you can now look at stuff, it's DOPE

internal/app/game_view.go

@@ -60,19 +60,19 @@ func (v *gameView) lookHandler(e *tcell.EventKey) change {
 		case 'w':
 			v.keyHandler = v.walkHandler
 			v.statusLine = "(walk)"
-			return lookAt{0, -1}
+			return &lookAt{x: 0, y: -1}
 		case 'a':
 			v.keyHandler = v.walkHandler
 			v.statusLine = "(walk)"
-			return lookAt{-1, 0}
+			return &lookAt{x: -1, y: 0}
 		case 's':
 			v.keyHandler = v.walkHandler
 			v.statusLine = "(walk)"
-			return lookAt{0, 1}
+			return &lookAt{x: 0, y: 1}
 		case 'd':
 			v.keyHandler = v.walkHandler
 			v.statusLine = "(walk)"
-			return lookAt{1, 0}
+			return &lookAt{x: 1, y: 0}
 		}
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -83,9 +83,10 @@ func (v *gameView) draw(img canvas, st *state) {
 	v.drawHeader(img, st)
 
 	// fill in background dots first
+	dim := tcell.StyleDefault.Foreground(tcell.NewRGBColor(76, 72, 83))
 	for x := 0; x < st.room.Width; x++ {
 		for y := 0; y < st.room.Height; y++ {
-			img.setTile(x+1, y+2, tile{r: '·', style: tcell.StyleDefault})
+			img.setTile(x+1, y+2, tile{r: '·', style: dim})
 		}
 	}
 	img.setTile(0, 1, tile{r: '┌'})
@@ -137,11 +138,12 @@ func (m move) exec(ui *UI) {
 }
 
 type lookAt struct {
-	x int
+	x       int
-	y int
+	y       int
+	results *sim.Look
 }
 
-func (l lookAt) exec(ui *UI) {
+func (l *lookAt) exec(ui *UI) {
 	go func() {
 		res, err := ui.client.Send(sim.LookAt{l.x, l.y})
 		if err != nil {
@@ -155,6 +157,25 @@ func (l lookAt) exec(ui *UI) {
 			return
 		}
 
-		ui.Info("look: %v", look)
+		l.results = look
+		ui.misc <- func(ui *UI) {
+			ui.Info("setting detail view to %T", l)
+			ui.state.detail = l
+		}
 	}()
 }
+
+func (l *lookAt) handleEvent(e tcell.Event) change {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (l *lookAt) draw(img canvas, st *state) {
+	if len(l.results.Here) == 0 {
+		writeString(img, "there's nothing here...", math.Vec{0, 0}, tcell.StyleDefault)
+		return
+	}
+
+	for i, item := range l.results.Here {
+		writeString(img, item.Name, math.Vec{0, i}, tcell.StyleDefault)
+	}
+}

internal/app/state.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package app
 
 import (
+	"github.com/gdamore/tcell/v2"
 	"github.com/jordanorelli/astro-domu/internal/sim"
 	"github.com/jordanorelli/astro-domu/internal/wire"
 )
@@ -9,4 +10,26 @@ type state struct {
 	playerName string
 	room       *wire.Room
 	history    []sim.ChatMessage
+	detail     view
+}
+
+// detailView is a proxy view. Wherever you put a detailView, you get the
+// current view assigned to the detail in the room state
+type detailView struct {
+	showing view
+}
+
+func (v *detailView) handleEvent(e tcell.Event) change {
+	if v.showing == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return v.showing.handleEvent(e)
+}
+
+func (v *detailView) draw(img canvas, st *state) {
+	v.showing = st.detail
+	if v.showing == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	v.showing.draw(img, st)
 }

internal/app/ui.go

@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ func (ui *UI) Run() {
 		case n := <-notify:
 			ui.Info("notification: %v", n)
 			ui.handleNotification(n.Body)
+		case f := <-ui.misc:
+			f(ui)
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -212,14 +214,7 @@ var inGameView = &containerView{
 		{
 			frame: math.Rect{math.Vec{4, 0}, 4, 4},
 			view: &borderedView{
-				inner: &menuList{
+				inner: &detailView{},
-					choices: []menuItem{
-						menuItem{name: "chocolate"},
-						menuItem{name: "vanilla"},
-						menuItem{name: "strawberry"},
-						menuItem{name: "banana"},
-					},
-				},
 			},
 		},
 		{