Why Lua?

[zoeleu]

Why is lua necessary? Isn't it possible to not use Lua?

[K4rakara]

Lua is used to allow users to customize freshfetch, rather than make their own fetch just for a different look. The API isn't very user friendly as of writing this, but it literally lets you do anything you want, within the limits of ANSI escape codes.

[zoeleu]

Can't these ANSI codes be implemented using string replacing or compiling the syntax to a text file? Or at least giving an option to build it without Lua? I feel like this is unnecessary bloat for people that don't use it. Em seg., 3 de mai. de 2021 20:03, Jack ***@***.***> escreveu:

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Lua is used to allow users to customize freshfetch, rather than make their own fetch just for a different look. The API isn't very user friendly as of writing this, but it literally lets you do anything you want, within the limits of ANSI escape codes. — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#22 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AQRVPRMTJHQJAEXZQWSLA3LTL4TV3ANCNFSM44BJ4DYQ> .

[zoeleu]

• from what I understood, no dynamic features are currently being used. It is better to make a "compiler" for the ANSI escape code features that are required for customization.

[K4rakara]

What Lua also allows is for users to fetch their own information.

I may make a cfg flag that removes lua when I rework the codebase, but it wouldn't be the default.

[zoeleu]

fetch their own information.

Why not make a rust config then? you remove the lua (bloat) and allow customization through editing the source. Em ter., 4 de mai. de 2021 às 14:33, Jack ***@***.***> escreveu:

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What Lua also allows is for users to fetch their own information. I may make a cfg flag that removes lua when I rework the codebase, but it wouldn't be the default. — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#22 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AQRVPRMMHEF37P2ZRQXF5LDTMAVYPANCNFSM44BJ4DYQ> .

[K4rakara]

I don't believe in the suckless mentality of forcing users to recompile their programs to configure them.

I'm not against having a rust config, but if i did it it would be dynamically loaded or something.

[zoeleu]

Yeah, why not bundle rustc and compile config with a flag.

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On Thu, May 6, 2021, 9:28 PM Jack ***@***.***> wrote: I don't believe in the suckless mentality of forcing users to recompile their programs to configure them. I'm not *against* having a rust config, but if i did it it would be dynamically loaded or something. — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#22 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AQRVPRM4R77CKY3OH62E24LTMMX2DANCNFSM44BJ4DYQ> .

[Speykious]

@K4rakara I'm 2 months late in the matter, but what about making it configurable through a TOML file? It's kind of a standard for Rust programs and it works really well.
Take a look at Starship for example. It's an incredibly extensible prompt also written in Rust, and it's configured with TOML.

(Maybe I can even try to code that in, hmmm)

[zoeleu]

Lua is too complex for a simple project like this. I agree that TOML is a good, widespread format. If the API isn't good or user friendly, why is it there? Em qua., 14 de jul. de 2021 02:19, Speykious ***@***.***> escreveu:

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@K4rakara <https://github.com/K4rakara> I'm 2 months late in the matter, but what about making it configurable through a TOML file? It's kind of a standard for Rust programs and it works really well. Take a look at Starship <https://starship.rs> for example. It's an incredibly extensible prompt also written in Rust, and it's configured with TOML <https://starship.rs/config/>. (Maybe I can even try to code that in, hmmm) — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#22 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AQRVPRMVHWK75FQKCLEMYSTTXTJXXANCNFSM44BJ4DYQ> .

[K4rakara]

@Speykious, @matteoturini

After reflecting further, I think you're right. I plan to rewrite the codebase in async Rust, with a config.rs file in the repo root. The default config.rs file will have a simple TOML config reader. That way, if you wanted to use it in a suckless manner, you could, or if you wanted to use it with a config file, you could.

Rewriting this is gonna take a while, I've got a lot of IRL things going on at the moment. I'll leave additional comments on this thread once I make some headway.

[zoeleu]

Glad you thought about it. Good luck with the rewrite!

[VarLad]

@K4rakara What about using Rhai for the config part?

[K4rakara]

@K4rakara What about using Rhai for the config part?

While Rhai is cool, I don't think I'm going to support configuring it with it out of the box.

I don't know how to explain it well, but Rust crates are heavier, at least when they are statically linked. I'd rather not statically link an entire programming language for configuring a system fetch.

[VarLad]

But how about as an alternative for writing plugins instead of Lua?
Rhai is really small as well, and is suitable for such purposes