Interactive Retry Prompt on Invalid Anime Search

[AbhishekMauryaGEEK]

Feature Request: Interactive Retry Prompt on Invalid Anime Search

Current Behavior

When a user enters an incorrect or partial anime title, ani-cli exits immediately with:

No results found!

This requires the user to restart ani-cli manually to retry the search.

Example:

$ ani-cli
Search anime: onepiec
No results found!

Proposed Improvement

Instead of exiting immediately, allow users to retry the search interactively when no results are found.

Example flow:

$ ani-cli
Search anime: onepiec

No results found for "onepiec".
Tip: Try alternate spellings or press Ctrl+C to exit.

Search anime: one piece

Suggested Scope (v1)

Limit this behavior to the initial anime search query only.

This keeps the feature simple and avoids affecting:

• episode selection flows
• continue-watching logic
• other interactive menus

Important Considerations

Non-interactive Usage

The retry prompt should only activate when stdin is interactive (TTY).

For scripted/piped usage, current behavior should remain unchanged to avoid breaking automation.

Example:

[ -t 0 ]

Exit Path

Users should still be able to exit easily via:

• Ctrl+C
• optional retry limit (if preferred by maintainers)

UI Consistency

If possible, behavior should remain consistent across:

• plain terminal mode
• fzf
• rofi

Why This Helps

• Improves UX for typos and romanization differences
• Reduces restart friction
• Matches common CLI interaction patterns
• Makes searching feel smoother and more forgiving

Notes

This is intended as a UX enhancement, not a bug/crash fix.
The command currently exits cleanly — this proposal only aims to improve the retry experience.

[Nick-Lemy]

That would actually be nice

[Ashish2343]

Is Anyone still working on it ?