feat(display): route long output through $PAGER

app/lib/linear_cli/cli/display.ex

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ defmodule LinearCli.CLI.Display do
   own `#to_s`/`#full`/`#display` methods.
   """
 
+  alias LinearCli.CLI.Pager
   alias LinearCli.Linear.{Comment, Issue, Project, ProjectUpdate, Team, User}
   alias LinearCli.Profiles.Profile
 
@@ -15,55 +16,58 @@ defmodule LinearCli.CLI.Display do
   @doc """
   Prints `subject` (a resource, or a list of resources) per `opts[:output]`
   (`"text"`, the default, or `"json"`).
+
+  Text output is routed through `$PAGER` (see `LinearCli.CLI.Pager`) when
+  stdout is a terminal and the content exceeds the terminal height.
+  `--output json` is never paged.
   """
   def show(subject, opts \\ %{}) do
     if Map.get(opts, :output, "text") == "json" do
       subject |> to_plain() |> Jason.encode!(pretty: true) |> IO.puts()
     else
-      subject |> List.wrap() |> Enum.each(&puts_text(&1, opts))
+      text = subject |> List.wrap() |> Enum.map_join("\n", &format(&1, opts))
+      Pager.maybe_page(text, opts)
     end
   end
 
-  defp puts_text(%Team{} = team, _opts) do
-    IO.puts("#{String.pad_trailing(team.key || "", 6)} #{team.name}")
+  defp format(%Team{} = team, _opts) do
+    "#{String.pad_trailing(team.key || "", 6)} #{team.name}"
   end
 
-  defp puts_text(%Project{} = project, _opts) do
-    IO.puts("#{String.pad_trailing(project.name || "", 12)} #{project.url}")
+  defp format(%Project{} = project, _opts) do
+    "#{String.pad_trailing(project.name || "", 12)} #{project.url}"
   end
 
-  defp puts_text(%ProjectUpdate{} = update, _opts) do
+  defp format(%ProjectUpdate{} = update, _opts) do
     health = if update.health, do: " (#{update.health})", else: ""
-    IO.puts("Posted#{health}: #{update.url}")
+    "Posted#{health}: #{update.url}"
   end
 
   # New in this port - Ruby has no equivalent (no bare `Comment` command
   # existed to display one). `LinearCli.CLI.IssueHelpers.issue_comment/2`/
   # `upsert_comment/4` already print a "Comment added to.../updated on..."
   # confirmation via `Prompt.ok/1` before this runs, so this only needs to
   # add the one thing that isn't in that line: a link to the comment.
-  defp puts_text(%Comment{} = comment, _opts) do
-    IO.puts(comment.url || "(no URL returned)")
+  defp format(%Comment{} = comment, _opts) do
+    comment.url || "(no URL returned)"
   end
 
-  defp puts_text(%Profile{} = profile, _opts) do
+  defp format(%Profile{} = profile, _opts) do
     marker = if profile.active, do: "* ", else: "  "
 
-    IO.puts(
-      "#{marker}#{String.pad_trailing(profile.name, 12)} team=#{profile.team || "-"} project=#{profile.project || "-"}"
-    )
+    "#{marker}#{String.pad_trailing(profile.name, 12)} team=#{profile.team || "-"} project=#{profile.project || "-"}"
   end
 
-  defp puts_text(%User{} = user, opts) do
-    IO.puts(user_line(user, opts))
+  defp format(%User{} = user, opts) do
+    user_line(user, opts)
   end
 
-  defp puts_text(%Issue{} = issue, %{full: true}) do
-    IO.puts(issue_full(issue))
+  defp format(%Issue{} = issue, %{full: true}) do
+    issue_full(issue)
   end
 
-  defp puts_text(%Issue{} = issue, _opts) do
-    IO.puts(issue_line(issue))
+  defp format(%Issue{} = issue, _opts) do
+    issue_line(issue)
   end
 
   defp user_line(user, opts) do

app/lib/linear_cli/cli/pager.ex

@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+defmodule LinearCli.CLI.Pager do
+  @moduledoc """
+  Routes text output through `$PAGER` when stdout is a real terminal and
+  the content exceeds the terminal height — matching the behavior of
+  `git log`, `gh pr view`, and similar CLI tools.
+
+  Paging is skipped when any of the following is true:
+
+  - stdout is not a terminal (`Owl.IO.rows/0` returns `nil`)
+  - `$PAGER` is `""` or `"cat"` (user has explicitly disabled paging)
+  - The content's line count does not exceed the terminal's row count
+
+  When paging is needed the content is written to a temp file and the
+  pager is invoked via `System.shell/1`, which — like
+  `Owl.IO.open_in_editor/2`'s own use of the same function — lets the
+  child process open `/dev/tty` directly for interactive keyboard
+  control.
+
+  ## Testing
+
+  In tests, `Owl.IO.rows/0` returns `nil` (no real terminal), so paging
+  is automatically skipped and `IO.puts/1` is called instead —
+  `capture_io` keeps working with no changes to existing tests.
+
+  To exercise the pager path directly, pass injectable overrides:
+
+  - `rows_fn: fn -> 24 end` — simulate a 24-row terminal
+  - `shell_fn: fn cmd -> ... end` — capture or mock the shell invocation
+  """
+
+  @default_pager "less -FRX"
+
+  @doc """
+  Prints `text` directly via `IO.puts/1`, or through `$PAGER` when
+  stdout is a terminal and the content exceeds the terminal height.
+
+  `opts` accepts injectable overrides for testing:
+  - `:rows_fn` — 0-arity function returning terminal row count or `nil`
+    (defaults to `&Owl.IO.rows/0`)
+  - `:shell_fn` — 1-arity function receiving the full shell command
+    (defaults to `&System.shell/1`)
+  """
+  @spec maybe_page(String.t(), map()) :: :ok
+  def maybe_page(text, opts \\ %{}) do
+    rows_fn = Map.get(opts, :rows_fn, &Owl.IO.rows/0)
+    shell_fn = Map.get(opts, :shell_fn, &System.shell/1)
+    terminal_rows = rows_fn.()
+    pager = resolve_pager()
+
+    if should_page?(text, terminal_rows, pager) do
+      invoke_pager(text, pager, shell_fn)
+    else
+      IO.puts(text)
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp should_page?(_text, nil, _pager), do: false
+  defp should_page?(_text, _rows, nil), do: false
+  defp should_page?(text, terminal_rows, _pager), do: count_lines(text) > terminal_rows
+
+  defp resolve_pager do
+    case System.get_env("PAGER") do
+      nil -> @default_pager
+      "" -> nil
+      "cat" -> nil
+      pager -> pager
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp count_lines(text) do
+    text |> String.trim_trailing("\n") |> String.split("\n") |> length()
+  end
+
+  defp invoke_pager(text, pager, shell_fn) do
+    path = Path.join(System.tmp_dir!(), "lc-pager-#{System.unique_integer([:positive])}")
+    File.write!(path, text)
+
+    try do
+      case shell_fn.("#{pager} #{shell_quote(path)}") do
+        {_, 0} -> :ok
+        _ -> IO.puts(text)
+      end
+    after
+      File.rm(path)
+    end
+
+    :ok
+  end
+
+  defp shell_quote(path) do
+    "'" <> String.replace(path, "'", "'\\''") <> "'"
+  end
+end