added .triggerCommandByName

dist/smartcli.classes.smartcli.d.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 /// <reference types="q" />
 import * as q from 'q';
 import { Objectmap } from 'lik';
-export interface ICommandPromiseObject {
+export interface ICommandDeferredObject {
     commandName: string;
-    promise: q.Promise<any>;
+    deferred: q.Deferred<any>;
 }
 export declare class Smartcli {
     argv: any;
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ export declare class Smartcli {
     commands: any;
     questions: any;
     version: string;
-    allCommandPromises: Objectmap<ICommandPromiseObject>;
+    /**
+     * map of all Command/Promise objects to keep track
+     */
+    allCommandDeferredsMap: Objectmap<ICommandDeferredObject>;
     constructor();
     /**
      * adds an alias, meaning one equals the other in terms of triggering associated commands
@@ -28,7 +31,12 @@ export declare class Smartcli {
     /**
      * gets a Promise for a command word
      */
-    getCommandPromiseByName(commandNameArg: string): q.Promise<any>;
+    getCommandPromiseByName(commandNameArg: string): q.Promise<void>;
+    /**
+     * triggers a command by name
+     * @param commandNameArg - the name of the command to trigger
+     */
+    triggerCommandByName(commandNameArg: string): q.Promise<any>;
     /**
      * allows to specify help text to be printed above the rest of the help text
      */

dist/smartcli.classes.smartcli.js

@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ const plugins = require("./smartcli.plugins");
 const lik_1 = require("lik");
 class Smartcli {
     constructor() {
-        // maps
+        /**
-        this.allCommandPromises = new lik_1.Objectmap();
+         * map of all Command/Promise objects to keep track
+         */
+        this.allCommandDeferredsMap = new lik_1.Objectmap();
         this.argv = plugins.yargs;
         this.questionsDone = q.defer();
         this.parseStarted = q.defer();
@@ -24,6 +26,10 @@ class Smartcli {
      */
     addCommand(definitionArg) {
         let done = q.defer();
+        this.allCommandDeferredsMap.add({
+            commandName: definitionArg.commandName,
+            deferred: done
+        });
         this.parseStarted.promise
             .then(() => {
             if (this.argv._.indexOf(definitionArg.commandName) === 0) {
@@ -39,9 +45,20 @@ class Smartcli {
      * gets a Promise for a command word
      */
     getCommandPromiseByName(commandNameArg) {
-        return this.allCommandPromises.find(commandPromiseObjectArg => {
+        return this.allCommandDeferredsMap.find(commandDeferredObjectArg => {
-            return commandPromiseObjectArg.commandName === commandNameArg;
+            return commandDeferredObjectArg.commandName === commandNameArg;
-        }).promise;
+        }).deferred.promise;
+    }
+    /**
+     * triggers a command by name
+     * @param commandNameArg - the name of the command to trigger
+     */
+    triggerCommandByName(commandNameArg) {
+        let commandDeferred = this.allCommandDeferredsMap.find(commandDeferredObjectArg => {
+            return commandDeferredObjectArg.commandName === commandNameArg;
+        }).deferred;
+        commandDeferred.resolve();
+        return commandDeferred.promise;
     }
     /**
      * allows to specify help text to be printed above the rest of the help text
@@ -92,4 +109,4 @@ class Smartcli {
     }
 }
 exports.Smartcli = Smartcli;
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test/test.js

@@ -26,10 +26,30 @@ describe('smartcli.Smartcli class', function () {
             done();
         });
     });
+    describe('.triggerCommandByName', function () {
+        let hasExecuted = false;
+        it('should accept a command', function (done) {
+            smartCliTestObject.addCommand({ commandName: 'triggerme' })
+                .then(argvArg => {
+                hasExecuted = true;
+            });
+            done();
+        });
+        it('should not have executed yet', function () {
+            should(hasExecuted).be.false();
+        });
+        it('should execute when triggered', function (done) {
+            smartCliTestObject.triggerCommandByName('triggerme')
+                .then(argvArg => {
+                should(hasExecuted).be.true();
+                done();
+            }).catch(err => { done(err); });
+        });
+    });
     describe('.startParse', function () {
         it('should start parsing the CLI input', function () {
             smartCliTestObject.startParse();
         });
     });
 });
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test/test.ts

@@ -27,6 +27,26 @@ describe('smartcli.Smartcli class',function(){
             done()
         })
     })
+    describe('.triggerCommandByName', function() {
+        let hasExecuted = false
+        it('should accept a command', function(done) {
+            smartCliTestObject.addCommand({commandName: 'triggerme'})
+                .then(argvArg => {
+                    hasExecuted = true
+                })
+            done()
+        })
+        it('should not have executed yet', function() {
+            should(hasExecuted).be.false()
+        })
+        it('should execute when triggered', function(done) {
+            smartCliTestObject.triggerCommandByName('triggerme')
+                .then(argvArg => {
+                    should(hasExecuted).be.true()
+                    done()
+                }).catch(err => { done(err) })
+        })
+    })
     describe('.startParse',function(){
         it('should start parsing the CLI input',function(){
             smartCliTestObject.startParse()

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) {
+    getCommandPromiseByName(commandNameArg: string): q.Promise<void> {
-        return this.allCommandPromises.find(commandPromiseObjectArg => {
+        return this.allCommandDeferredsMap.find(commandDeferredObjectArg => {
-            return commandPromiseObjectArg.commandName === commandNameArg
+            return commandDeferredObjectArg.commandName === commandNameArg
-        }).promise
+        }).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
     }
 
     /**