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#! /usr//bin/perl
##

use strict;
use warnings;
use English;
use ExtUtils::testlib;
use Curses;


sub fatal {
    clrtobot(0, 0);
    addstr(0, 0, "@_\n");
    refresh();
    sleep 2;
    die("Fatal error");
}



sub driveForm($$) {
    my ($fwinR, $formR) = @_;

    while (1) {
        my $ch = getch($fwinR);
        if ($ch eq KEY_UP) {
            form_driver($formR, REQ_PREV_FIELD);
        }  elsif ($ch eq KEY_DOWN or $ch eq "\t" or
                  $ch eq "\r" or $ch eq "\n") {
            form_driver($formR, REQ_NEXT_FIELD);
        } elsif ($ch eq KEY_LEFT) {
            form_driver($formR, REQ_LEFT_CHAR);
        } elsif ($ch eq KEY_RIGHT) {
            form_driver($formR, REQ_RIGHT_CHAR);
        } elsif ($ch eq KEY_NPAGE) {
            form_driver($formR, REQ_NEXT_PAGE);
        } elsif ($ch eq KEY_PPAGE) {
            form_driver($formR, REQ_PREV_PAGE);
        }  elsif ($ch eq KEY_DC or ord($ch) == 8 or ord($ch) == 127) {
            form_driver($formR, REQ_DEL_PREV);
        } elsif ($ch eq KEY_F(1)) {
            last;
        } elsif ($ch =~ /^\S$/) {
            form_driver($formR, ord($ch));
        } else {
            beep();
        }
    }
}



sub makeFields() {

    my $fieldListR = [
                 [ 'L', 0,  0,  0,  8, "Form"        ],
                 [ 'L', 0,  0,  2,  0, "First Name"  ],
                 [ 'F', 1, 15,  2, 12, "F Name"      ],
                 [ 'L', 0,  0,  3,  0, "Last Name"   ],
                 [ 'F', 1, 15,  3, 12, "L Name"      ],
                 [ 'L', 0,  0,  5,  8, "Form (pt 2)" ],
                 [ 'L', 0,  0,  7,  0, "# Tuits"     ],
                 [ 'F', 1,  5,  7, 12, "Tuits"       ],
                 [ 'L', 0,  0,  8,  0, "# Bleems"    ],
                 [ 'F', 1,  5,  8, 12, "Bleems"      ]
                 ];

    my @fieldRList;

    foreach my $F (@{$fieldListR}) {
        my $fieldR;
            # This is a Perl reference to a scalar number variable.  The
            # number is the numerical equivalent (cast) of the C pointer to the
            # executable-Curses FIELD object.  The reference is blessed into
            # package "Curses::Field", but don't confuse it with a Perl
            # object.

        if ($F->[0] eq 'L') {
            $fieldR = new_field(1, length($F->[5]), $F->[3], $F->[4], 0, 0);
            if ($$fieldR eq '') {
                fatal("new_field $F->[5] failed");
            }
            set_field_buffer($fieldR, 0, $F->[5]);
            field_opts_off($fieldR, O_ACTIVE);
            field_opts_off($fieldR, O_EDIT);
        } elsif ($F->[0] eq 'F') {
            $fieldR = new_field($F->[1], $F->[2], $F->[3], $F->[4], 0, 0);
            if ($$fieldR eq '') {
                fatal("new_field $F->[5] failed");
            }
            if ($F->[5] eq "Tuits") {
                set_field_buffer($fieldR, 0, $F->[5]);
            }
            set_field_back($fieldR, A_UNDERLINE);
        }

        push(@fieldRList, $fieldR);
    }
    return @fieldRList;
}



sub interpretForm($$$) {

    my ($cFieldRListR, $firstNameR, $lastNameR) = @_;

    $$firstNameR  = field_buffer($cFieldRListR->[2], 0);
    $$lastNameR   = field_buffer($cFieldRListR->[4], 0);
}



sub demo($$) {

    my ($firstNameR, $lastNameR) = @_;

    noecho();

    eval { new_form() };
    if ($@ =~ m{not defined in your Curses library}) {
        print STDERR "Curses was not compiled with form function.\n";
        exit 1;
    }

    my @cFieldRList = makeFields();

    # Believe it or not, we have to pass to new_form() a string whose
    # representation in memory is a C array of pointers to C field objects.
    # Don't try to understand it; just copy this magic pack code.

    # The argument is a string whose ASCII encoding is an array of C
    # pointers.  Each pointer is to a FIELD object of the
    # executable-Curses library, except the last is NULL to mark the
    # end of the list.  For example, assume there are two fields and
    # the executable-Curses library represents them with FIELD objects
    # whose addresses (pointers) are 0x11223344 and 0x0004080C.  The
    # argument to Curses::new_form() is a 12 character string whose
    # ASCII encoding is 0x112233440004080C00000000 .

    my @cFieldList;
    foreach my $cFieldR (@cFieldRList) {
        push(@cFieldList, ${$cFieldR});
    }

    push(@cFieldList, 0);

    my $fieldListFormArg = pack('L!*', @cFieldList);

    my $formR = new_form($fieldListFormArg);
    if (${$formR} eq '') {
        fatal("new_form failed");
    }

    # Don't under any circumstance destroy $itemListMenuArg while the menu
    # object still exists, since the C menu object actually points to the
    # memory that backs $itemListMenuArg.
    
    # And don't destroy @cItemList or @cItemRList either while the menu object
    # still exists, because they are backed by memory that the C menu object
    # references as well.

    my $rows;
    my $cols;

    scale_form($formR, $rows, $cols);

    my $fwinR = newwin($rows + 2, $cols + 4, 4, 0);
    my $fsubR = derwin($fwinR, $rows, $cols, 1, 2);

    set_form_win($formR, $fwinR);
    set_form_sub($formR, $fsubR);

    box($fwinR, 0, 0);
    keypad($fwinR, 1);

    post_form($formR);

    addstr(0, 0, "Use KEY_UP/KEY_DOWN/KEY_PPAGE/KEY_NPAGE to navigate");
    addstr(1, 0, "Press 'ENTER' to select item, or 'F1' to exit");
    addstr(2, 0, "Other alphanumeric characters will enter data");
    refresh();

    driveForm($fwinR, $formR);

    interpretForm(\@cFieldRList, $firstNameR, $lastNameR);

    unpost_form($formR);
    delwin($fwinR);
    free_form($formR);
    map { free_field($_) } @cFieldRList;
}



##############################################################################
#                    MAINLINE
##############################################################################

initscr();

# The eval makes sure if it croaks, we have a chance to restore the
# terminal.

my ($firstName, $lastName);

eval { demo(\$firstName, \$lastName) };

endwin();

if ($@) {
    print STDERR "Failed.  $@\n";
    exit(1);
}

print "You entered '$firstName' for First Name and "
       . "'$lastName' for Last Name\n";

exit(0);