Preventing input() abuse

ID:2717037
 
Sep 19 2021, 11:49 pm
(See the best response by Kozuma3.)
When using input or alert boxes that are triggered by a player, what is the most efficient way to ensure that they can't accidentally or intentionally spam open a bunch of windows.
Problem description:

Sep 20 2021, 4:01 am
Best response
 
mob/verb/Input_Demo()
    if(using_input){return FALSE}
    using_input = TRUE
    var io = input(src) as text
    if(length(io))
        world << io
    using_input = FALSE

mob/var/tmp/using_input = FALSE
Sep 21 2021, 1:28 pm
Is there really an issue if they do? The server will track the open prompts but that's unlikely to cause problems, and I would expect it'd cause an issue for the client long before that.

Anyway you're way better off not using alert() and input(). Modern UIs really don't need it and there are better ways to handle this.