Allow including time in the active state prompt

[mudpy.git] / mudpy / misc.py

diff --git a/mudpy/misc.py b/mudpy/misc.py
index b4009c9..50a9456 100644 (file)
--- a/mudpy/misc.py
+++ b/mudpy/misc.py
@@ -663,7 +663,27 @@ class User:
 
     def prompt(self):
         """"Generate and return an input prompt."""
-        return self.account.get("prompt", ">") + " "
+
+        # Start with the user's preference, if one was provided
+        prompt = self.account.get("prompt")
+
+        # If the user has not set a prompt, then immediately return the default
+        # provided for the current state
+        if not prompt:
+            return get_menu_prompt(self.state)
+
+        # Allow including the World clock state
+        if "$_(time)" in prompt:
+            prompt = prompt.replace(
+                "$_(time)",
+                str(universe.groups["internal"]["counters"].get("elapsed")))
+
+        # Append a single space for clear separation from user input
+        if prompt[-1] != " ":
+            prompt = "%s " % prompt
+
+        # Return the cooked prompt
+        return prompt
 
     def adjust_echoing(self):
         """Adjust echoing to match state menu requirements."""