/* Do not remove the headers from this file! see /USAGE for more info. */

//:PLAYERCOMMAND
//USAGE: converse
//
//Puts you into conversation mode, which means that anything you type
//will act as if you are placing the "say" command before it.  Once in
//conversation mode, you exit the same way you do from the mail or
//bulletin board editor, that is, by typing a '.' alone on a line.  You
//may also issue commands while in conversation mode by putting a !
//before whatever you type.

inherit CMD;
inherit M_INPUT;


#define BLANKLINE "                                                                              "
#define PROMPT "*"


private nomask void handle_piping(string arg)
{
  if( arg == "**" || arg == ".")
  {
    write("Done.\n");
    modal_pop();
    destruct();
    return;
  }

  resend("/cmds/player/say", arg);
}

nomask void start_cmd()
{
  if(!clonep() || (base_name(previous_object()) != base_name()))
  {
    write("Illegal attempt to spoof command\n");
    destruct();
    return;
  }

  modal_push((: handle_piping :),
#if 0 // Clients can't handle \r without \n well - Beek
      "\r" BLANKLINE "\r" PROMPT "\r"
#else
  PROMPT "\b"
#endif
  );
}


nomask private void main()
{
  if(!clonep())
  {
    out("Entering converse mode. Type '**' or '.' to quit.\n");
    out("-------------------------------------------------\n");
    new(base_name())->start_cmd();
    return;
  }
  destruct();
}