X-Git-Url: https://mudpy.org/gitweb?p=mudpy.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=mudpy%2Fmisc.py;h=3968039fff7d240a8ca2b05e5aa91bd69984b4bc;hp=babd42f04dd6e7e4612dec3a43caa5bb5629dad4;hb=2c533eb48672110a04d6c4850d3e103d6294ee8d;hpb=b27c62e7d11d4c221666e7e0241a8ea51902be88

diff --git a/mudpy/misc.py b/mudpy/misc.py
index babd42f..3968039 100644
--- a/mudpy/misc.py
+++ b/mudpy/misc.py
@@ -186,7 +186,8 @@ class Element:
 
     def is_restricted(self):
         """Boolean check whether command is administrative or debugging."""
-        return(self.get("administrative", False))
+        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."""
@@ -199,6 +200,10 @@ class Element:
         if command not in self.universe.groups["command"].values():
             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
         if self.is_admin():
             return(True)
@@ -481,6 +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: