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Subject: POTD: Linux-Windows TUI
Date: 8 Sep 2024 19:41:39 GMT
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  Whipped up this gnarly POTD ("program of the day") in a hot minute.
  My AI homie threw me a bone. 

  It wipes the slate clean and spits out a rando number when you smash
  the space bar. This bad boy only needs the standard library.
  It's golden on Linux and Windows. 

  On Linux, where there's curses in the mix, we roll with that.
  On Windows, we kick it with tkinter instead. Use this as your
  secret sauce for portable TUI software!

  If there are still any bugs, that's on me. Don't throw shade at
  my AI wingman!

import random
import sys
import os

# Determine the operating system
is_windows = os.name == 'nt'

if is_windows:
    import tkinter as tk
else:
    import curses

class RandomNumberGenerator:
    def __init__(self):
        self.random_range = (1, 1000)

    def generate_number(self):
        return random.randint(*self.random_range)

class LinuxApp(RandomNumberGenerator):
    def run(self):
        def main(stdscr):
            while True:
                key = stdscr.getch()
                if key == ord(' '):
                    stdscr.clear()
                    stdscr.addstr(str(self.generate_number()))
                    stdscr.refresh()
                elif key == ord('q'):
                    break

        curses.wrapper(main)

class WindowsApp(RandomNumberGenerator):
    def run(self):
        root = tk.Tk()
        root.title("Random Number Generator")

        text_widget = tk.Text(root, height=5, width=30)
        text_widget.pack(padx=10, pady=10)
        text_widget.insert(tk.END, "Press SPACE to generate a random number")

        def generate_number_gui(event):
            text_widget.delete(1.0, tk.END)
            text_widget.insert(tk.END, str(self.generate_number()))

        root.bind('<space>', generate_number_gui)
        root.mainloop()

def main():
    app = WindowsApp() if is_windows else LinuxApp()
    app.run()

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()