icoa-cli 2.19.83 → 2.19.84

package/dist/commands/exam.js

@@ -883,15 +883,9 @@ export function registerExamCommand(program) {
             }
             return;
         }
-        // Eliminate one wrong option (async for demo answers)
-        const doEliminate = (correct) => {
-            const wrongRemaining = remaining.filter((k) => k !== correct && !eliminated.includes(k));
-            if (wrongRemaining.length === 0)
-                return;
-            // Pick random wrong option to eliminate
-            const toRemove = wrongRemaining[Math.floor(Math.random() * wrongRemaining.length)];
+        // Apply elimination of a specific option
+        const applyEliminate = (toRemove) => {
             eliminated.push(toRemove);
-            // Update state
             if (!help.eliminated[currentQ])
                 help.eliminated[currentQ] = [];
             help.eliminated[currentQ] = eliminated;
@@ -909,31 +903,42 @@ export function registerExamCommand(program) {
             console.log(chalk.yellow(`  💡 Option ${toRemove} eliminated!`) + chalk.gray(`  (help ${help.used}/${help.max})`));
             printQuestion(q, state.answers[q.number]);
         };
+        // Pick a random wrong option to eliminate (needs correct answer)
+        const doEliminate = (correct) => {
+            const wrongRemaining = remaining.filter((k) => k !== correct && !eliminated.includes(k));
+            if (wrongRemaining.length === 0)
+                return;
+            applyEliminate(wrongRemaining[Math.floor(Math.random() * wrongRemaining.length)]);
+        };
         if (state.session.examId === 'demo-free' && q.answer) {
             doEliminate(q.answer);
         }
         else {
-            // For server exams, we don't know the answer — eliminate random non-selected option
-            const userAnswer = state.answers[currentQ];
-            const candidates = remaining.filter((k) => k !== userAnswer);
-            const toRemove = candidates[Math.floor(Math.random() * candidates.length)];
-            eliminated.push(toRemove);
-            if (!help.eliminated[currentQ])
-                help.eliminated[currentQ] = [];
-            help.eliminated[currentQ] = eliminated;
-            help.perQ[currentQ] = qHelps + 1;
-            help.used++;
-            state._helpUsed = help.used;
-            state._helpMax = help.max;
-            state._helpPerQ = help.perQ;
-            state._eliminated = help.eliminated;
-            if (!state.interactions)
-                state.interactions = [];
-            state.interactions.push({ ts: new Date().toISOString(), q: currentQ, type: 'help_used', result: `eliminated ${toRemove}` });
-            saveExamState(state);
-            console.log();
-            console.log(chalk.yellow(`  💡 Option ${toRemove} eliminated!`) + chalk.gray(`  (help ${help.used}/${help.max})`));
-            printQuestion(q, state.answers[q.number]);
+            // Server-authoritative: ask server which wrong option to eliminate
+            const config = getConfig();
+            const serverUrl = config.ctfdUrl || 'https://practice.icoa2026.au';
+            const token = state.session?.token || '';
+            try {
+                const res = await fetch(`${serverUrl}/api/icoa/exams/${state.session.examId}/help`, {
+                    method: 'POST',
+                    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'User-Agent': 'icoa-cli' },
+                    body: JSON.stringify({ token, question: currentQ, eliminated }),
+                    signal: AbortSignal.timeout(5000),
+                });
+                const json = await res.json();
+                const toRemove = json?.data?.eliminate;
+                if (toRemove && ['A', 'B', 'C', 'D'].includes(toRemove)) {
+                    applyEliminate(toRemove);
+                }
+                else {
+                    console.log();
+                    console.log(chalk.gray('  Server did not return a valid option. Try again.'));
+                }
+            }
+            catch {
+                console.log();
+                console.log(chalk.gray('  Could not reach server for help. Check your connection.'));
+            }
         }
     });
     // ─── exam more-help ───

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "icoa-cli",
-  "version": "2.19.83",
+  "version": "2.19.84",
   "description": "ICOA CLI — The world's first CLI-native CTF competition terminal",
   "type": "module",
   "bin": {