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Hacker news command line client
https://github.com/toxinu/pyhn

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Pyhn

====



Hacker news in your terminal.



.. image:: https://raw.github.com/socketubs/pyhn/master/screenshot.png



Don't be worry about your IP. Pyhn is not aggressive, it uses cache.



* ``Cache manager``

* ``Customize all the colors``

* ``Customize all the keybinds``

* ``Default vim-like keybindings``

* ``Compatible with Top, Ask, Show and Job stories``

* ``Auto refresh support``

* ``Play nice with tmux and screen (over ssh too!)``

* ``Open storiers in your commandline web browser``

* ``Mouse support``

* ``Easily installable``

* ``Easily hackable``

* ``Ultra fast``

* ``Python 2 and 3``

* ``MIT license``



Installation

------------



Using pip: ::



	pip install pyhn



Run it: ::



	pyhn



Arch Linux

~~~~~~~~~~



``pyhn`` is available in the AUR_.



Usage

-----



Use help for all key bindings:



* **h**, **?**: Print help popup



Configuration

-------------



By default, configuration file is in your ``$HOME/.pyhn/config``.

You can set key bindings, colors and more.



This is an example file: ::



  [keybindings]

  open_story_link = S,enter

  show_story_link = s

  open_comments_link = C

  show_comments_link = c

  open_user_link = U

  show_user_link = u

  up = j

  down = k

  page_up = ctrl d

  page_down = ctrl u

  first_story = g

  last_story = G

  refresh = r,R

  reload_config = ctrl r,ctrl R



  newest_stories = n

  top_stories = t

  best_stories = b

  show_stories = d

  show_newest_stories = D

  ask_stories = a

  jobs_stories = J



  [settings]

  cache = /home/socketubs/.pyhn/cache

  cache_age = 5

  # Refresh interval in minutes (default: 5. minimum: 1)

  refresh_interval = 5

  browser_cmd = __default__



  [colors]

  body = default|

  focus = white,bold|dark cyan

  footer = black|light gray

  footer-error = dark red,bold|light gray

  header = black,bold|light gray

  title = dark red,bold|light gray

  help = black,standout|dark cyan



Settings

~~~~~~~~



* ``cache_age`` is a minute indicator which say to ``CacheManager`` when cache is outdated

* ``browser_cmd`` is a bash command which will be use to open links



Examples: ::



  browser_cmd = lynx __url__

  browser_cmd = __default__

  browser_cmd = w3m __url__

  browser_cmd = echo "[INFO] Open with w3m: __url__" >> /tmp/pyhn.log && w3m __url__



Key bindings

~~~~~~~~~~~~



You can set different key bindings for same action with a comma separator.

Take a look at ``urwid`` `input`_ manual.



Colors

~~~~~~



Colors options are designed like that: ``foreground|background|monochrome``.



**foreground**



* *colors*:  ‘default’ (use the terminal’s default foreground), ‘black’, ‘dark red’, ‘dark green’, ‘brown’, ‘dark blue’, ‘dark magenta’, ‘dark cyan’, ‘light gray’, ‘dark gray’, ‘light red’, ‘light green’, ‘yellow’, ‘light blue’, ‘light magenta’, ‘light cyan’, ‘white’

* *settings*: ‘bold’, ‘underline’, ‘blink’, ‘standout’



**background**



* *colors*: ‘default’ (use the terminal’s default background), ‘black’, ‘dark red’, ‘dark green’, ‘brown’, ‘dark blue’, ‘dark magenta’, ‘dark cyan’, ‘light gray’



**monochrome**



* *settings* : ‘bold’, ‘underline’, ‘blink’, ‘standout’



For more informations you can take a look at ``urwid`` `manual`_.



License

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License is `MIT`_. See `LICENSE`_.



.. _AUR: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/pyhn/

.. _input: http://urwid.org/manual/userinput.html#keyboard-input

.. _manual: http://urwid.org/manual/displayattributes.html#foreground-and-background-settings

.. _MIT: http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT

.. _LICENSE: https://raw.github.com/socketubs/pyhn/master/LICENSE