added a dedicated pager library

deck/chat.py

@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@
 # Created by Luxferre in 2025, released into public domain
 
 from deck.input import input
+from deck.pager import print_paged
 
 class DeckChat:
-  def __init__(self, start_state={}, chat_prefix='> ', command_prefix='/', paginate=0):
+  def __init__(self, start_state={}, chat_prefix='> ', command_prefix='/'):
     """Init the chat class"""
     self.command_prefix = command_prefix # prefix that commands start with
     self.chat_prefix = chat_prefix       # prefix to write before input
@@ -14,7 +15,6 @@ class DeckChat:
       'default': lambda m,s: (m,s)       # echo handler by default
     }
     self.state = start_state             # internal state object (impl-specific)
-    self.paginate_n = paginate           # paginate the responses exceeding N>0 lines
 
   def command(self, command, handler):
     """
@@ -43,15 +43,6 @@ class DeckChat:
         res = (cmd, arg)
     return res
 
-  def _paginate_output(self, text):
-    """Splits output for small terminals."""
-    lines = text.split('\n')
-    for i in range(0, len(lines), self.paginate_n):
-      chunk = lines[i:i + self.paginate_n]
-      for line in chunk: print(line)
-      if i + self.paginate_n < len(lines):
-        input("-- Press Enter --")
-
   def start(self):
     """Start the chat loop"""
     while True:
@@ -60,10 +51,7 @@ class DeckChat:
         if len(input_msg) == 0: continue
         cmd, msg = self._detect_command(input_msg)
         output, self.state = self.command_handlers[cmd](msg, self.state)
-        if self.paginate_n > 0:
-          self._paginate_output(output.strip())
-        else:
-          print(output)  
+        print_paged(output.strip())
         if self.state is None:
           break
       except (KeyboardInterrupt, EOFError):