improved return objects

index.js

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+/// <reference path="index.ts" />
 /// <reference path="typings/tsd.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="./interfaces.ts" />
 var path = require("path");
 var beautylog = require("beautylog");
 var cliff = require("cliff");
@@ -24,11 +26,19 @@ smartcli.getCommands = function () {
     return argv._;
 };
 // options
-smartcli.checkOption = function (optionParam) {
+smartcli.getOption = function (optionName) {
-    if (argv.hasOwnProperty(optionParam)) {
+    if (argv.hasOwnProperty(optionName)) {
-        return true;
+        return {
+            name: optionName,
+            specified: true,
+            value: argv[optionName] //we already know from the "if" above that the value is available.
+        };
     }
-    return false;
+    return {
+        name: optionName,
+        specified: false,
+        value: false
+    };
 };
 smartcli.getOptions = function () {
     var options = {};
@@ -40,11 +50,13 @@ smartcli.getOptions = function () {
     return options;
 };
 /**
- * returns the current working directory
+ * returns Directory of cwd
- * @returns {string}
+ * @returns {{path: string}}
  */
 smartcli.getCwd = function () {
-    return process.cwd();
+    return {
+        path: process.cwd()
+    };
 };
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 *----------------------- in program CLI interaction -----------------------------

package.json

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "(cd ts/compile && gulp)",
+    "devTest": "(npm test) && (node test.js --test true)",
     "reinstall": "(rm -r node_modules && npm install)",
     "release": "(git pull origin master && npm version patch && git push origin master && git checkout release && git merge master && git push origin release && git checkout master)",
     "startdev": "(git checkout master && git pull origin master)"

test.js

@@ -9,12 +9,23 @@ for (var key in commands) {
     commandsString = commandsString + ' ' + commands[key];
 }
 bl.log(commandsString);
+var getCwdTest = function () {
+    console.log('The current directory is: ' + smartcli.getCwd().path);
+};
+var checkCommandTest = function () {
     if (smartcli.checkCommand('jazz')) {
         bl.log('One of your commands is jazz');
     }
     else {
         bl.log('None of your commands is jazz');
     }
+};
+var getOptionTest = function () {
+    console.log('We now test for option --test');
+    console.log(smartcli.getOption('test'));
+};
+var checkOptionTest = function () {
+};
 var getAnswerTest = function () {
     smartcli.getAnswer('How do you feel?', function (answer) {
         console.log('The answer is: ' + answer);
@@ -24,10 +35,11 @@ var getAnswerTest = function () {
 var getChoiceTest = function () {
     smartcli.getChoice('What music do you like to hear?', ['Jazz', 'Blues', 'Classical'], function (answer) {
         console.log('The answer is: ' + answer);
-        getCwdTest();
     });
 };
-var getCwdTest = function () {
+//starting command tests
-    console.log('The current directory is: ' + smartcli.getCwd());
+getCwdTest();
-};
+checkCommandTest();
+getOptionTest();
+//starting first interaction test (the other tests are then started via callbacks)
 getAnswerTest();

ts/index.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /// <reference path="typings/tsd.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="./interfaces.ts" />
 
 var path = require("path");
 var beautylog = require("beautylog");
@@ -34,20 +35,23 @@ smartcli.getCommands = function ():string[] {
 
 
 // options
-smartcli.checkOption = function(optionParam:string):boolean {
+smartcli.getOption = function(optionName:string):CliOption {
-    if (argv.hasOwnProperty(optionParam)) {
+    if (argv.hasOwnProperty(optionName)) {
-        return true;
+        return {
-    }
+            name:optionName,
-    return false
+            specified: true,
+            value: argv[optionName] //we already know from the "if" above that the value is available.
         };
 
-smartcli.getOptionValue = function(optionParam:string):any {
-    if (smartcli.checkOption(optionParam)) {
-        return argv[optionParam]
     }
-    return false;
+    return {
+        name:optionName,
+        specified: false,
+        value: false
+    }
 };
 
+
 smartcli.getOptions = function() {
     var options = {};
     for (var key in argv) {
@@ -59,11 +63,13 @@ smartcli.getOptions = function() {
 };
 
 /**
- * returns the current working directory
+ * returns Directory of cwd
- * @returns {string}
+ * @returns {{path: string}}
  */
-smartcli.getCwd = function () {
+smartcli.getCwd = function():Directory {
-    return process.cwd();
+    return {
+        path: process.cwd()
+    }
 };
 
 

ts/interfaces.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/// <reference path="index.ts" />
+interface CliOption {
+    name: string;
+    specified:boolean;
+    value: any;
+}
+
+interface Directory {
+    path: string;
+}
+

ts/test.ts

@@ -12,12 +12,27 @@ for (var key in commands) {
 }
 bl.log(commandsString);
 
+
+var getCwdTest = function(){
+    console.log('The current directory is: ' + smartcli.getCwd().path);
+};
+
+var checkCommandTest = function() {
     if (smartcli.checkCommand('jazz')) {
         bl.log('One of your commands is jazz');
     } else {
         bl.log('None of your commands is jazz');
     }
+};
 
+var getOptionTest = function() {
+    console.log('We now test for option --test')
+    console.log(smartcli.getOption('test'));
+}
+
+var checkOptionTest = function() {
+
+};
 
 var getAnswerTest = function() {
     smartcli.getAnswer('How do you feel?',function(answer){
@@ -29,12 +44,15 @@ var getAnswerTest = function() {
 var getChoiceTest = function() {
     smartcli.getChoice('What music do you like to hear?',['Jazz','Blues','Classical'],function(answer){
         console.log('The answer is: ' + answer);
-        getCwdTest();
     });
 };
 
-var getCwdTest = function(){
-    console.log('The current directory is: ' + smartcli.getCwd());
-};
 
+
+//starting command tests
+getCwdTest();
+checkCommandTest();
+getOptionTest();
+
+//starting first interaction test (the other tests are then started via callbacks)
 getAnswerTest();