added .triggerCommandByName

ts/smartcli.classes.smartcli.ts

@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ import * as plugins from './smartcli.plugins'
 import {Objectmap} from 'lik'
 
 // interfaces
-export interface ICommandPromiseObject {
+export interface ICommandDeferredObject {
     commandName: string
-    promise: q.Promise<any>
+    deferred: q.Deferred<any>
 }
 
 export class Smartcli {
@@ -19,8 +19,11 @@ export class Smartcli {
     questions
     version: string
 
-    // maps
-    allCommandPromises = new Objectmap<ICommandPromiseObject>()
+    /**
+     * map of all Command/Promise objects to keep track
+     */
+    allCommandDeferredsMap = new Objectmap<ICommandDeferredObject>()
+
     constructor() {
         this.argv = plugins.yargs
         this.questionsDone = q.defer()
@@ -41,6 +44,10 @@ export class Smartcli {
      */
     addCommand(definitionArg: {commandName: string}): q.Promise<any> {
         let done = q.defer<any>()
+        this.allCommandDeferredsMap.add({
+            commandName: definitionArg.commandName,
+            deferred: done
+        })
         this.parseStarted.promise
             .then(() => {
                 if (this.argv._.indexOf(definitionArg.commandName) === 0) {
@@ -55,10 +62,22 @@ export class Smartcli {
     /**
      * gets a Promise for a command word
      */
-    getCommandPromiseByName(commandNameArg: string) {
-        return this.allCommandPromises.find(commandPromiseObjectArg => {
-            return commandPromiseObjectArg.commandName === commandNameArg
-        }).promise
+    getCommandPromiseByName(commandNameArg: string): q.Promise<void> {
+        return this.allCommandDeferredsMap.find(commandDeferredObjectArg => {
+            return commandDeferredObjectArg.commandName === commandNameArg
+        }).deferred.promise
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * triggers a command by name
+     * @param commandNameArg - the name of the command to trigger
+     */
+    triggerCommandByName(commandNameArg: string) {
+        let commandDeferred = this.allCommandDeferredsMap.find(commandDeferredObjectArg => {
+            return commandDeferredObjectArg.commandName === commandNameArg
+        }).deferred
+        commandDeferred.resolve()
+        return commandDeferred.promise
     }
 
     /**