Add auto-completion for console commands

[rutoks]

It would be very convenient if when you type a command in the console, you can press Tab to auto complete it if it is unambiguous and display options if it is ambiguous.

Even cooler if it can use current command as a context. For example auto completion of AI names, so pressing tab will autocomplete “start_ai A” to “start_ai AdmiralAI”

[rutoks]

I have created a PR with the basic version of this feature:
https://github.com/OpenTTD/OpenTTD/pull/12163

[agentw4b]

It also lacks some form of loop to repeat.

[jfs]

The console is not a programming language.

[agentw4b]

And that's the problem, neither Gamescripts nor the console can be used to their full potential, each of them lacks some useful functions...

[agentw4b]

The console is not a programming language.

I came across this thread, it looks like the console has some hidden features when it can handle the TCL language...but I don't know more about it.... :

viewtopic.php?t=22846

It's from 2006, it probably doesn't work anymore...maybe

[Eddi]

"autopilot" was an old method of communicating with a dedicated server, that was very vulnerable to version changes. it has been superceded by the admin port.