String formatting on returned data

zendesk/tickets.go

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package zendesk
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
+	//"fmt"
 	"log"
 )
 
@@ -73,24 +73,15 @@ func listTickets(pag ...string) (*TicketArray, error) {
 
 }
 
-func newTickets() ([]string, error) {
-	var newTickets []string
+func newTickets() ([]Ticket, error) {
+	newTickets := []Ticket{}
 	tickets, err := listTickets()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	for i := range tickets.Tickets {
-		if tickets.Tickets[i].Status == "new" {
-			requester := tickets.Tickets[i].Via
-			req, _ := requester.(map[string]interface{})
-			source := req["source"]
-			fromMap, _ := source.(map[string]interface{})
-			from := fromMap["from"]
-			fromValue, _ := from.(map[string]interface{})
-			name := fromValue["name"]
-
-			newTicket := fmt.Sprintf("%v - %v - %v - %v", tickets.Tickets[i].Id, tickets.Tickets[i].Status, tickets.Tickets[i].Subject, name)
-			newTickets = append(newTickets, newTicket)
+	for _, Ticket := range tickets.Tickets {
+		if Ticket.Status == "new" {
+			newTickets = append(newTickets, Ticket)
 		}
 	}
 

zendesk/widget.go

@@ -34,15 +34,35 @@ func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
 
 /* -------------------- Unexported Functions -------------------- */
 
-func (widget *Widget) textContent(items []string) string {
+func (widget *Widget) textContent(items []Ticket) string {
 	if len(items) == 0 {
 		return fmt.Sprintf("No unassigned tickets in queue - woop!!")
 	}
 
 	str := ""
-	for i := range items {
-		str = items[i]
+	for _, data := range items {
+		//str = items[i]
+		//str = fmt.Sprintf(data.Id)
+		str = str + widget.format(data)
 	}
 
 	return str
 }
+
+func (widget *Widget) format(ticket Ticket) string {
+	var str string
+	requesterName := widget.parseRequester(ticket)
+	str = fmt.Sprintf(" [green]%d - %s\n %s\n\n", ticket.Id, requesterName, ticket.Subject)
+	return str
+}
+
+func (widget *Widget) parseRequester(ticket Ticket) interface{} {
+	viaMap := ticket.Via
+	via := viaMap.(map[string]interface{})
+	source := via["source"]
+	fromMap, _ := source.(map[string]interface{})
+	from := fromMap["from"]
+	fromValMap := from.(map[string]interface{})
+	fromName := fromValMap["name"]
+	return fromName
+}