fix ns.prompt typechecking

Introduced some new type assertion functions, initial step in larger type safety rework.

src/Netscript/NetscriptHelpers.ts

@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ export const helpers = {
   failOnHacknetServer,
 };
 
+
+/** Will probably remove the below function in favor of a different approach to object type assertion.
+ *  This method cannot be used to handle optional properties. */ 
 export function assertObjectType<T extends object>(
   ctx: NetscriptContext,
   name: string,

src/NetscriptFunctions.ts

@@ -61,14 +61,7 @@ import { NetscriptCorporation } from "./NetscriptFunctions/Corporation";
 import { NetscriptFormulas } from "./NetscriptFunctions/Formulas";
 import { NetscriptStockMarket } from "./NetscriptFunctions/StockMarket";
 import { NetscriptGrafting } from "./NetscriptFunctions/Grafting";
-import {
+import { NS, RecentScript as IRecentScript, BasicHGWOptions, ProcessInfo } from "./ScriptEditor/NetscriptDefinitions";
-  NS,
-  RecentScript as IRecentScript,
-  BasicHGWOptions,
-  ProcessInfo,
-  MoneySource as IMoneySource,
-  MoneySources as IMoneySources,
-} from "./ScriptEditor/NetscriptDefinitions";
 import { NetscriptSingularity } from "./NetscriptFunctions/Singularity";
 
 import { dialogBoxCreate } from "./ui/React/DialogBox";
@@ -83,6 +76,7 @@ import { InternalAPI, wrapAPI } from "./Netscript/APIWrapper";
 import { INetscriptExtra } from "./NetscriptFunctions/Extra";
 import { ScriptDeath } from "./Netscript/ScriptDeath";
 import { getBitNodeMultipliers } from "./BitNode/BitNode";
+import { assert, arrayAssert, stringAssert, objectAssert } from "./utils/helpers/typeAssertion";
 
 // "Enums" as object
 export const enums = {
@@ -1759,13 +1753,36 @@ const base: InternalAPI<NS> = {
         throw new Error(`variant must be one of ${Object.values(ToastVariant).join(", ")}`);
       SnackbarEvents.emit(message, variant as ToastVariant, duration);
     },
-  prompt:
+  prompt: (ctx) => (_txt, _options) => {
-    (ctx) =>
+    const options: { type?: string; choices?: string[] } = {};
-    (_txt, options = {}) => {
+    _options ??= options;
     const txt = helpers.string(ctx, "txt", _txt);
-      const optionsValidator: { type?: string; options?: string[] } = {};
+    assert(_options, objectAssert, (type) =>
-      assertObjectType(ctx, "options", options, optionsValidator);
+      helpers.makeRuntimeErrorMsg(ctx, `Invalid type for options: ${type}, should be object.`, "TYPE"),
-
+    );
+    if (_options.type !== undefined) {
+      assert(_options.type, stringAssert, (type) =>
+        helpers.makeRuntimeErrorMsg(ctx, `Invalid type for options.type: ${type}, should be string.`, "TYPE"),
+      );
+      options.type = _options.type;
+      const validTypes = ["boolean", "text", "select"];
+      if (!["boolean", "text", "select"].includes(options.type)) {
+        throw helpers.makeRuntimeErrorMsg(
+          ctx,
+          `Invalid value for options.type: ${options.type}. Must be one of ${validTypes.join(", ")}.`,
+        );
+      }
+      if (options.type === "select") {
+        assert(_options.choices, arrayAssert, (type) =>
+          helpers.makeRuntimeErrorMsg(
+            ctx,
+            `Invalid type for options.choices: ${type}. If options.type is "select", options.choices must be an array.`,
+            "TYPE",
+          ),
+        );
+        options.choices = _options.choices.map((choice, i) => helpers.string(ctx, `options.choices[${i}]`, choice));
+      }
+    }
     return new Promise(function (resolve) {
       PromptEvent.emit({
         txt: txt,
@@ -1774,12 +1791,10 @@ const base: InternalAPI<NS> = {
       });
     });
   },
-  wget:
+  wget: (ctx) => async (_url, _target, _hostname) => {
-    (ctx) =>
-    async (_url, _target, _hostname = ctx.workerScript.hostname) => {
     const url = helpers.string(ctx, "url", _url);
     const target = helpers.string(ctx, "target", _target);
-      const hostname = helpers.string(ctx, "hostname", _hostname);
+    const hostname = _hostname ? helpers.string(ctx, "hostname", _hostname) : ctx.workerScript.hostname;
     if (!isScriptFilename(target) && !target.endsWith(".txt")) {
       helpers.log(ctx, () => `Invalid target file: '${target}'. Must be a script or text file.`);
       return Promise.resolve(false);

src/ScriptEditor/NetscriptDefinitions.d.ts

@@ -6613,7 +6613,7 @@ export interface NS {
    */
   prompt(
     txt: string,
-    options?: { type?: "boolean" | "text" | "select" | undefined; choices?: string[] },
+    options?: { type?: "boolean" | "text" | "select"; choices?: string[] },
   ): Promise<boolean | string>;
 
   /**

src/utils/helpers/typeAssertion.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+// Various functions for asserting types.
+
+/** Function for providing custom error message to throw for a type assertion.
+ * @param v: Value to assert type of
+ * @param assertFn: Typechecking function to use for asserting type of v.
+ * @param msgFn: Function to use to generate an error message if an error is produced. */
+export function assert<T>(
+  v: unknown,
+  assertFn: (v: unknown) => asserts v is T,
+  msgFn: (type: string) => string,
+): asserts v is T {
+  try {
+    assertFn(v);
+  } catch (type: unknown) {
+    if (type !== "string") type = "unknown";
+    throw msgFn(type as string);
+  }
+}
+
+/** Returns the friendlyType of v. arrays are "array" and null is "null". */
+export function getFriendlyType(v: unknown): string {
+  return v === null ? "null" : Array.isArray(v) ? "array" : typeof v;
+}
+
+//All assertion functions used here should return the friendlyType of the input.
+
+/** For non-objects, and for array/null, throws the friendlyType of v. */
+export function objectAssert(v: unknown): asserts v is Partial<Record<string, unknown>> {
+  const type = getFriendlyType(v);
+  if (type !== "object") throw type;
+}
+
+/** For non-string, throws the friendlyType of v. */
+export function stringAssert(v: unknown): asserts v is string {
+  const type = getFriendlyType(v);
+  if (type !== "string") throw type;
+}
+
+/** For non-array, throws the friendlyType of v. */
+export function arrayAssert(v: unknown): asserts v is unknown[] {
+  if (!Array.isArray(v)) throw getFriendlyType(v);
+}