From 6232d41e5639f9c38e47b2bb65266e343ca26e8f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: historia <[not public]>
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2026 02:16:00 -0400
Subject: feat: add casino_hints option and standardize casino command syntax

---
 internal/casino/machine.go | 13 ++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

(limited to 'internal/casino/machine.go')

diff --git a/internal/casino/machine.go b/internal/casino/machine.go
index 610e745..0733384 100644
--- a/internal/casino/machine.go
+++ b/internal/casino/machine.go
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func (m *Machine) start(name string, wallet Wallet) []Event {
 		return m.private("You're in the middle of a spin!")
 	}
 	if m.bet <= 0 {
-		return m.private("Set a wager first with 'bet <amount>'.")
+		return m.private("Set a wager first with 'bet N'.")
 	}
 	return m.beginSpinLocked(m.bet, wallet,
 		fmt.Sprintf("%s pulls the lever on the slots machine.", name),
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func (m *Machine) enableAutoBet(name string, wallet Wallet) []Event {
 		return m.private("You're in the middle of a spin!")
 	}
 	if m.bet <= 0 {
-		return m.private("Set a wager first with 'bet <amount>'.")
+		return m.private("Set a wager first with 'bet N'.")
 	}
 	m.player.Wallet = wallet
 	m.autoBet = true
@@ -522,12 +522,19 @@ func formatWins(wins []SlotWin, ways int) string {
 	return message[:len(message)-1]
 }
 
+// Hints is the machine's live command list for the "what" command.
+func (m *Machine) Hints() []MenuCommand {
+	m.mu.Lock()
+	defer m.mu.Unlock()
+	return m.commands()
+}
+
 func (m *Machine) commands() []MenuCommand {
 	if m.autoBet {
 		return []MenuCommand{{Command: "stop", Desc: "Stop automatic betting"}}
 	}
 	commands := []MenuCommand{
-		{Command: "bet <amount>", Desc: "Set your wager and spin"},
+		{Command: "bet N", Desc: "Set your wager and spin"},
 		{Command: "bet max", Desc: "Bet the maximum and spin"},
 	}
 	if m.bet > 0 {
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