X-Git-Url: http://nitlanguage.org

diff --git a/lib/curses/curses.nit b/lib/curses/curses.nit
index 11d5ab6..688493e 100644
--- a/lib/curses/curses.nit
+++ b/lib/curses/curses.nit
@@ -13,25 +13,52 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 # Curses for Nit
-module curses
+module curses is pkgconfig("ncurses")
+
+in "C header" `{
+	#include <ncurses.h>
+`}
 
 # A curse windows
-extern Window
+extern class Window `{WINDOW *`}
 	# Initialize the screen
-	new is extern "initscr"
+	new `{
+		WINDOW *res;
+		res = initscr();
+		if (res == NULL) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "Error initialising ncurses.\n");
+			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+		}
+		raw();
+		keypad(res, TRUE);
+		noecho();
+		return res;
+	`}
 
-	# print a string somewhere
+	# Move the cursor at the position (y,x) and print a string
 	# NOTE: as with the curses API, the position is (y,x)
-	fun mvaddstr(y,x: Int, str: String) is extern import String::to_cstring
+	fun mvaddstr(y,x: Int, str: String) import String.to_cstring `{
+		char *c_string = String_to_cstring( str );
+		mvaddstr(y, x, c_string);
+	`}
 
-	fun refresh is extern
-	fun wclear is extern
-	fun delwin is extern
-	fun endwin is extern
-end
+	# Update the window
+	fun refresh `{
+		refresh();
+	`}
+
+	# Clear the entire window so it can be repainted from scratch with a refresh
+	fun wclear `{
+		wclear(self);
+	`}
+
+	# Delete the window
+	fun delwin `{
+		delwin(self);
+	`}
 
-redef class Stdin
-	# Is these something to read? (non blocking)
-	# FIXME: should not be in the curses module
-	fun poll_in: Bool is extern
+	# Suspend the curses session and restore the previous terminal
+	fun endwin `{
+		endwin();
+	`}
 end