Prompt Customization

Step 1: Open aos and Start the Editor

• Launch the aos command-line interface.
• Enter .editor to open the inline text editor.

Step 2: Write the Custom Prompt Function

• In the editor, define your custom prompt function. For example:

  function Prompt()
      return "YourName@aos> "
  end
  

  Customize "YourName@aos> " to your preferred prompt text.

Step 3: Exit and Run Your Code

• To exit the editor and execute your code, type .done and then press Enter.
• Your aos prompt should now display the new custom format.

Step 4: Save for Future Use (Optional)

• If you wish to use this prompt in future aos sessions, save your script in a Lua file.
• In subsequent sessions, load this script to apply your custom prompt.

Maximizing Your Prompt

There's a great deal of utility and creativity that can come from customizing your prompt. Several things you can do within your prompt are:

• Tracking the number of unhandled messages you have in your inbox by creating a function that shows how many messages you have.

    --Example:
    function Prompt()
      return "YourName Inbox: [" .. #Inbox .. "] > "
    end
  

• Tracking the number of members are within your process ID's chatroom.
• Tracking the balance of a specified token that your process ID holds.

Conclusion

Now that you understand how to maximize the utility within your Prompt, you've now gained a crucial step to streamlining your ao development experience.