1MooX::Cmd(3)          User Contributed Perl Documentation         MooX::Cmd(3)
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NAME

6       MooX::Cmd - Giving an easy Moo style way to make command organized CLI
7       apps
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SYNOPSIS

10         package MyApp;
11
12         use Moo;
13         use MooX::Cmd;
14
15         sub execute {
16           my ( $self, $args_ref, $chain_ref ) = @_;
17           my @extra_argv = @{$args_ref};
18           my @chain = @{$chain_ref} # in this case only ( $myapp )
19                                     # where $myapp == $self
20         }
21
22         1;
23
24         package MyApp::Cmd::Command;
25         # for "myapp command"
26
27         use Moo;
28         use MooX::Cmd;
29
30         # gets executed on "myapp command" but not on "myapp command command"
31         # there MyApp::Cmd::Command still gets instantiated and for the chain
32         sub execute {
33           my ( $self, $args_ref, $chain_ref ) = @_;
34           my @chain = @{$chain_ref} # in this case ( $myapp, $myapp_cmd_command )
35                                     # where $myapp_cmd_command == $self
36         }
37
38         1;
39
40         package MyApp::Cmd::Command::Cmd::Command;
41         # for "myapp command command"
42
43         use Moo;
44         use MooX::Cmd;
45
46         # gets executed on "myapp command command" and will not get instantiated
47         # on "myapp command" cause it doesnt appear in the chain there
48         sub execute {
49           my ( $self, $args_ref, $chain_ref ) = @_;
50           my @chain = @{$chain_ref} # in this case ( $myapp, $myapp_cmd_command,
51                                     # $myapp_cmd_command_cmd_command )
52                                     # where $myapp_cmd_command_cmd_command == $self
53         }
54
55         package MyZapp;
56
57         use Moo;
58         use MooX::Cmd execute_from_new => 0;
59
60         sub execute {
61           my ( $self ) = @_;
62           my @extra_argv = @{$self->command_args};
63           my @chain = @{$self->command_chain} # in this case only ( $myzapp )
64                                     # where $myzapp == $self
65         }
66
67         1;
68
69         package MyZapp::Cmd::Command;
70         # for "myapp command"
71
72         use Moo;
73         use MooX::Cmd execute_from_new => 0;
74
75         # gets executed on "myapp command" but not on "myapp command command"
76         # there MyApp::Cmd::Command still gets instantiated and for the chain
77         sub execute {
78           my ( $self ) = @_;
79           my @extra_argv = @{$self->command_args};
80           my @chain = @{$self->command_chain} # in this case ( $myzapp, $myzapp_cmd_command )
81                                     # where $myzapp_cmd_command == $self
82         }
83
84         1;
85         package main;
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87         use MyApp;
88
89         MyZapp->new_with_cmd->execute();
90         MyApp->new_with_cmd;
91
92         1;
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DESCRIPTION

95       Eases the writing of command line utilities, accepting commands and
96       subcommands and so on. These commands can form a tree, which is
97       mirrored in the package structure. On invocation each command along the
98       path through the tree (starting from the toplevel command through to
99       the most specific one) is instanciated.
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101       Each command needs to have an "execute" function, accepting three
102       parameters:
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104       "self"
105           A reference to the specific MooX::Cmd object that is executing.
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107       "args"
108           An ArrayRef of arguments passed to "self". This only encompasses
109           arguments of the most specific (read: right-most) command.
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111       "chain"
112           An ArrayRef of "MooX::Cmd"s along the tree path, as specified on
113           the command line.
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115       Note that only the execute function of the most specific command is
116       executed.
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118       MooX::Cmd Attributes
119
120       Each command has some attributes set by MooX::Cmd during
121       initialization:
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123       "command_chain"
124           Same as "chain" argument to "execute".
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126       "command_name"
127           TODO
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129       "command_commands"
130           TODO
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132       "command_args"
133           TODO
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135       "command_base"
136           TODO
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138   Examples
139       A Single Toplevel Command
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141         #!/usr/bin/env perl
142         package MyApp;
143         use Moo;
144         use MooX::Cmd;
145
146         sub execute {
147           my ($self,$args,$chain) = @_;
148           printf("%s.execute(\$self,[%s],[%s])\n",
149             ref($self),                       # which command is executing?
150             join(", ", @$args ),              # what where the arguments?
151             join(", ", map { ref } @$chain)   # what's in the command chain?
152           );
153         }
154
155         package main;
156         MyApp->new_with_cmd();
157
158       Some sample invocations:
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160        $ ./MyApp.pl
161        MyApp.execute($self,[],[MyApp])
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163        $./MyApp.pl --opt1
164        MyApp.execute($self,[--opt1],[MyApp])
165
166        $ ./MyApp.pl --opt1 arg
167        MyApp.execute($self,[--opt1, arg],[MyApp])
168
169       Toplevel Command with Subcommand
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171         #!/usr/bin/env perl
172         # let's define a base class containing our generic execute
173         # function to save some typing...
174         package CmdBase;
175         use Moo;
176
177         sub execute {
178           my ($self,$args,$chain) = @_;
179           printf("%s.execute(\$self,[%s],[%s])\n",
180             ref($self),
181             join(", ", @$args ),
182             join(", ", map { ref } @$chain)
183           );
184         }
185
186         package MyApp;
187         # toplevel command/app
188         use Moo;
189         use MooX::Cmd;
190         extends 'CmdBase';
191
192         package MyApp::Cmd::frobnicate;
193         # can be called via ./MyApp.pl frobnicate
194         use Moo;
195         use MooX::Cmd;
196         extends 'CmdBase';
197
198         package main;
199         MyApp->new_with_cmd();
200
201       And some sample invocations:
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203         $ ./MyApp.pl frobnicate
204         MyApp::Cmd::frobnicate.execute($self,[],[MyApp, MyApp::Cmd::frobnicate])
205
206       As you can see the chain contains our toplevel command object and then
207       the specififc one.
208
209         $ ./MyApp.pl frobnicate arg1
210         MyApp::Cmd::frobnicate.execute($self,[arg1],[MyApp, MyApp::Cmd::frobnicate])
211
212       Arguments are passed via the "args" parameter.
213
214         $ ./MyApp.pl some --stuff frobnicate arg1
215         MyApp::Cmd::frobnicate.execute($self,[arg1],[MyApp, MyApp::Cmd::frobnicate])
216
217       Arguments to commands higher in the tree get ignored if they don't
218       match a command.
219
220       Access Toplevel Attributes via Chain
221
222         #!/usr/bin/env perl
223         package CmdBase;
224         use Moo;
225
226         sub execute {
227           my ($self,$args,$chain) = @_;
228           printf("%s.execute(\$self,[%s],[%s])\n",
229             ref($self),
230             join(", ", @$args ),
231             join(", ", map { ref } @$chain)
232           );
233         }
234
235         package MyApp;
236         use Moo;
237         use MooX::Cmd;
238         extends 'CmdBase';
239
240         has somevar => ( is => 'ro', default => 'someval' );
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242         package MyApp::Cmd::frobnicate;
243         use Moo;
244         use MooX::Cmd;
245         extends 'CmdBase';
246
247         around execute => sub {
248           my ($orig,$self,$args,$chain) = @_;
249           $self->$orig($args,$chain);
250           # we can access toplevel attributes via the chain...
251           printf("MyApp->somevar = '%s'\n", $chain->[0]->somevar);
252         };
253
254         package main;
255         MyApp->new_with_cmd();
256
257       A sample invocation
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259         $ ./MyApp.pl some --stuff frobnicate arg1
260         MyApp::Cmd::frobnicate.execute($self,[arg1],[MyApp, MyApp::Cmd::frobnicate])
261         MyApp->somevar = someval
262
263   MooX::Options integration
264       You can integrate MooX::Options simply by using it and declaring some
265       options, like so:
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267         #!/usr/bin/env perl
268         package MyApp;
269         use Moo;
270         use MooX::Cmd;
271         use MooX::Options;
272
273         option debug => ( is => 'ro' );
274
275         sub execute {
276           my ($self,$args,$chain) = @_;
277           print "debugging enabled!\n" if $self->{debug};
278         }
279
280         package main;
281         MyApp->new_with_cmd();
282
283       A sample invocation
284
285         $ ./MyApp-Options.pl --debug
286         debugging enabled!
287
288       Note, that each command and subcommand has its own options., so options
289       are parsed for the specific context and used for the instantiation:
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291         $ ./MyApp.pl --argformyapp command --argformyappcmdcommand ...
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SUPPORT

294       Repository
295
296         http://github.com/Getty/p5-moox-cmd
297         Pull request and additional contributors are welcome
298
299       Issue Tracker
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301         http://github.com/Getty/p5-moox-cmd/issues
302         http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=MooX-Cmd
303         bug-moox-cmd at rt.cpan.org
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THANKS

306       Lukas Mai (mauke), Toby Inkster (tobyink)
307           Gave some helpful advice for solving difficult issues
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309       Celogeek San
310           Integration into MooX::Options for better help messages and suit
311           team play
312
313       Torsten Raudssus (Getty)
314           did the initial work and brought it to CPAN
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317       Copyright 2012-2013 Torsten Raudssus, Copyright 2013-2017 Jens Rehsack.
318
319       This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
320       under the terms of either: the GNU General Public License as published
321       by the Free Software Foundation; or the Artistic License.
322
323       See <http://dev.perl.org/licenses/> for more information.
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327perl v5.30.0                      2019-07-26                      MooX::Cmd(3)
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