2.0.1

README.md

@@ -26,16 +26,20 @@ this plugin tries to establish some logic in which CLI tools work.
 take the following commandline input:
 
 ```
-mytool function argument1 argument2 --option1 -o2 option2Value
+mytool command argument1 argument2 --option1 -o2 option2Value
 ```
 
-* 'mytool' obviously is the tool (like git)
+* `mytool` obviously is the tool (like git)
-* function is the main thing the tool shall do (like commit)
+* `command` is the main thing the tool shall do (like commit)
-* argument1 and argument2 are arguments
+* `argument1` and `argument2` are arguments
-* option1 is a longform option you can add (like --message for message)
+* `option1` is a longform option you can add (like --message for message)
-* optionValue is the referenced option value (like a commit message)
+* `optionValue` is the referenced option value (like a commit message)
 
-```typescript
+When there is no command and no option specified the standardTask applied.
+When there is a option specified but no command, standardTask applies,
+except when of the options is -v, --version or --help.
+
+```javascript
 import {Smartcli} from "smartcli"
 mySmartcli = new Smartcli();
 mySmartcli.standardTask()
@@ -47,4 +51,14 @@ mySmartcli.addCommand({commandname: 'install'})
   .then(argvArg => {
     // do something if program is called with command "install"
   })
+
+mySmartcli.addVersion('1.0.0') // -v and --version options will display the specified version in the terminal
+
+mySmartCli.addHelp({ // is triggered by help command and --help option
+  helpText: 'some help text to print' // the helpText to display
+})
+
+mySmartcli.startParse() // starts the evaluation and fullfills or rejects promises.
 ```
+
+[![npm](https://push.rocks/assets/repo-header.svg)](https://push.rocks)

dist/smartcli.classes.interaction.d.ts

@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * allows to specify an user interaction during runtime
- */
-export declare type questionType = 'input' | 'confirm' | 'list' | 'rawlist' | 'expand' | 'checkbox' | 'password' | 'editor';
-export interface IChoiceObject {
-    name: string;
-    value: any;
-}
-export interface IValidateFunction {
-    (any: any): boolean;
-}
-export declare class Interaction {
-    constructor();
-    askQuestion(optionsArg: {
-        type: questionType;
-        message: string;
-        default: any;
-        choices: string[] | IChoiceObject[];
-        validate: IValidateFunction;
-    }): void;
-    askQuestionArray: any;
-}
-export declare class QuestionTree {
-    constructor(questionString: string, optionsArray: any);
-}
-export declare class QuestionTreeNode {
-    constructor();
-}
-export declare class QuestionStorage {
-    constructor();
-}

dist/smartcli.classes.interaction.js

@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-"use strict";
-const plugins = require("./smartcli.plugins");
-class Interaction {
-    constructor() {
-    }
-    askQuestion(optionsArg) {
-        let done = plugins.q.defer();
-        plugins.inquirer.prompt([{
-                type: optionsArg.type,
-                message: optionsArg.message,
-                default: optionsArg.default,
-                choices: optionsArg.choices,
-                validate: optionsArg.validate
-            }]).then(answers => {
-            done.resolve(answers);
-        });
-    }
-}
-exports.Interaction = Interaction;
-class QuestionTree {
-    constructor(questionString, optionsArray) {
-    }
-}
-exports.QuestionTree = QuestionTree;
-class QuestionTreeNode {
-    constructor() {
-    }
-}
-exports.QuestionTreeNode = QuestionTreeNode;
-class QuestionStorage {
-    constructor() {
-    }
-}
-exports.QuestionStorage = QuestionStorage;
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dist/smartcli.classes.smartcli.d.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 /// <reference types="q" />
 import * as q from 'q';
+import { Subject } from 'rxjs';
 import { Objectmap } from 'lik';
 export interface ICommandPromiseObject {
     commandName: string;
-    promise: q.Promise<any>;
+    promise: q.Promise<void>;
+}
+export interface ITriggerObservableObject {
+    triggerName: string;
+    subject: Subject<any>;
 }
 export declare class Smartcli {
     argv: any;
@@ -12,23 +17,37 @@ export declare class Smartcli {
     commands: any;
     questions: any;
     version: string;
-    allCommandPromises: Objectmap<ICommandPromiseObject>;
+    /**
+     * map of all Command/Promise objects to keep track
+     */
+    allCommandPromisesMap: Objectmap<ICommandPromiseObject>;
+    /**
+     * map of all Trigger/Observable objects to keep track
+     */
+    allTriggerObservablesMap: Objectmap<ITriggerObservableObject>;
     constructor();
     /**
-     * adds an alias, meaning one equals the other in terms of triggering associated commands
+     * adds an alias, meaning one equals the other in terms of command execution.
      */
-    addAlias(keyArg: any, aliasArg: any): void;
+    addCommandAlias(keyArg: any, aliasArg: any): void;
     /**
      * adds a Command by returning a Promise that reacts to the specific commandString given.
      * Note: in e.g. "npm install something" the "install" is considered the command.
      */
-    addCommand(definitionArg: {
+    addCommand(commandNameArg: string): q.Promise<any>;
-        commandName: string;
-    }): q.Promise<any>;
     /**
      * gets a Promise for a command word
      */
-    getCommandPromiseByName(commandNameArg: string): q.Promise<any>;
+    getCommandPromiseByName(commandNameArg: string): q.Promise<void>;
+    /**
+     * adds a Trigger. Like addCommand(), but returns an subscribable observable
+     */
+    addTrigger(triggerNameArg: string): Subject<any>;
+    /**
+     * execute trigger by name
+     * @param commandNameArg - the name of the command to trigger
+     */
+    trigger(triggerName: string): Subject<any>;
     /**
      * allows to specify help text to be printed above the rest of the help text
      */

dist/smartcli.classes.smartcli.js

@@ -1,20 +1,27 @@
 "use strict";
 const q = require("q");
+const rxjs_1 = require("rxjs");
 const plugins = require("./smartcli.plugins");
 // import classes
 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.allCommandPromisesMap = new lik_1.Objectmap();
+        /**
+         * map of all Trigger/Observable objects to keep track
+         */
+        this.allTriggerObservablesMap = new lik_1.Objectmap();
         this.argv = plugins.yargs;
         this.questionsDone = q.defer();
         this.parseStarted = q.defer();
     }
     /**
-     * adds an alias, meaning one equals the other in terms of triggering associated commands
+     * adds an alias, meaning one equals the other in terms of command execution.
      */
-    addAlias(keyArg, aliasArg) {
+    addCommandAlias(keyArg, aliasArg) {
         this.argv = this.argv.alias(keyArg, aliasArg);
         return;
     }
@@ -22,11 +29,15 @@ class Smartcli {
      * adds a Command by returning a Promise that reacts to the specific commandString given.
      * Note: in e.g. "npm install something" the "install" is considered the command.
      */
-    addCommand(definitionArg) {
+    addCommand(commandNameArg) {
         let done = q.defer();
+        this.allCommandPromisesMap.add({
+            commandName: commandNameArg,
+            promise: done.promise
+        });
         this.parseStarted.promise
             .then(() => {
-            if (this.argv._.indexOf(definitionArg.commandName) === 0) {
+            if (this.argv._.indexOf(commandNameArg) === 0) {
                 done.resolve(this.argv);
             }
             else {
@@ -39,17 +50,40 @@ class Smartcli {
      * gets a Promise for a command word
      */
     getCommandPromiseByName(commandNameArg) {
-        return this.allCommandPromises.find(commandPromiseObjectArg => {
+        return this.allCommandPromisesMap.find(commandDeferredObjectArg => {
-            return commandPromiseObjectArg.commandName === commandNameArg;
+            return commandDeferredObjectArg.commandName === commandNameArg;
         }).promise;
     }
+    /**
+     * adds a Trigger. Like addCommand(), but returns an subscribable observable
+     */
+    addTrigger(triggerNameArg) {
+        let triggerSubject = new rxjs_1.Subject();
+        this.allTriggerObservablesMap.add({
+            triggerName: triggerNameArg,
+            subject: triggerSubject
+        });
+        this.addCommand(triggerNameArg).then(() => {
+            triggerSubject.next(this.argv);
+        });
+        return triggerSubject;
+    }
+    /**
+     * execute trigger by name
+     * @param commandNameArg - the name of the command to trigger
+     */
+    trigger(triggerName) {
+        let triggerSubject = this.allTriggerObservablesMap.find(triggerObservableObjectArg => {
+            return triggerObservableObjectArg.triggerName === triggerName;
+        }).subject;
+        triggerSubject.next(this.argv);
+        return triggerSubject;
+    }
     /**
      * allows to specify help text to be printed above the rest of the help text
      */
     addHelp(optionsArg) {
-        this.addCommand({
+        this.addCommand('help').then(argvArg => {
-            commandName: 'help'
-        }).then(argvArg => {
             plugins.beautylog.log(optionsArg.helpText);
         });
     }
@@ -58,7 +92,7 @@ class Smartcli {
      */
     addVersion(versionArg) {
         this.version = versionArg;
-        this.addAlias('v', 'version');
+        this.addCommandAlias('v', 'version');
         this.parseStarted.promise
             .then(() => {
             if (this.argv.v) {
@@ -71,6 +105,10 @@ class Smartcli {
      */
     standardTask() {
         let done = q.defer();
+        this.allCommandPromisesMap.add({
+            commandName: 'standard',
+            promise: done.promise
+        });
         this.parseStarted.promise
             .then(() => {
             if (this.argv._.length === 0 && !this.argv.v) {
@@ -92,4 +130,4 @@ class Smartcli {
     }
 }
 exports.Smartcli = Smartcli;
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dist/smartcli.plugins.d.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import 'typings-global';
 import * as yargs from 'yargs';
 import * as beautylog from 'beautylog';
-import * as inquirer from 'inquirer';
 import * as lik from 'lik';
 import * as path from 'path';
 import * as smartparam from 'smartparam';
-export { yargs, beautylog, cliff, inquirer, lik, path, smartparam };
+export { yargs, beautylog, lik, path, smartparam };

dist/smartcli.plugins.js

@@ -4,12 +4,10 @@ const yargs = require("yargs");
 exports.yargs = yargs;
 const beautylog = require("beautylog");
 exports.beautylog = beautylog;
-const inquirer = require("inquirer");
-exports.inquirer = inquirer;
 const lik = require("lik");
 exports.lik = lik;
 const path = require("path");
 exports.path = path;
 const smartparam = require("smartparam");
 exports.smartparam = smartparam;
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package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "smartcli",
-  "version": "1.0.10",
+  "version": "2.0.1",
   "description": "nodejs wrapper for CLI related tasks",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "typings": "dist/index.d.ts",
@@ -17,31 +17,32 @@
     "url": "https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartcli.git"
   },
   "keywords": [
-    "json",
+    "cli",
-    "jade",
+    "promise",
-    "template"
+    "task",
+    "push.rocks"
   ],
-  "author": "Smart Coordination GmbH <office@push.rocks> (https://push.rocks)",
+  "author": "Lossless GmbH <office@lossless.com> (https://lossless.com)",
   "license": "MIT",
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartcli/issues"
   },
   "homepage": "https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartcli",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@types/inquirer": "0.x.x",
     "@types/q": "0.x.x",
-    "@types/yargs": "0.x.x",
+    "@types/yargs": "6.x.x",
-    "beautylog": "^5.0.20",
+    "beautylog": "^6.0.0",
-    "inquirer": "^1.1.2",
+    "lik": "^1.0.24",
-    "lik": "^1.0.15",
     "q": "^1.4.1",
+    "rxjs": "^5.0.1",
     "smartparam": "0.1.1",
-    "typings-global": "^1.0.6",
+    "typings-global": "^1.0.14",
-    "yargs": "^5.0.0"
+    "yargs": "^6.4.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/should": "^8.1.30",
     "npmts-g": "^5.2.8",
-    "should": "^11.1.0",
+    "should": "^11.1.1",
-    "typings-test": "^1.0.1"
+    "typings-test": "^1.0.3"
   }
 }

test/test.d.ts

@@ -1 +1 @@
-import "typings-test";
+import 'typings-test';

test/test.js

@@ -1,36 +1,51 @@
 "use strict";
 require("typings-test");
 const smartcli = require("../dist/index");
-let beautylog = require("beautylog");
+const should = require("should");
-let should = require("should");
+describe('smartcli.Smartcli class', function () {
-describe("smartcli.Smartcli class", function () {
     let smartCliTestObject;
-    describe("new Smartcli()", function () {
+    describe('new Smartcli()', function () {
-        it("should create a new Smartcli", function () {
+        it('should create a new Smartcli', function () {
             smartCliTestObject = new smartcli.Smartcli();
-            smartCliTestObject.should.be.instanceof(smartcli.Smartcli);
+            should(smartCliTestObject).be.instanceof(smartcli.Smartcli);
         });
     });
-    describe(".addCommand", function () {
+    describe('.addCommand', function () {
-        it("should add an command", function () {
+        it('should add an command', function () {
-            smartCliTestObject.addCommand({
+            smartCliTestObject.addCommand('awesome');
-                commandName: "awesome"
         });
     });
-    });
+    describe('.standardTask', function () {
-    describe(".standardTask", function () {
+        it('should start parsing a standardTask', function (done) {
-        it("should start parsing a standardTask", function (done) {
             smartCliTestObject.standardTask()
                 .then(() => {
-                console.log("this is the standard Task!");
+                console.log('this is the standard Task!');
             });
             done();
         });
     });
-    describe(".startParse", function () {
+    describe('.trigger', function () {
-        it("should start parsing the CLI input", function () {
+        let hasExecuted = false;
+        it('should accept a command', function (done) {
+            smartCliTestObject.addTrigger('triggerme')
+                .subscribe(() => {
+                hasExecuted = true;
+            });
+            done();
+        });
+        it('should not have executed yet', function () {
+            should(hasExecuted).be.false();
+        });
+        it('should execute when triggered', function (done) {
+            smartCliTestObject.trigger('triggerme');
+            should(hasExecuted).be.true();
+            done();
+        });
+    });
+    describe('.startParse', function () {
+        it('should start parsing the CLI input', function () {
             smartCliTestObject.startParse();
         });
     });
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test/test.ts

@@ -1,37 +1,51 @@
-import "typings-test";
+import 'typings-test'
 
-import smartcli = require("../dist/index");
+import smartcli = require('../dist/index')
-let beautylog = require("beautylog");
+import * as should from 'should'
-let should = require("should");
 
-describe("smartcli.Smartcli class",function(){
+describe('smartcli.Smartcli class',function(){
-    let smartCliTestObject:smartcli.Smartcli;
+    let smartCliTestObject: smartcli.Smartcli
-    describe("new Smartcli()",function(){
+    describe('new Smartcli()',function(){
-        it("should create a new Smartcli",function(){
+        it('should create a new Smartcli',function(){
-            smartCliTestObject = new smartcli.Smartcli();
+            smartCliTestObject = new smartcli.Smartcli()
-            smartCliTestObject.should.be.instanceof(smartcli.Smartcli);
+            should(smartCliTestObject).be.instanceof(smartcli.Smartcli)
-        });
+        })
-    });
+    })
-    describe(".addCommand",function(){
+    describe('.addCommand',function(){
-        it("should add an command",function(){
+        it('should add an command',function(){
-            smartCliTestObject.addCommand({
+            smartCliTestObject.addCommand('awesome')
-                commandName:"awesome"
+        })
-            });
+    })
-            
+    describe('.standardTask',function(){
-        });
+        it('should start parsing a standardTask',function(done){
-    });
-    describe(".standardTask",function(){
-        it("should start parsing a standardTask",function(done){
             smartCliTestObject.standardTask()
                 .then(() => {
-                    console.log("this is the standard Task!");
+                    console.log('this is the standard Task!')
-                });
+                })
-            done();
+            done()
         })
     })
-    describe(".startParse",function(){
+    describe('.trigger', function() {
-        it("should start parsing the CLI input",function(){
+        let hasExecuted = false
-            smartCliTestObject.startParse();
+        it('should accept a command', function(done) {
+            smartCliTestObject.addTrigger('triggerme')
+                .subscribe(() => {
+                    hasExecuted = true
+                })
+            done()
+        })
+        it('should not have executed yet', function() {
+            should(hasExecuted).be.false()
+        })
+        it('should execute when triggered', function(done) {
+            smartCliTestObject.trigger('triggerme')
+            should(hasExecuted).be.true()
+            done()
+        })
+    })
+    describe('.startParse',function(){
+        it('should start parsing the CLI input',function(){
+            smartCliTestObject.startParse()
+        })
     })
 })
-});

ts/smartcli.classes.interaction.ts

@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-import * as plugins from './smartcli.plugins'
-
-/**
- * allows to specify an user interaction during runtime
- */
-
-export type questionType = 'input' | 'confirm' | 'list' | 'rawlist' | 'expand' | 'checkbox' | 'password' | 'editor'
-export interface IChoiceObject {
-    name: string
-    value: any
-}
-export interface IValidateFunction {
-    (any): boolean
-}
-
-export class Interaction {
-    constructor() {
-    }
-
-    askQuestion(optionsArg: {
-        type: questionType,
-        message: string
-        default: any
-        choices: string[] | IChoiceObject[]
-        validate: IValidateFunction
-    }) {
-        let done = plugins.q.defer()
-        plugins.inquirer.prompt([{
-            type: optionsArg.type,
-            message: optionsArg.message,
-            default: optionsArg.default,
-            choices: optionsArg.choices,
-            validate: optionsArg.validate
-        }]).then(answers => {
-            done.resolve(answers)
-        })
-    }
-    askQuestionArray
-}
-
-
-export class QuestionTree {
-
-    constructor(questionString: string, optionsArray) {
-
-    }
-}
-
-export class QuestionTreeNode {
-    constructor() {
-
-    }
-}
-
-export class QuestionStorage {
-    constructor() {
-
-    }
-}

ts/smartcli.classes.smartcli.ts

@@ -1,15 +1,20 @@
 import * as q from 'q'
+import { Subject } from 'rxjs'
 
 import * as plugins from './smartcli.plugins'
-import * as interaction from './smartcli.classes.interaction'
 
 // import classes
 import { Objectmap } from 'lik'
 
 // interfaces
 export interface ICommandPromiseObject {
-    commandName: string
+    commandName: string,
-    promise: q.Promise<any>
+    promise: q.Promise<void>
+}
+
+export interface ITriggerObservableObject {
+    triggerName: string
+    subject: Subject<any>
 }
 
 export class Smartcli {
@@ -20,8 +25,16 @@ export class Smartcli {
     questions
     version: string
 
-    // maps
+    /**
-    allCommandPromises = new Objectmap<ICommandPromiseObject>()
+     * map of all Command/Promise objects to keep track
+     */
+    allCommandPromisesMap = new Objectmap<ICommandPromiseObject>()
+
+    /**
+     * map of all Trigger/Observable objects to keep track
+     */
+    allTriggerObservablesMap = new Objectmap<ITriggerObservableObject>()
+
     constructor() {
         this.argv = plugins.yargs
         this.questionsDone = q.defer()
@@ -29,9 +42,9 @@ export class Smartcli {
     }
 
     /**
-     * adds an alias, meaning one equals the other in terms of triggering associated commands
+     * adds an alias, meaning one equals the other in terms of command execution.
      */
-    addAlias(keyArg,aliasArg): void {
+    addCommandAlias(keyArg,aliasArg): void {
         this.argv = this.argv.alias(keyArg,aliasArg)
         return
     }
@@ -40,11 +53,15 @@ export class Smartcli {
      * adds a Command by returning a Promise that reacts to the specific commandString given.
      * Note: in e.g. "npm install something" the "install" is considered the command.
      */
-    addCommand(definitionArg: {commandName: string}): q.Promise<any> {
+    addCommand(commandNameArg: string): q.Promise<any> {
         let done = q.defer<any>()
+        this.allCommandPromisesMap.add({
+            commandName: commandNameArg,
+            promise: done.promise
+        })
         this.parseStarted.promise
             .then(() => {
-                if (this.argv._.indexOf(definitionArg.commandName) === 0) {
+                if (this.argv._.indexOf(commandNameArg) === 0) {
                     done.resolve(this.argv)
                 } else {
                     done.reject(this.argv)
@@ -56,21 +73,46 @@ 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.allCommandPromisesMap.find(commandDeferredObjectArg => {
-            return commandPromiseObjectArg.commandName === commandNameArg
+            return commandDeferredObjectArg.commandName === commandNameArg
         }).promise
     }
 
+    /**
+     * adds a Trigger. Like addCommand(), but returns an subscribable observable 
+     */
+    addTrigger(triggerNameArg: string) {
+        let triggerSubject = new Subject<any>()
+        this.allTriggerObservablesMap.add({
+            triggerName: triggerNameArg,
+            subject: triggerSubject
+        })
+        this.addCommand(triggerNameArg).then(() => {
+            triggerSubject.next(this.argv)
+        })
+        return triggerSubject
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * execute trigger by name
+     * @param commandNameArg - the name of the command to trigger
+     */
+    trigger(triggerName: string) {
+        let triggerSubject = this.allTriggerObservablesMap.find(triggerObservableObjectArg => {
+            return triggerObservableObjectArg.triggerName === triggerName
+        }).subject
+        triggerSubject.next(this.argv)
+        return triggerSubject
+    }
+
     /**
      * allows to specify help text to be printed above the rest of the help text
      */
     addHelp(optionsArg: {
         helpText: string
     }) {
-        this.addCommand({
+        this.addCommand('help').then(argvArg => {
-            commandName: 'help'
-        }).then(argvArg => {
             plugins.beautylog.log(optionsArg.helpText)
         })
     }
@@ -80,7 +122,7 @@ export class Smartcli {
      */
     addVersion(versionArg: string) {
         this.version = versionArg
-        this.addAlias('v','version')
+        this.addCommandAlias('v','version')
         this.parseStarted.promise
             .then(() => {
                 if (this.argv.v) {
@@ -94,6 +136,10 @@ export class Smartcli {
      */
     standardTask(): q.Promise<any> {
         let done = q.defer<any>()
+        this.allCommandPromisesMap.add({
+            commandName: 'standard',
+            promise: done.promise
+        })
         this.parseStarted.promise
             .then(() => {
                 if (this.argv._.length === 0 && !this.argv.v) {

ts/smartcli.plugins.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-import 'typings-global';
+import 'typings-global'
 
 import * as yargs from 'yargs'
 import * as beautylog from 'beautylog'
-import * as inquirer from 'inquirer'
 import * as lik from 'lik'
 import * as path from 'path'
 import * as smartparam from 'smartparam'
@@ -10,8 +9,6 @@ import * as smartparam from 'smartparam'
 export {
     yargs,
     beautylog,
-    cliff,
-    inquirer,
     lik,
     path,
     smartparam