openclaw/src/cli/prompt.ts

import { stdin as input, stdout as output } from "node:process";
import readline from "node:readline/promises";

import { isVerbose, isYes } from "../globals.js";

export async function promptYesNo(question: string, defaultYes = false): Promise<boolean> {
  // Simple Y/N prompt honoring global --yes and verbosity flags.
  if (isVerbose() && isYes()) return true; // redundant guard when both flags set
  if (isYes()) return true;
  const rl = readline.createInterface({ input, output });
  const suffix = defaultYes ? " [Y/n] " : " [y/N] ";
  const answer = (await rl.question(`${question}${suffix}`)).trim().toLowerCase();
  rl.close();
  if (!answer) return defaultYes;
  return answer.startsWith("y");
}