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- "Framework for command line interfaces like CVS. See class CmdFrameWork."
-
-
- class CommandFrameWork:
-
- """Framework class for command line interfaces like CVS.
-
- The general command line structure is
-
- command [flags] subcommand [subflags] [argument] ...
-
- There's a class variable GlobalFlags which specifies the
- global flags options. Subcommands are defined by defining
- methods named do_<subcommand>. Flags for the subcommand are
- defined by defining class or instance variables named
- flags_<subcommand>. If there's no command, method default()
- is called. The __doc__ strings for the do_ methods are used
- for the usage message, printed after the general usage message
- which is the class variable UsageMessage. The class variable
- PostUsageMessage is printed after all the do_ methods' __doc__
- strings. The method's return value can be a suggested exit
- status. [XXX Need to rewrite this to clarify it.]
-
- Common usage is to derive a class, instantiate it, and then call its
- run() method; by default this takes its arguments from sys.argv[1:].
- """
-
- UsageMessage = \
- "usage: (name)s [flags] subcommand [subflags] [argument] ..."
-
- PostUsageMessage = None
-
- GlobalFlags = ''
-
- def __init__(self):
- """Constructor, present for completeness."""
- pass
-
- def run(self, args = None):
- """Process flags, subcommand and options, then run it."""
- import getopt, sys
- if args is None: args = sys.argv[1:]
- try:
- opts, args = getopt.getopt(args, self.GlobalFlags)
- except getopt.error, msg:
- return self.usage(msg)
- self.options(opts)
- if not args:
- self.ready()
- return self.default()
- else:
- cmd = args[0]
- mname = 'do_' + cmd
- fname = 'flags_' + cmd
- try:
- method = getattr(self, mname)
- except AttributeError:
- return self.usage("command %s unknown" % `cmd`)
- try:
- flags = getattr(self, fname)
- except AttributeError:
- flags = ''
- try:
- opts, args = getopt.getopt(args[1:], flags)
- except getopt.error, msg:
- return self.usage(
- "subcommand %s: " % cmd + str(msg))
- self.ready()
- return method(opts, args)
-
- def options(self, opts):
- """Process the options retrieved by getopt.
- Override this if you have any options."""
- if opts:
- print "-"*40
- print "Options:"
- for o, a in opts:
- print 'option', o, 'value', `a`
- print "-"*40
-
- def ready(self):
- """Called just before calling the subcommand."""
- pass
-
- def usage(self, msg = None):
- """Print usage message. Return suitable exit code (2)."""
- if msg: print msg
- print self.UsageMessage % {'name': self.__class__.__name__}
- docstrings = {}
- c = self.__class__
- while 1:
- for name in dir(c):
- if name[:3] == 'do_':
- if docstrings.has_key(name):
- continue
- try:
- doc = getattr(c, name).__doc__
- except:
- doc = None
- if doc:
- docstrings[name] = doc
- if not c.__bases__:
- break
- c = c.__bases__[0]
- if docstrings:
- print "where subcommand can be:"
- names = docstrings.keys()
- names.sort()
- for name in names:
- print docstrings[name]
- if self.PostUsageMessage:
- print self.PostUsageMessage
- return 2
-
- def default(self):
- """Default method, called when no subcommand is given.
- You should always override this."""
- print "Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!"
-
-
- def test():
- """Test script -- called when this module is run as a script."""
- import sys
- class Hello(CommandFrameWork):
- def do_hello(self, opts, args):
- "hello -- print 'hello world', needs no arguments"
- print "Hello, world"
- x = Hello()
- tests = [
- [],
- ['hello'],
- ['spam'],
- ['-x'],
- ['hello', '-x'],
- None,
- ]
- for t in tests:
- print '-'*10, t, '-'*10
- sts = x.run(t)
- print "Exit status:", `sts`
-
-
- if __name__ == '__main__':
- test()
-