Just started with Nim and looking into writing a terminal application with it.
My brain is completely into web development for the last decade so the old
Turbo Pascal programs are long gone from my memory.
So the question is a simple one. I want to write a utility that runs from the
terminal, shows an interface and you can move around and hit some (vim like)
shortcuts.
My first guess would be as simple as a none ending loop:
while true:
readInput()
drawInterface()
Run
This kind of works, but it feels limited and too linear. Let's say I want to
deep scan folders during the app or any other action while the user is moving
around. This will cause issues, I think.
Another approach would be threads, so I tried:
import asyncdispatch, times
proc main() {.async} =
readInput()
asyncCheck main()
runForEver()
Run
So sure, this doesn't work because I'm missing some vital things that I can't
seem to figure out what they are at the moment.
I looked at some examples online, but most examples with runForEver involve the
Jester package. Which apparently has timers and or handles to allow the usage
of runForEver.
Any tips on how to resolve the following:
* Endless running application, with possible ui rendering.
* Allow input detection throughout the lifetime of the application (readLine
keeps waiting until it receives something)
* Should I use threads or is this overkill?
