guireleaser builds again

14 files changed, 470 insertions, 638 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2477619..11a52f9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-all:
+all: build
 	./guireleaser
 
 stderr: build
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ build:
 	echo "build it!"
 	-rm resources/*.so
 	cp -a ~/go/src/go.wit.com/toolkits/*.so resources/
-	go build -v -x
+	GO111MODULE=off go build -v -x
 
 install:
 	rm -f ~/go/src/go.wit.com/toolkits/*.so
diff --git a/checkReady.go b/checkReady.go
index 988efca..b51ba48 100644
--- a/checkReady.go
+++ b/checkReady.go
@@ -29,22 +29,22 @@ func CheckReady() bool {
 		log.Info("find the next repo first")
 		return false
 	}
-	goSumS := release.current.getGoSumStatus()
-	dirtyS := release.current.dirtyLabel.String()
-	lastS := release.current.status.GetLastTagVersion()
-	currentS := release.current.status.GetCurrentBranchVersion()
+	goSumS := release.current.Status.GetGoSumStatus()
+	dirtyS := release.current.State()
+	lastS := release.current.Status.GetLastTagVersion()
+	currentS := release.current.Status.GetCurrentBranchVersion()
 
 	var targetS string
 	targetS = release.version.String()
 
-	log.Info("repo:", release.current.String(), goSumS, dirtyS, lastS, currentS, targetS)
+	log.Info("repo:", release.current.State(), goSumS, dirtyS, lastS, currentS, targetS)
 
 	if goSumS == "RELEASED" {
 		return true
 	}
 	if goSumS == "PRIMATIVE" {
 		if targetS == lastS {
-			release.current.setGoSumStatus("RELEASED")
+			release.current.Status.SetGoSumStatus("RELEASED")
 		}
 		return true
 	}
@@ -53,45 +53,45 @@ func CheckReady() bool {
 	}
 	if goSumS == "READY" {
 		if targetS == lastS {
-			release.current.setGoSumStatus("RELEASED")
+			release.current.Status.SetGoSumStatus("RELEASED")
 			return true
 		}
 		if lastS == currentS {
-			release.current.setGoSumStatus("UNRELEASED")
+			release.current.Status.SetGoSumStatus("UNRELEASED")
 		}
 		return true
 	}
-	release.current.setGoSumStatus("NOT READY")
-	if release.current.status.ReadOnly() {
+	release.current.Status.SetGoSumStatus("NOT READY")
+	if release.current.Status.ReadOnly() {
 		log.Info("\trepo is read only")
 		return false
 	}
 
 	if targetS == lastS {
 		log.Info("\trepo is already done", lastS, "=", targetS)
-		release.current.setGoSumStatus("READY")
+		release.current.Status.SetGoSumStatus("READY")
 		return true
 	}
 	if lastS == currentS {
 		log.Info("\trepo is already done", lastS, "=", targetS)
-		release.current.setGoSumStatus("READY")
+		release.current.Status.SetGoSumStatus("READY")
 		return true
 	}
 
 	if goSumS == "BAD" {
-		log.Info("\trepo is ready", release.current.String(), "BAD == BAD")
+		log.Info("\trepo is ready", release.current.State(), "BAD == BAD")
 	} else {
-		log.Info("\trepo is ready maybe", release.current.String(), "BAD !=", goSumS)
+		log.Info("\trepo is ready maybe", release.current.State(), "BAD !=", goSumS)
 	}
 
-	if release.current.status.CheckDirty() {
+	if release.current.Status.CheckDirty() {
 		log.Info("\trepo is dirty")
 		return false
 	} else {
-		log.Info("\trepo is ready", release.current.String(), "not dirty")
+		log.Info("\trepo is ready", release.current.State(), "not dirty")
 	}
 
-	fullpath := filepath.Join(me.goSrcPwd.String(), release.current.String())
+	fullpath := filepath.Join(me.goSrcPwd.String(), release.current.State())
 
 	testf := filepath.Join(fullpath, "go.mod")
 	if Exists(testf) {
@@ -113,14 +113,14 @@ func CheckReady() bool {
 
 	// final checks here
 	if dirtyS == "unchanged" {
-		log.Info("\trepo is ready", release.current.String(), "unchanged")
+		log.Info("\trepo is ready", release.current.Name(), "unchanged")
 	} else {
 		log.Info("\trepo is not ready", dirtyS, "!= 'unchanged'")
 		return false
 	}
 
-	curName := release.current.status.GetCurrentBranchName()
-	mName := release.current.status.GetMasterBranchName()
+	curName := release.current.Status.GetCurrentBranchName()
+	mName := release.current.Status.GetMasterBranchName()
 
 	if curName == mName {
 		log.Info("\trepo is ready working from main branch", curName, "=", mName)
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func CheckReady() bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	release.current.setGoSumStatus("READY")
+	release.current.Status.SetGoSumStatus("READY")
 	return true
 }
 
diff --git a/doRelease.go b/doRelease.go
index 2d2b9d1..64679ec 100644
--- a/doRelease.go
+++ b/doRelease.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func doRelease() bool {
-	log.Info("doRelease() on", release.current.String())
+	log.Info("doRelease() on", release.current.Name())
 	// double check release version logic
 	if release.releaseVersionB.String() != "release version "+release.version.String() {
 		log.Warn("something went wrong with the release.version:", release.version.String())
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ func doRelease() bool {
 		log.Warn("version does not start with v.", release.version.String())
 		return false
 	}
-	switch release.status.String() {
+	switch release.current.Status.GetGoSumStatus() {
 	case "PRIMATIVE":
-		log.Warn("can do PRIMATIVE", release.version.String())
+		log.Warn("can do PRIMATIVE", release.current.Name())
 	case "GOOD":
 		log.Warn("GOOD. lots of go.sum checks passed", release.version.String())
 	case "manually chosen":
@@ -41,21 +41,21 @@ func doRelease() bool {
 			log.Sleep(10)
 	*/
 	default:
-		log.Warn("what is this?", release.version.String(), release.status.String())
+		log.Warn("what is this?", release.version.String(), release.current.Name())
 		return false
 	}
 
-	if release.current.status.ReadOnly() {
+	if release.current.Status.ReadOnly() {
 		log.Info("sorry, it's read-only")
 		return true
 	}
-	if release.current.status.CheckDirty() {
+	if release.current.Status.CheckDirty() {
 		log.Info("sorry, it's still dirty")
 		return false
 	}
 
-	curName := release.current.status.GetCurrentBranchName()
-	mName := release.current.status.GetMasterBranchName()
+	curName := release.current.Status.GetCurrentBranchName()
+	mName := release.current.Status.GetMasterBranchName()
 	if curName != mName {
 		log.Info("\trepo is not working from main branch", curName, "!=", mName)
 		return false
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func doRelease() bool {
 
 	var all [][]string
 	all = append(all, []string{"git", "add", "-f", "go.mod"})
-	if release.current.status.CheckPrimativeGoMod() {
+	if release.current.Status.CheckPrimativeGoMod() {
 		// don't add go.sum here. TODO: check for go.sum file and fail
 	} else {
 		all = append(all, []string{"git", "add", "-f", "go.sum"})
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func doRelease() bool {
 	all = append(all, []string{"git", "tag", "-m", me.releaseReasonS, release.version.String()})
 	all = append(all, []string{"git", "push", "origin", release.version.String()})
 
-	if !release.current.status.DoAll(all) {
+	if !release.current.Status.DoAll(all) {
 		log.Info("failed to make new release", release.version.String())
 		return false
 	}
@@ -88,11 +88,11 @@ func doRelease() bool {
 	}
 
 	log.Info("PUBLISH OK")
-	release.current.setGoSumStatus("RELEASED")
+	release.current.Status.SetGoSumStatus("RELEASED")
 
 	// unwind and re-tag. Now that the go.mod and go.sum are published, revert
 	// to the development branch
-	if !release.current.status.RevertMasterToDevel() {
+	if !release.current.Status.RevertMasterToDevel() {
 		log.Info("Revert Failed")
 		return false
 	}
@@ -104,27 +104,21 @@ func doRelease() bool {
 	retag = append(retag, []string{"git", "tag", "-m", me.releaseReasonS, release.version.String()})
 	retag = append(retag, []string{"git", "push", "origin", release.version.String()})
 
-	if !release.current.status.DoAll(retag) {
+	if !release.current.Status.DoAll(retag) {
 		log.Info("retag failed")
 		return false
 	}
-	log.Info("EVERYTHING OK. RERELEASED", release.current.String())
+	log.Info("EVERYTHING OK. RERELEASED", release.current.Name())
 
-	// update the package versions used for checking go.sum validity
-	release.current.status.UpdateNew()
-	cbname := release.current.status.GetCurrentBranchName()
-	cbversion := release.current.status.GetCurrentBranchVersion()
-	lasttag := release.current.status.GetLastTagVersion()
 	// update the values in the GUI
-	release.current.lastTag.SetLabel(lasttag)
-	release.current.vLabel.SetLabel(cbname + " " + cbversion)
+	release.current.Status.UpdateNew()
 
 	// attempt to find another repo to release
 	if !doReleaseFindNext() {
 		log.Info("doReleaseFindNext() could not find a new")
 		return false
 	}
-	log.Info("GOOD TO RUN ANOTHER DAY ON:", release.current.String())
+	log.Info("GOOD TO RUN ANOTHER DAY ON:", release.current.Name())
 	return true
 }
 
@@ -137,14 +131,14 @@ func doReleaseFindNext() bool {
 		log.Info("findNextDirty() could not find anything")
 		return false
 	}
-	release.current.status.CheckSafeGoSumRemake()
-	if release.current.status.MakeRedomod() {
+	release.current.Status.CheckSafeGoSumRemake()
+	if release.current.Status.MakeRedomod() {
 		log.Info("Redo mod ok")
 	} else {
 		log.Info("go mod tidy not ok")
 		return false
 	}
-	if ok, _ := release.current.status.CheckGoSum(); ok {
+	if ok, _ := release.current.Status.CheckGoSum(); ok {
 		log.Info("repo has go.sum requirements that are clean")
 		// release.current.setGoSumStatus("CLEAN")
 		release.status.SetValue("GOOD")
@@ -158,7 +152,7 @@ func doReleaseFindNext() bool {
 // this pulls the new tag from the golang package repository
 // to insert the new version
 func doPublishVersion() bool {
-	gopath := release.current.String()
+	gopath := release.current.GoPath()
 	cmd := []string{"go", "get", "-v", gopath + "@" + release.version.String()}
 	log.Info("SHOULD RUN cmd HERE:", cmd)
 
@@ -171,11 +165,11 @@ func doPublishVersion() bool {
 	gosum := filepath.Join(homeDir, "go/src/go.wit.com/apps/guireleaser/go.sum")
 	if !shell.Exists(gosum) {
 		log.Info("go.sum must exist here")
-		release.guireleaser.status.MakeRedomod()
+		release.guireleaser.Status.MakeRedomod()
 	}
 	os.Unsetenv("GO111MODULE")
 	log.Info("TRYING TO SELF UPDATE HERE. cmd =", cmd)
-	err, out := release.guireleaser.status.RunCmd(cmd)
+	err, out := release.guireleaser.Status.RunCmd(cmd)
 	if gopath == "go.wit.com/apps/guireleaser" {
 		// ignore errors on updating myself
 		log.Info("IGNORE SELF UPDATE ERROR. cmd =", cmd)
@@ -184,7 +178,7 @@ func doPublishVersion() bool {
 	if err == nil {
 		log.Info("SELF UPDATE OK. out =", out)
 		log.Info("SELF UPDATE WORKED")
-		release.current.setGoSumStatus("RELEASED")
+		release.current.Status.SetGoSumStatus("RELEASED")
 		return true
 	}
 	return false
diff --git a/globalDisplayOptions.go b/globalDisplayOptions.go
index 401ce68..6bf9cdb 100644
--- a/globalDisplayOptions.go
+++ b/globalDisplayOptions.go
@@ -11,21 +11,21 @@ import (
 )
 
 func showHideRepos() {
-	for _, repo := range me.allrepos {
+	for _, repo := range me.repos.View.AllRepos() {
 		if me.autoHideReadOnly.Checked() {
-			if repo.status.ReadOnly() {
+			if repo.Status.ReadOnly() {
 				repo.Hide()
 				continue
 			}
 		}
 		if me.autoHidePerfect.Checked() {
-			if repo.dirtyLabel.String() == "PERFECT" {
+			if repo.State() == "PERFECT" {
 				repo.Hide()
 				continue
 			}
 		}
 		if me.autoReleased.Checked() {
-			if repo.getGoSumStatus() == "RELEASED" {
+			if repo.Status.GetGoSumStatus() == "RELEASED" {
 				repo.Hide()
 				continue
 			}
@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@ func showHideRepos() {
 }
 
 func globalDisplayShow() {
-	for _, repo := range me.allrepos {
+	for _, repo := range me.repos.View.AllRepos() {
 		if me.autoHideReadOnly.Checked() {
-			if repo.status.ReadOnly() {
+			if repo.Status.ReadOnly() {
 				continue
 			}
 		}
 		if me.autoHidePerfect.Checked() {
-			if repo.dirtyLabel.String() == "PERFECT" {
+			if repo.State() == "PERFECT" {
 				continue
 			}
 		}
@@ -56,20 +56,19 @@ func globalDisplayOptions(box *gui.Node) {
 	group1 := vbox.NewGroup("Global Display Options")
 
 	group1.NewButton("Show Repository Window", func() {
-		if reposwin.Hidden() {
-			log.Info("showing reposwin")
-			showHideRepos()
-			// have to run this twice for now
-			scanForReady()
-			scanForReady()
-			reposwin.Show()
-			findNextDirty("")
-			// double check the found next repo
-			fullDoubleCheckFix()
+		if me.repos.Hidden() {
+			me.repos.Show()
 		} else {
-			log.Info("hiding reposwin")
-			reposwin.Hide()
+			me.repos.Hide()
 		}
+		log.Info("showing reposwin")
+		showHideRepos()
+		// have to run this twice for now
+		// scanForReady()
+		// scanForReady()
+		// findNextDirty("")
+		// double check the found next repo
+		// fullDoubleCheckFix()
 	})
 
 	me.autoHideReadOnly = group1.NewCheckbox("Hide read-only repos").SetChecked(true)
@@ -93,13 +92,13 @@ func globalDisplayOptions(box *gui.Node) {
 	me.autoReleased = group1.NewCheckbox("Hide RELEASED repos").SetChecked(false)
 	me.autoReleased.Custom = func() {
 		if me.autoReleased.Checked() {
-			for _, repo := range me.allrepos {
-				if repo.getGoSumStatus() == "RELEASED" {
+			for _, repo := range me.repos.View.AllRepos() {
+				if repo.Status.GetGoSumStatus() == "RELEASED" {
 					repo.Hide()
 				}
 			}
 		} else {
-			for _, repo := range me.allrepos {
+			for _, repo := range me.repos.View.AllRepos() {
 				repo.Show()
 			}
 		}
@@ -111,21 +110,21 @@ func globalDisplayOptions(box *gui.Node) {
 
 	me.setBranchesToMasterB = group1.NewButton("set all branches to master", func() {
 		me.Disable()
-		for _, repo := range me.allrepos {
-			if repo.status.ReadOnly() {
+		for _, repo := range me.repos.View.AllRepos() {
+			if repo.Status.ReadOnly() {
 				continue
 			}
-			if whitelist(repo.String()) {
+			if whitelist(repo.GoPath()) {
 				continue
 			}
-			if repo.status.CheckoutMaster() {
-				log.Warn("set master branch worked", repo.String())
-				repo.newScan()
+			if repo.Status.CheckoutMaster() {
+				log.Warn("set master branch worked", repo.Name())
+				repo.Status.UpdateNew()
 			} else {
-				repo.newScan()
-				log.Warn("set master branch failed", repo.String())
-				log.Warn("set master branch failed", repo.String())
-				log.Warn("set master branch failed", repo.String())
+				repo.Status.UpdateNew()
+				log.Warn("set master branch failed", repo.Name())
+				log.Warn("set master branch failed", repo.Name())
+				log.Warn("set master branch failed", repo.Name())
 			}
 		}
 		me.Enable()
@@ -137,15 +136,15 @@ func globalDisplayOptions(box *gui.Node) {
 		os.Unsetenv("GO111MODULE")
 		longB.Disable()
 		me.Disable()
-		for _, repo := range me.allrepos {
-			if whitelist(repo.String()) {
+		for _, repo := range me.repos.View.AllRepos() {
+			if whitelist(repo.GoPath()) {
 				continue
 			}
-			if repo.status.ReadOnly() {
+			if repo.Status.ReadOnly() {
 				continue
 			}
-			if repo.status.MakeRedomod() {
-				log.Info("redo go.sum failed on", repo.String())
+			if repo.Status.MakeRedomod() {
+				log.Info("redo go.sum failed on", repo.Name())
 				// me.Enable()
 				// longB.Enable()
 				// longB.SetLabel("FAILED")
@@ -160,54 +159,54 @@ func globalDisplayOptions(box *gui.Node) {
 
 	group1.NewButton("rm -f go.mod go.sum", func() {
 		me.Disable()
-		for _, repo := range me.allrepos {
-			if whitelist(repo.String()) {
+		for _, repo := range me.repos.View.AllRepos() {
+			if whitelist(repo.GoPath()) {
 				continue
 			}
-			if repo.status.ReadOnly() {
+			if repo.Status.ReadOnly() {
 				continue
 			}
-			repo.status.RunCmd([]string{"rm", "-f", "go.mod", "go.sum"})
+			repo.Status.RunCmd([]string{"rm", "-f", "go.mod", "go.sum"})
 		}
 		me.Enable()
 	})
 
 	group1.NewButton("git reset --hard", func() {
 		me.Disable()
-		for _, repo := range me.allrepos {
-			if whitelist(repo.String()) {
-				log.Warn("skipping whitelist", repo.String())
+		for _, repo := range me.repos.View.AllRepos() {
+			if whitelist(repo.GoPath()) {
+				log.Warn("skipping whitelist", repo.Name())
 				continue
 			}
-			log.Warn("running git reset --hard", repo.String())
-			repo.status.RunCmd([]string{"git", "reset", "--hard"})
+			log.Warn("running git reset --hard", repo.Name())
+			repo.Status.RunCmd([]string{"git", "reset", "--hard"})
 		}
 		me.Enable()
 	})
 
 	group1.NewButton("git ls-files |grep go.mod", func() {
 		// var all []string
-		for _, repo := range me.allrepos {
-			log.Info("repo:", repo.String())
-			if repo.status.ReadOnly() {
+		for _, repo := range me.repos.View.AllRepos() {
+			log.Info("repo:", repo.Name())
+			if repo.Status.ReadOnly() {
 				continue
 			}
-			if whitelist(repo.String()) {
-				log.Warn("skipping whitelist", repo.String())
+			if whitelist(repo.GoPath()) {
+				log.Warn("skipping whitelist", repo.GoPath())
 				continue
 			}
-			good, files := repo.status.GitLsFiles()
+			good, files := repo.Status.GitLsFiles()
 			if !good {
-				log.Warn("Something went wrong", repo.String())
+				log.Warn("Something went wrong", repo.GoPath())
 				continue
 			}
 			for _, filename := range strings.Split(files, "\n") {
 				log.Info("\tfile", filename)
 				if filename == "go.mod" {
 					log.Info("Found go.mod. does version match release version?")
-					log.Info(repo.lastTag.String(), "vs", repo.targetVersion.String())
-					if repo.lastTag.String() != repo.targetVersion.String() {
-						log.Info(repo.lastTag.String(), "vs", repo.targetVersion.String())
+					log.Info(repo.Status.GetLastTagVersion(), "vs", repo.Status.GetTargetVersion())
+					if repo.Status.GetLastTagVersion() != repo.Status.GetTargetVersion() {
+						log.Info(repo.Status.GetLastTagVersion(), "vs", repo.Status.GetTargetVersion())
 						log.Info("Found go.sum. version mismatch")
 						setCurrentRepo(repo, "VERY BROKEN", "rewind go.mod commit")
 						return
@@ -215,9 +214,9 @@ func globalDisplayOptions(box *gui.Node) {
 				}
 				if filename == "go.sum" {
 					log.Info("Found go.sum. does version match release version?")
-					log.Info(repo.lastTag.String(), "vs", repo.targetVersion.String())
-					if repo.lastTag.String() != repo.targetVersion.String() {
-						log.Info(repo.lastTag.String(), "vs", repo.targetVersion.String())
+					log.Info(repo.Status.GetLastTagVersion(), "vs", repo.Status.GetTargetVersion())
+					if repo.Status.GetLastTagVersion() != repo.Status.GetTargetVersion() {
+						log.Info(repo.Status.GetLastTagVersion(), "vs", repo.Status.GetTargetVersion())
 						log.Info("Found go.sum. version mismatch")
 						setCurrentRepo(repo, "VERY BROKEN", "rewind go.mod commit")
 						return
@@ -239,9 +238,9 @@ func globalDisplayOptions(box *gui.Node) {
 }
 
 func hidePerfect() {
-	for _, repo := range me.allrepos {
-		if repo.dirtyLabel.String() == "PERFECT" {
-			if repo.hidden {
+	for _, repo := range me.repos.View.AllRepos() {
+		if repo.State() == "PERFECT" {
+			if repo.Hidden() {
 				continue
 			}
 			repo.Hide()
diff --git a/initRepoList.go b/initRepoList.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c538820
--- /dev/null
+++ b/initRepoList.go
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+package main
+
+// this initializes the repos
+
+import (
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"os/user"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/repolist"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/repostatus"
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+)
+
+func (r *repoWindow) initRepoList() {
+	usr, _ := user.Current()
+
+	repos := parsecfg("~/.config/guireleaser")
+	for _, line := range repos {
+		log.Verbose("repo =", line)
+		path, mbranch, dbranch, ubranch := splitLine(line)
+		if mbranch == "" {
+			mbranch = "master"
+		}
+		if dbranch == "" {
+			dbranch = "devel"
+		}
+		if ubranch == "" {
+			ubranch = usr.Username
+		}
+		r.View.AddRepo(path, mbranch, dbranch, ubranch)
+	}
+
+	log.Info("scanning everything in ~/go/src")
+	for i, path := range repostatus.ListGitDirectories() {
+		// log.Info("addRepo()", i, path)
+		path = strings.TrimPrefix(path, me.goSrcPwd.String())
+		path = strings.Trim(path, "/")
+		log.Info("addRepo()", i, path)
+		r.View.AddRepo(path, "master", "devel", usr.Username)
+	}
+}
+
+func parsecfg(f string) []string {
+	homeDir, _ := os.UserHomeDir()
+	cfgfile := filepath.Join(homeDir, f)
+	content, _ := ioutil.ReadFile(cfgfile)
+	out := string(content)
+	out = strings.TrimSpace(out)
+	lines := strings.Split(out, "\n")
+	return lines
+}
+
+// returns path, master branch name, devel branch name, user branch name
+func splitLine(line string) (string, string, string, string) {
+	var path, master, devel, user string
+	parts := strings.Split(line, " ")
+	path, parts = repolist.RemoveFirstElement(parts)
+	master, parts = repolist.RemoveFirstElement(parts)
+	devel, parts = repolist.RemoveFirstElement(parts)
+	user, parts = repolist.RemoveFirstElement(parts)
+	// path, master, devel, user := strings.Split(line, " ")
+	return path, master, devel, user
+}
diff --git a/lookForUnwind.go b/lookForUnwind.go
index 1ca7954..3387921 100644
--- a/lookForUnwind.go
+++ b/lookForUnwind.go
@@ -4,54 +4,55 @@ package main
 import (
 	"path/filepath"
 
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/repolist"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
-func (r *repo) lookToUnwind() bool {
-	goSumS := r.getGoSumStatus()
-	dirtyS := r.dirtyLabel.String()
-	currentS := r.status.GetCurrentBranchVersion()
-	log.Info("repo:", r.String(), goSumS, dirtyS, r.lastTag.String(), currentS)
+func lookToUnwind(r *repolist.Repo) bool {
+	goSumS := r.Status.GetGoSumStatus()
+	dirtyS := r.State()
+	currentS := r.Status.GetCurrentBranchVersion()
+	log.Info("repo:", r.Name(), goSumS, dirtyS, r.State(), currentS)
 
-	curName := r.status.GetCurrentBranchName()
-	mName := r.status.GetMasterBranchName()
+	curName := r.Status.GetCurrentBranchName()
+	mName := r.Status.GetMasterBranchName()
 
 	if curName == mName {
 		log.Info("\trepo is ready working from main branch", curName, "=", mName)
 	} else {
 		log.Info("\trepo is not ready main branch", curName, "!=", mName)
-		r.setGoSumStatus("CAN NOT UNWIND")
+		r.Status.SetGoSumStatus("CAN NOT UNWIND")
 		return false
 	}
 
-	if r.lastTag.String() != currentS {
-		log.Info("\trepo version mismatch last vs current", r.lastTag.String(), "!=", currentS)
-		r.setGoSumStatus("CAN NOT UNWIND")
+	if r.LastTag() != currentS {
+		log.Info("\trepo version mismatch last vs current", r.LastTag(), "!=", currentS)
+		r.Status.SetGoSumStatus("CAN NOT UNWIND")
 		return false
 	}
 
-	if release.version.String() != r.lastTag.String() {
-		log.Info("\trepo version mismatch last vs official", r.lastTag.String(), "!=", release.version.String())
-		r.setGoSumStatus("CAN NOT UNWIND")
+	if release.version.String() != r.LastTag() {
+		log.Info("\trepo version mismatch last vs official", r.LastTag(), "!=", release.version.String())
+		r.Status.SetGoSumStatus("CAN NOT UNWIND")
 		return false
 	}
 
-	fullpath := filepath.Join(me.goSrcPwd.String(), r.String())
+	fullpath := filepath.Join(me.goSrcPwd.String(), r.GoPath())
 	testf := filepath.Join(fullpath, "go.mod")
 	if Exists(testf) {
 		log.Info("\trepo is ready. go.mod exists")
-		r.setGoSumStatus("UNWIND")
+		r.Status.SetGoSumStatus("UNWIND")
 		return true
 	}
 
-	fullpath = filepath.Join(me.goSrcPwd.String(), r.String())
+	fullpath = filepath.Join(me.GoSrcPath(), r.GoPath())
 	testf = filepath.Join(fullpath, "go.sum")
 	if Exists(testf) {
 		log.Info("\trepo is ready. go.sum exists")
-		r.setGoSumStatus("UNWIND")
+		r.Status.SetGoSumStatus("UNWIND")
 		return true
 	}
 
-	r.setGoSumStatus("NO UNWIND?")
+	r.Status.SetGoSumStatus("NO UNWIND?")
 	return false
 }
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 3f6be1e..f1d6d98 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -2,11 +2,9 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"embed"
-	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
-	"time"
 
 	"go.wit.com/gui"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/shell"
@@ -23,7 +21,6 @@ var resToolkit embed.FS
 
 func main() {
 	me = new(autoType)
-	me.allrepos = make(map[string]*repo)
 
 	// TODO: autocompute these in the gui
 	releaseReasonS = os.Getenv("GUIRELEASE_REASON")
@@ -39,11 +36,15 @@ func main() {
 	me.myGui.InitEmbed(resToolkit)
 	me.myGui.Default()
 
+	// our main window
 	me.mainWindow = me.myGui.NewWindow("GUI release manager")
 	me.mainBox = me.mainWindow.NewBox("bw hbox", true)
 
+	// the left side of the window options
 	globalDisplayOptions(me.mainBox)
 
+	// sanity check of things that might be around that mess
+	// up things later
 	// if you have a go.work file, you must delete it
 	// TODO: check for go.work files anywhere
 	homeDir, _ := os.UserHomeDir()
@@ -53,95 +54,101 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 
+	// sanity check of things that might be around that mess
+	// up things later
+	// check to make sure we have a go.sum here
 	gosum := filepath.Join(homeDir, "go/src/go.wit.com/apps/guireleaser/go.sum")
 	if !shell.Exists(gosum) {
 		log.Info("go.sum must exist here")
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 
-	repoworld()
-
+	// save the ENV var here
 	me.releaseReasonS = releaseReasonS
 
-	for i, repo := range me.allrepos {
+	me.repos = makeRepoView()
+
+	// go through and set the target versions for each repo
+	// todo: add sanity checking in repolist to verify these and/or autocompute them
+	// for now, just don't be stupid when you set your ENV vars
+	// widget I versioned early before I knew what the hell this would mean and can
+	// not be down versioned because that's not how GO versioning works. Once you
+	// set the version for a path, it's set in stone forever. (smart system!)
+	// we could rename go.wit.com/widget to go.wit.com/newwidget and restart the versioning
+	// system, but that's rediculous and this servers to always remind me to never make this mistake again
+	for i, repo := range me.repos.View.AllRepos() {
 		if repo == nil {
 			log.Info("initial scan i = nil", i)
 			continue
 		}
 
-		log.Info("initial scan repo", repo.String())
-		if repo.status == nil {
-			log.Info("repo.status == nil", repo.String())
+		log.Info("initial scan repo", repo.Name())
+		if repo.Status == nil {
+			log.Info("repo.status == nil", repo.Name())
 			continue
 		}
 
-		repo.status.UpdateNew()
-		repo.newScan()
-
-		if repo.String() == "go.wit.com/widget" {
-			repo.targetVersion.SetText("v" + widgetVersion)
+		if repo.GoPath() == "go.wit.com/widget" {
+			repo.Status.SetTargetVersion("v" + widgetVersion)
 		} else {
-			repo.targetVersion.SetText("v" + releaseVersion)
+			repo.Status.SetTargetVersion("v" + releaseVersion)
 		}
-		if strings.HasPrefix(repo.String(), "go.wit.com/dev/") {
-			lasttag := repo.status.GetLastTagVersion()
-			repo.targetVersion.SetText(lasttag)
+		if strings.HasPrefix(repo.GoPath(), "go.wit.com/dev/") {
+			lasttag := repo.Status.GetLastTagVersion()
+			repo.Status.SetTargetVersion(lasttag)
 		}
-		// if repo.String() == "go.wit.com/apps/guireleaser" {
 	}
 	log.Info("Creating the Release Window")
 
+	// create the right side of the main window
 	createReleaseBox(me.mainBox)
-	// createUnreleaseBox(me.mainBox)
 
-	for _, repo := range me.allrepos {
-		if repo.status.ReadOnly() {
+
+	// start the initail scan and make sure each repo is set
+	// to the master branch
+	for _, repo := range me.repos.View.AllRepos() {
+		if repo.ReadOnly() {
 			continue
 		}
-		if whitelist(repo.String()) {
+		if whitelist(repo.GoPath()) {
 			continue
 		}
-		if repo.status.CheckoutMaster() {
-			log.Warn("set master branch worked", repo.String())
-			repo.newScan()
+		if repo.Status.CheckoutMaster() {
+			log.Warn("git checkout master branch worked", repo.Name())
+			repo.Status.UpdateNew()
 		} else {
-			repo.newScan()
-			log.Warn("set master branch failed", repo.String())
-			log.Warn("set master branch failed", repo.String())
-			log.Warn("set master branch failed", repo.String())
+			repo.Status.UpdateNew()
+			log.Warn("git checkout master branch failed", repo.Name())
 		}
 	}
 
-	showHideRepos()
-
+	// disable the open repo button. this isn't really important
+	// but does indicates the app (and toolkit) is working
+	// this can be removed later, but in these early days, I'm using this
+	// tool to release the code for this app, the gui and the gui toolkits
+	// and sometimes they lie, don't display stuff, don't even disable things
+	// so I can't trust even what I see. It's complicated right now still.
 	release.openrepo.Disable()
 
-	// scan repos every 30 seconds
-	// check every second for the checkbox changing
-	var i int = 60
-	myTicker(1*time.Second, "newScan()", func() {
-		i += 1
-		if !me.scanEveryMinute.Checked() {
-			if i < 60 {
-				i = 60
-			}
-			// print every 13 seconds
-			if i%13 == 0 {
-				log.Info("Not auto scanning", i)
-			}
-			return
-		}
-		if i < 60 {
-			return
-		}
-		i = 0
-		duration := timeFunction(func() {
-			scanGoSum()
-			for _, repo := range me.allrepos {
-				repo.newScan()
-			}
-		})
-		s := fmt.Sprint(duration)
-		me.autoWorkingPwd.SetText(s)
+	// I don't know what this is autotypist thing?
+	// globalResetOptions(me.mainbox)
+
+	// hopefully this is the list of all the golang packages and only the GUI golang packages
+	me.repos = makeRepoView()
+
+	// parse config file and scan for .git repos
+	me.repos.initRepoList()
+
+	// reads in the State of all the repos
+	// TODO: should not really be necessary directly after init()
+	me.repos.View.ScanRepositories()
+
+	me.Enable()
+
+	// intermittently scans the status indefinitly
+	me.repos.View.Watchdog(func() {
+		log.Info("In main()")
+		// processing is done. update the repo summary box
+		// me.summary.Update()
 	})
 }
diff --git a/releaseBox.go b/releaseBox.go
index c3e90c8..27581b5 100644
--- a/releaseBox.go
+++ b/releaseBox.go
@@ -10,12 +10,13 @@ import (
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/repolist"
 )
 
 var release releaseStruct
 
 type releaseStruct struct {
-	current *repo
+	current *repolist.Repo
 
 	box      *gui.Node
 	group    *gui.Node
@@ -40,11 +41,11 @@ type releaseStruct struct {
 	makeRedomodB *gui.Node
 	sendVersionB *gui.Node
 	checkSafeB   *gui.Node
-	whitelist    map[string]*repo
+	whitelist    map[string]*repolist.Repo
 
 	// store myself here. use myself to
 	// do garbage go get tests and other potential junk
-	guireleaser *repo
+	guireleaser *repolist.Repo
 }
 
 func (w *autoType) Disable() {
@@ -75,16 +76,18 @@ func createReleaseBox(box *gui.Node) {
 		me.Enable()
 	})
 	release.grid.NewButton("findNextDirty()", func() {
-		me.Disable()
-		defer me.Enable()
-		if findNextDirty("PRIMATIVE") {
-			log.Info("findNextDirty() found a repo")
-			return
-		}
-		if findNextDirty("") {
-			log.Info("findNextDirty() found a repo")
-			return
-		}
+		/*
+			me.Disable()
+			defer me.Enable()
+			if findNextDirty("PRIMATIVE") {
+				log.Info("findNextDirty() found a repo")
+				return
+			}
+			if findNextDirty("") {
+				log.Info("findNextDirty() found a repo")
+				return
+			}
+		*/
 	})
 
 	release.releaseVersionB = release.grid.NewButton("release version", func() {
@@ -98,7 +101,7 @@ func createReleaseBox(box *gui.Node) {
 	})
 
 	release.openrepo = release.grid.NewButton("open repo", func() {
-		release.current.status.Toggle()
+		release.current.Status.Toggle()
 	})
 	release.openrepo.Disable()
 
@@ -134,22 +137,22 @@ func createReleaseBox(box *gui.Node) {
 	release.grid.NewButton("Check Ready", func() {
 		buttonDisable()
 		defer buttonEnable()
-		goSumS := release.current.getGoSumStatus()
-		dirtyS := release.current.dirtyLabel.String()
-		lastS := release.current.status.GetLastTagVersion()
+		goSumS := release.current.GoState()
+		dirtyS := release.current.State()
+		lastS := release.current.LastTag()
 		if CheckReady() {
-			log.Info("repo is ready", release.current.String(), goSumS, dirtyS, lastS)
+			log.Info("repo is ready", release.current.Name(), goSumS, dirtyS, lastS)
 			return
 		} else {
-			log.Info("\trepo is not ready", release.current.String(), goSumS, dirtyS, lastS)
+			log.Info("\trepo is not ready", release.current.Name(), goSumS, dirtyS, lastS)
 		}
 	})
 
 	release.grid.NewButton("set ignore", func() {
-		tmp := release.current.getGoSumStatus()
+		tmp := release.current.GoState()
 		log.Info("trying to set repo IGNORE is now =", tmp)
-		release.current.setGoSumStatus("IGNORE")
-		release.whitelist[release.current.String()] = release.current
+		release.current.SetGoState("IGNORE")
+		release.whitelist[release.current.GoPath()] = release.current
 	})
 
 	release.checkSafeB = release.grid.NewButton("fullDoubleCheckFix()", func() {
@@ -165,18 +168,18 @@ func createReleaseBox(box *gui.Node) {
 
 	release.checkGoSumB = release.grid.NewButton("CheckGoSum()", func() {
 		buttonDisable()
-		if ok, _ := release.current.status.CheckGoSum(); ok {
+		if ok, _ := release.current.Status.CheckGoSum(); ok {
 			log.Info("repo has go.sum requirements that are clean")
 			// release.current.setGoSumStatus("CLEAN")
-			release.status.SetValue("GOOD")
-			release.notes.SetValue("CheckGoSum() does not seem to lie")
+			release.status.SetText("GOOD")
+			release.notes.SetText("CheckGoSum() does not seem to lie")
 		}
 		buttonEnable()
 	})
 
 	release.makeRedomodB = release.grid.NewButton("make redomod", func() {
 		buttonDisable()
-		if release.current.status.MakeRedomod() {
+		if release.current.Status.MakeRedomod() {
 		} else {
 			log.Info("This is bad. stop here")
 		}
@@ -198,8 +201,8 @@ func createReleaseBox(box *gui.Node) {
 		buttonDisable()
 		// rather than loop forever, at least limit this to the number of repos
 		// incase something, somewhere, goes wrong
-		duration := timeFunction(func() {
-			for n := 0; n <= len(me.allrepos); n++ {
+		duration := repolist.TimeFunction(func() {
+			for n := 0; n <= len(me.repos.View.AllRepos()); n++ {
 				if doRelease() {
 					log.Info("doRelease() worked")
 				} else {
@@ -222,18 +225,18 @@ func createReleaseBox(box *gui.Node) {
 }
 
 func fullDoubleCheckFix() bool {
-	release.current.status.CheckSafeGoSumRemake()
-	if !release.current.status.MakeRedomod() {
+	release.current.Status.CheckSafeGoSumRemake()
+	if !release.current.Status.MakeRedomod() {
 		log.Info("go mod failed")
 		return false
 	}
-	if ok, _ := release.current.status.CheckGoSum(); ok {
+	if ok, _ := release.current.Status.CheckGoSum(); ok {
 		log.Info("go.sum is clean")
 	} else {
 		log.Info("repo go.sum FAILED")
 		return false
 	}
-	if ok, _ := release.current.status.CheckGoSum(); ok {
+	if ok, _ := release.current.Status.CheckGoSum(); ok {
 		log.Info("repo has go.sum requirements that are clean")
 		// release.current.setGoSumStatus("CLEAN")
 		release.status.SetValue("GOOD")
@@ -244,43 +247,43 @@ func fullDoubleCheckFix() bool {
 }
 
 func goodCheckGoSum() bool {
-	tmp := release.current.String()
-	log.Info("goodCheckGoSum() START on repo:", tmp, "STATUS =", release.current.getGoSumStatus())
+	tmp := release.current.Name()
+	log.Info("goodCheckGoSum() START on repo:", tmp, "STATUS =", release.current.GoState())
 
 	var maybe bool = true
-	goConfig := release.current.status.GetGoDeps()
+	goConfig := release.current.Status.GetGoDeps()
 	for depname, version := range goConfig {
 		log.Info("Checking repo deps:", depname, version)
-		repo, ok := me.allrepos[depname]
-		if ok {
-			goSumS := repo.getGoSumStatus()
-			// ignore dependencies on whitelisted repos
-			// TODO: warn the user about the whitelist
-			if goSumS == "WHITELIST" {
-				continue
-			}
-			// check if the dependent repo is ReadOnly
-			// if so, there isn't anything we can do about
-			// version mis-matches
-			if repo.status.ReadOnly() {
-				continue
-			}
-			lastS := repo.status.GetLastTagVersion()
-			targetS := repo.targetVersion.String()
-			log.Info("   repo deps:", depname, version, "vs", goSumS, lastS, targetS)
-			if lastS != targetS {
-				log.Info("repo deps: FALSE lastS != targetS", lastS, targetS)
-				log.Info("repo deps: FALSE status.ReadOnly()", release.current.status.ReadOnly())
-				log.Info("repo deps: FALSE path", release.current.String())
-				maybe = false
-			}
-		} else {
+		repo := me.repos.View.FindRepo(depname)
+		if repo != nil {
 			log.Info("   repo deps: IGNORE", depname, version)
+			continue
+		}
+		goSumS := repo.GoState()
+		// ignore dependencies on whitelisted repos
+		// TODO: warn the user about the whitelist
+		if goSumS == "WHITELIST" {
+			continue
+		}
+		// check if the dependent repo is ReadOnly
+		// if so, there isn't anything we can do about
+		// version mis-matches
+		if repo.ReadOnly() {
+			continue
+		}
+		lastS := repo.LastTag()
+		targetS := repo.Status.GetTargetVersion()
+		log.Info("   repo deps:", depname, version, "vs", goSumS, lastS, targetS)
+		if lastS != targetS {
+			log.Info("repo deps: FALSE lastS != targetS", lastS, targetS)
+			log.Info("repo deps: FALSE status.ReadOnly()", release.current.ReadOnly())
+			log.Info("repo deps: FALSE path", release.current.GoPath())
+			maybe = false
 		}
 	}
 	if maybe {
-		log.Info("SUCCEEDED.", release.current.String())
-		log.Info("SUCCEEDED. goSumStatus.String() =", release.current.goSumStatus.String())
+		log.Info("SUCCEEDED.", release.current.Name())
+		log.Info("SUCCEEDED. goSumStatus.String() =", release.current.GoState())
 		log.Info("SUCCEEDED. MAYBE. try it again get go.sum requirements")
 		return true
 	} else {
@@ -297,17 +300,17 @@ func buttonEnable() {
 	me.Enable()
 }
 
-func setCurrentRepo(newcur *repo, s string, note string) bool {
-	if newcur.status.ReadOnly() {
+func setCurrentRepo(newcur *repolist.Repo, s string, note string) bool {
+	if newcur.ReadOnly() {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	release.repo.SetValue(newcur.status.String())
-	release.status.SetValue(s)
-	release.notes.SetValue(note)
+	release.repo.SetText(newcur.GoPath())
+	release.status.SetText(s)
+	release.notes.SetText(note)
 	release.current = newcur
-	release.version.SetText(release.current.targetVersion.String())
-	release.releaseVersionB.SetText("release version " + release.current.targetVersion.String())
+	release.version.SetText(release.current.Status.GetTargetVersion())
+	release.releaseVersionB.SetText("release version " + release.current.Status.GetTargetVersion())
 	// release.unreleaseB.SetText("un-release version " + release.current.targetVersion.String())
 	release.openrepo.Enable()
 
@@ -315,14 +318,14 @@ func setCurrentRepo(newcur *repo, s string, note string) bool {
 }
 
 func scanForReady() bool {
-	for _, repo := range me.allrepos {
-		goSumS := repo.getGoSumStatus()
-		dirtyS := repo.dirtyLabel.String()
-		log.Info("findNextDirty()", repo.String(), goSumS, dirtyS)
+	for _, repo := range me.repos.View.AllRepos() {
+		goSumS := repo.GoState()
+		dirtyS := repo.State()
+		log.Info("findNextDirty()", repo.GoPath(), goSumS, dirtyS)
 
-		if whitelist(repo.String()) {
-			log.Info("found WHITELIST", repo.String())
-			repo.setGoSumStatus("WHITELIST")
+		if whitelist(repo.GoPath()) {
+			log.Info("found WHITELIST", repo.GoPath())
+			repo.Status.SetGoSumStatus("WHITELIST")
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -334,20 +337,21 @@ func scanForReady() bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+// trys to figure out if there is still something to update
+// todo: redo this logic as it is terrible
 func findNextDirty(onlyKind string) bool {
-	for key := range me.allrepos {
-		repo := me.allrepos[key]
-		goSumS := repo.getGoSumStatus()
-		dirtyS := repo.dirtyLabel.String()
+	for _, repo := range me.repos.View.AllRepos() {
+		goSumS := repo.Status.GetGoSumStatus()
+		// dirtyS := repo.State()
 
-		log.Info("findNextDirty()", repo.String(), goSumS, dirtyS)
-		if repo.status.ReadOnly() {
+		log.Info("findNextDirty()", repo.GoPath(), goSumS)
+		if repo.ReadOnly() {
 			log.Info("findNextDirty() skipping readonly")
 			continue
 		}
 		if goSumS == "PRIMATIVE" {
 			if setCurrentRepo(repo, "PRIMATIVE", "release new version") {
-				if release.version.String() == release.current.status.GetLastTagVersion() {
+				if release.version.String() == release.current.Status.GetLastTagVersion() {
 					// everything is fine. the primative has already been released
 				} else {
 					return true
@@ -369,75 +373,15 @@ func findNextDirty(onlyKind string) bool {
 			continue
 		}
 		setCurrentRepo(repo, "REDO GOSUM", "try redoing the gosum")
-		newgoSumS := release.current.getGoSumStatus()
-		newdirtyS := release.current.dirtyLabel.String()
-		newlastS := release.current.status.GetLastTagVersion()
+		newgoSumS := release.current.GoState()
+		// newdirtyS := release.current.dirtyLabel.String()
+		newlastS := release.current.LastTag()
 		if goodCheckGoSum() {
-			log.Info("findNextDirty() returning true from goodCheckGoSum()", newgoSumS, newgoSumS, newdirtyS, newlastS)
+			log.Info("findNextDirty() returning true from goodCheckGoSum()", newgoSumS, newgoSumS, newlastS)
 			return true
-		} else {
-			// continue
-		}
-		if repo.String() == "go.wit.com/log" {
-			log.Info("findNextDirty() FOUND LOG", repo.String(), goSumS, dirtyS)
-			log.Info("findNextDirty() FOUND LOG", repo.String(), goSumS, dirtyS)
-			log.Info("findNextDirty() FOUND LOG", repo.String(), goSumS, dirtyS)
-			log.Info("findNextDirty() FOUND LOG", repo.String(), goSumS, dirtyS)
-			log.Info("findNextDirty() FOUND LOG", repo.String(), goSumS, dirtyS)
-			log.Sleep(10)
-			return true
-		}
-		continue
-		if goSumS == "UNRELEASED" {
-			if setCurrentRepo(repo, "UNRELEASED", "manually check go.sum") {
-				return true
-			}
-			continue
-		}
-		if goSumS == "NOT READY" {
-			if setCurrentRepo(repo, "NOT READY", "manually check go.sum") {
-				return true
-			}
-			continue
-		}
-		if goSumS == "DIRTY 2" {
-			continue
-		}
-		if goSumS == "BAD DEP" {
-			// find out what kind of BAD DEP?
-			continue
-		}
-		// latestversion := repo.status.GetLastTagVersion()
-		if goSumS == "CLEAN" {
-			// if it's clean here, then check and remake the go.sum file
-			// then stop to commit the release version
-			repo.checkSafeGoSumRemake()
-			if repo.checkDirty() {
-				dirtyS = repo.dirtyLabel.String()
-			}
-			if dirtyS == "PERFECT" {
-				continue
-			}
-			if setCurrentRepo(repo, "clean", "check manually") {
-				return true
-			}
-		}
-		if goSumS == "DIRTY" {
-			if ok, missing := repo.status.CheckGoSum(); ok {
-				log.Info("repo has go.sum requirements that are clean")
-				// repo.setGoSumStatus("CLEAN")
-			} else {
-				log.Info("DIRTY 2 repo has go.sum requirements that are screwed up. missing:", missing)
-				repo.setGoSumStatus("DIRTY 2")
-				continue
-			}
-
-			if setCurrentRepo(repo, "dirty", "commit changes") {
-				return true
-			}
 		}
 	}
 	log.Info("tried to findNextDirty() but not sure what to do next")
-	release.status.SetValue("ALL DONE?")
+	release.status.SetText("ALL DONE?")
 	return false
 }
diff --git a/repolist.go b/repolist.go
deleted file mode 100644
index da0adbf..0000000
--- a/repolist.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,167 +0,0 @@
-// This is a simple example
-package main
-
-import (
-	"io/ioutil"
-	"os/user"
-	"strings"
-
-	"go.wit.com/gui"
-	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
-	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/repostatus"
-	"go.wit.com/log"
-)
-
-func (r *repo) String() string {
-	if r.status == nil {
-		return r.path
-	}
-	return r.status.String()
-}
-
-func (r *repo) getPath() string {
-	return r.path
-}
-
-func RemoveFirstElement(slice []string) (string, []string) {
-	if len(slice) == 0 {
-		return "", slice // Return the original slice if it's empty
-	}
-	return slice[0], slice[1:] // Return the slice without the first element
-}
-
-// returns path, master branch name, devel branch name, user branch name
-func splitLine(line string) (string, string, string, string) {
-	var path, master, devel, user string
-	parts := strings.Split(line, " ")
-	path, parts = RemoveFirstElement(parts)
-	master, parts = RemoveFirstElement(parts)
-	devel, parts = RemoveFirstElement(parts)
-	user, parts = RemoveFirstElement(parts)
-	// path, master, devel, user := strings.Split(line, " ")
-	return path, master, devel, user
-}
-
-func myrepolist() []string {
-	content, _ := ioutil.ReadFile("/home/jcarr/.config/myrepolist")
-	out := string(content)
-	out = strings.TrimSpace(out)
-	lines := strings.Split(out, "\n")
-	return lines
-}
-
-func (r *repo) Hide() {
-	r.pLabel.Hide()
-	r.lastTag.Hide()
-	r.vLabel.Hide()
-	r.targetVersion.Hide()
-
-	r.dirtyLabel.Hide()
-	r.goSumStatus.Hide()
-	r.statusButton.Hide()
-	r.hidden = true
-}
-
-func (r *repo) Show() {
-	r.pLabel.Show()
-	r.lastTag.Show()
-	r.vLabel.Show()
-	r.targetVersion.Show()
-
-	r.dirtyLabel.Show()
-	r.goSumStatus.Show()
-	r.statusButton.Show()
-	r.hidden = false
-}
-
-// This creates a window
-func repoworld() {
-	reposwin = gadgets.NewBasicWindow(me.myGui, "All git repositories in ~/go/src/")
-	reposwin.Make()
-	reposwin.Custom = func() {
-		log.Warn("GOT HERE: main() gadgets.NewBasicWindow() close")
-		log.Warn("Should I do something special here?")
-	}
-	reposbox = reposwin.Box().NewBox("bw vbox", false)
-
-	reposgroup = reposbox.NewGroup("go repositories (read from ~/.config/myrepolist)")
-	reposgrid = reposgroup.NewGrid("test", 7, 1)
-
-	reposgrid.NewLabel("") // path goes here
-
-	reposgrid.NewLabel("last tag")
-	reposgrid.NewLabel("Current Ver")
-	reposgrid.NewLabel("Target Ver")
-
-	reposgrid.NewLabel("Status")
-	reposgrid.NewLabel("go.sum")
-
-	reposgrid.NewLabel("Show()")
-
-	repos := myrepolist()
-	for _, line := range repos {
-		log.Verbose("repo =", line)
-		path, mbranch, dbranch, ubranch := splitLine(line)
-		if mbranch == "" {
-			mbranch = "master"
-		}
-		if dbranch == "" {
-			dbranch = "devel"
-		}
-		usr, _ := user.Current()
-		if ubranch == "" {
-			ubranch = usr.Username
-		}
-		addRepo(reposgrid, path, mbranch, dbranch, ubranch)
-	}
-
-	for i, path := range repostatus.ListGitDirectories() {
-		// log.Info("addRepo()", i, path)
-		tmp := strings.TrimPrefix(path, "/home/jcarr/go/src/")
-		log.Info("addRepo()", i, tmp)
-		addRepo(reposgrid, tmp, "master", "master", "master")
-	}
-}
-
-func addRepo(grid *gui.Node, path string, master string, devel string, user string) {
-	_, ok := me.allrepos[path]
-	if ok {
-		log.Info("addRepo() already had path", path)
-		return
-	}
-
-	newRepo := new(repo)
-
-	if path == "" {
-		log.Warn("addRepo() got empty path", path, master, devel, user)
-		return
-	}
-
-	newRepo.path = path
-	newRepo.pLabel = grid.NewLabel(path)
-
-	newRepo.lastTag = grid.NewLabel("")
-	newRepo.vLabel = grid.NewLabel("")
-	newRepo.targetVersion = grid.NewLabel("")
-
-	newRepo.dirtyLabel = grid.NewLabel("")
-	newRepo.goSumStatus = grid.NewLabel("?")
-
-	newRepo.statusButton = grid.NewButton("Configure", func() {
-		if newRepo.status == nil {
-			log.Warn("status window doesn't exist")
-			return
-		}
-		log.Warn("status window exists. trying TestDraw() here")
-		newRepo.status.Toggle()
-		setCurrentRepo(newRepo, "manually chosen", "notsure")
-	})
-
-	newRepo.status = repostatus.NewRepoStatusWindow(newRepo.path)
-	if newRepo.status == nil {
-		log.Warn("something is wrong with", path)
-		os.Exit(0)
-	}
-	newRepo.hidden = false
-	me.allrepos[path] = newRepo
-}
diff --git a/repoview.go b/repoview.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd57960
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repoview.go
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/repolist"
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+
+	"go.wit.com/gui"
+)
+
+type repoWindow struct {
+	win  *gadgets.BasicWindow
+	box  *gui.Node
+	View *repolist.RepoList
+}
+
+func (r *repoWindow) Hidden() bool {
+	return r.win.Hidden()
+}
+
+func (r *repoWindow) Show() {
+	r.win.Show()
+}
+
+func (r *repoWindow) Hide() {
+	r.win.Hide()
+}
+
+func (r *repoWindow) Disable() {
+	r.box.Disable()
+}
+
+func (r *repoWindow) Enable() {
+	r.box.Enable()
+}
+
+// you can only have one of these
+func makeRepoView() *repoWindow {
+	if me.repos != nil {
+		return me.repos
+	}
+	r := new(repoWindow)
+	r.win = gadgets.RawBasicWindow("All git repositories in ~/go/src/")
+	r.win.Make()
+
+	r.box = r.win.Box().NewBox("bw vbox", false)
+	// me.reposwin.Draw()
+	r.win.Custom = func() {
+		log.Warn("GOT HERE: main() gadgets.NewBasicWindow() close")
+		log.Warn("Should I do something special here?")
+	}
+
+	r.repoAllButtons()
+
+	r.View = repolist.GuireleaserView(r.box)
+
+	return r
+}
+
+func (r *repoWindow) repoAllButtons() {
+	// reposbox.SetExpand(false)
+	group1 := r.box.NewGroup("Run on all repos:")
+
+	hbox := group1.Box()
+	// hbox.Horizontal()
+	hbox.Vertical()
+
+	box2 := hbox.Box().Vertical()
+	box2.NewButton("something", func() {
+		r.Disable()
+		r.Enable()
+	})
+}
diff --git a/scan.go b/scan.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 5945ece..0000000
--- a/scan.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,88 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"strings"
-	"time"
-
-	"go.wit.com/log"
-)
-
-func scanRepositories() {
-	var i int = 0
-	t := timeFunction(func() {
-		for _, repo := range me.allrepos {
-			repo.newScan()
-			i += 1
-		}
-	})
-	s := fmt.Sprint(t)
-	log.Info("Scanned", i, "repositories. todo: count/show changes", s)
-}
-
-func (r *repo) newScan() bool {
-	if r.status == nil {
-		log.Warn("repo.status = nil. not initialized for some reason")
-		return false
-	}
-
-	// first run the repostatus update
-	r.status.UpdateNew()
-
-	// now read those values and display them in our table
-	// mname := r.status.GetMasterBranchName()
-	// mver := r.status.GetMasterVersion()
-	// mver = mver + " (" + mname + ")"
-	// r.masterVersion.SetLabel(mver)
-
-	cbname := r.status.GetCurrentBranchName()
-	cbversion := r.status.GetCurrentBranchVersion()
-	lasttag := r.status.GetLastTagVersion()
-	r.lastTag.SetLabel(lasttag)
-	r.vLabel.SetLabel(cbname + " " + cbversion)
-
-	if c, ok := r.status.Changed(); ok {
-		c := strings.TrimSpace(c)
-		for _, line := range strings.Split(c, "\n") {
-			log.Info(r.status.Path(), line)
-		}
-	}
-	status := r.status.GetStatus()
-	r.dirtyLabel.SetLabel(status)
-	if status == "PERFECT" {
-		if me.autoHidePerfect.Checked() {
-			r.Hide()
-		}
-		return true
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
-// timeFunction takes a function as an argument and returns the execution time.
-func timeFunction(f func()) time.Duration {
-	startTime := time.Now()      // Record the start time
-	f()                          // Execute the function
-	return time.Since(startTime) // Calculate the elapsed time
-}
-
-func myTicker(t time.Duration, name string, f func()) {
-	ticker := time.NewTicker(t)
-	defer ticker.Stop()
-	done := make(chan bool)
-	/*
-		go func() {
-			time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
-			done <- true
-		}()
-	*/
-	for {
-		select {
-		case <-done:
-			fmt.Println("Done!")
-			return
-		case t := <-ticker.C:
-			log.Verbose(name, "Current time: ", t)
-			f()
-		}
-	}
-}
diff --git a/scanGoSum.go b/scanGoSum.go
index 8701808..55890ec 100644
--- a/scanGoSum.go
+++ b/scanGoSum.go
@@ -2,61 +2,55 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/repolist"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
-func (r *repo) getGoSumStatus() string {
-	return r.goSumStatus.String()
+/*
+func getGoSumStatus(r *repolist.Repo) string {
+	return r.Status.GoSumStatus.String()
 }
 
-func (r *repo) setGoSumStatus(s string) {
+func setGoSumStatus(r *repolist.Repo, s string) {
 	r.goSumStatus.SetLabel(s)
 	r.status.SetGoSumStatus(s)
 }
+*/
 
-func (r *repo) checkDirty() bool {
-	if r.status.CheckDirty() {
-		log.Info("dirty repo:", r.status.String(), r.getGoSumStatus())
-		r.setGoSumStatus("DIRTY")
-		return true
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
-func (r *repo) checkSafeGoSumRemake() {
-	if ok, bad := r.status.CheckSafeGoSumRemake(); ok {
+func checkSafeGoSumRemake(r *repolist.Repo) {
+	if ok, bad := r.Status.CheckSafeGoSumRemake(); ok {
 		log.Info("checkSafeGoSumRemake() is safe to redo")
-		r.setGoSumStatus("SAFE")
-		r.status.MakeRedomod()
+		r.Status.SetGoSumStatus("SAFE")
+		r.Status.MakeRedomod()
 	} else {
 		log.Info("checkSafeGoSumRemake() is not safe. problems:", bad)
-		r.setGoSumStatus("BAD DEP")
+		r.Status.SetGoSumStatus("BAD DEP")
 	}
 }
 
 func scanGoSum() {
-	for _, repo := range me.allrepos {
-		if repo.String() == "go.wit.com/apps/guireleaser" {
+	for _, repo := range me.repos.View.AllRepos() {
+		if repo.GoPath() == "go.wit.com/apps/guireleaser" {
 			if release.guireleaser == nil {
 				release.guireleaser = repo
 			}
 		}
-		latestversion := repo.status.GetLastTagVersion()
-		if repo.getGoSumStatus() == "BAD" {
+		latestversion := repo.Status.GetLastTagVersion()
+		if repo.GoState() == "BAD" {
 			continue
 		}
-		if repo.getGoSumStatus() == "DIRTY" {
+		if repo.GoState() == "DIRTY" {
 			continue
 		}
-		if repo.status.CheckPrimativeGoMod() {
-			log.Info("PRIMATIVE repo:", latestversion, repo.status.String())
-			repo.setGoSumStatus("PRIMATIVE")
+		if repo.Status.CheckPrimativeGoMod() {
+			log.Info("PRIMATIVE repo:", latestversion, repo.GoPath())
+			repo.SetGoState("PRIMATIVE")
 			continue
 		}
-		if repo.checkDirty() {
-			log.Info("dirty repo:", latestversion, repo.status.String())
-			log.Info("dirty repo.getGoSumStatus =", repo.getGoSumStatus())
-			repo.setGoSumStatus("DIRTY")
+		if repo.CheckDirty() {
+			log.Info("dirty repo:", latestversion, repo.GoPath())
+			log.Info("dirty repo.getGoSumStatus =", repo.GoState())
+			repo.SetGoState("DIRTY")
 
 			// release.repo.SetValue(repo.status.String())
 			// release.status.SetValue("dirty")
@@ -65,12 +59,12 @@ func scanGoSum() {
 			// release.openrepo.Enable()
 			continue
 		}
-		if ok, missing := repo.status.CheckGoSum(); ok {
+		if ok, missing := repo.Status.CheckGoSum(); ok {
 			log.Info("repo has go.sum requirements that are clean")
-			repo.setGoSumStatus("CLEAN")
+			repo.SetGoState("CLEAN")
 		} else {
 			log.Info("repo has go.sum requirements that are screwed up. missing:", missing)
-			repo.setGoSumStatus("BAD")
+			repo.SetGoState("BAD")
 
 			// release.repo.SetValue(repo.status.String())
 			// release.status.SetValue("bad")
@@ -79,14 +73,14 @@ func scanGoSum() {
 			// release.openrepo.Enable()
 			continue
 		}
-		status := repo.dirtyLabel.String()
+		status := repo.State()
 		if status == "PERFECT" {
 			continue
 		} else {
-			repo.newScan()
+			repo.NewScan()
 		}
 
-		log.Info("repo:", latestversion, status, repo.status.String())
+		log.Info("repo:", latestversion, status, repo.GoPath())
 	}
 	log.Info("scanGoSum() did everything, not sure what to do next")
 }
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index f04acd6..d951e78 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -4,11 +4,10 @@ package main
 import (
 	"go.wit.com/gui"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
-	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/repostatus"
 )
 
 // the main window nodes
-var reposwin *gadgets.BasicWindow
+// var reposwin *gadgets.BasicWindow
 var reposbox *gui.Node
 var reposgrid *gui.Node
 var reposgroup *gui.Node
@@ -16,15 +15,17 @@ var reposgroup *gui.Node
 var me *autoType
 
 type autoType struct {
-	allrepos map[string]*repo
-	myGui    *gui.Node
+	myGui *gui.Node
 
 	releaseReasonS string // = "gocui dropdown select"
 
-	// autotypistWindow *gadgets.BasicWindow
+	// guireleaser window
 	mainWindow *gui.Node
 	mainBox    *gui.Node
 
+	// our view of the repositories
+	repos *repoWindow
+
 	// #### autotypist Global Display Options
 	autoHidePerfect  *gui.Node
 	autoHideReadOnly *gui.Node
@@ -77,12 +78,17 @@ type autoType struct {
 	setBranchesToMasterB *gui.Node
 }
 
+func (my *autoType) GoSrcPath() string {
+	return my.goSrcPwd.String()
+}
+
 /*
 var cmds *gui.Node
 var doit *gui.Node
 var dryrun *gui.Node
 */
 
+/*
 type repo struct {
 	hidden     bool
 	path       string
@@ -104,3 +110,4 @@ type repo struct {
 
 	status *repostatus.RepoStatus
 }
+*/
diff --git a/whitelist.go b/whitelist.go
index 08b1b03..665c7ef 100644
--- a/whitelist.go
+++ b/whitelist.go
@@ -3,13 +3,15 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"strings"
+
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/repolist"
 )
 
 func initWhitelist() {
-	release.whitelist = make(map[string]*repo)
-	for _, repo := range me.allrepos {
-		if strings.HasPrefix(repo.String(), "go.wit.com/dev/davecgh") {
-			release.whitelist[repo.String()] = repo
+	release.whitelist = make(map[string]*repolist.Repo)
+	for _, repo := range me.repos.View.AllRepos() {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(repo.GoPath(), "go.wit.com/dev/davecgh") {
+			release.whitelist[repo.GoPath()] = repo
 		}
 		// if repo.String() == "go.wit.com/apps/guireleaser" {
 		// 	release.whitelist[repo.String()] = repo