colorize forwarded text differently

add /remove and /removeadmin commands
don't just print help when no messages are available
2020-11-28 02:24:32 +01:00 · 2020-11-28 00:23:20 +01:00 · 2020-11-27 23:23:36 +01:00 · 2020-11-27 21:48:04 +01:00 · 2020-11-27 21:42:32 +01:00 · 2020-11-27 21:33:40 +01:00
12 changed files with 1878 additions and 756 deletions
--- a/.github/FUNDING.yml
+++ b/.github/FUNDING.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# These are supported funding model platforms
+
+github: # Replace with up to 4 GitHub Sponsors-enabled usernames e.g., [user1, user2]
+open_collective: #normen
+ko_fi: normen
+patreon: #normen
+tidelift: # Replace with a single Tidelift platform-name/package-name e.g., npm/babel
+community_bridge: # Replace with a single Community Bridge project-name e.g., cloud-foundry
+liberapay: # Replace with a single Liberapay username
+issuehunt: # Replace with a single IssueHunt username
+otechie: # Replace with a single Otechie username
+custom: # Replace with up to 4 custom sponsorship URLs e.g., ['link1', 'link2']
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,60 +2,53 @@

 A command line interface for whatsapp, based on [go-whatsapp](https://github.com/Rhymen/go-whatsapp) and [tview](https://github.com/rivo/tview)

-```
-┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
-│ WhatsCLI v0.4.2  Help: /name NewName | /addname 123456 NewName | /quit |│
-├──────────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────┤
-│Contacts                      │(03-14-12 22:59:00) Me: Hey, whatscli here│
-│├──Peter                      │(03-14-12 23:00:00) Peter: Cool 😀        │
-│├──Paul                       │                                          │
-│└──Mary                       │                                          │
-│                              │                                          │
-│                              │                                          │
-│                              │                                          │
-│                              │                                          │
-│                              │                                          │
-│                              │                                          │
-│                              │                                          │
-│                              │                                          │
-│                              │                                          │
-│                              │                                          │
-│                              │                                          │
-│                              │                                          │
-│                              │                                          │
-│                              ├──────────────────────────────────────────┤
-│                              │Yeah, love the shell!                     │
-└──────────────────────────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────┘
-```
+![whatscli-screenshot](/doc/screenshot.png?raw=true "WhatsCLI 0.6.5")

 ## Features

 Things that work.

+- Sending and receiving WhatsApp messages in a command line app
 - Connects through the Web App API without a browser
- Allows sending and receiving WhatsApp messages in a command line app
- Allows downloading and opening image/video/audio/document attachments
 - Uses QR code for simple setup
+- Allows downloading and opening image/video/audio/document attachments
+- Allows sending documents
+- Allows color customization
+- Allows basic group management
+- Supports desktop notifications
 - Binaries for Windows, Mac, Linux and RaspBerry Pi

 ### Caveats

-This is a WIP. Heres some things you might expect to work that don't. Plus some other things I should mention.
+Heres some things you might expect to work that don't. Plus some other things I should mention.

 - Only shows existing chats
- Only fetches a few old messages
- No incoming message notification / count
- No proper connection drop handling
- Not configurable at all
- Leaves its config files in your home folder
+- No auto-reconnect when connection drops
+- No automation of messages, no sending of messages through shell commands
 - FaceBook obviously doesn't endorse or like these kinds of apps and they're likely to break when FaceBook changes stuff in their web app

 ## Installation / Usage

 How to get it running and how to use it

+### Latest Release
+
+Always fresh, always up to date.
+
 - Download a release
 - Put the binary in your PATH (optional)
 - Run with `whatscli` (or double-click)
- Scan the QR code with WhatsApp on your phone (maybe resize shell)
+- Scan the QR code with WhatsApp on your phone (resize shell or change font size to see whole code)
+
+### Package Managers
+
+Some ways to install via package managers are supported but the installed version might be out of date.
+
+#### MacOS (homebrew)
+
+- `brew install normen/tap/whatscli`
+
+#### Arch Linux (AUR)
+
+- `https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/whatscli/`

--- a/config/settings.go
+++ b/config/settings.go
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+package config
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"os/user"
+
+	"github.com/adrg/xdg"
+	"gitlab.com/tslocum/cbind"
+	"gopkg.in/ini.v1"
+)
+
+var configFilePath string
+var keyConfig *cbind.Configuration
+var cfg *ini.File
+
+type IniFile struct {
+	*General
+	*Keymap
+	*Ui
+	*Colors
+}
+
+type General struct {
+	DownloadPath        string
+	PreviewPath         string
+	CmdPrefix           string
+	ShowCommand         string
+	EnableNotifications bool
+	NotificationTimeout int64
+}
+
+type Keymap struct {
+	SwitchPanels    string
+	FocusMessages   string
+	FocusInput      string
+	FocusChats      string
+	CommandBacklog  string
+	CommandRead     string
+	CommandCopyuser string
+	CommandConnect  string
+	CommandQuit     string
+	CommandHelp     string
+	MessageDownload string
+	MessageOpen     string
+	MessageShow     string
+	MessageUrl      string
+	MessageInfo     string
+	MessageRevoke   string
+}
+
+type Ui struct {
+	ChatSidebarWidth int
+}
+
+type Colors struct {
+	Background      string
+	Text            string
+	ForwardedText   string
+	ListHeader      string
+	ListContact     string
+	ListGroup       string
+	ChatContact     string
+	ChatMe          string
+	Borders         string
+	InputBackground string
+	InputText       string
+	UnreadCount     string
+	Positive        string
+	Negative        string
+}
+
+var Config = IniFile{
+	&General{
+		DownloadPath:        GetHomeDir() + "Downloads",
+		PreviewPath:         GetHomeDir() + "Downloads",
+		CmdPrefix:           "/",
+		ShowCommand:         "jp2a --color",
+		EnableNotifications: false,
+		NotificationTimeout: 60,
+	},
+	&Keymap{
+		SwitchPanels:    "Tab",
+		FocusMessages:   "Ctrl+w",
+		FocusInput:      "Ctrl+Space",
+		FocusChats:      "Ctrl+e",
+		CommandBacklog:  "Ctrl+b",
+		CommandRead:     "Ctrl+n",
+		CommandCopyuser: "Ctrl+c",
+		CommandConnect:  "Ctrl+r",
+		CommandQuit:     "Ctrl+q",
+		CommandHelp:     "Ctrl+?",
+		MessageDownload: "d",
+		MessageInfo:     "i",
+		MessageOpen:     "o",
+		MessageUrl:      "u",
+		MessageRevoke:   "r",
+		MessageShow:     "s",
+	},
+	&Ui{
+		ChatSidebarWidth: 30,
+	},
+	&Colors{
+		Background:      "black",
+		Text:            "white",
+		ForwardedText:   "purple",
+		ListHeader:      "yellow",
+		ListContact:     "green",
+		ListGroup:       "blue",
+		ChatContact:     "green",
+		ChatMe:          "blue",
+		Borders:         "white",
+		InputBackground: "blue",
+		InputText:       "white",
+		UnreadCount:     "yellow",
+		Positive:        "green",
+		Negative:        "red",
+	},
+}
+
+func InitConfig() {
+	var err error
+	if configFilePath, err = xdg.ConfigFile("whatscli/whatscli.config"); err == nil {
+		// add any new values
+		var cfg *ini.File
+		if cfg, err = ini.Load(configFilePath); err == nil {
+			cfg.NameMapper = ini.TitleUnderscore
+			cfg.ValueMapper = os.ExpandEnv
+			if section, err := cfg.GetSection("general"); err == nil {
+				section.MapTo(&Config.General)
+			}
+			if section, err := cfg.GetSection("keymap"); err == nil {
+				section.MapTo(&Config.Keymap)
+			}
+			if section, err := cfg.GetSection("ui"); err == nil {
+				section.MapTo(&Config.Ui)
+			}
+			if section, err := cfg.GetSection("colors"); err == nil {
+				section.MapTo(&Config.Colors)
+			}
+			newCfg := ini.Empty()
+			if err = ini.ReflectFromWithMapper(newCfg, &Config, ini.TitleUnderscore); err == nil {
+				//TODO: only save if changes
+				err = newCfg.SaveTo(configFilePath)
+			}
+		} else {
+			cfg = ini.Empty()
+			cfg.NameMapper = ini.TitleUnderscore
+			cfg.ValueMapper = os.ExpandEnv
+			if err = ini.ReflectFromWithMapper(cfg, &Config, ini.TitleUnderscore); err == nil {
+				err = cfg.SaveTo(configFilePath)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf(err.Error())
+	}
+}
+
+func GetConfigFilePath() string {
+	return configFilePath
+}
+
+func GetSessionFilePath() string {
+	if sessionFilePath, err := xdg.ConfigFile("whatscli/session"); err == nil {
+		return sessionFilePath
+	}
+	return GetHomeDir() + ".whatscli.session"
+}
+
+// gets the OS home dir with a path separator at the end
+func GetHomeDir() string {
+	usr, err := user.Current()
+	if err != nil {
+	}
+	return usr.HomeDir + string(os.PathSeparator)
+}
--- a/doc/screenshot.png
+++ b/doc/screenshot.png
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@ go 1.15

 require (
 	github.com/Rhymen/go-whatsapp v0.1.1
+	github.com/adrg/xdg v0.2.3
+	github.com/atotto/clipboard v0.1.2
+	github.com/gabriel-vasile/mimetype v1.1.2
 	github.com/gdamore/tcell/v2 v2.0.1-0.20201017141208-acf90d56d591
+	github.com/gen2brain/beeep v0.0.0-20200526185328-e9c15c258e28
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.4.3 // indirect
 	github.com/gopherjs/gopherjs v0.0.0-20200217142428-fce0ec30dd00 // indirect
 	github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.4.2 // indirect
@@ -13,8 +17,11 @@ require (
 	github.com/rivo/tview v0.0.0-20201118063654-f007e9ad3893
 	github.com/skip2/go-qrcode v0.0.0-20200617195104-da1b6568686e
 	github.com/skratchdot/open-golang v0.0.0-20200116055534-eef842397966
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20201117144127-c1f2f97bffc9 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201118182958-a01c418693c7 // indirect
+	gitlab.com/tslocum/cbind v0.1.4
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20201124201722-c8d3bf9c5392 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201126144705-a4b67b81d3d2 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.3.4 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.25.0 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.62.0
+	mvdan.cc/xurls/v2 v2.2.0
 )
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,31 +1,27 @@
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@@ -38,7 +34,6 @@ github.com/godbus/dbus/v5 v5.0.3/go.mod h1:xhWf0FNVPg57R7Z0UbKHbJfkEywrmjJnf7w5x
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--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
--- a/messages/contacts.go
+++ b/messages/contacts.go
@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-package messages
-
-import (
-	"encoding/gob"
-	"os"
-	"os/user"
-	"strings"
-
-	"github.com/Rhymen/go-whatsapp"
-)
-
-var contacts map[string]string
-var connection *whatsapp.Conn
-
-// loads custom contacts from disk
-func LoadContacts() {
-	contacts = make(map[string]string)
-	file, err := os.Open(GetHomeDir() + ".whatscli.contacts")
-	if err != nil {
-		return
-	}
-	defer file.Close()
-	decoder := gob.NewDecoder(file)
-	err = decoder.Decode(&contacts)
-	if err != nil {
-		return
-	}
-}
-
-// saves custom contacts to disk
-func SaveContacts() {
-	file, err := os.Create(GetHomeDir() + ".whatscli.contacts")
-	if err != nil {
-		return
-	}
-	defer file.Close()
-	encoder := gob.NewEncoder(file)
-	err = encoder.Encode(contacts)
-	if err != nil {
-		return
-	}
-	return
-}
-
-// sets a new name for a whatsapp id
-func SetIdName(id string, name string) {
-	contacts[id] = name
-	SaveContacts()
-}
-
-// gets a pretty name for a whatsapp id
-func GetIdName(id string) string {
-	if _, ok := contacts[id]; ok {
-		return contacts[id]
-	}
-	if val, ok := connection.Store.Contacts[id]; ok {
-		if val.Name != "" {
-			return val.Name
-		} else if val.Short != "" {
-			return val.Short
-		} else if val.Notify != "" {
-			return val.Notify
-		}
-	}
-	return strings.TrimSuffix(id, CONTACTSUFFIX)
-}
-
-// gets a short name for a whatsapp id
-func GetIdShort(id string) string {
-	if val, ok := connection.Store.Contacts[id]; ok {
-		if val.Short != "" {
-			return val.Short
-		} else if val.Name != "" {
-			return val.Name
-		} else if val.Notify != "" {
-			return val.Notify
-		}
-	}
-	if _, ok := contacts[id]; ok {
-		return contacts[id]
-	}
-	return strings.TrimSuffix(id, CONTACTSUFFIX)
-}
-
-// gets the OS home dir with a path separator at the end
-func GetHomeDir() string {
-	usr, err := user.Current()
-	if err != nil {
-	}
-	return usr.HomeDir + string(os.PathSeparator)
-}
--- a/messages/messages.go
+++ b/messages/messages.go
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+//this package manages the messages
+package messages
+
+import "io"
+
+// TODO: move these funcs/interface to channels
+type UiMessageHandler interface {
+	NewMessage(Message)
+	NewScreen([]Message)
+	SetChats([]Chat)
+	PrintError(error)
+	PrintText(string)
+	PrintFile(string)
+	SetStatus(SessionStatus)
+	OpenFile(string)
+	GetWriter() io.Writer
+}
+
+// data struct for current session status
+type SessionStatus struct {
+	BatteryCharge    int
+	BatteryLoading   bool
+	BatteryPowersave bool
+	Connected        bool
+	LastSeen         string
+}
+
+// message struct for battery messages
+type BatteryMsg struct {
+	charge    int
+	loading   bool
+	powersave bool
+}
+
+// message struct for status messages
+type StatusMsg struct {
+	connected bool
+	err       error
+}
+
+// message object for commands
+type Command struct {
+	Name   string
+	Params []string
+}
+
+// internal message representation to abstract from message lib
+type Message struct {
+	Id           string
+	ChatId       string // the source of the message (group id or contact id)
+	ContactId    string
+	ContactName  string
+	ContactShort string
+	Timestamp    uint64
+	FromMe       bool
+	Forwarded    bool
+	Text         string
+}
+
+// internal contact representation to abstract from message lib
+type Chat struct {
+	Id      string
+	IsGroup bool
+	Name    string
+	Unread  int
+	//TODO: convert to uint64
+	LastMessage int64
+}
+
+type Contact struct {
+	Id    string
+	Name  string
+	Short string
+}
+
+const GROUPSUFFIX = "@g.us"
+const CONTACTSUFFIX = "@s.whatsapp.net"
+const STATUSSUFFIX = "status@broadcast"
--- a/messages/session_manager.go
+++ b/messages/session_manager.go
--- a/messages/storage.go
+++ b/messages/storage.go
@@ -1,35 +1,30 @@
 package messages

 import (
-	"errors"
-	"io/ioutil"
-	"os"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
-	"time"

 	"github.com/Rhymen/go-whatsapp"
-	"github.com/rivo/tview"
-	"github.com/skratchdot/open-golang/open"
 )

-const GROUPSUFFIX = "@g.us"
-const CONTACTSUFFIX = "@s.whatsapp.net"
-
 type MessageDatabase struct {
 	textMessages  map[string][]*whatsapp.TextMessage // text messages stored by RemoteJid
 	messagesById  map[string]*whatsapp.TextMessage   // text messages stored by message ID
 	latestMessage map[string]uint64                  // last message from RemoteJid
 	otherMessages map[string]*interface{}            // other non-text messages, stored by ID
+	contacts      map[string]Contact
+	chats         map[string]Chat
 }

 // initialize the database
 func (db *MessageDatabase) Init() {
 	//var this = *db
-	(*db).textMessages = make(map[string][]*whatsapp.TextMessage)
-	(*db).messagesById = make(map[string]*whatsapp.TextMessage)
-	(*db).otherMessages = make(map[string]*interface{})
-	(*db).latestMessage = make(map[string]uint64)
+	db.textMessages = make(map[string][]*whatsapp.TextMessage)
+	db.messagesById = make(map[string]*whatsapp.TextMessage)
+	db.otherMessages = make(map[string]*interface{})
+	db.latestMessage = make(map[string]uint64)
+	db.contacts = make(map[string]Contact)
+	db.chats = make(map[string]Chat)
 }

 // add a text message to the database, stored by RemoteJid
@@ -37,23 +32,45 @@ func (db *MessageDatabase) AddTextMessage(msg *whatsapp.TextMessage) bool {
 	//var this = *db
 	var didNew = false
 	var wid = msg.Info.RemoteJid
-	if (*db).textMessages[wid] == nil {
+	if db.textMessages[wid] == nil {
 		var newArr = []*whatsapp.TextMessage{}
-		(*db).textMessages[wid] = newArr
-		(*db).latestMessage[wid] = msg.Info.Timestamp
+		db.textMessages[wid] = newArr
+		db.latestMessage[wid] = msg.Info.Timestamp
 		didNew = true
-	} else if (*db).latestMessage[wid] < msg.Info.Timestamp {
-		(*db).latestMessage[wid] = msg.Info.Timestamp
+	} else if db.latestMessage[wid] < msg.Info.Timestamp {
+		db.latestMessage[wid] = msg.Info.Timestamp
 		didNew = true
 	}
-	(*db).textMessages[wid] = append((*db).textMessages[wid], msg)
-	(*db).messagesById[msg.Info.Id] = msg
-	sort.Slice((*db).textMessages[wid], func(i, j int) bool {
-		return (*db).textMessages[wid][i].Info.Timestamp < (*db).textMessages[wid][j].Info.Timestamp
-	})
+	//do we know this chat? if not add
+	if _, ok := db.chats[msg.Info.RemoteJid]; !ok {
+		//don't have this chat!
+		isGroup := strings.Contains(msg.Info.RemoteJid, GROUPSUFFIX)
+		db.chats[msg.Info.RemoteJid] = Chat{
+			msg.Info.RemoteJid,
+			isGroup,
+			db.GetIdName(msg.Info.RemoteJid),
+			1,
+			int64(msg.Info.Timestamp),
+		}
+	}
+	//check if message exists, ignore otherwise
+	if _, ok := db.messagesById[msg.Info.Id]; !ok {
+		db.messagesById[msg.Info.Id] = msg
+		db.textMessages[wid] = append(db.textMessages[wid], msg)
+		sort.Slice(db.textMessages[wid], func(i, j int) bool {
+			return db.textMessages[wid][i].Info.Timestamp < db.textMessages[wid][j].Info.Timestamp
+		})
+	}
 	return didNew
 }

+func (db *MessageDatabase) NewUnreadChat(id string) {
+	if chat, ok := db.chats[id]; ok {
+		chat.Unread++
+		db.chats[id] = chat
+	}
+}
+
 // add audio/video/image/doc message, stored by message id
 func (db *MessageDatabase) AddOtherMessage(msg *interface{}) {
 	var id = ""
@@ -69,31 +86,63 @@ func (db *MessageDatabase) AddOtherMessage(msg *interface{}) {
 		id = v.Info.Id
 	}
 	if id != "" {
-		(*db).otherMessages[id] = msg
+		db.otherMessages[id] = msg
 	}
 }

+func (db *MessageDatabase) AddContact(contact Contact) {
+	db.contacts[contact.Id] = contact
+}
+
+func (db *MessageDatabase) AddChat(chat Chat) {
+	db.chats[chat.Id] = chat
+}
+
 // get an array of all chat ids
-func (db *MessageDatabase) GetContactIds() []string {
-	//var this = *db
-	keys := make([]string, len((*db).textMessages))
+func (db *MessageDatabase) GetChatIds() []Chat {
+	keys := make([]Chat, len(db.chats))
 	i := 0
-	for k := range (*db).textMessages {
+	for _, k := range db.chats {
 		keys[i] = k
 		i++
 	}
 	sort.Slice(keys, func(i, j int) bool {
-		return (*db).latestMessage[keys[i]] > (*db).latestMessage[keys[j]]
+		return db.latestMessage[keys[i].Id] > db.latestMessage[keys[j].Id]
 	})
 	return keys
 }

+// gets a pretty name for a whatsapp id
+func (sm *MessageDatabase) GetIdName(id string) string {
+	if val, ok := sm.contacts[id]; ok {
+		if val.Name != "" {
+			return val.Name
+		} else if val.Short != "" {
+			return val.Short
+		}
+	}
+	return strings.TrimSuffix(strings.TrimSuffix(id, CONTACTSUFFIX), GROUPSUFFIX)
+}
+
+// gets a short name for a whatsapp id
+func (sm *MessageDatabase) GetIdShort(id string) string {
+	if val, ok := sm.contacts[id]; ok {
+		//TODO val.notify from whatsapp??
+		if val.Short != "" {
+			return val.Short
+		} else if val.Name != "" {
+			return val.Name
+		}
+	}
+	return strings.TrimSuffix(strings.TrimSuffix(id, CONTACTSUFFIX), GROUPSUFFIX)
+}
+
 func (db *MessageDatabase) GetMessageInfo(id string) string {
-	if _, ok := (*db).otherMessages[id]; ok {
+	if _, ok := db.otherMessages[id]; ok {
 		return "[yellow]OtherMessage[-]"
 	}
 	out := ""
-	if msg, ok := (*db).messagesById[id]; ok {
+	if msg, ok := db.messagesById[id]; ok {
 		out += "[yellow]ID: " + msg.Info.Id + "[-]\n"
 		out += "[yellow]PushName: " + msg.Info.PushName + "[-]\n"
 		out += "[yellow]RemoteJid: " + msg.Info.RemoteJid + "[-]\n"
@@ -105,91 +154,10 @@ func (db *MessageDatabase) GetMessageInfo(id string) string {
 }

 // get a string containing all messages for a chat by chat id
-func (db *MessageDatabase) GetMessagesString(wid string) (string, []string) {
-	//var this = *db
-	var out = ""
-	var arr = []string{}
-	for _, element := range (*db).textMessages[wid] {
-		out += GetTextMessageString(element)
-		out += "\n"
-		arr = append(arr, element.Info.Id)
+func (db *MessageDatabase) GetMessages(wid string) []whatsapp.TextMessage {
+	var arr = []whatsapp.TextMessage{}
+	for _, element := range db.textMessages[wid] {
+		arr = append(arr, *element)
 	}
-	return out, arr
-}
-
-// create a formatted string with regions based on message ID from a text message
-func GetTextMessageString(msg *whatsapp.TextMessage) string {
-	out := ""
-	text := tview.Escape((*msg).Text)
-	tim := time.Unix(int64((*msg).Info.Timestamp), 0)
-	out += "[\""
-	out += (*msg).Info.Id
-	out += "\"]"
-	if (*msg).Info.FromMe { //msg from me
-		out += "[-::d](" + tim.Format("02-01-06 15:04:05") + ") [blue::b]Me: [-::-]" + text
-	} else if strings.Contains((*msg).Info.RemoteJid, GROUPSUFFIX) { // group msg
-		userId := (*msg).Info.SenderJid
-		out += "[-::d](" + tim.Format("02-01-06 15:04:05") + ") [green::b]" + GetIdShort(userId) + ": [-::-]" + text
-	} else { // message from others
-		out += "[-::d](" + tim.Format("02-01-06 15:04:05") + ") [green::b]" + GetIdShort((*msg).Info.RemoteJid) + ": [-::-]" + text
-	}
-	out += "[\"\"]"
-	return out
-}
-
-// attempts to download a messages attachments, returns path or error message
-func (db *MessageDatabase) DownloadMessage(wid string, open bool) (string, error) {
-	if msg, ok := (*db).otherMessages[wid]; ok {
-		var fileName string = ""
-		switch v := (*msg).(type) {
-		default:
-		case whatsapp.ImageMessage:
-			if data, err := v.Download(); err == nil {
-				fileName = v.Info.Id + "." + strings.TrimPrefix(v.Type, "image/")
-				path, err := saveAttachment(data, fileName, open)
-				return path, err
-			} else {
-				return fileName, err
-			}
-		case whatsapp.DocumentMessage:
-			if data, err := v.Download(); err == nil {
-				fileName = v.Info.Id + "." + strings.TrimPrefix(strings.TrimPrefix(v.Type, "application/"), "document/")
-				path, err := saveAttachment(data, fileName, open)
-				return path, err
-			} else {
-				return fileName, err
-			}
-		case whatsapp.AudioMessage:
-			if data, err := v.Download(); err == nil {
-				fileName = v.Info.Id + "." + strings.TrimPrefix(v.Type, "audio/")
-				path, err := saveAttachment(data, fileName, open)
-				return path, err
-			} else {
-				return fileName, err
-			}
-		case whatsapp.VideoMessage:
-			if data, err := v.Download(); err == nil {
-				fileName = v.Info.Id + "." + strings.TrimPrefix(v.Type, "video/")
-				path, err := saveAttachment(data, fileName, open)
-				return path, err
-			} else {
-				return fileName, err
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return "", errors.New("No attachments found")
-}
-
-// helper to save an attachment and open it if specified
-func saveAttachment(data []byte, fileName string, openIt bool) (string, error) {
-	path := GetHomeDir() + "Downloads" + string(os.PathSeparator) + fileName
-	err := ioutil.WriteFile(path, data, 0644)
-	if err == nil {
-		if openIt {
-			open.Run(path)
-		}
-	} else {
-		return path, err
-	}
-	return path, nil
+	return arr
 }
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
+# get verison from main.go VERSION string
 if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	VERSION=$(cat main.go|grep "VERSION string"| awk -v FS="(\")" '{print $2}')
 else
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ LINUXF=whatscli-$VERSION-linux.zip
 MACF=whatscli-$VERSION-macos.zip
 RASPIF=whatscli-$VERSION-raspberrypi.zip

+# build zip files with binaries
 GOOS=darwin go build -o whatscli
 zip $MACF whatscli
 rm whatscli
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@ GOOS=linux GOARCH=arm GOARM=5 go build -o whatscli
 zip $RASPIF whatscli
 rm whatscli

+# publish to github
 git pull
 LASTTAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)
 git log $LASTTAG..HEAD --no-decorate --pretty=format:"- %s" --abbrev-commit > changes.txt
@@ -31,3 +34,16 @@ vim changes.txt
 gh release create $VERSION $LINUXF $MACF $WINF $RASPIF -F changes.txt -t $VERSION
 rm changes.txt
 rm *.zip
+
+# update homebrew tap
+URL="https://github.com/normen/whatscli/archive/$VERSION.tar.gz"
+wget $URL
+SHASUM=$(shasum -a 256 $VERSION.tar.gz|awk '{print$1}')
+rm $VERSION.tar.gz
+cd ../../BrewCode/homebrew-tap
+sed -i bak "s/sha256 \".*/sha256 \"$SHASUM\"/" Formula/whatscli.rb
+sed -i bak "s!url \".*!url \"$URL\"!" Formula/whatscli.rb
+rm Formula/whatscli.rbbak
+git add -A
+git commit -m "update whatscli to $VERSION"
+git push
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
normen	f91ffbef0f	colorize forwarded text differently	2020-11-28 02:24:32 +01:00
normen	3521a3b6f5	add /remove and /removeadmin commands	2020-11-28 00:23:20 +01:00
normen	a6d7954795	don't just print help when no messages are available	2020-11-27 23:23:36 +01:00
normen	96e9d75810	small fix in help screen	2020-11-27 21:48:04 +01:00
normen	b2904929b0	update README	2020-11-27 21:42:32 +01:00
normen	033e7aa1ac	allow creating and managing groups	2020-11-27 21:33:40 +01:00
normen	53e404dd55	add command/binding to copy selected user id	2020-11-27 20:08:14 +01:00
normen	8318d2e80f	remove redundant "reported an error"	2020-11-27 18:58:51 +01:00
normen	3af2a3738f	fix unread count not updating	2020-11-27 14:22:20 +01:00
normen	e31c2c3e36	get the battery state on connection	2020-11-27 03:30:13 +01:00
normen	3f20981550	cleaner logout	2020-11-27 03:10:25 +01:00
normen	f8368e4998	add /read command to set chat to read - display connection status (connecting, connected, disconnected) - allow setting unread count color	2020-11-27 00:11:59 +01:00
normen	121a73c312	add unread count (no reset yet)	2020-11-26 22:52:47 +01:00
normen	86af0d82a4	remove contact file name getter	2020-11-26 21:50:41 +01:00
normen	b94129fb0e	rename focus_contacts and contact_sidebar_width - sorry!	2020-11-26 21:48:59 +01:00
normen	59a843bb8d	use chat and contact list reported by go-whatsapp Fixes #22	2020-11-26 21:43:59 +01:00
normen	a86aa3eec3	show contact name for status messages	2020-11-26 18:53:22 +01:00
normen	a20b4e3592	update dependencies	2020-11-26 18:45:23 +01:00
normen	9e62295188	unify variable names	2020-11-26 02:46:00 +01:00
normen	2e891d05ca	don't start session manager twice	2020-11-26 02:17:44 +01:00
normen	bfbec54de3	remove number suffix for groups in fallback	2020-11-26 02:10:28 +01:00
normen	c677bce14e	fix contact/group color mixup in contact list	2020-11-26 02:05:24 +01:00
normen	6f30efeebe	abstract messages, move message styling to UI	2020-11-26 01:27:48 +01:00
normen	14a0e74b25	use pointer for database	2020-11-25 21:34:27 +01:00
normen	4951ca24da	help screen cleanups	2020-11-25 03:19:28 +01:00
normen	1cd6c25b02	fix preview and download path mixup	2020-11-25 03:11:38 +01:00
normen	d9a9e7f753	separate messages and interfaces to separate file	2020-11-25 02:12:57 +01:00
normen	5388a1b408	cleanup help	2020-11-25 01:38:06 +01:00
normen	7687af38e1	set file name when uploading	2020-11-24 23:16:29 +01:00
normen	9b26641a0c	don't swallow error messages on upload/send	2020-11-24 22:53:36 +01:00
normen	e5ef667909	show help and set no receiver on contact root	2020-11-24 22:29:50 +01:00
normen	c39479f12b	fix notifications for own messages	2020-11-24 22:28:24 +01:00
normen	f1109f6465	add /colorlist command	2020-11-24 21:05:12 +01:00
normen	127883701d	fix version snafu in 0.9.1 release	2020-11-24 20:52:07 +01:00
normen	5cacc3c5ea	bump version	2020-11-24 20:46:17 +01:00
normen	65957ff732	use color_negative for all error messages	2020-11-24 20:38:04 +01:00
normen	7a096dbc94	allow configuring command for image to text conversion	2020-11-24 20:25:21 +01:00
normen	a7977959b5	help info update	2020-11-24 19:19:51 +01:00
normen	ea92d56426	allow sending image, video and audio messages files have to be right format to be recognized by WhatsApp	2020-11-24 19:16:37 +01:00
normen	3c193d219e	allow opening URLs in messages Fixes #19	2020-11-24 18:47:58 +01:00
normen	f3a2bd3e88	add some code documentation	2020-11-24 17:37:07 +01:00
normen	f0488851ae	remove local contacts feature creep remove singleton connection	2020-11-24 17:30:06 +01:00
normen	c5276247b8	avoid sending notifications when loading backlog	2020-11-24 14:20:26 +01:00
normen	27d3a48d98	update readme	2020-11-24 14:03:52 +01:00
normen	9065248d1c	add notification support	2020-11-24 13:58:31 +01:00
normen	6e0c150e26	fix creating file suffix for download	2020-11-24 13:03:47 +01:00
normen	489b23899e	allow uploading of files as documents	2020-11-24 05:17:22 +01:00
normen	8f50aa02d6	visual fixes	2020-11-24 04:34:03 +01:00
normen	c3454e734f	fix re-creating defaults	2020-11-24 04:22:34 +01:00
normen	2138e671c4	update dependecies	2020-11-24 02:47:31 +01:00
normen	0b6816f6e3	parse env variables in config	2020-11-24 02:46:28 +01:00
normen	b72a5e0cc6	add status bar, use config struct	2020-11-24 01:39:34 +01:00
normen	e4f1851b50	cleanup settings	2020-11-24 01:38:29 +01:00
normen	20f879271c	fix config reset - still defaults don't come back	2020-11-24 00:31:00 +01:00
normen	d60e652d17	make default settings re-appear when deleted	2020-11-23 23:43:30 +01:00
normen	6f0d93e29e	fix double default keymapping	2020-11-23 22:23:20 +01:00
normen	d7f8f0a918	allow revoking messages, allow leaving groups	2020-11-23 18:55:17 +01:00
normen	8d89a2a7f4	fix send command when called directly	2020-11-23 18:03:21 +01:00
normen	0e4a694d09	small cleanups	2020-11-23 17:18:33 +01:00
normen	754420e0c7	don't become unresponsive when login fails on startup	2020-11-23 17:15:04 +01:00
normen	ae29e13108	allow command parameters	2020-11-23 17:11:37 +01:00
normen	0e3811de44	print login errors	2020-11-23 16:48:19 +01:00
normen	d1c0e870f0	allow specifying command prefix, unify command calls	2020-11-23 16:40:44 +01:00
normen	795d8f7e63	show path again when downloading files	2020-11-23 14:43:18 +01:00
normen	5008ca46d8	fix info command, separate UI from connection	2020-11-23 14:28:11 +01:00
normen	e03e261d00	decouple UI from messaging library	2020-11-23 13:28:18 +01:00
normen	4a119a700f	combine internal communication channels	2020-11-23 13:05:05 +01:00
normen	c1897b475a	allow backlog to be read, improve code separation	2020-11-23 04:44:42 +01:00
normen	1672b42f7e	avoid storing messages twice	2020-11-22 21:35:04 +01:00
normen	8a28ea47fd	fix fallback value for contacts path	2020-11-22 17:20:07 +01:00
normen	3450fbc78f	allow configuring input background and text color separately	2020-11-22 16:22:13 +01:00
normen	48ad9ce669	update links	2020-11-22 15:18:32 +01:00
normen	fd676f13cf	- fix text input text color not being set - Fixes #20	2020-11-22 15:02:38 +01:00
normen	63b5f3a604	update links	2020-11-22 14:54:53 +01:00
normen	b20031ff6a	update links	2020-11-22 14:46:51 +01:00
normen	00516c3191	update links	2020-11-22 14:34:51 +01:00
Normen Hansen	76c4010ce2	Create FUNDING.yml	2020-11-22 14:03:54 +01:00
normen	0b8d265024	remove old keybindings	2020-11-22 13:21:38 +01:00
normen	80825b0dff	small cleanups	2020-11-22 13:17:27 +01:00
normen	42daf1a9f7	add configuration system	2020-11-22 04:35:03 +01:00
normen	04960123da	fix freeze when downloading messages	2020-11-21 21:13:38 +01:00
normen	ab03aeb7a0	error output and README improvements	2020-11-20 14:40:01 +01:00
normen	f6860b56b8	secure connection handling with mutex	2020-11-20 14:31:17 +01:00
normen	6bea425367	make message database thread safe	2020-11-20 14:10:09 +01:00
normen	1b3379b613	learning GO - using its sugar	2020-11-20 13:24:15 +01:00
normen	1cc68c9203	fix /connect behavior	2020-11-20 00:05:22 +01:00
normen	c3a6f98b13	make /connect command work, revert in-memory images	2020-11-19 23:47:43 +01:00
normen	21fec5a5d0	don't re-download stuff	2020-11-19 23:42:35 +01:00
normen	b2b798c514	only load messages to memory for inline display	2020-11-19 20:38:02 +01:00
normen	5d63cf41eb	improve README layout	2020-11-19 18:01:01 +01:00
normen	e519c4a892	small fix in release script	2020-11-19 17:10:09 +01:00
normen	754106de62	fix last messages in open chat not being selectable	2020-11-19 17:05:21 +01:00
normen	07474c5b3d	improve release script	2020-11-19 16:49:29 +01:00
normen	b142aef93c	add homebrew tap update to release script	2020-11-19 16:40:59 +01:00
normen	babe81c1aa	add info about package managers	2020-11-19 14:11:01 +01:00
normen	b89ecfec79	add screenshot	2020-11-19 12:36:53 +01:00
normen	5e7659b845	clean/update dependencies	2020-11-19 12:28:56 +01:00
normen	eee49d713d	upadate docs, use color in jp2a	2020-11-19 04:40:43 +01:00
normen	2a6b0efe68	always scroll back chat view when exiting	2020-11-19 04:28:35 +01:00