From f5c8bdfe994e2f655d1f07458604df288e6733ad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: mitchell <m@mjfs.us>
Date: Sat, 2 May 2026 02:08:13 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] refactor: conversation into a class

---
 index.ts                  | 23 ++++++-----------------
 src/conversation/index.ts | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
 2 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)

diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
index e30be42..abe7d23 100644
--- a/index.ts
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,7 @@ import { createOpenAICompatible } from "@ai-sdk/openai-compatible";
 import { streamText } from "ai";
 
 import { loadConfig, saveConfig } from "./src/config";
-import {
-  type Conversation,
-  loadConversation,
-  saveConversation,
-} from "./src/conversation";
+import { Conversation } from "./src/conversation";
 import Renderer from "./src/render";
 
 const { values: args, positionals } = parseArgs({
@@ -36,8 +32,6 @@ async function main() {
 
   const config = await loadConfig();
 
-  config.model = modelFlag ?? config.model;
-
   if (!config.model) {
     console.error(
       "Please run 'lmc --model <model> --save' to set a default model.",
@@ -46,6 +40,7 @@ async function main() {
   }
 
   if (saveConfigFlag) {
+    config.model = modelFlag ?? config.model;
     await saveConfig(config);
     return;
   }
@@ -59,17 +54,11 @@ async function main() {
     includeUsage: true, // Include usage information in streaming responses
   });
 
-  let convo: Conversation = {
-    model: config.model,
-    messages: [],
-  };
+  const convo = new Conversation(modelFlag ?? config.model);
 
   if (!newConvo) {
-    convo = await loadConversation(config.model);
-
-    if (args.model || args.m) {
-      convo.model = modelFlag ?? config.model;
-    }
+    await convo.load();
+    if (modelFlag) convo.model = modelFlag;
   }
 
   const prompt = positionals.slice(2).join(" ") || "Introduce yourself.";
@@ -85,7 +74,7 @@ async function main() {
   const stop = Date.now();
 
   convo.messages.push({ role: "assistant", content: await text });
-  await saveConversation(convo);
+  await convo.save();
 
   await renderer.renderStats(totalUsage, start, stop);
 }
diff --git a/src/conversation/index.ts b/src/conversation/index.ts
index 557e6b5..9fb01f4 100644
--- a/src/conversation/index.ts
+++ b/src/conversation/index.ts
@@ -2,23 +2,34 @@ import os from "node:os";
 import type { ModelMessage } from "ai";
 
 const home = os.homedir();
-export const convoFile = Bun.file(`${home}/.lmc_convo.json`);
+const convoFile = Bun.file(`${home}/.lmc_convo.json`);
 
-export interface Conversation {
+export interface IConversation {
   model: string;
   messages: ModelMessage[];
 }
 
-export async function loadConversation(
-  defaultModel: string,
-): Promise<Conversation> {
-  try {
-    return await convoFile.json();
-  } catch {
-    return { model: defaultModel, messages: [] };
+export class Conversation implements IConversation {
+  messages: ModelMessage[] = [];
+
+  constructor(public model: string) {}
+
+  async load() {
+    try {
+      const convo: IConversation = await convoFile.json();
+      this.model = convo.model;
+      this.messages = convo.messages;
+    } catch {
+      console.error("No conversation found, starting one.");
+    }
+  }
+
+  async save() {
+    await convoFile.write(
+      JSON.stringify({
+        model: this.model,
+        messages: this.messages,
+      } satisfies IConversation),
+    );
   }
 }
-
-export async function saveConversation(convo: Conversation): Promise<void> {
-  await convoFile.write(JSON.stringify(convo));
-}