add --columns long opt

mmgen/globalvars.py

@@ -116,9 +116,11 @@ class GlobalContext(Lockable):
 	test_suite           = False
 	test_suite_deterministic = False
 	test_suite_popen_spawn = False
-	terminal_width       = 0
 
 	mnemonic_entry_modes = {}
+
+	# display:
+	columns = 0
 	color = bool(
 		( sys.stdout.isatty() and not os.getenv('MMGEN_TEST_SUITE_PEXPECT') ) or
 		os.getenv('MMGEN_FORCE_COLOR')
@@ -166,6 +168,7 @@ class GlobalContext(Lockable):
 		'bob',
 		'coin',
 		'color',
+		'columns',
 		'daemon_data_dir',
 		'daemon_id',
 		'force_256_color',
@@ -233,10 +236,10 @@ class GlobalContext(Lockable):
 	env_opts = (
 		'MMGEN_DEBUG_ALL', # special: there is no g.debug_all var
 
+		'MMGEN_COLUMNS',
 		'MMGEN_TEST_SUITE',
 		'MMGEN_TEST_SUITE_DETERMINISTIC',
 		'MMGEN_TEST_SUITE_POPEN_SPAWN',
-		'MMGEN_TERMINAL_WIDTH',
 		'MMGEN_BOGUS_SEND',
 		'MMGEN_DEBUG',
 		'MMGEN_DEBUG_OPTS',

mmgen/opts.py

@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ common_opts_data = {
 --, --coin=c               Choose coin unit. Default: BTC. Current choice: {cu_dfl}
 --, --token=t              Specify an ERC20 token by address or symbol
 --, --color=0|1            Disable or enable color output (enabled by default)
+--, --columns=N            Force N columns of output with certain commands
 --, --force-256-color      Force 256-color output when color is enabled
 --, --data-dir=path        Specify {pnm} data directory location
 --, --daemon-data-dir=path Specify coin daemon data directory location
@@ -591,6 +592,9 @@ def check_usr_opts(usr_opts): # Raises an exception if any check fails
 		opt_is_int(val,desc)
 		opt_compares(int(val),'>',0,desc)
 
+	def chk_columns(key,val,desc):
+		opt_compares(int(val),'>',10,desc)
+
 # TODO: move this check elsewhere
 #	def chk_token(key,val,desc):
 #		if not 'token' in proto.caps:

mmgen/tw/common.py

@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class TwCommon:
 	def set_term_columns(self):
 		from ..term import get_terminal_size
 		while True:
-			self.cols = g.terminal_width or get_terminal_size().width
+			self.cols = g.columns or get_terminal_size().width
 			if self.cols >= g.min_screen_width:
 				break
 			line_input(

test/test.py

@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ def create_tmp_dirs(shm_dir):
 def set_environ_for_spawned_scripts():
 
 	from mmgen.term import get_terminal_size
-	os.environ['MMGEN_TERMINAL_WIDTH'] = str(get_terminal_size().width)
+	os.environ['MMGEN_COLUMNS'] = str(get_terminal_size().width)
 
 	if os.getenv('MMGEN_DEBUG_ALL'):
 		for name in g.env_opts: