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+#!/bin/sh
+exec scsh -lel expect/load.scm -o expect -o srfi-13 -e main -s "$0" "$@"
+!#
+
+(define (display-usage)
+  (display "Usage: timed-choice.scm timeout query choices...\n")
+  (display "Provides a query of the user with a timeout and a default answer.\n"))
+
+(define (raise-too-few-arguments)
+  (display "timed-choice.scm: too few arguments\n")
+  (display-usage)
+  (exit))
+
+(define (main args)
+  (if (< (length args) 4)
+      (raise-too-few-arguments))
+  (let ((timeout (string->number (second args)))
+	(query (third args))
+	(choices (cdddr args)))
+    (let ((default (car choices))
+	  (pattern (re-choice (map re-string choices))))
+      (display (format #f "~a [~a] " query (string-join choices ", ")))
+      (display
+       (expect loop ()
+	       (option (timeout timeout)
+		       (on-timeout default))
+	       ((user-task)
+		((rx (: bos ,pattern (| "\n" "\r\n"))) (m)
+		 (match:substring m))
+		((rx (: bos (| "\n" "\r\n"))) ()
+		 (string-append default "\n"))
+		(else
+		 (display (format #f "Please enter one of the choices: ~a.\n"
+				  (string-join choices ", ")))
+		 (loop)))))
+      ;;(newline)
+      )))