This is a little terminal reader for lobste.rs. I love reading the site, so I made a little terminal user interface for it. This is not finished, but that does not matter.

git clone https://github.com/koenwestendorp/kreeftje
cd kreeftje
cargo install --path .

(Given that your ~/.cargo/bin/ is in your $PATH.)

kreeftje

Otherwise, running from the source directory would suffice too, of course.

cargo run --release

Within the program, the following key bindings can be used for navigation.

←, →, h, l : Move between the stories list and comments view.

↓, ↑, j, k : Select next and previous stories in the stories list page. Move up and down in the comments view.

J, K : Move to the next and previous page when in the stories list. Move to the next and previous story when in the comments view.

g, G : Move to the top and bottom of the stories list or comments view.

o, Enter : Open the selected story in the browser.

(That browser will be the default browser for your system, and respects your $BROWSER environment variable. For further information, see the documentation of the webbrowser crate that is used under the hood.)

q, <ctrl-C> : Quit the program.

The name 'kreeftje' is dutch for little lobster. Because my program is like a tiny version of the actual site, I think the name is cute and appropriate <3.

• Ability to read comments associated with the stories. Comments can be accessed through a rightward motion (→ or l), and navigated in a separate view.
• Tag coloring, just like on the site.
• Command line arguments to specify preferences.
• Config file abilities.
• Clear help and info.
• A way of 'selecting' stories, say by hitting the space bar, and then applying operations on them. Such operations could include saving stories, or opening them by bulk in the browser.
• API, rather than scraping the site??