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main.go

main.go - Overview​

This file implements a simple chatroom application using the Bubble Tea framework in Go. It handles user input, displays messages, and communicates with a chat service.

Detailed Documentation​

main Function​

  • Purpose: Entry point of the chatroom application. It initializes the application, retrieves the username from command line arguments, starts listening for messages, and runs the Bubble Tea program.
  • Parameters: None
  • Returns: None

init Function​

  • Purpose: Initializes the global variable M with the initial model.
  • Parameters: None
  • Returns: None

model Struct​

  • Purpose: Defines the application's model, holding the viewport, messages, textarea, styles, and errors.
  • Fields:
    • viewport (viewport.Model): The viewport for displaying messages.
    • messages ([]string): A slice of strings representing the chat messages.
    • textarea (textarea.Model): The textarea for user input.
    • senderStyle (lipgloss.Style): Style for rendering the sender's username.
    • err (error): Any errors that occur during the application's execution.

initialModel Function​

  • Purpose: Initializes and returns the initial application model.
  • Parameters: None
  • Returns: model: The initialized application model.

(*model) AddMessage Function​

  • Purpose: Adds a new message to the model's message list. It splits the message into username and message content before adding it to the messages slice.
  • Parameters:
    • message (string): The message to add, formatted as "username:message content".
  • Returns: None

(*model) Refresh Function​

  • Purpose: Refreshes the viewport with the current messages.
  • Parameters: None
  • Returns: None

(*model) Init Function​

  • Purpose: Initializes the application. Subscribes to the chat service.
  • Parameters: None
  • Returns: tea.Cmd

(*model) Update Function​

  • Purpose: Handles updates to the application state based on user input and other events.
  • Parameters:
    • msg (tea.Msg): The message to process.
  • Returns:
    • tea.Model: The updated model.
    • tea.Cmd: A command to execute.

(*model) View Function​

  • Purpose: Renders the application's UI.
  • Parameters: None
  • Returns: string: The rendered UI.

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