From 4e9629938833fcc6550053caa3b1afecb5601940 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: hjoaquim <h.joaquim@campus.fct.unl.pt>
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2024 07:11:09 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] menu text as obj variable

---
 .../poc_platform_equity_controller.py         |  3 +-
 openbb_terminal/terminal_controller.py        | 86 +++++++++----------
 2 files changed, 44 insertions(+), 45 deletions(-)

diff --git a/openbb_terminal/poc_platform_equity_controller.py b/openbb_terminal/poc_platform_equity_controller.py
index 66e5aee9d45..dbf6088877c 100644
--- a/openbb_terminal/poc_platform_equity_controller.py
+++ b/openbb_terminal/poc_platform_equity_controller.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """Platform Equity Controller."""
+
 __docformat__ = "numpy"
 
 import logging
@@ -38,8 +39,6 @@ class PocPlatformEquityController(PlatformController):
         """Construct Data."""
         super().__init__(name, queue)
 
-        self._slave_controllers = {}
-
         self._handle_paths(paths=equity.paths)
         self._generate_commands(translators=equity.translators)
 
diff --git a/openbb_terminal/terminal_controller.py b/openbb_terminal/terminal_controller.py
index caa6849e1b8..419c7610031 100644
--- a/openbb_terminal/terminal_controller.py
+++ b/openbb_terminal/terminal_controller.py
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ class TerminalController(BaseController):
         super().__init__(jobs_cmds)
 
         self.queue: List[str] = list()
+        self.mt = MenuText("")
 
         if jobs_cmds:
             self.queue = parse_and_split_input(
@@ -209,51 +210,50 @@ class TerminalController(BaseController):
 
     def print_help(self):
         """Print help."""
-        mt = MenuText("")
-        mt.add_info("_home_")
-        mt.add_cmd("intro")
-        mt.add_cmd("about")
-        mt.add_cmd("support")
-        mt.add_cmd("survey")
+        self.mt.add_info("_home_")
+        self.mt.add_cmd("intro")
+        self.mt.add_cmd("about")
+        self.mt.add_cmd("support")
+        self.mt.add_cmd("survey")
         if not is_installer():
-            mt.add_cmd("update")
-        mt.add_cmd("wiki")
-        mt.add_cmd("news")
-        mt.add_raw("\n")
-        mt.add_info("_configure_")
+            self.mt.add_cmd("update")
+        self.mt.add_cmd("wiki")
+        self.mt.add_cmd("news")
+        self.mt.add_raw("\n")
+        self.mt.add_info("_configure_")
         if is_auth_enabled():
-            mt.add_menu("account")
-        mt.add_menu("keys")
-        mt.add_menu("featflags")
-        mt.add_menu("sources")
-        mt.add_menu("settings")
-        mt.add_raw("\n")
-        mt.add_info("_scripts_")
-        mt.add_cmd("record")
-        mt.add_cmd("stop")
-        mt.add_cmd("exe")
-        mt.add_raw("\n")
-        mt.add_cmd("askobb")
-        mt.add_raw("\n")
-        mt.add_info("_main_menu_")
-        mt.add_menu("stocks")
-        mt.add_menu("crypto")
-        mt.add_menu("etf")
-        mt.add_menu("economy")
-        mt.add_menu("forex")
-        mt.add_menu("futures")
-        mt.add_menu("fixedincome")
-        mt.add_menu("alternative")
-        mt.add_menu("funds")
-        mt.add_menu("poc_plat_equity")
-        mt.add_raw("\n")
-        mt.add_info("_toolkits_")
-        mt.add_menu("econometrics")
-        mt.add_menu("forecast")
-        mt.add_menu("portfolio")
-        mt.add_menu("dashboards")
-        mt.add_menu("reports")
-        console.print(text=mt.menu_text, menu="Home")
+            self.mt.add_menu("account")
+        self.mt.add_menu("keys")
+        self.mt.add_menu("featflags")
+        self.mt.add_menu("sources")
+        self.mt.add_menu("settings")
+        self.mt.add_raw("\n")
+        self.mt.add_info("_scripts_")
+        self.mt.add_cmd("record")
+        self.mt.add_cmd("stop")
+        self.mt.add_cmd("exe")
+        self.mt.add_raw("\n")
+        self.mt.add_cmd("askobb")
+        self.mt.add_raw("\n")
+        self.mt.add_info("_main_menu_")
+        self.mt.add_menu("stocks")
+        self.mt.add_menu("crypto")
+        self.mt.add_menu("etf")
+        self.mt.add_menu("economy")
+        self.mt.add_menu("forex")
+        self.mt.add_menu("futures")
+        self.mt.add_menu("fixedincome")
+        self.mt.add_menu("alternative")
+        self.mt.add_menu("funds")
+        self.mt.add_menu("poc_plat_equity")
+        self.mt.add_raw("\n")
+        self.mt.add_info("_toolkits_")
+        self.mt.add_menu("econometrics")
+        self.mt.add_menu("forecast")
+        self.mt.add_menu("portfolio")
+        self.mt.add_menu("dashboards")
+        self.mt.add_menu("reports")
+        console.print(text=self.mt.menu_text, menu="Home")
         self.update_runtime_choices()
 
     def call_news(self, other_args: List[str]) -> None: