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hnclient

v0.2.0

Published

Keyboard-first Hacker News terminal client built with OpenTUI

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Keywords

hacker-newsterminaltuiopentui

Readme

hnclient

A keyboard-first Hacker News terminal client built with TypeScript + OpenTUI.

Highlights

  • Fully keyboard-driven workflow (no mouse required)
  • Vim-style movement (j/k, gg, G)
  • Breathable card-style story layout with color accents
  • Read-state dimming (opened stories become gray)
  • Centered Hacker News header + footer shortcut bar
  • Modal search input boxes using OpenTUI input component
    • / local search in current feed
    • ? global Algolia search
  • Enter opens selected story directly in your system browser
  • Shift+K opens selected story on news.ycombinator.com/item?id=...
  • c opens threaded comments in terminal
  • Terminal is cleared on exit (q/Ctrl+C)

Runtime Requirement

OpenTUI depends on Bun runtime APIs, so you need Bun installed:

  • Install: https://bun.sh

The global hn command is a launcher script that runs the compiled app with Bun.

Install (Local)

npm install
npm run build
npm link

Run:

hn --feed top

Usage

hn --feed new
hn --search "postgres"
hn --no-cache

Keybindings

  • j/k or arrows: move selection
  • gg / G: jump to top / bottom
  • Enter: open selected story in browser
  • Shift+K: open selected story on HN item page
  • c: open comments view
  • h/l: collapse or expand comment node
  • /: local search modal (current feed)
  • ?: global search modal (Algolia)
  • n / N: next / previous local match
  • 1..6: switch feeds (top, new, best, ask, show, job)
  • r: refresh feed
  • q or Esc: back/quit
  • Ctrl+C: quit and clear terminal

Config and Cache

  • Config: ~/.config/hnclient/config.json
  • Cache: ~/.cache/hnclient/cache.json

Build and Test

npm run typecheck
npm run lint
npm test
npm run build

Publish to npm

  1. Ensure you are logged in:
npm login

  1. Pick a unique package name in package.json (current hnclient may already be taken).

  2. Bump version:

npm version patch
  1. Build and verify:
npm run typecheck
npm run test
npm run build
  1. Publish:
npm publish --access public

If you publish under an npm scope (for example @yourname/hnclient), update name in package.json and publish with:

npm publish --access public