added preliminary kijefiles support

src/bubbles.rs

@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ impl BubbleConfig {
             " ",
         );
         let bubble_bottom = manipulate::pad_left(
-            &format!(" {} ", self.bottom.repeat(longest_length + 2),),
+            &format!(" {} \n", self.bottom.repeat(longest_length + 2),),
             left_pad_length,
             " ",
         );

src/critters.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 use super::kule::*;
+use std::fs;
+use std::io;
 use voca_rs::*;
 
 // represents inherent structural information about a critter
@@ -45,11 +47,10 @@ impl CritterConfig {
         object: &Option<String>,
         format: &Option<String>,
         name: &Option<String>,
-    ) -> CritterConfig {
+    ) -> Result<CritterConfig, String> {
         let kijetesantakalu = CritterTemplate {
             anchor: 14,
-            critter: r"
-$8             $9$6
+            critter: r"$8             $9$6
 $8      /__    $9$6
 $8     / $1$2\  $9$5
 $8     |  |$3$4
@@ -59,8 +60,7 @@ $8 (III|\||  $9$0"
         };
         let kijetesantakalu_little = CritterTemplate {
             anchor: 13,
-            critter: r"
-$8            $9$6
+            critter: r"$8            $9$6
 $8     /__    $9$6
 $8    / $1$2\  $9$5
 $8    |  |$3$4
@@ -69,8 +69,7 @@ $8  (I|\||  $9$0"
         };
         let soweli = CritterTemplate {
             anchor: 10,
-            critter: r"
-$8         $9$6
+            critter: r"$8         $9$6
 $8   ___   $9$6
 $8    $1$2) $9$5
 $8  |||| $9$0"
@@ -159,11 +158,11 @@ $8  |||| $9$0"
                 "kijetesantakalu" => (),
                 "lili" => config.template = kijetesantakalu_little,
                 "soweli" => config.template = soweli,
-                _ => (),
+                name => config.template = template_from_file(&name)?,
             }
         }
 
-        return config;
+        return Ok(config);
     }
 
     // gives a fully formatted version of the critter
@@ -183,3 +182,24 @@ $8  |||| $9$0"
             .replace("$0", &self.object);
     }
 }
+
+// attempts to interpret file as a path, and if this fails, tries appending it to every location in the kijepath environment variable.
+pub fn template_from_file(name: &str) -> Result<CritterTemplate, &str> {
+    let file = fs::read_to_string(name)
+        .map_err(|_| "mi ken ala lukin e lipu kije\ncouldn't find/read kijefile")?;
+    let mut lines = file.lines().skip_while(|l| l.starts_with('#')); // skips comments
+
+    let anchor: usize;
+    if let Some(anchor_line) = lines.next() {
+        anchor = anchor_line
+            .trim()
+            .parse()
+            .map_err(|_| "nanpa li nasa\ncouldn't parse anchor as number")?;
+    } else {
+        return Err("ale li weka tan lipu kije\nkijefile missing content");
+    }
+    let mut critter = String::new();
+    lines.for_each(|l| critter.push_str(&format!("{}\n", l)));
+
+    Ok(CritterTemplate { anchor, critter })
+}

src/main.rs

@@ -21,8 +21,16 @@ use voca_rs::*;
 fn main() {
     let cli = Args::parse();
     let mut text = String::new();
-    let (critter_config, bubble_config) = cli.configs_from_arguments();
-
+    let (critter_config, bubble_config);
+    match cli.configs_from_arguments() {
+        Err(s) => {
+            println!("pakala a!\n{}", s);
+            return;
+        }
+        Ok((c, b)) => {
+            (critter_config, bubble_config) = (c, b);
+        }
+    }
     if !cli.text.is_empty() {
         text = cli.text.join(" ")
     } else {
@@ -104,7 +112,7 @@ struct Args {
 }
 
 impl Args {
-    fn configs_from_arguments(&self) -> (CritterConfig, BubbleConfig) {
+    fn configs_from_arguments(&self) -> Result<(CritterConfig, BubbleConfig), String> {
         let mut eyes = self.lukin.clone();
         let mut tongue = self.uta.clone();
         let mut line = self.palisa.clone();
@@ -206,8 +214,14 @@ impl Args {
                 _ => String::new(),
             })
         }
-        let critter_config =
-            CritterConfig::config_from_string(&eyes, &tongue, &line, &object, &Some(format), &name);
+        let critter_config = CritterConfig::config_from_string(
+            &eyes,
+            &tongue,
+            &line,
+            &object,
+            &Some(format),
+            &name,
+        )?;
         let bubble_config = BubbleConfig::config_from_string(
             critter_config.template.anchor,
             self.pakala,
@@ -215,7 +229,7 @@ impl Args {
             &border,
         );
 
-        (critter_config, bubble_config)
+        Ok((critter_config, bubble_config))
     }
 }