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.vscode/settings.json

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+{
+    "files.associations": {
+        "*.ejs": "html",
+        "ncurses.h": "c",
+        "stdio.h": "c"
+    }
+}

Makefile

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+build:
+	rm -rf bin
+	mkdir -p bin
+	gcc -o bin/main *.c -lncurses

config.c

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+char programName[] = "My Text Editor";

config.h

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+#ifndef CONFIG_H
+#define CONFIG_H
+
+extern char programName[];
+
+#endif

main.c

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 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <termios.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include "openFile.h"
 
-int main() {
-    struct termios oldt, newt;
-    char ch;
-
-    // Get current terminal attributes
-    tcgetattr(STDIN_FILENO, &oldt);
-    newt = oldt;
-
-    // Set terminal to raw mode (disable buffering and echoing)
-    newt.c_lflag &= ~(ICANON | ECHO);
-    tcsetattr(STDIN_FILENO, TCSANOW, &newt);
-
-    char lastCh[10];
-    int lastChSize = sizeof(lastCh);
-    int lastChIndex = lastChSize - 1;
-
-    // Listen for key presses
-    while (1) {
-        ch = getchar();
-        printf("Key pressed: %02X\n", ch);
-
-        switch (ch) {
-            case 0x41:
-            case 0x42:
-            case 0x43:
-            case 0x44:
-                for (int i = 0; i < lastChSize; i++){
-                    printf("%02X ", lastCh[i]);
+int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+    char* path;
+    if (argc > 1) {
+        path = argv[1];
+    } else {
+        path = "";
     }
-                printf("\n");
-                printf("%02X %02X\n", lastCh[(lastChIndex+(lastChSize-1)) % lastChSize], lastCh[lastChIndex]);
-                printf("%i %i\n", (lastChIndex+(lastChSize-1)) % lastChSize, lastChIndex);
-                if (lastCh[(lastChIndex+(lastChSize-1)) % lastChSize] == 0x1B && lastCh[lastChIndex] == 0x5B){
-                    
+    int resp = openFile(path, 1);
+    if (resp != 0) {
+        return resp;
     }
-                printf("Arrow key pressed %02X\n", ch);
-                break;
-            case 0x7F:
-                printf("Backspace key pressed\n");
-                break;
-            case 0x0A:
-                printf("Enter key pressed\n");
-                break;
-            default:
-                break;
-        }
-        lastChIndex = (lastChIndex + 1) % lastChSize;
-        lastCh[lastChIndex] = ch;
-    }
-
-    // Restore terminal attributes
-    tcsetattr(STDIN_FILENO, TCSANOW, &oldt);
-
-    return 0;
 }

openFile.c

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+#include "openFile.h"
+#include "config.h"
+#include "render.h"
+
+#include <ncurses.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+int openFile(char* path, int mode) {
+    char* content = "";
+    
+    if (strlen(path) != 0) {
+        FILE *fptr;
+        fptr = fopen(path, "r");
+        if(fptr != NULL) {
+            // Read the contents of the file into the content variable
+            fseek(fptr, 0, SEEK_END);
+            long fsize = ftell(fptr);
+            fseek(fptr, 0, SEEK_SET);
+            content = malloc(fsize + 1);
+            fread(content, 1, fsize, fptr);
+            content[fsize] = 0;
+            fclose(fptr);
+        }
+    }
+
+    struct FileData fileData = {path, content, 0, 0, 0};
+
+
+    initscr();
+    cbreak();
+    keypad(stdscr, TRUE);
+    
+    render(fileData);
+
+    int choice;
+    while (1) {
+        choice = getch(); // Get user input
+        render(fileData); // Re-render the menu
+    }
+
+    end:
+    free(content);
+    // Clean up and exit ncurses
+    endwin();
+
+    return 0;
+}

openFile.h

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+#ifndef OPENFILE_H
+#define OPENFILE_H
+
+#include <ncurses.h>
+
+struct FileData {
+    char* path;
+    char* content;
+    int cursor_x;
+    int cursor_y;
+    int mode;
+};
+
+// Function to open a file
+int openFile(char* path, int mode);
+
+#endif // OPENFILE_H

render.c

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+#include "openFile.h"
+
+#include <ncurses.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+void render(struct FileData fileData) {
+    clear();
+    
+    // Display Header
+    printw("%s\n", fileData.path);
+    int screenWidth = getmaxx(stdscr);
+    for (int i = 0; i < screenWidth; i++) {
+        printw("-");
+    }
+
+    // Display content
+    int widthOfLineNumText = 4;
+    int contentBeginX = widthOfLineNumText + 3;
+    int contentBeginY = 2;
+    int contentHeight = LINES - 4;
+
+    int LineNum = 1;
+    int newLine = 1;
+    for (int i = 0; i < strlen(fileData.content); i++) {
+        if (newLine) {
+            printw("%4d | ", LineNum);
+            LineNum++;
+            newLine = 0;
+        }
+        if (fileData.content[i] == '\n') {
+            newLine = 1;
+        }
+        printw("%c", fileData.content[i]);
+    }
+    
+
+    // footer
+    move(LINES - 2, 0);
+    for (int i = 0; i < screenWidth; i++) {
+        printw("-");
+    }
+    int numLines = 0;
+    int numChars = 0;
+    for (int i = 0; i < strlen(fileData.content); i++) {
+        if (fileData.content[i] == '\n') {
+            numLines++;
+            numChars = 0;
+        } else {
+            numChars++;
+        }
+    }
+    printw("Lines: %d, Chars: %d, Cursor: %d, %d", numLines, numChars, fileData.cursor_x, fileData.cursor_y);
+    
+    move(contentBeginY, contentBeginX);
+
+    refresh();
+}

render.h

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+#ifndef RENDER_H
+#define RENDER_H
+
+#include <ncurses.h>
+#include "openFile.h"
+
+void render(struct FileData fileData);
+
+#endif