next step is to implement our first i/o

.idea/libraries/org_json_1_6_20240205.xml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <component name="libraryTable">
   <library name="org.json-1.6-20240205">
     <CLASSES>
-      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/Downloads/org.json-1.6-20240205.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/org.json.jar!/" />
     </CLASSES>
     <JAVADOC />
     <SOURCES />

README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ![](https://files.worlio.com/users/bonkmaykr/http/git/embed/firestar.png)
 
-# about 10% complete (basic frontend in progress, nonfunctional)
+# about 30% complete (basic frontend in progress, nonfunctional)
 
 Firestar is a mod manager for WipEout 2048 which automatically handles sorting mods by priority and repacking game assets based on selected add-on packs. It runs on a desktop/laptop computer and aims to allow easy installation of mods for users who have only a surface level understanding of hacking the PSVita.  
 TODO: modlist window screenshot

src/Main.java

@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ public class Main {
     //public static String psarc; //sdk location
 
     public class Mod {
-        public String path;
+        public String path; // file name
         public int version = 1;
         //public int gameversion; //TODO detect a game version and compatibility? // no
-        public int priority = 0;
+        public int priority = 0; //unused
         public String friendlyName;
         public String game; //TODO for multi game support
         public int loaderversion = 0; //minimum required vint or feature level from Firestar

src/MasterWindowLayout.form

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <border type="none"/>
     <children>
       <grid id="6cdb1" binding="descriptionContainer" layout-manager="GridLayoutManager" row-count="1" column-count="1" same-size-horizontally="false" same-size-vertically="false" hgap="-1" vgap="-1">
-        <margin top="0" left="10" bottom="0" right="0"/>
+        <margin top="0" left="0" bottom="0" right="0"/>
         <constraints>
           <grid row="0" column="0" row-span="1" col-span="1" vsize-policy="7" hsize-policy="3" anchor="8" fill="2" indent="0" use-parent-layout="false">
             <minimum-size width="300" height="-1"/>
@@ -19,7 +19,20 @@
         </constraints>
         <properties/>
         <border type="line" title="Description"/>
-        <children/>
+        <children>
+          <component id="a9cee" class="javax.swing.JTextPane" binding="descriptionField">
+            <constraints>
+              <grid row="0" column="0" row-span="1" col-span="1" vsize-policy="6" hsize-policy="6" anchor="0" fill="3" indent="0" use-parent-layout="false">
+                <preferred-size width="150" height="50"/>
+              </grid>
+            </constraints>
+            <properties>
+              <editable value="false"/>
+              <focusable value="false"/>
+              <text value="Select a mod from the list on the right to view more details, or to make changes to your installation."/>
+            </properties>
+          </component>
+        </children>
       </grid>
       <scrollpane id="ecc63" binding="modListScrollContainer">
         <constraints>

src/MissPiggy.java

@@ -17,9 +17,13 @@
  */
 
 import javax.swing.*;
+import javax.swing.event.ListSelectionListener;
 import java.awt.*;
 import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
 import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.math.RoundingMode;
+import java.text.DecimalFormat;
 
 import static javax.swing.WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE;
 
@@ -37,7 +41,7 @@ public class MissPiggy implements ActionListener {
     //JMenuItem menuItem;
 
     JScrollPane modListScrollContainer;
-    public JList<String/*JLabel*/> modList;
+    public JList<String> modList;
     private JButton toggleButton;
     private JButton moveUpButton;
     private JButton deleteButton1;
@@ -45,6 +49,7 @@ public class MissPiggy implements ActionListener {
     private JButton optionsButton;
     private JButton importButton;
     private JButton deployButton;
+    private JTextPane descriptionField;
 
     private int selectedItem;
 
@@ -54,16 +59,29 @@ public class MissPiggy implements ActionListener {
         // todo display modlist
 
         /// DEBUG ///
-        Main.Mod testModEntry = /*entryPoint*/new Main().new Mod(); //this is retarded? we're making a new object of a certain type, why the fuck do you care where it comes from? static or regardless??
+        Main.Mod testModEntry = new Main().new Mod(); //this is retarded? we're making a new object of a certain type, why the fuck do you care where it comes from? static or regardless??
-        testModEntry.friendlyName = "Example Mod";
+        testModEntry.friendlyName = "Example Mod 1";
         testModEntry.game = "2048";
-        testModEntry.path = "unused";
+        testModEntry.path = "/home/bonkyboo/madarao_sneaky2_square.png"; //used to test file sizes
         testModEntry.version = 1;
-        testModEntry.priority = 0; //might discard this in favor of the list index for simplicity
+        //testModEntry.priority = 0; //will discard this in favor of the list index for simplicity
-        testModEntry.loaderversion = 0;
-        Main.Mods.add(testModEntry);
-        Main.Mods.add(testModEntry);
         Main.Mods.add(testModEntry);
+        Main.Mod testModEntry2 = new Main().new Mod();
+        testModEntry2.friendlyName = "Example Mod 2";
+        testModEntry2.author = "Daniel Chang";
+        testModEntry2.game = "2048";
+        testModEntry2.path = "/home/bonkyboo/chengou.mp4";
+        testModEntry2.version = 1;
+        testModEntry2.loaderversion = 0;
+        Main.Mods.add(testModEntry2);
+        Main.Mod testModEntry3 = new Main().new Mod();
+        testModEntry3.friendlyName = "Example Mod 3";
+        testModEntry3.author = "John Dekka";
+        testModEntry3.game = "2048";
+        testModEntry3.path = "/home/bonkyboo/round2.mp4";
+        testModEntry3.version = 1;
+        testModEntry3.loaderversion = 0;
+        Main.Mods.add(testModEntry3);
         ///-/////-///
 
         // populate menu bar
@@ -103,8 +121,42 @@ public class MissPiggy implements ActionListener {
         toolsMenu.getItem(1).addActionListener(this);
         helpMenu.getItem(0).addActionListener(this);
 
+        descriptionField.getDocument().putProperty("filterNewlines", Boolean.FALSE);
+        modList.addListSelectionListener(e -> {
+            String authorDisplay;
+            File pathReference = new File(Main.Mods.get(modList.getSelectedIndex()).path);
+            DecimalFormat df = new DecimalFormat("##.##");
+            df.setRoundingMode(RoundingMode.UP);
+            float modFileSize = pathReference.length(); //precise units
+            String modFileSizeStr = String.valueOf(modFileSize);
+            String modFileSizeUnits = "bytes";
+            if (pathReference.length() >= 1024) {
+                modFileSizeStr = String.valueOf(df.format(modFileSize / 1024));
+                modFileSizeUnits = "Kilobytes";
+            }
+            if (pathReference.length() >= 1024 * 1024) {
+                modFileSizeStr = String.valueOf(df.format(modFileSize / (1024 * 1024)));
+                modFileSizeUnits = "Megabytes";
+            }
+            if (pathReference.length() >= 1024 * 1024 * 1024) {
+                modFileSizeStr = String.valueOf(df.format(modFileSize / (1024 * 1024 * 1024)));
+                modFileSizeUnits = "Gigabytes";
+            }
+            if (Main.Mods.get(modList.getSelectedIndex()).author == null) {
+                authorDisplay = "an Unknown Author";
+            } else {
+                authorDisplay = Main.Mods.get(modList.getSelectedIndex()).author;
+            }
+            descriptionField.setText(
+                "\"" + Main.Mods.get(modList.getSelectedIndex()).friendlyName + "\"\n" +
+                "by " + authorDisplay + "\n\n" +
+                "Version " + Main.Mods.get(modList.getSelectedIndex()).version + "\n" +
+                        modFileSizeStr + " " + modFileSizeUnits + " in size"
+        );});
+
         // display window
         frame.setSize(800, 600); // 1280 800
+        frame.setMinimumSize(new Dimension(640,480));
         frame.setTitle("Firestar Mod Manager");
         frame.setResizable(true);
         frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
@@ -115,6 +167,7 @@ public class MissPiggy implements ActionListener {
 
     public void InitializeModListInGUI() { // i really wanted this to be "lights, camera, action" but the code organizing kept getting stupider and stupider so i gave up
         // cleanup
+        descriptionField.setText("Select a mod from the list on the right to view more details, or to make changes to your installation.");
         modList.clearSelection();
         modList.removeAll();
         modList.setVisibleRowCount(Main.Mods.size());
@@ -125,22 +178,24 @@ public class MissPiggy implements ActionListener {
         // add text entry for each
         int i = 0;
         /*JLabel[]*/String[] contents = new String[Main.Mods.size()];
-        System.out.println("Initializing modList to GUI with length of" + Main.Mods.size() + "units"); //debug
+        System.out.println("Initializing modList to GUI with length of " + Main.Mods.size() + "units"); //debug
         while (i < Main.Mods.size()) {
-            //JLabel label = new JLabel(Main.Mods.get(i).friendlyName);
-            //label.setVisible(true);
-            //contents[i] = label; //modList.add(label);
             contents[i] = Main.Mods.get(i).friendlyName;
 
             //debug
-            if (Main.Mods.get(i).author == null) {Main.Mods.get(i).author = "Anonymous";}
+            String authorDisplay;
-            System.out.println("Added " + Main.Mods.get(i).friendlyName + " by " + Main.Mods.get(i).author);
+            if (Main.Mods.get(i).author == null) {authorDisplay = "Anonymous";} else {authorDisplay = "\"" + Main.Mods.get(i).author + "\"";}
+            System.out.println("Added " + Main.Mods.get(i).friendlyName + " by " + authorDisplay);
 
             i++;
         }
         modList.setListData(contents);
     }
 
+    private ListSelectionListener whenItemSelected() {
+        return null;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent actionEvent) {
         if (actionEvent.getSource() == fileMenu.getItem(5)) {System.exit(0);} else