ao-mud/spells/cantrips/ask_yn

#!/bin/sh

# Define ask_yn, which asks a yes or no question and defaults to the specified choice.
# Outputs 1 for yes and 0 for no

ask_yn() {
    default=${2:-"y"}
    default=$(echo "$default" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
    
    # Set prompt string
    case "$default" in
        y)  prompt="Y/n" ;;
        n)  prompt="y/N" ;;
        *)  echo "Invalid default answer"; exit 1 ;;
    esac
    
    while true; do
        echo -n "$1 ($prompt): "
        stty raw -echo
        answer=$(head -c 1) || exit
        stty -echo
        printf "\n"
        case "$answer" in
            "" ) answer="$default"; break;;
            y|Y) answer="y"; break;;
            n|N) answer="n"; break;;
        esac
    done
    
    case "$answer" in
        y|Y) echo 1;;
        n|N) echo 0;;
    esac
}

ask_yn "$@"