get notifications working

gemlog/common.go

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+package gemlog
+
+type Notification string
+type ErrorMsg struct{ err error }

gemlog/write.go

@@ -4,10 +4,25 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
+
+	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
 )
 
+func WritePostCMD() tea.Msg {
+	id, err := write()
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return ErrorMsg{err}
+	}
+	return Notification(fmt.Sprintf("Created post with id: %s", id))
+}
+
+// For messages that contain errors it's often handy to also implement the
+// error interface on the message.
+// func (e ErrorMsg) Error() string { return e.err.Error() }
+
 // WriteAction opens a shell editor and prints the output to console
-func WriteAction() error {
+func write() (string, error) {
 	// Get the editor from environment variable, default to vi
 	editor := os.Getenv("EDITOR")
 	if editor == "" {
@@ -17,7 +32,7 @@ func WriteAction() error {
 	// Create a temporary file
 	tmpFile, err := os.CreateTemp("", "gemlog-*.md")
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create temporary file: %w", err)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to create temporary file: %w", err)
 	}
 	defer os.Remove(tmpFile.Name()) // Clean up
 
@@ -31,17 +46,15 @@ func WriteAction() error {
 
 	err = cmd.Run()
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("editor command failed: %w", err)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("editor command failed: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	// Read the contents of the file
 	content, err := os.ReadFile(tmpFile.Name())
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to read file contents: %w", err)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to read file contents: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	// Print the contents to console
-	fmt.Print(string(content))
-
-	return nil
+	contentStr := string(content)
+	return contentStr, nil
 }

main.go

@@ -17,19 +17,22 @@ const (
 	Delete Action = "delete"
 )
 
-type ActionCallback func() error
+func TODOCmd() tea.Msg {
+	return gemlog.Notification("This action has not been implemented yet.")
+}
 
-var callbacks = map[Action]ActionCallback{
-	Write:  gemlog.WriteAction,
-	Read:   func() error { return fmt.Errorf("not implmented") },
-	Edit:   func() error { return nil },
-	Delete: func() error { return nil },
+var mainCommands = map[Action]tea.Cmd{
+	Write:  gemlog.WritePostCMD,
+	Read:   TODOCmd,
+	Edit:   TODOCmd,
+	Delete: TODOCmd,
 }
 
 type model struct {
-	cursor   int
-	actions  []Action
-	errorTxt string
+	notification string
+	cursor       int
+	actions      []Action
+	errorTxt     string
 }
 
 func initialModel() model {
@@ -44,6 +47,8 @@ func (m model) Init() tea.Cmd {
 
 func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
+	case gemlog.Notification:
+		m.notification = fmt.Sprintf("%s\n\n", string(msg))
 	case tea.KeyMsg:
 		switch msg.String() {
 		case "ctrl+c", "q":
@@ -57,13 +62,7 @@ func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 				m.cursor++
 			}
 		case "enter", " ":
-			err := callbacks[m.actions[m.cursor]]()
-			if err == nil {
-				return m, tea.Quit
-			}
-			m.errorTxt = "problem running action\n\nerror:\n"
-			m.errorTxt += fmt.Sprintf("Error: %v\n", err)
-			return m, nil
+			return m, mainCommands[m.actions[m.cursor]]
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -74,7 +73,12 @@ func (m model) View() string {
 	if len(m.errorTxt) > 0 {
 		return m.errorTxt
 	}
-	s := "Welcome to gemlog cli!\n\nWhat post action would you like to take?\n\n"
+	s := ""
+	if m.notification != "" {
+		s += m.notification
+	} else {
+		s += "Welcome to gemlog cli!\n\nWhat post action would you like to take?\n\n"
+	}
 
 	for i, action := range m.actions {
 		cursor := " "