creating new files and dirs possile, dedicated update screen key

config.h

@@ -18,8 +18,14 @@ static mimetype mimetype_default_cmd[] = {
 
 static binding key_binding[] = {
 	/*key	action */
+	/*you cannot add bindings that include other bindings in its entirety
+	 * possible: mk, mf
+	 * not possible: gg, ggg
+	 * trying to use ggg will always fail as it will execute gg first instead, resetting the input buffer, thus never
+	 * reaching ggg */
 	{ "q",	quit_program		},
 	{ " ",	toggle_selection	}, /* on hovered file/directory */
+	{ "u",	update			}, /* executes the entire backend and redrawing of the screen */
 
 	{ "h",	move_right		}, /* moves one dir up */
 	{ "t",	move_down		},
@@ -34,6 +40,9 @@ static binding key_binding[] = {
 	{ "gg",	jump_top		},
 	{ "G",	jump_bottom		},
 
+	{ "mk", makedir			},
+	{ "mf", makefile		},
+
 	{ "a",	toggle_hidden_files	},
 };
 static unsigned long binding_count = sizeof(key_binding) / sizeof(binding);

interactions.c

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <dirent.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include "defines.h"
@@ -31,14 +32,43 @@ extern unsigned long mid_file_count;
 
 extern unsigned int status;
 int read_string(WINDOW *win, int y, int x, char *str);
+unsigned int timeout_time = 0;
+extern char *input;
+unsigned int input_pass;
+int parsed_input_number;
 
-void user_interactions(char *input, WINDOW *win_b) {
-	void (*func_ptr)();
+void user_interactions() {
+
+
+	char ch;
+
+	move(terminal_height, terminal_width);
+	ch = getch();
+	if(ch != ERR) {
+		timeout(10); /* blocking timeout of getch() */
+		mvaddch(terminal_height-1, (terminal_width/3)*2 +input_pass, ch);
+		input[input_pass] = ch;
+		input_pass++;
+	}
+
+
+	void (*func_ptr)(int);
 	unsigned long i = 0;
+	unsigned int j = 0;
 	for (i = 0; i < binding_count; i++) {
-		if (*input == key_binding[i].key[0]) {
+		if (strstr(input, key_binding[i].key)) {
+			parsed_input_number = 0;
+			while((*input >= '0') && (*input <= '9')) {
+				parsed_input_number = (parsed_input_number * 10) + (*input - '0');
+				input++;
+			}
+
 			func_ptr = key_binding[i].func;
-			func_ptr();
+			func_ptr(parsed_input_number);
+
+			memset(input, 0, 255);
+			input_pass = 0;
+			timeout(100); /* blocking timeout of getch() */
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -54,23 +84,38 @@ void toggle_selection(){
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_mid);
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_selection);
 }
-void move_down(){
+void move_down(int passes){
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_selection);
+	if (passes == 0) {
+		passes++;
+	}
 	/*capping the maximum file is done inside thread_mid */
-	selected_file_current++;
+	selected_file_current += passes;
 	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK);
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_selection);
 }
-void move_up(){
+void move_up(int passes){
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_selection);
+	if (passes == 0) {
+		passes++;
+	}
+	int i;
+	for (i = 0; i < passes; i++) {
 		if (selected_file_current != 0) {
 			selected_file_current--;
 		}
+	}
 	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK);
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_selection);
 }
-void move_right(){
+void move_right(int passes){
+	if (passes == 0) {
+		passes++;
+	}
+	int i;
+	for (i = 0; i < passes; i++) {
 		chdir("..");
+	}
 	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY);
 }
 void move_left(){
@@ -118,7 +163,6 @@ void jump_top(){
 }
 
 int read_string(WINDOW *win, int y, int x, char *str){
-	noecho();
 	curs_set(1);
 
 	timeout(-1); /* negative numbers block until enter is pressed */
@@ -151,7 +195,6 @@ int read_string(WINDOW *win, int y, int x, char *str){
 	str[pass] = '\0';
 
 	timeout(10); 
-	noecho();
 	curs_set(0);
 
 	return err;
@@ -311,3 +354,55 @@ void delete(){
 	}
 }
 
+void makedir(){
+	btm_buffer = "create dir: ";
+	status = STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_0;
+	werase(win_b);
+	mvwin(win_b, terminal_height-6, 0);
+	wresize(win_b, 5, terminal_width/3); /*the div3 just looks cool*/
+	render_pass();
+
+	unsigned long local_width;
+	unsigned long local_height;
+	getmaxyx(win_b, local_height, local_width);
+
+	/* TODO(2025-07-03T01:19:55) fix fixed buffer size */
+	char *str = malloc(255);
+	memset(str, ' ', 255);
+	int err = read_string(win_b, local_height - 1, 0, str);
+	if (!err) {
+		btm_buffer = concat(btm_buffer, str);
+		mkdir(str, 755); /*magic number from default permissions as created by mkdir*/
+	}
+	free(str);
+	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_RELOAD_FULL);
+}
+void makefile(){
+	btm_buffer = "create file: ";
+	status = STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_0;
+	werase(win_b);
+	mvwin(win_b, terminal_height-6, 0);
+	wresize(win_b, 5, terminal_width/3); /*the div3 just looks cool*/
+	render_pass();
+
+	unsigned long local_width;
+	unsigned long local_height;
+	getmaxyx(win_b, local_height, local_width);
+
+	/* TODO(2025-07-03T01:19:49) fix fixed buffer size */
+	char *str = malloc(255);
+	memset(str, ' ', 255);
+	int err = read_string(win_b, local_height - 1, 0, str);
+	if (!err) {
+		btm_buffer = concat(btm_buffer, str);
+		FILE *fp;
+		fp = fopen(str, "w");
+		fclose(fp);
+	}
+	free(str);
+	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_RELOAD_FULL);
+}
+
+void update() {
+	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_RELOAD_FULL);
+}

interactions.h

@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 #endif
 
 
-void user_interactions(char *input, WINDOW *win_b);
+void user_interactions();
 void quit_program();
 void toggle_selection();
-void move_right();
-void move_up();
-void move_down();
+void move_right(int pssses);
+void move_up(int passes);
+void move_down(int passes);
 void move_left();
 void jump_bottom();
 void jump_top();
@@ -19,3 +19,6 @@ void toggle_hidden_files();
 void open_with();
 void rename_hovered();
 void delete();
+void makedir();
+void makefile();
+void update();

main.c

@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ unsigned int temp_width = 0;
 unsigned int settings;
 unsigned int file_modifiers;
 unsigned int status; 
-unsigned int timeout_time = 0;
-char input = 0;
 
 WINDOW *win_t;
 WINDOW *win_b;
@@ -26,6 +24,7 @@ WINDOW *win_l;
 WINDOW *win_m;
 WINDOW *win_r;
 
+char *input; /*used in user_interactions*/
 
 void render_pass();
 void init();
@@ -82,13 +81,7 @@ int main(){
 			status &= ~(STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY);
 			status |= STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_0;
 		}
-		if ((input = getch())) {
-			user_interactions(&input, win_b);
-			timeout_time = 5;
-		} else {
-			timeout_time += 10;
-		}
-		timeout(timeout_time); /* blocking timeout of getch() */
+		user_interactions();
 
 
 		render_pass();
@@ -169,11 +162,13 @@ void init() {
 
 	initscr(); /* start ncurses */
 	noecho(); /* hide keyboard input */
-	timeout(timeout_time); /* blocking timeout of getch() */
+	timeout(0); /* blocking timeout of getch() */
 	keypad(stdscr, TRUE);
 	curs_set(0);
 
 	/*file_modifiers = (FILE_MODIFIERS_HIDDEN_FILES | FILE_MODIFIERS_SORT_BITMASK);*/
+	input = malloc(sizeof(char)*255); /* size of input buffer, out of bounds access will not be accounted for */
+	memset(input, 0, 255);
 	status = (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY); 
 	if (getuid() == 0) {
 		status += STATUS_USER_ROOT;

window.c

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "defines.h"
 
 extern unsigned int status;
+extern char *input;
 
 extern unsigned int timeout_time;
 extern unsigned int color_count;
@@ -56,7 +57,9 @@ void window_btm(WINDOW *win){
 	} else {
 		mvwprintw(win, 0, 0, "%s", btm_buffer);
 		pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_btm);
+		/*the printing of the input char is done in user_interactions*/
 	}
+
 }
 void window_lft(WINDOW *win){
 	werase(win);