Search view and tests added, along with rudimentary control

linkulator.py

@@ -120,9 +120,32 @@ def print_thread_details(post_id) -> tuple:
     return parent_id, post_url
 
 
+def print_search_results(keyword: str, search_results: list):
+    """a view for the search results - prints results to screen"""
+    print(
+        "\nShowing results for {}\n\n{:>4s}  {:<15s}{:<12s}{:<13s}".format(
+            keyword, "ID#", "DATE", "AUTHOR", "DESC"
+        )
+    )
+
+    for display_index, record in enumerate(search_results, start=1):
+        date = datetime.fromtimestamp(float(record[2])).strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+        author = record[1]
+        desc = record[6]
+        print(
+            "{:4d}  {:<15s}{:<12s}{:<13s}\n".format(display_index, date, author, desc)
+        )
+
+
 ## CONTROLS
 
 
+def do_search():
+    keyword = input("\nEnter your search\n")
+    search_results = LinkData.search(keyword)
+    print_search_results(keyword, search_results)
+
+
 def view_link_in_browser(url):
     """Attempts to view the specified URL in the configured browser"""
     if which(config.USER.browser) is None:
@@ -241,28 +264,6 @@ def post_link() -> int:
     return LinkData.add(record)
 
 
-def search(keyword):
-    """Search function - not yet complete"""
-    raise NotImplementedError
-
-
-##  PSEUDOCODE:
-##    results_found = ""
-##    for line in link_data:
-##        if keyword in link_data[title] or keyword in link_data[category] or
-##        keyword in link_data[comment]: ##            results_found = "yes"
-##            if line is parent post:
-##                print line
-##            elif line is reply:
-##                get parentID
-##                print(line[parentID])
-##    if results_found == "":
-##        print("No results found")
-##    else:
-##        next_step = input("Enter ID to view thread, "M" for main menu, or [Enter] to quit: ")
-##        if next_step...
-
-
 def menu_view_categories():
     """Displays list of categories, takes keyboard input and
     executes corresponding functions."""
@@ -282,6 +283,9 @@ def menu_view_categories():
             if post_id >= 0:
                 menu_view_thread_details(post_id)
             continue
+        if option == "s":
+            do_search()
+            continue
         try:
             cat_index = categories[int(option) - 1]
             menu_view_category_details(cat_index)

tests/view_tests.py

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Tests for Linkulator views"""
+
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import patch, call
+import linkulator
+
+
+class TestPrintSearchResults(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Tests covering the print_search_results function"""
+
+    @patch("builtins.print")
+    def test_print_search_results(self, mock_print):
+        test_keyword = "keyword"
+        test_search_results = [
+            (66, "keyword", "1576461366.5580268", "", "c", "c", "c"),
+            (65, "poster6", "1576461367.5580268", "", "keyword", "c", "c"),
+            (64, "poster7", "1576461368.5580268", "", "c", "keyword", "c"),
+            (63, "poster8", "1576461369.5580268", "", "c", "c", "keyword"),
+        ]
+        test_print_calls = [
+            call(
+                "\nShowing results for keyword\n\n ID#  DATE           AUTHOR      DESC         "
+            ),
+            call("   1  2019-12-16     keyword     c            \n"),
+            call("   2  2019-12-16     poster6     c            \n"),
+            call("   3  2019-12-16     poster7     c            \n"),
+            call("   4  2019-12-16     poster8     keyword      \n"),
+        ]
+
+        linkulator.print_search_results(test_keyword, test_search_results)
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            mock_print.call_count, 5
+        )  # one count for title, 4 for the items)
+
+        self.assertListEqual(test_print_calls, mock_print.call_args_list)