bindings can be used for navigation.
←, →, h, l
: Move between the stories list and comments view.
↓, ↑, j, k
: Select next and previous stories in the stories list page.
Move up and down in the comments view.
J, K
: Move to the next and previous page when in the stories list.
Move to the next and previous story when in the comments view.
g, G
: Move to the top and bottom of the stories list or comments view.
o, Enter
: Open the selected story in the browser.
(That browser will be the default browser for your system, and respects your $BROWSER environment variable. For further information, see the documentation of the webbrowser crate that is used under the hood.)
q, <ctrl-C>
: Quit the program.
The name 'kreeftje' is dutch for little lobster. Because my program is like a tiny version of the actual site, I think the name is cute and appropriate <3.
- Ability to read comments associated with the stories. Comments can be accessed through a rightward motion (→ or
l), and navigated in a separate view. - Tag coloring, just like on the site.
- Command line arguments to specify preferences.
- Config file abilities.
- Clear help and info.
- A way of 'selecting' stories, say by hitting the space bar, and then applying operations on them. Such operations could include saving stories, or opening them by bulk in the browser.
- API, rather than scraping the site??