A bit of code reorganization. Added /refresh command. Actually displaying stuff and grabbing the latest only still needs some work.

ratatoskr.sh

@@ -159,6 +159,47 @@ local json="$(jq -n --arg status "$text" \
 }
 
 
+# Display timelines
+show_timeline() {
+   if [[ -n "${since_id}" ]]; then
+        result="$(curl -sS --oauth2-bearer "${oauth_token}" "${instanceURL}/api/v1/timelines/${timeline:-home}" -d "since_id=${since_id}")"
+    else
+        result="$(curl -sS --oauth2-bearer "${oauth_token}" "${instanceURL}/api/v1/timelines/${timeline:-home}")"
+    fi
+                                                                                                                                                                
+    # Error checking
+    # Check if the result is a valid JSON
+    if ! echo "$result" | jq '.' >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        echo "Error: The response from the server was invalid."
+        play_sound error
+        return
+    fi
+                                                                                                                                                                
+    error=$(echo "$result" | jq -r '.error // "null"' 2> /dev/null)
+    if [[ "${error:-null}" != "null" ]]; then
+        echo "Error fetching ${timeline:-home} timeline: $error"
+        play_sound error
+        return
+    fi
+                                                                                                                                                                
+   # process the response to get the latest event id
+    latest_id="$(jq -r '.[].id' <<< "$result")"
+    if [[ "${since_id}" != "${latest_id}" ]]; then
+        # handle new events
+        events="$(jq -r '.[].content' <<< "$result")"
+        stripped_events="$(echo "$events" | sed -E 's/<[^>]+>//g')"
+        usernames="$(jq -r '.[].account.username' <<< "$result")"
+        echo -e "$usernames" | while read -r username; do
+            echo "$username: $(echo "$stripped_events" | head -n 1)"
+            stripped_events="$(echo "$stripped_events" | tail -n +2)"
+            echo
+        done
+        play_sound new_${timeline}
+        since_id="$latest_id"
+    fi
+}
+
+
 # Variable initialization
 configPath="${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/ratatoskr" # Path for settings, usually ~/.config/ratatoskr
 configFile="default.conf" # The default config file, eventually will support multiple accounts.
@@ -231,45 +272,7 @@ done
 # Important, set bgLoop to 0 or  this loop will not close with the program
 bgLoop=0
 while : ; do
-   if [[ -n "${since_id}" ]]; then
+    show_timeline
-        result="$(curl -sS --oauth2-bearer "${oauth_token}" "${instanceURL}/api/v1/timelines/${timeline:-home}" -d "since_id=${since_id}")"
-    else
-        result="$(curl -sS --oauth2-bearer "${oauth_token}" "${instanceURL}/api/v1/timelines/${timeline:-home}")"
-    fi
-                                                                                                                                                                
-    # Error checking
-    # Check if the result is a valid JSON
-    if ! echo "$result" | jq '.' >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        echo "Error: The response from the server was invalid."
-        play_sound error
-        sleep "${interval:-300}"
-        continue
-    fi
-                                                                                                                                                                
-    error=$(echo "$result" | jq -r '.error // "null"' 2> /dev/null)
-    if [[ "${error:-null}" != "null" ]]; then
-        echo "Error fetching ${timeline:-home} timeline: $error"
-        play_sound error
-        sleep "${interval:-300}"
-        continue
-    fi
-                                                                                                                                                                
-   # process the response to get the latest event id
-    latest_id="$(jq -r '.[].id' <<< "$result")"
-    if [[ "${since_id}" != "${latest_id}" ]]; then
-        # handle new events
-        events="$(jq -r '.[].content' <<< "$result")"
-        stripped_events="$(echo "$events" | sed -E 's/<[^>]+>//g')"
-        usernames="$(jq -r '.[].account.username' <<< "$result")"
-        echo -e "$usernames" | while read -r username; do
-            echo "$username: $(echo "$stripped_events" | head -n 1)"
-            stripped_events="$(echo "$stripped_events" | tail -n +2)"
-            echo
-        done
-        play_sound new_${timeline}
-        since_id="$latest_id"
-    fi
-                                                                                                                                                                
     sleep "${interval:-300}"
 done &
 
@@ -286,6 +289,9 @@ while : ; do
         "/exit"|"/quit")
             exit 0
         ;;
+        "/refresh")
+            show_timeline
+        ;;
         *)
             echo "Error: '${command}' is not a valid command."
             play_sound error