#+PROPERTY: header-args:lisp :tangle (expand-file-name "tui-client.lisp" (concat (or (getenv "INSTALL_DIR") ".") "/harness")) :PROPERTIES: :ID: tui-client-spec :CREATED: [2026-04-17 Fri 11:00] :END: #+TITLE: OpenCortex TUI Client (Standalone) #+STARTUP: content #+FILETAGS: :tui:ux:client: * Overview The OpenCortex TUI Client is a standalone Common Lisp application built on **Croatoan**. It provides a real-time, multi-window interface for interacting with the OpenCortex daemon. * Implementation #+begin_src lisp (in-package :cl-user) (defpackage :opencortex.tui (:use :cl :croatoan) (:export :main)) (in-package :opencortex.tui) (defvar *daemon-host* "127.0.0.1") (defvar *daemon-port* 9105) (defvar *socket* nil) (defvar *stream* nil) (defvar *chat-history* (list)) (defvar *status-text* "Connecting...") (defvar *input-buffer* (make-array 0 :element-type 'char :fill-pointer 0 :adjustable t)) (defvar *command-history* (make-array 0 :element-type 't :fill-pointer 0 :adjustable t)) (defvar *history-index* -1) (defvar *is-running* t) (defvar *queue-lock* (bt:make-lock)) (defvar *incoming-msgs* nil) (defun enqueue-msg (msg) (bt:with-lock-held (*queue-lock*) (push msg *incoming-msgs*))) (defun add-to-history (cmd) "Add command to history, preserving most recent." (when (and cmd (> (length cmd) 0)) (unless (and (> (length *command-history*) 0) (string= cmd (aref *command-history* (1- (length *command-history*))))) (vector-push-extend cmd *command-history*)) (setf *history-index* (length *command-history*)))) (defun history-previous () (when (> (length *command-history*) 0) (setf *history-index* (max 0 (1- *history-index*))) (let ((cmd (aref *command-history* *history-index*))) (setf (fill-pointer *input-buffer*) 0) (loop for ch across cmd do (vector-push-extend ch *input-buffer*))))) (defun history-next () (when (and *history-index* (< *history-index* (1- (length *command-history*)))) (setf *history-index* (1+ *history-index*)) (let ((cmd (aref *command-history* *history-index*))) (setf (fill-pointer *input-buffer*) 0) (loop for ch across cmd do (vector-push-extend ch *input-buffer*)))) (when (>= *history-index* (1- (length *command-history*))) (setf (fill-pointer *input-buffer*) 0))) (defun dequeue-msgs () (bt:with-lock-held (*queue-lock*) (let ((msgs (nreverse *incoming-msgs*))) (setf *incoming-msgs* nil) msgs))) (defun clean-keywords (msg) (if (listp msg) (let ((clean nil)) (loop for (k v) on msg by #'cddr do (push (intern (string k) :keyword) clean) (push v clean)) (nreverse clean)) msg)) (defun format-payload (payload) (let* ((action (getf payload :ACTION)) (text (getf payload :TEXT)) (msg (getf payload :MESSAGE)) (tool (getf payload :TOOL)) (prompt (getf payload :PROMPT)) (args (getf payload :ARGS)) (result (getf payload :RESULT))) (cond (text text) (msg msg) ((eq action :MESSAGE) (getf payload :TEXT)) ((and tool prompt) (format nil "🤔 ~a: ~a" tool prompt)) ((and tool args) (let ((inner-prompt (or (getf args :PROMPT) (getf args :TEXT)))) (if inner-prompt (format nil "🤔 ~a: ~a" tool inner-prompt) (format nil "🔧 ~a args: ~s" tool args)))) (result (format nil "✅ ~a" result)) (t (format nil "~s" payload))))) (defun format-incoming (msg) (let ((type (or (getf msg :TYPE) (getf msg :type))) (payload (or (getf msg :PAYLOAD) (getf msg :payload)))) (cond ((and (listp msg) (eq type :EVENT)) (let ((action (or (getf payload :ACTION) (getf payload :action))) (text (or (getf payload :TEXT) (getf payload :text) (getf payload :MESSAGE) (getf payload :message)))) (cond ((eq action :handshake) (format nil "👋 ~a" (or text "Connected"))) ((eq action :thinking) (format nil "🤔 ~a" (or text "Thinking..."))) ((eq action :tool-complete) (format nil "🔧 Done")) (text (format nil "💬 ~a" text)) (t (format nil "📢 ~s" msg))))) ((and (listp msg) (eq type :STATUS)) (format nil "🔄 Scribe: ~a | Gardener: ~a" (or (getf msg :SCRIBE) (getf msg :scribe) "idle") (or (getf msg :GARDENER) (getf msg :gardener) "idle"))) ((and (listp msg) (member type '(:REQUEST :RESPONSE :LOG))) (format-payload payload)) ((and (listp msg) (eq type :EVENT) (eq (getf payload :SENSOR) :TOOL-OUTPUT)) (format nil "🔧 ~a" (getf payload :RESULT))) (t (format nil "~s" msg))))) (defun listen-thread () (loop :while *is-running* :do (handler-case (when (and *stream* (open-stream-p *stream*)) (let ((raw-msg (opencortex:read-framed-message *stream*))) (cond ((eq raw-msg :eof) (setf *is-running* nil)) ((eq raw-msg :error) (setf *status-text* "Protocol Error")) ((not (null raw-msg)) (let* ((msg (clean-keywords raw-msg)) (type (getf msg :TYPE)) (payload (getf msg :PAYLOAD))) (cond ((and (eq type :EVENT) (eq (getf payload :ACTION) :handshake)) (setf *status-text* "Ready")) ((eq type :STATUS) (setf *status-text* (format nil "[Scribe: ~a] [Gardener: ~a]" (or (getf msg :SCRIBE) "idle") (or (getf msg :GARDENER) "idle")))) (t (let ((formatted (format-incoming msg))) (when formatted (enqueue-msg formatted)))))))))) (error (c) (setf *status-text* (format nil "Net Error: ~a" c)) (setf *is-running* nil))) (sleep 0.05))) (defun main () (handler-case (setf *socket* (usocket:socket-connect *daemon-host* *daemon-port*)) (error (e) (format t "Error connecting to Brain (port ~a): ~a~%" *daemon-port* e) (return-from main))) (setf *stream* (usocket:socket-stream *socket*)) (bt:make-thread #'listen-thread :name "tui-listener") (unwind-protect (with-screen (scr :input-echoing nil :input-blocking nil :enable-colors t :cursor-visible t) (let* ((h (height scr)) (w (width scr)) (chat-win (make-instance 'window :height (- h 5) :width (- w 2) :position (list 1 1) :border t)) (status-win (make-instance 'window :height 1 :width (- w 2) :position (list (- h 4) 1) :border t)) (help-win (make-instance 'window :height 1 :width (- w 2) :position (list (- h 3) 1))) (input-win (make-instance 'window :height 1 :width (- w 2) :position (list (- h 2) 1) :border t)) (last-status nil)) (add-string help-win "↑↓ History | Esc Clear | /help /exit" :y 0 :x 0 :attributes '(:bold)) (refresh help-win) (setf (input-blocking input-win) nil) (loop :while *is-running* :do ;; 1. Handle incoming messages (let ((new-msgs (dequeue-msgs))) (when new-msgs (dolist (m new-msgs) (push m *chat-history*) (when (> (length *chat-history*) 500) (setf *chat-history* (subseq *chat-history* 0 500)))) (clear chat-win) (let ((line-num 1)) (dolist (m (reverse (subseq *chat-history* 0 (min (length *chat-history*) (- (height chat-win) 2))))) (add-string chat-win (format nil "│ ~a" m) :y line-num :x 1) (incf line-num))) (refresh chat-win))) ;; 2. Render Status Bar (unless (equal *status-text* last-status) (clear status-win) (add-string status-win (format nil "┤ ~a ┤" *status-text*) :y 0 :x 1 :attributes '(:reverse)) (refresh status-win) (setf last-status *status-text*)) ;; 3. Keyboard Input (let* ((event (get-event input-win)) (ch (when (and event (typep event 'event)) (event-key event)))) (when ch (cond ((or (eq ch #\Newline) (eq ch #\Return)) (let ((cmd (coerce *input-buffer* 'string))) (setf (fill-pointer *input-buffer*) 0) (when (> (length cmd) 0) (add-to-history cmd) (enqueue-msg (format nil "⬆ ~a" cmd)) (handler-case (when (and *stream* (open-stream-p *stream*)) (format *stream* "~a" (opencortex:frame-message (list :TYPE :EVENT :META (list :SOURCE :tui :SESSION-ID "default") :PAYLOAD (list :SENSOR :user-input :TEXT cmd)))) (finish-output *stream*)) (error (c) (enqueue-msg (format nil "ERROR SENDING: ~a" c))))) (when (string= cmd "/exit") (setf *is-running* nil)) (when (string= cmd "/clear") (setf *chat-history* nil)))) ((or (eq ch :up) (eq ch :key-up)) (history-previous)) ((or (eq ch :down) (eq ch :key-down)) (history-next)) ((or (eq ch :backspace) (eq ch :key-backspace) (eq ch #\Backspace) (eq ch #\Rubout) (eq ch (code-char 127))) (when (> (fill-pointer *input-buffer*) 0) (decf (fill-pointer *input-buffer*)))) ((characterp ch) (vector-push-extend ch *input-buffer*)))) (clear input-win) (add-string input-win (format nil "▶ ~a" (coerce *input-buffer* 'string)) :y 0 :x 1) (refresh input-win)) (sleep 0.02)))) (setf *is-running* nil) (when *socket* (ignore-errors (usocket:socket-close *socket*))))) #+end_src