Improved search result force-download support

README.md

@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ Bopher-NG's mouse input is supported on any terminals that support the 1000 **an
 
 Note that this support is required at the client side only. For instance, you can safely run `bopher-ng.sh` on any compatible Bash version in an SSH session on your terminal and still be able to use mouse there.
 
-
 ## What is the license on this?
 
-Fully public domain
+Fully public domain.

bopher-ng.sh

@@ -39,13 +39,14 @@ fi
 [[ -z "$BOPHER_DLDIR" ]] && BOPHER_DLDIR="$PWD"                            # downloads directory
 
 # styling used in the TUI
-ESC="\x1b"
+ESC=$'\x1b' # use the ANSI literal syntax to support in read prompts as well
 ERESET="$ESC[0m" # reset the styling
 ERRCOLOR="$ESC[31;1m" # red bold
 LINKCOLOR="$ESC[36;1m" # cyan bold
 FOCUSATTR="$ESC[7;2m" # swap foreground and background and brightness level
 CLS="$ESC[2J" # clear the entire screen
 CURRESET="$ESC[0;0H" # reset the visual cursor
+CURSTART="$ESC[1G" # move cursor to the start of the line
 LINECLR="$ESC[2K" # clear current line
 BELOWCLR="$ESC[0J" # clear everything below
 ALTBUFON="$ESC[?47h" # use the alternative screen buffer
@@ -117,24 +118,25 @@ amtogopher() { # args: AM line
 }
 
 # AM entry clicker function
-amclick() { # args: AM line, output: AM line(s)
+amclick() { # args: AM line[, forcedl], output: AM line(s)
   readarray -d $'\t' -t fields < <(printf '%s' "$1")
   local action="${fields[0]}"
   local desc="${fields[1]}"
   local rhost="${fields[2]}"
   local rport="${fields[3]}"
   local sel="${fields[4]}"
+  local input=''
+  if [[ 'I' == "$action" ]]; then
+    read -p "${LINECLR}${CURSTART}Enter input for $rhost: " input
+  fi
+  [[ ! -z "$2" ]] && action='D' # force the download action
   if [[ 'D' == "$action" ]]; then # download
     local fname="${sel##*/}" # pure-bash version of basename 
     [[ -z "$fname" ]] && fname='dl.dat' # just make sure that it's not empty
-    gophetch "$rhost" "$rport" "$sel" > "$BOPHER_DLDIR/$fname"
+    [[ ! -z "$input" ]] && fname="${fname}%09${input}.search.txt"
+    gophetch "$rhost" "$rport" "$sel" "$input" > "$BOPHER_DLDIR/$fname"
     printf 'E\tDownloaded %s to %s\n' "$(amtogopher "$1")" "$BOPHER_DLDIR/$fname"
   elif [[ 'I' == "$action" || 'M' == "$action" || 'P' == "$action" ]]; then # text content
-    local input=''
-    if [[ 'I' == "$action" ]]; then
-      printf '%b' "$LINECLR" # clear the current line on the terminal
-      read -p "Enter input for $rhost: " input
-    fi
     readarray -t lines < <(gophetch "$rhost" "$rport" "$sel" "$input")
     for line in "${lines[@]}"; do # iterate over every fetched line
       if [[ 'P' == "$action" ]]; then # generate a plaintext AM entry
@@ -216,8 +218,7 @@ jumplink() { # args: delta (usually 1 or -1)
 amload() { # args: AM line[, forcedl]
   CURRENTAM="$1" # update current AM value
   printf '%b' "${LINECLR}Loading..."
-  [[ ! -z "$2" ]] && CURRENTAM="D${CURRENTAM:1}" # modify CURRENTAM first char to the download type
+  readarray -t SCREENBUF < <(amclick "$CURRENTAM" "$2") # populate screen buffer by loading the resource from the AM entry
-  readarray -t SCREENBUF < <(amclick "$CURRENTAM") # populate screen buffer by loading the resource from the AM entry
   NAVIGABLES=() # reset the navigable indexes
   CURLINKINDEX=0 # reset the link number
   CURSCROLLPOS=0 # reset the scrolling position