#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

# test ncurses new [win.] get_wch method binding
# it expects to be run on a UTF-8 terminal

# run program and write "façade" and press enter, do it twice
# note the differences


import curses

import locale
locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, '')
g_encoding = locale.getpreferredencoding()


def getcodes(win):
    win.addstr(u'Type "façade" and press enter\n'.encode(g_encoding))
    codes = []
    while True:
        ch = win.getch()   # traditional 1 byte
        if ch == 10:       # enter
            break
        codes.append(ch)

    win.addstr(u'One more time, type "façade" and press enter\n'.encode(g_encoding))
    codes_w = []
    while True:
        ch = win.get_wch() # new method
        if ch == 10:       # enter
            break
        codes_w.append(ch)

    return codes, codes_w


codes, codes_w = curses.wrapper(getcodes)

print 'Terminal encoding:', g_encoding
print 'With "getch" method: ', codes, ' => ',
for c in codes:
    print unichr(c).encode('utf-8'),
print
print 'With new "get_wch" method: ', codes_w, ' => ',
for c in codes_w:
    print unichr(c).encode('utf-8'),
print