From 5c1ea83ef060de00bcf124874588a6c48b9f70a7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bryan Roessler <bryanroessler@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Aug 2024 00:53:50 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Try printing modules in two columns

---
 workflow/qhtcp-workflow | 48 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 45 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/workflow/qhtcp-workflow b/workflow/qhtcp-workflow
index 47b5490e..eea6e3ac 100755
--- a/workflow/qhtcp-workflow
+++ b/workflow/qhtcp-workflow
@@ -411,15 +411,38 @@ interactive_header() {
   # echo ""
 
   echo "Available Submodules:"
+
+  # Determine if we need two columns
   if [ ${#ALL_SUBMODULES[@]} -gt 8 ]; then
     # Calculate the number of elements in each column
     num_columns=$(( (${#ALL_SUBMODULES[@]} + 1) / 2 ))
+
+    # Determine the maximum width of the first column
+    max_width=0
+    for ((i=0; i<num_columns; i++)); do
+      # Check if the item exists
+      if [[ -n "${ALL_SUBMODULES[i]}" ]]; then
+        item_length=${#ALL_SUBMODULES[i]}
+        if [[ $item_length -gt $max_width ]]; then
+          max_width=$item_length
+        fi
+      fi
+    done
+
     # Print in two columns
     for ((i=0; i<num_columns; i++)); do
-      printf "%d. %s" $((i+1)) "${ALL_SUBMODULES[i]}"
-      if [ $((i + num_columns)) -lt ${#ALL_SUBMODULES[@]} ]; then
-        printf "\t\t\t%d. %s\n" $((i + num_columns + 1)) "${ALL_SUBMODULES[i + num_columns]}"
+      # Print the first column
+      if [ -n "${ALL_SUBMODULES[i]}" ]; then
+        printf "%d. %-${max_width}s" $((i+1)) "${ALL_SUBMODULES[i]}"
       else
+        printf "%${max_width}s" ""
+      fi
+      
+      # Print the second column if it exists
+      if [ $((i + num_columns)) -lt ${#ALL_SUBMODULES[@]} ]; then
+        printf "\t%d. %s\n" $((i + num_columns + 1)) "${ALL_SUBMODULES[i + num_columns]}"
+      else
+        # Print a newline if no second column item
         echo
       fi
     done
@@ -430,6 +453,25 @@ interactive_header() {
     done
   fi
   echo ""
+  # if [ ${#ALL_SUBMODULES[@]} -gt 8 ]; then
+  #   # Calculate the number of elements in each column
+  #   num_columns=$(( (${#ALL_SUBMODULES[@]} + 1) / 2 ))
+  #   # Print in two columns
+  #   for ((i=0; i<num_columns; i++)); do
+  #     printf "%d. %s" $((i+1)) "${ALL_SUBMODULES[i]}"
+  #     if [ $((i + num_columns)) -lt ${#ALL_SUBMODULES[@]} ]; then
+  #       printf "\t\t%d. %s\n" $((i + num_columns + 1)) "${ALL_SUBMODULES[i + num_columns]}"
+  #     else
+  #       echo
+  #     fi
+  #   done
+  # else
+  #   # Print in a single column
+  #   for ((i=0; i<${#ALL_SUBMODULES[@]}; i++)); do
+  #     printf "%d. %s\n" $((i+1)) "${ALL_SUBMODULES[i]}"
+  #   done
+  # fi
+  # echo ""