doc: testing string for bigger diff example to test

Maybe this input string can be re-used for a potential integration-test?

build.zig.zon

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
     .version = "0.0.1",
     .dependencies = .{
         .zterm = .{
-            .url = "git+https://gitea.yves-biener.de/yves-biener/zterm#e972a2ea0f7a9f8caffd439ef206474b46475f91",
+            .url = "git+https://gitea.yves-biener.de/yves-biener/zterm#b1a0d60ae379bb91b862d7c4a8a2210cd74c4387",
-            .hash = "zterm-0.3.0-1xmmENkhHAB2rmNJFH-9rRqiRLnT673xwuMrqLwOnlT_",
+            .hash = "zterm-0.3.0-1xmmEMotHACXUXNtsX1P2iz3XQgabNz1PfF7oazYtNam",
         },
     },
     .minimum_zig_version = "0.16.0-dev.1254+bf15c791f",

src/elements.zig

@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ pub fn Tree(App: type) type {
                 .ptr = this,
                 .vtable = &.{
                     .resize = resize,
+                    .minSize = minSize,
                     .handle = handle,
                     .content = content,
                 },
@@ -70,6 +71,19 @@ pub fn Tree(App: type) type {
             this.size = size;
         }
 
+        fn minSize(ctx: *anyopaque, model: *const App.Model, _: Point) Point {
+            // NOTE as we assume the model contents do not change we could calculate the
+            // maximum width required for this `Element` and return that, instead of
+            // calculating the width every time anew. For now this works fine.
+            const this: *@This() = @ptrCast(@alignCast(ctx));
+            const changes: []const Model.Index = model.changes.keys();
+            const files = changes[this.scrollback..];
+            var width: u16 = 0;
+            for (files) |file| width = @max(@as(u16, @intCast(file.len)), width);
+            return .{ .x = width };
+        }
+
+
         fn handle(ctx: *anyopaque, model: *App.Model, event: App.Event) !void {
             const this: *@This() = @ptrCast(@alignCast(ctx));
             switch (event) {
@@ -78,7 +92,17 @@ pub fn Tree(App: type) type {
                     this.scrollback = 0;
                     this.idx = 0;
                 },
-                // TODO also support key inputs to change the current file?
+                .key => |key| {
+                   if (key.eql(.{ .cp = 'J' }) and this.idx < this.len - 1) {
+                       this.idx += 1;
+                       this.queue.push(.{ .file = this.idx });
+                   }
+
+                   if (key.eql(.{ .cp = 'K' }) and this.idx > 0) {
+                       this.idx -= 1;
+                       this.queue.push(.{ .file = this.idx });
+                   }
+                },
                 .mouse => |mouse| if (this.len > 0) switch (mouse.button) {
                     .left => if (mouse.y + this.scrollback < this.len) {
                         this.idx = mouse.y + this.scrollback;
@@ -112,7 +136,6 @@ pub fn Tree(App: type) type {
                 const row_color: zterm.Color = if (this.idx == idx) .blue else .default;
                 cell_idx = row * size.x;
                 for (0..size.x) |_| {
-                    cell_idx += 1;
                     if (value_idx >= value.len) break;
                     const cp = value[value_idx];
                     defer value_idx += 1;
@@ -128,6 +151,7 @@ pub fn Tree(App: type) type {
                         else => cp,
                     };
                     cells[cell_idx].style.fg = row_color;
+                    cell_idx += 1;
                 }
             }
         }

src/main.zig

@@ -2,7 +2,108 @@
 
 // FIX known issues:
 
-const diff = "";
+const diff =
+\\diff --git a/build.zig.zon b/build.zig.zon
+\\index a039487..944fc49 100644
+\\--- a/build.zig.zon
+\\+++ b/build.zig.zon
+\\@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
+\\     .version = "0.0.1",
+\\     .dependencies = .{
+\\         .zterm = .{
+\\-            .url = "git+https://gitea.yves-biener.de/yves-biener/zterm#e972a2ea0f7a9f8caffd439ef206474b46475f91",
+\\-            .hash = "zterm-0.3.0-1xmmENkhHAB2rmNJFH-9rRqiRLnT673xwuMrqLwOnlT_",
+\\+            .url = "git+https://gitea.yves-biener.de/yves-biener/zterm#b1a0d60ae379bb91b862d7c4a8a2210cd74c4387",
+\\+            .hash = "zterm-0.3.0-1xmmEMotHACXUXNtsX1P2iz3XQgabNz1PfF7oazYtNam",
+\\         },
+\\     },
+\\     .minimum_zig_version = "0.16.0-dev.1254+bf15c791f",
+\\diff --git a/src/elements.zig b/src/elements.zig
+\\index c0225ae..fb1ad68 100644
+\\--- a/src/elements.zig
+\\+++ b/src/elements.zig
+\\@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ pub fn Tree(App: type) type {
+\\                 .ptr = this,
+\\                 .vtable = &.{
+\\                     .resize = resize,
+\\+                    .minSize = minSize,
+\\                     .handle = handle,
+\\                     .content = content,
+\\                 },
+\\@@ -70,6 +71,19 @@ pub fn Tree(App: type) type {
+\\             this.size = size;
+\\         }
+\\
+\\+        fn minSize(ctx: *anyopaque, model: *const App.Model, _: Point) Point {
+\\+            // NOTE as we assume the model contents do not change we could calculate the
+\\+            // maximum width required for this `Element` and return that, instead of
+\\+            // calculating the width every time anew. For now this works fine.
+\\+            const this: *@This() = @ptrCast(@alignCast(ctx));
+\\+            const changes: []const Model.Index = model.changes.keys();
+\\+            const files = changes[this.scrollback..];
+\\+            var width: u16 = 0;
+\\+            for (files) |file| width = @max(@as(u16, @intCast(file.len)), width);
+\\+            return .{ .x = width };
+\\+        }
+\\+
+\\+
+\\         fn handle(ctx: *anyopaque, model: *App.Model, event: App.Event) !void {
+\\             const this: *@This() = @ptrCast(@alignCast(ctx));
+\\             switch (event) {
+\\@@ -78,7 +92,17 @@ pub fn Tree(App: type) type {
+\\                     this.scrollback = 0;
+\\                     this.idx = 0;
+\\                 },
+\\-                // TODO also support key inputs to change the current file?
+\\+                .key => |key| {
+\\+                   if (key.eql(.{ .cp = 'J' }) and this.idx < this.len - 1) {
+\\+                       this.idx += 1;
+\\+                       this.queue.push(.{ .file = this.idx });
+\\+                   }
+\\+
+\\+                   if (key.eql(.{ .cp = 'K' }) and this.idx > 0) {
+\\+                       this.idx -= 1;
+\\+                       this.queue.push(.{ .file = this.idx });
+\\+                   }
+\\+                },
+\\                 .mouse => |mouse| if (this.len > 0) switch (mouse.button) {
+\\                     .left => if (mouse.y + this.scrollback < this.len) {
+\\                         this.idx = mouse.y + this.scrollback;
+\\@@ -112,7 +136,6 @@ pub fn Tree(App: type) type {
+\\                 const row_color: zterm.Color = if (this.idx == idx) .blue else .default;
+\\                 cell_idx = row * size.x;
+\\                 for (0..size.x) |_| {
+\\-                    cell_idx += 1;
+\\                     if (value_idx >= value.len) break;
+\\                     const cp = value[value_idx];
+\\                     defer value_idx += 1;
+\\@@ -128,6 +151,7 @@ pub fn Tree(App: type) type {
+\\                         else => cp,
+\\                     };
+\\                     cells[cell_idx].style.fg = row_color;
+\\+                    cell_idx += 1;
+\\                 }
+\\             }
+\\         }
+\\diff --git a/src/root.zig b/src/root.zig
+\\index 29aa832..54d3631 100644
+\\--- a/src/root.zig
+\\+++ b/src/root.zig
+\\@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ pub fn Container(App: type, gpa: Allocator, element: *elements.Root(App), tree:
+\\             },
+\\         },
+\\     }, element.element());
+\\-    try root.append(try .init(gpa, .{}, tree.element()));
+\\+    try root.append(try .init(gpa, .{
+\\+        .size = .{
+\\+            .grow = .vertical,
+\\+        },
+\\+    }, tree.element()));
+\\     try root.append(try .init(gpa, .{}, .{})); // empty container holding the scrollable element for the diff of each file
+\\     return root;
+\\ }
+\\
+;
 
 pub fn main() !void {
     // argument handling
@@ -33,7 +134,7 @@ pub fn main() !void {
     // tui creation
     errdefer |err| log.err("Application Error: {any}", .{err});
 
-    var threaded_io: std.Io.Threaded = .init(allocator);
+    var threaded_io: std.Io.Threaded = .init(allocator, .{});
     errdefer threaded_io.deinit();
     const io = threaded_io.io();
 
@@ -46,13 +147,23 @@ pub fn main() !void {
     var element_root: tui_diff.elements.Root(App) = .init(allocator);
     var element_tree: tui_diff.elements.Tree(App) = .init(&app.queue);
 
+    // NOTE hold change set as entries of the changes for each file of in the `App.Model.changes`
+    var change_set: std.ArrayList([]tui_diff.elements.Change(App)) = .empty;
+    defer {
+        for (change_set.items) |change| allocator.free(change);
+        change_set.deinit(allocator);
+    }
+
     var iter = app.model.changes.iterator();
     var entry = iter.next();
     while (entry != null) : (entry = iter.next()) if (entry) |e| {
         var changes = try allocator.alloc(tui_diff.elements.Change(App), e.value_ptr.items.len);
         for (0.., e.value_ptr.items) |i, diff_index|
             changes[i] = .init(diff_index);
+        // `tui_diff.elements.Diff` does not own the changes array because it only passes the
+        // corresponding `Element` instances for the `Container` tree generation
         try element_root.diffs.append(allocator, try tui_diff.elements.Diff(App, allocator, changes));
+        try change_set.append(allocator, changes);
     };
 
     var root = try tui_diff.Container(App, allocator, &element_root, &element_tree);

src/root.zig

@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ pub fn Container(App: type, gpa: Allocator, element: *elements.Root(App), tree:
             },
         },
     }, element.element());
-    try root.append(try .init(gpa, .{}, tree.element()));
+    try root.append(try .init(gpa, .{
+        .size = .{
+            .grow = .vertical,
+        },
+    }, tree.element()));
     try root.append(try .init(gpa, .{}, .{})); // empty container holding the scrollable element for the diff of each file
     return root;
 }