go-ethereum/cmd/utils/prompt.go

// Copyright 2020 The go-ethereum Authors
// This file is part of go-ethereum.
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// Package utils contains internal helper functions for go-ethereum commands.
package utils

import (
	"fmt"

	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/console/prompt"
)

// GetPassPhrase displays the given text(prompt) to the user and requests some textual
// data to be entered, but one which must not be echoed out into the terminal.
// The method returns the input provided by the user.
func GetPassPhrase(text string, confirmation bool) string {
	if text != "" {
		fmt.Println(text)
	}
	password, err := prompt.Stdin.PromptPassword("Password: ")
	if err != nil {
		Fatalf("Failed to read password: %v", err)
	}
	if confirmation {
		confirm, err := prompt.Stdin.PromptPassword("Repeat password: ")
		if err != nil {
			Fatalf("Failed to read password confirmation: %v", err)
		}
		if password != confirm {
			Fatalf("Passwords do not match")
		}
	}
	return password
}