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### Hot-Reload A.K.A. Live Editing
ENiGMA½'s configuration, menu, and theme files can edited while your BBS is running. When a file is saved, it is hot-reloaded into the running system. If users are currently connected and you change a menu for example, the next reload of that menu will show the changes.
:information_source: See also [Configuration Files](/docs/configuration/config-files.md)
### CaSe SeNsiTiVE
Configuration keys are **case sensitive**. That means if a configuration key is `boardName` for example, `boardname`, or `BOARDNAME` **will not work**.

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title: Menu HSJON
---
## Menu HJSON
The core of a ENiGMA½ based BBS is `menu.hjson`. Note that when `menu.hjson` is referenced, we're actually talking about `config/menus/yourboardname-*.hjson`. These files determines the menus (or screens) a user can see, the order they come in and how they interact with each other, ACS configuration, etc. Like all configuration within ENiGMA½, menu configuration is done in [HJSON](https://hjson.org/) format. See [HJSON General Information](hjson.md) for more information.
The core of a ENiGMA½ based BBS is `menu.hjson`. Note that when `menu.hjson` is referenced, we're actually talking about `config/menus/yourboardname-*.hjson`. These files determines the menus (or screens) a user can see, the order they come in, how they interact with each other, ACS configuration, and so on. Like all configuration within ENiGMA½, menu configuration is done in [HJSON](https://hjson.org/) format. See [HJSON General Information](hjson.md) for more information.
Entries in `menu.hjson` are often referred to as *blocks* or *sections*. Each entry defines a menu. A menu in this sense is something the user can see or visit. Examples include but are not limited to:
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|--------|--------------|
| `desc` | A friendly description that can be found in places such as "Who's Online" or wherever the `%MD` MCI code is used. |
| `art` | An art file *spec*. See [General Art Information](/docs/art/general.md). |
| `next` | Specifies the next menu entry to go to next. Can be explicit or an array of possibilities dependent on ACS. See **Flow Control** in the **ACS Checks** section below. If `next` is not supplied, the next menu is this menus parent. |
| `next` | Specifies the next menu entry to go to next. Can be explicit or an array of possibilities dependent on ACS. See **Flow Control** in the **ACS Checks** section below. If `next` is not supplied, the next menu is this menus parent. Note that special built in methods such as `@systemMethod:logoff` can also be utilized here. |
| `prompt` | Specifies a prompt, by name, to use along with this menu. Prompts are configured in the `prompts` section. See **Prompts** for more information. |
| `submit` | Defines a submit handler when using `prompt`.
| `form` | An object defining one or more *forms* available on this menu. |
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]
}
```
### Case Study: Adding a New User Password (NUP)
You've got a super 31337 board and want to prevent lamerz! Let's run through adding a NUP to your application flow.
Given the default menu system, two "pre" new user application menus exist due to the way Telnet vs SSH logins occur. We'll focus only on Telnet here. This menu is `newUserApplicationPre`. Let's say you want to display this preamble, but then ask for the NUP. If the user gets the password wrong, show them a `LAMER.ANS` and boot 'em.
First, let's create a new menu for the NUP:
```hjson
newUserPassword: {
art: nup.ans
next: newUserApplication
desc: NUP!
form: {
0: {
mci: {
ET1: {
// here we create an argument/variable of "nup"
argName: nup
focus: true
submit: true
}
}
submit: {
*: [
{
// if the user submits "nup" with the correct
// value of "nolamerz" action will send
// them to the next menu defined above --
// in our case: newUserApplication
value: { nup: "nolamerz" }
action: @systemMethod:nextMenu
}
{
// anything else will result in going to the badNewUserPassword menu
value: { nup: null }
action: @systemMethod:badNewUserPassword
}
]
}
}
}
}
```
Looks like we'll need a `badNewUserPassword` menu as well! Let's create a very basic menu to show art then disconnect the user.
```hjson
badNewUserPassword: {
art: badnup.ans
// here we use a built in system method to boot them.
next: @systemMethod:logoff
config: {
// wait 2s after showing the art before kicking them
nextTimeout: 2000
}
}
```
Great, we have a couple new menus. Now let's just point to them. Remember the existing `newUserApplicationPre` menu? All that is left to do is point it's `next` to our `newUserPassword` menu:
```hjson
newUserApplicationPre: {
// easy! Just tell the system where to go next
next: newUserPassword
// note that the rest of this menu is omitted for clarity
}
```

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title: Local Doors
---
## Menu Modules
Menu entries found within `menu.hjson` are backed by *menu modules*.
Menu entries found within `menu.hjson` are backed by *menu modules*.
## Creating a New Module
TODO