#!/opt/local/bin/ruby18
#
# This script generates a directory browser, which lists the working
# directory and allows you to open files or subdirectories by
# double-clicking.

# Create a scrollbar on the right side of the main window and a listbox
# on the left side.

require "tkscrollbox"

# The procedure below is invoked to open a browser on a given file;  if the
# file is a directory then another instance of this program is invoked; if
# the file is a regular file then the Mx editor is invoked to display
# the file.

$dirlist = {}

def browsedir (dir)
  if $dirlist.key? dir
    $dirlist[dir]
  else
    top = if $dirlist.size > 0 then TkToplevel.new else nil end
    list = TkScrollbox.new(top) {
      relief 'raised'
      width 20
      height 20
      setgrid 'yes'
      pack
    }
    list.insert 'end', *`ls #{dir}`.split

    # Set up bindings for the browser.

    list.focus
    list.bind "Control-q", proc{exit}
    list.bind "Control-c", proc{exit}
    list.bind "Control-p", proc{
      print "selection <", TkSelection.get, ">\n"
    }

    list.bind "Double-Button-1", proc{
      for i in TkSelection.get.split
        print "clicked ", i, "\n"
        browse dir, i
      end
    }
    $dirlist[dir] = list
  end
end

def browse (dir, file)
  file="#{dir}/#{file}"
  if File.directory? file
    browsedir(file)
  else
    if File.file? file
      if ENV['EDITOR']
        system format("%s %s&", ENV['EDITOR'], file)
      else
        system "xedit #{file}&"
      end
    else
      STDERR.print "\"#{file}\" isn't a directory or regular file"
    end
  end
end

# Fill the listbox with a list of all the files in the directory (run
# the "ls" command to get that information).

if ARGV.length>0 
  dir = ARGV[0]
else
  dir="."
end

browsedir(dir)
Tk.mainloop
