The results list held the whole shared path in one column, so a search was read through its folder: every row began with the same peer prefix and the file name, the part being searched for, sat off the right edge. Split the column at the last separator, the file name first with the larger share of the width and the folder dimmed beside it, so names line up and read at a glance. The one scroll offset moves both columns together, and $ runs to the end of whichever overflows further. The website's mock of the pane follows. Suggested in #55.
soulseek-rs
A Soulseek client for the terminal: a full-screen TUI, and a one-shot command surface built for scripts and agents.
Website: https://re-invention.nl/soulseek-rs/
Installation
brew install michel/tap/soulseek-rs # macOS and Linux, prebuilt
cargo install soulseek-rs # anywhere with a Rust toolchain
Usage
Run it with no subcommand for the interactive TUI:
soulseek-rs
Anything else is a one-shot command that runs headless. stdout carries records only, stderr carries progress, and the exit code carries the verdict:
soulseek-rs search <QUERY> # print matching files
soulseek-rs get <QUERY> # search, pick the best, download
soulseek-rs download <USER> <PATH> # fetch one known file
soulseek-rs download --stdin # fetch files listed on stdin
soulseek-rs browse <USER> # list a user's shared files
soulseek-rs serve [--follow] # stay online sharing, stream uploads
soulseek-rs whoami # confirm credentials and connection
soulseek-rs user <NAME> # a peer's status and share counts
soulseek-rs room list|say|users|listen
soulseek-rs message send|read
soulseek-rs shares list|add|remove|status|reindex
soulseek-rs config path|list|get|set
soulseek-rs portmap # test automatic port mapping
soulseek-rs completions install # tab completion for bash/zsh/fish
Add --json for newline-delimited JSON instead of tab-separated text, so
commands compose:
soulseek-rs search "rjd2" --json \
| jq -c 'select(.size > 5000000 and .free_slot)' \
| soulseek-rs download --stdin
Exit codes: 0 success, 2 usage or config, 3 connect or login, 4 nothing
found, 5 timed out, 6 transfer failed, 7 session lost mid-command, 1
unexpected error.
The full README documents every
command, record shape, flag, environment variable and config.toml key.
Building from Source
git clone https://github.com/michel/soulseek-rs.git
cd soulseek-rs
cargo build --release
Library
To build your own Soulseek client, use the soulseek-rs-lib crate: the protocol implementation this client is built on.