From 9c0d92d07cc0bf8fa61167a38dbffe68141480d8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: voidarc <admin@voidarc.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:34:01 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] added prompt function

---
 src/utils.rs | 16 +++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/utils.rs b/src/utils.rs
index 20bd3e4..d7b5b67 100644
--- a/src/utils.rs
+++ b/src/utils.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,21 @@
 use crate::structs::{Library, Shelf};
-use std::{fs, io, path::Path};
+use std::{
+    fs,
+    io::{self, Write},
+    path::Path,
+};
 use xdg::BaseDirectories;
 
+pub fn prompt(text: &str) -> Result<String, std::io::Error> {
+    print!("{} ", text);
+    std::io::stdout().flush()?;
+
+    let mut response = String::new();
+    std::io::stdin().read_line(&mut response);
+
+    Ok(response.trim_end().to_owned())
+}
+
 pub fn get_shelf_index(shelves: &Vec<Shelf>, id: &u8) -> Option<usize> {
     shelves.iter().position(|shelf| shelf.id == *id)
 }