Huge refactor of the libstormgames library. It is hopefully mostly backwards compatible. Still lots of testing to do, and probably some fixes needed, but this is a good start.

input.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""Input handling for Storm Games.
+
+Provides functionality for:
+- Text input dialogs
+- Game pause functionality
+- Exit handling
+"""
+
+import pygame
+import time
+import wx
+from .speech import speak
+
+def get_input(prompt="Enter text:", text=""):
+    """Display a dialog box for text input.
+    
+    Args:
+        prompt (str): Prompt text to display (default: "Enter text:")
+        text (str): Initial text in input box (default: "")
+        
+    Returns:
+        str: User input text, or None if cancelled
+    """
+    app = wx.App(False)
+    dialog = wx.TextEntryDialog(None, prompt, "Input", text)
+    dialog.SetValue(text)
+    if dialog.ShowModal() == wx.ID_OK:
+        userInput = dialog.GetValue()
+    else:
+        userInput = None
+    dialog.Destroy()
+    return userInput
+
+def pause_game():
+    """Pauses the game until user presses backspace."""
+    speak("Game paused, press backspace to resume.")
+    pygame.event.clear()
+    try:
+        pygame.mixer.pause()
+    except:
+        pass
+
+    try:
+        pygame.mixer.music.pause()
+    except:
+        pass
+
+    while True:
+        event = pygame.event.wait()
+        if event.type == pygame.KEYDOWN and event.key == pygame.K_BACKSPACE: 
+            break
+
+    try:
+        pygame.mixer.unpause()
+    except:
+        pass
+
+    try:
+        pygame.mixer.music.unpause()
+    except:
+        pass
+
+    pygame.event.pump()
+
+def check_for_exit():
+    """Check if user has pressed escape key.
+    
+    Returns:
+        bool: True if escape was pressed, False otherwise
+    """
+    for event in pygame.event.get():
+        if event.type == pygame.KEYDOWN and event.key == pygame.K_ESCAPE:
+            return True
+        return False
+    pygame.event.pump()