#!/usr/bin/env ruby
# coding: utf-8
$KCODE = 'u'

module Prompt
  def prompt(question, params = {})
    question += " [#{params[:default]}]" if params[:default]
    print "#{question}: "
    answer = gets.chop
    answer = params[:default] if params[:default] and answer == ''
    answer
  end
end

include Prompt

name = prompt "What's your name?", :default => 'Allan Smithee'
puts "Your name is #{name}"