X-Git-Url: https://mudpy.org/gitweb?p=mudpy.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=mudpy%2Fmisc.py;h=3968039fff7d240a8ca2b05e5aa91bd69984b4bc;hp=044614fb2aaec370376c2189514bd6498cbe9714;hb=2c533eb48672110a04d6c4850d3e103d6294ee8d;hpb=6841e0ca1d916a31178ceab9bb7802f7a055bd52

diff --git a/mudpy/misc.py b/mudpy/misc.py
index 044614f..3968039 100644
--- a/mudpy/misc.py
+++ b/mudpy/misc.py
@@ -184,27 +184,36 @@ class Element:
                 prepend_padding
             )
 
+    def is_restricted(self):
+        """Boolean check whether command is administrative or debugging."""
+        return(
+            self.get("administrative", False) or self.get("debugging", False))
+
+    def is_admin(self):
+        """Boolean check whether an actor is controlled by an admin owner."""
+        return(self.owner and self.owner.is_admin())
+
     def can_run(self, command):
         """Check if the user can run this command object."""
 
         # has to be in the commands group
         if command not in self.universe.groups["command"].values():
-            result = False
+            return(False)
+
+        # debugging commands are not allowed outside debug mode
+        if command.get("debugging") and not self.universe.debug_mode():
+            return(False)
 
         # avatars of administrators can run any command
-        elif self.owner and self.owner.account.get("administrator"):
-            result = True
+        if self.is_admin():
+            return(True)
 
         # everyone can run non-administrative commands
-        elif not command.get("administrative"):
-            result = True
+        if not command.is_restricted():
+            return(True)
 
         # otherwise the command cannot be run by this actor
-        else:
-            result = False
-
-        # pass back the result
-        return result
+        return(False)
 
     def update_location(self):
         """Make sure the location's contents contain this element."""
@@ -477,6 +486,10 @@ class Universe:
         if fallback not in self.files:
             mudpy.data.Data(fallback, self, flags=flags)
 
+    def debug_mode(self):
+        """Boolean method to indicate whether unsafe debugging is enabled."""
+        return self.groups["mudpy"]["limit"].get("debug", False)
+
 
 class User:
 
@@ -999,6 +1012,10 @@ class User:
                     avatar, 6)
         return avatars
 
+    def is_admin(self):
+        """Boolean check whether user's account is an admin."""
+        return(self.account.get("administrator", False))
+
 
 def broadcast(message, add_prompt=True):
     """Send a message to all connected users."""
@@ -1053,9 +1070,10 @@ def log(message, level=0):
 
     # display to connected administrators
     for user in universe.userlist:
-        if user.state == "active" and user.account.get(
-           "administrator"
-           ) and user.account.get("loglevel", 0) <= level:
+        if (
+                user.state == "active"
+                and user.is_admin()
+                and user.account.get("loglevel", 0) <= level):
             # iterate over every line in the message
             full_message = ""
             for line in lines:
@@ -1501,7 +1519,7 @@ def find_command(command_name):
     else:
         for candidate in sorted(universe.groups["command"]):
             if candidate.startswith(command_name) and not universe.groups[
-                    "command"][candidate].get("administrative"):
+                    "command"][candidate].is_restricted():
                 # the command matches the start of a command word and is not
                 # restricted to administrators
                 command = universe.groups["command"][candidate]