commit 9192f9e6bc31960f2056c2d174b5f447246617bf
from: Brett Fisher <code@brettfisher.xyz>
date: Fri Jul  3 04:33:59 2026 UTC

bin/browsefiles.lua: Refactor for consistency with scripts/modules.

  - Add colors, display, input, TITLE require and constant.
  - Replace hardcoded title string with TITLE constant.
  - Add opening, closing, and error status_line messages.
  - Replace mixed clear-and-position/io.read error handling
    with status_line/sleep pattern.
  - Replace loop state variable start_dir with current_dir.
  - Clean up commented-out and dead code.
  - Normalize whitespace in function definitions and comments.

commit - 915d416f97e8de5013529b6896c9e61b2000868b
commit + 9192f9e6bc31960f2056c2d174b5f447246617bf
blob - e52072a07fcbd56998341eb97613c9a8d621058c
blob + 3abcd44b25b07172e0d7dc5268fbf703f3e45a5f
--- bin/browsefiles.lua
+++ bin/browsefiles.lua
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env lua5.4
 -- lua file browser script
 
--- Enforce Lua 5.4+
+-- Enforce Lua 5.4
 if not _VERSION:match("5.4") then
 	io.stderr:write("Error: Lua 5.4 required (got " .. _VERSION .. ").\n")
 	os.exit(1)
@@ -13,18 +13,25 @@ if not ok then
 	error("LuaFileSystem not found.")
 end
 
+local colors = require("aestel.colors")
+local display = require("aestel.display")
+local input = require("aestel.input")
 local navigate = require("aestel.navigate")
 local opener = require("aestel.opener")
-local input = require("aestel.input")
 
--- Utility: Normalize and validate start dir
+local TITLE = "File Browser"
+
+-- Normalize and validate start dir
 local function get_valid_start_dir(raw_dir)
+
 	raw_dir = raw_dir or lfs.currentdir() or os.getenv("PWD") or os.getenv("HOME")
+
 	if not raw_dir then
 		return nil, "No valid start directory (HOME/PWD not set)."
 	end
 
 	local home_dir = os.getenv("HOME")
+
 	if not home_dir then
 		return nil, "HOME environment variable not set."
 	end
@@ -51,7 +58,6 @@ local function get_valid_start_dir(raw_dir)
 	return normalized
 end
 
--- Main implementation
 local function browse_and_open()
 	local start_dir, err = get_valid_start_dir(arg[1])
 	if not start_dir then
@@ -60,39 +66,36 @@ local function browse_and_open()
 	end
 
 	local home_dir = os.getenv("HOME")
+	local current_dir = start_dir
 
-	while true do  -- LOOP: Repeat browse until quit
-		local selected = navigate.browse(start_dir, home_dir, 4, "📂 File Browser")
+	while true do
+		local selected = navigate.browse(current_dir, home_dir, nil, TITLE)
 		if not selected then
-			break  -- Quit: User pressed q or Esc
+			display.status_line("... Exiting " .. TITLE, colors.REVERSE)
+			os.execute("sleep 2")
+			display.clear_screen()
+			return
 		end
 
-		-- Try to open
-		local opener_result = opener.open(selected)
-		local open_ok, open_err = opener_result
-		
+--		-- Try to open
+--		local opener_result = opener.open(selected)
+--		local open_ok, open_err = opener_result
+
+		local open_ok, open_err = opener.open(selected)
 		if open_ok then
-			-- Success: No wait, loop back to browser
+			display.status_line("... Opening " .. selected, colors.REVERSE)
 		else
-			-- Error: Clear for visibility + msg + wait, then loop back
-			input.clear_and_position(1, 1)
-			io.write("Failed to open '" .. selected .. "': " .. tostring(open_err or "Unknown error") .. "\n")
-			io.write("Press Enter to return to browser...\n")
-			io.flush()
-			io.read()  -- Wait for Enter
+			display.status_line("... Failed to open'" .. selected .. "': " .. tostring(open_err or "Unknown error"), colors.REVERSE)
 		end
-		
-		-- Next browse starts from current shell cwd (e.g., if cd in shell, respects it)
-		start_dir = lfs.currentdir() or home_dir  -- Fallback to home if nil
+		os.execute("sleep 2")
+		current_dir = lfs.currentdir() or home_dir		
 	end
 end
 
--- Run with error handling
 local success, err = pcall(browse_and_open)
 if not success then
-	input.disable_raw()  -- Ensure terminal restored if browse crashes early
+	input.disable_raw()
 	io.stderr:write("Error: " .. tostring(err) .. "\n")
 	os.exit(1)
 end
-input.disable_raw()