Version 1.5: now with readline baked in!

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may · Nov 12, 2021 · aa370ea · aa370ea
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ Revised: 2021-11-09
 
 * tput (if you don't have this, then set `$color_only` to `false` in `config.rb`)
   * `apt install libncurses5` on debian/ubuntu, otherwise see: [tput](https://command-not-found.com/tput)
-* running on a platform that supports readline (MacOS, GNU/Linux, *BSD, etc.)
-  * Otherwise set `$use_readline` to `false` in `config.rb`
 
 ## Install
 

diff --git a/config.rb b/config.rb
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@
 
 ## User options
 
-# Unless you're on Windows, you want this set to true.
-$use_readline = true
-
 # Extbrain uses color to denote when you need to do something or error states.
 # For example, if you have a project with no next action -- it turns red.
 # If you'd rather not have colors, you can turn this off with no (or limited)

diff --git a/lib/controller.rb b/lib/controller.rb
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ def task_input(task_action_context,task_body)
 # and clearly define, for example, what the desired outcome is *now*,
 # instead of just adding more text to what's already there.
 # I have totally been guilty of that in the past.
-#
-# If you need to edit what's there, see readline or highline (if cross-platfrom needed).
+
+
 
 def add_note(project_or_task)
   print 'Add note to project or task: '

diff --git a/main.rb b/main.rb
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@
 require_relative 'config.rb'
 require_relative 'tips.rb'
 
-if $use_readline
-  require "readline"
-end
+require 'reline' # standard ruby
 
 # TODO steal from controller.rb around 393 inside review_and_maybe_edit
 $help_text = <<HEREDOC
@@ -64,13 +62,8 @@ def command_loop
   end
 
   while true
-    if $use_readline
-      buf = Readline.readline('extbrain> ', true)
-      input = buf
-    else  
-      print('extbra!n> ')
-      input = gets
-    end
+    buf = Reline.readline('extbrain> ', true)
+    input = buf
     # TODO try $data.load_data BEFORE modifying state.
     # TODO scope lockfile to just save load
 
@@ -214,7 +207,7 @@ def random_tip
 end 
 
 
-puts "Welcome to extbrain, version 1.4 (\"turbochanged somedaymaybe\"), 2021-11-07"
+puts "Welcome to extbrain, version 1.5 (\"now with readline\"), 2021-11-11"
 startup
 # random_tip #annoying, 2020-12-18 
 command_loop