cmdmux

Package cmdmux implements a command parser and router for terminal program.

TODO

• Build the handle routes from help nodes so that when adding a new command, just add a help node and no need to touch other parts.

Overview

In general, there are two styles a terminal program to interact with users.

1. Use -o, -p to specify parameters. Most programmes are in this way.
2. Use sub-commands, like git which uses only one level sub-command.

The first way can be implemented by the flag package of Golang, and the second this package.

The package can:

1. Build a terminal program with various commands easily.
2. Generate a shell completion file (Now only for bash) !
3. Output commands tree.

Usage

Build command line

A simple example:

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"os"

	"github.com/choueric/cmdmux"
)

type Options struct {
	arch string
}

func rootHandler(args []string, data interface{}) (int, error) {
	fmt.Println("Usage:")
	cmdmux.PrintTree(os.Stderr)
	return 0, nil
}

func buildHandler(args []string, data interface{}) (int, error) {
	opt := data.(*Options)
	fmt.Printf("invoke 'build' of %s\n", opt.arch)
	return 1, nil
}

func buildKernelHandler(args []string, data interface{}) (int, error) {
	fmt.Printf("invoke 'build kernel', args = %v\n", args)
	return 2, nil
}

func main() {
	opt := &Options{arch: "arm"}

	cmdmux.HandleFunc("/", rootHandler)
	cmdmux.HandleFunc("/build", buildHandler)
	cmdmux.HandleFunc("/build/kernel", buildKernelHandler)
	cmdmux.HandleFunc("/build/kernel/image", buildKernelHandler)
	cmdmux.HandleFunc("/build/uboot", buildKernelHandler)

	cmdmux.Execute(opt)
}

The package uses HandleFunc() to add handler for specific sub-command, like the package http. The sub-command is represented by a command-path, like "build", "build/kernel".

After adding handlers, invoke Execute() to parse the command line, route to the correct handler and execute it.

The only one parameter of Execute() is passed to the parameter data of the handler function. The parameter args of handler function is the rest part of command line stripped off the command-path part.

The results of this example are like:

$ test build
invoke 'build' of arm

$ test build kernel optoins one
invoke 'build kernel', args = [options one]

$ test cmd
Usage:
/*
└── build*
    ├── kernel*
    │   └── image*
    └── uboot*

Print Commands Tree

In the above example, the root handler rootHandler() invoke PrintTree() to output the commands tree. If one node has handler, it is appended a '*' symbol after its command name.

Generate Shell Completion File

After building various commands with HandleFunc(), it's time to get a shell (bash actually) completion file which helps users of your program input commands easily on terminal.

Below is a example to get such file for test program:

// some HandleFunc codes ...

file, err := os.Create("test-completion")
if err != nil {
	fmt.Println(err)
	return
}
defer file.Close()

if err = cmdmux.GenerateCompletion("test", file); err != nil {
	fmt.Println(err)
}

Then apply this file:

$ source ./test-completion

License

See the LICENSE file.