# Input Nodes

Receive and process player input inside the scene loop.

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_2 nodes._

| Node | Registry path |
| --- | --- |
| [Process Input](#process-input) | `input/ProcessInput` |
| [Get Input](#get-input) | `input/WaitForInput` |

## Process Input

`input/ProcessInput`

Node module (base type `core/Graph`) defined in `src/talemate/game/engine/nodes/modules/scene/process-input.json`.

**Inputs**

| Input | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `text` | `str` |  |
| `interaction_state` | `interaction_state` |  |
| `character` | `character` | (optional) |

**Outputs**

| Output | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `text` | `str` |  |
| `interaction_state` | `interaction_state` |  |
| `cleaned_input` | `str` |  |

## Get Input

`input/WaitForInput`

Get input from the user to interact with the scene.

This node will wait for the user to input a message, and then return the message
for processing.

Properties

- allow_commands: Allow commands to be executed, using the ! prefix

Abort Conditions:

The chain of nodes connected to the abort_condition socket will be executed
on each iteration of the input loop. If the chain resolves to a boolean value,
the input loop will be aborted.

You can use this to check for conditions that should abort the input loop.

**Inputs**

| Input | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `state` | `any` | The current graph state |
| `player_character` | `character` | (optional) The player character |
| `reason` | `str` | (optional) The reason for the input |
| `prefix` | `str` | (optional) The prefix for the input message (similar to a cli prompt) |
| `abort_condition` | `any` | (optional) A condition to abort the input loop |

**Outputs**

| Output | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `state` | `any` | The state input, passed through |
| `input` | `str` | The input message |
| `interaction_state` | `interaction_state` | The interaction state |
| `character` | `character` | The character object |

**Properties**

| Property | Type | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `reason` | `str` | `"talk"` | The reason for the input |
| `prefix` | `str` | `""` | The prefix for the input message (similar to a cli prompt) |
| `allow_commands` | `bool` | `True` | Allow commands to be executed, using the ! prefix |