Modpol/modpol/interactions/interactions.lua

-- ===================================================================
-- /orgs.lua
-- User interaction functions for Modular Politics
-- Called by modpol.lua

-- ===================================================================
-- Function: modpol.dashboard(user)
-- Params: user (string)
-- Q: Should this return a menu of commands relevant to the specific user?
-- Output: Displays a menu of commands to the user
-- TKTK currently just prints all of modpol---needs major improvement
modpol.dashboard = function(user)
   local output = ""
   -- Org status
   output = output .. "Orgs:\n" .. modpol.orgs.list_all()
   -- Process status (ongoing processes)
   output = output .. "Processes:\n" .. table.concat(modpol.processes)
   -- Command list (should be redone to be org-specific)
   output = output .. "Command list:\n"
   for key,value in pairs(modpol) do
      output = output .. "modpol." .. key .. " "
   end
   print(output)
end

-- ===================================================================
-- Function: modpol.binary_poll_user(user, question)
-- Params: user (string), question (string)
-- Output:
-- presents a yes/no/abstain poll to a user, returns answer
modpol.binary_poll_user = function(user, question)
   local query = "Poll for " .. user .. " (y/n/a): ".. question
   local answer
   repeat
      print(query)
      answer = io.read()
   until answer == "y" or answer == "n" or answer == "a"
   if answer == "y" then
      return "Yes"
   elseif answer == "n" then
      return "No"
   else
      return "Abstain"
   end
end