pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "lottery-tui"
-version = "1.0.1"
+version = "0.2.8"
 description = "A terminal user interface for lottery games."
 authors = [{ name = "onyx-and-iris", email = "code@onyxandiris.online" }]
 dependencies = ["textual>=8.0.0", "loguru>=0.7.3"]
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ requires-python = ">=3.10"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = { text = "MIT" }
 classifiers = [
-    "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
+    "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
     "Programming Language :: Python",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",

src/lottery_tui/tui.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from typing import NoReturn
 
+from rich.text import Text
 from textual.app import App, ComposeResult
 from textual.containers import Container
 from textual.events import Key
@@ -26,8 +27,6 @@ class LotteryTUI(App):
                     ('Set For Life', 'setforlife'),
                     ('Thunderball', 'thunderball'),
                 ],
-                value='lotto',
-                allow_blank=False,
                 id='lottery-select',
             ),
             Button('Draw', id='draw-button'),
@@ -47,13 +46,22 @@ class LotteryTUI(App):
 
     def _draw_button_handler(self) -> None:
         """Handle the draw button press."""
+        if self._read_lottery_selection() is None:
+            self._update_result_label(
+                Text('Please select a lottery before drawing.', style='bold #ff8c42')
+            )
+            return
+
         lottery_obj = request_lottery_obj(self._read_lottery_selection())
         result = lottery_obj.draw()
         self._update_result_label(str(result))
 
-    def _read_lottery_selection(self) -> SelectType:
+    def _read_lottery_selection(self) -> SelectType | None:
         """Read the selected lottery from the dropdown."""
-        return self.query_one('#lottery-select').value
+        select_widget = self.query_one('#lottery-select')
+        if select_widget.is_blank():
+            return None
+        return select_widget.value
 
     def _update_result_label(self, message: str) -> None:
         """Update the result label with a new message."""