1.0.16

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)
-* function is the main thing the tool shall do (like commit)
-* argument1 and argument2 are arguments
-* option1 is a longform option you can add (like --message for message)
-* optionValue is the referenced option value (like a commit message)
+* `mytool` obviously is the tool (like git)
+* `command` is the main thing the tool shall do (like commit)
+* `argument1` and `argument2` are arguments
+* `option1` is a longform option you can add (like --message for 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()
@@ -43,5 +47,18 @@ mySmartcli.standardTask()
     // do something if program is called without an command
   });
 
-mySmartcli.question
+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/index.d.ts

@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-import "typings-global";
-export { Smartcli } from "./smartcli.classes.smartcli";
+export { Smartcli } from './smartcli.classes.smartcli';

dist/index.js

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 "use strict";
-require("typings-global");
 var smartcli_classes_smartcli_1 = require("./smartcli.classes.smartcli");
 exports.Smartcli = smartcli_classes_smartcli_1.Smartcli;
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dist/smartcli.classes.interaction.d.ts

@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-import "typings-global";
-/**
- * allows to specify an user interaction during runtime
- */
-export declare type questionType = "input" | "confirm" | "list" | "rawlist" | "expand" | "checkbox" | "password" | "editor";
-export interface choiceObject {
-    name: string;
-    value: any;
-}
-export interface validateFunction {
-    (any: any): boolean;
-}
-export declare class Interaction {
-    constructor();
-    askQuestion(optionsArg: {
-        type: questionType;
-        message: string;
-        default: any;
-        choices: string[] | choiceObject[];
-        validate: validateFunction;
-    }): 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

@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-"use strict";
-require("typings-global");
-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

@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 /// <reference types="q" />
-import "typings-global";
-import * as plugins from "./smartcli.plugins";
-import { Objectmap } from "lik";
-export interface commandPromiseObject {
+import * as q from 'q';
+import { Objectmap } from 'lik';
+export interface ICommandDeferredObject {
     commandName: string;
-    promise: plugins.q.Promise<any>;
+    deferred: q.Deferred<any>;
 }
 export declare class Smartcli {
     argv: any;
@@ -13,7 +12,10 @@ export declare class Smartcli {
     commands: any;
     questions: any;
     version: string;
-    allCommandPromises: Objectmap<commandPromiseObject>;
+    /**
+     * 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
@@ -21,16 +23,20 @@ export declare class Smartcli {
     addAlias(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: {
         commandName: string;
-    }): plugins.q.Promise<any>;
+    }): q.Promise<any>;
     /**
      * gets a Promise for a command word
      */
-    getCommandPromiseByName(commandNameArg: string): plugins.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
      */
@@ -44,7 +50,7 @@ export declare class Smartcli {
     /**
      * returns promise that is resolved when no commands are specified
      */
-    standardTask(): plugins.q.Promise<any>;
+    standardTask(): q.Promise<any>;
     /**
      * start the process of evaluating commands
      */

dist/smartcli.classes.smartcli.js

@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 "use strict";
-require("typings-global");
+const q = require("q");
 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.allCommandDeferredsMap = new lik_1.Objectmap();
         this.argv = plugins.yargs;
-        this.questionsDone = plugins.q.defer();
-        this.parseStarted = plugins.q.defer();
+        this.questionsDone = q.defer();
+        this.parseStarted = q.defer();
     }
-    ;
     /**
      * adds an alias, meaning one equals the other in terms of triggering associated commands
      */
@@ -20,17 +20,19 @@ class Smartcli {
         this.argv = this.argv.alias(keyArg, aliasArg);
         return;
     }
-    ;
     /**
      * 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) {
-        let done = plugins.q.defer();
+        let done = q.defer();
+        this.allCommandDeferredsMap.add({
+            commandName: definitionArg.commandName,
+            deferred: done
+        });
         this.parseStarted.promise
             .then(() => {
-            if (this.argv._.indexOf(definitionArg.commandName) == 0) {
+            if (this.argv._.indexOf(definitionArg.commandName) === 0) {
                 done.resolve(this.argv);
             }
             else {
@@ -39,33 +41,41 @@ class Smartcli {
         });
         return done.promise;
     }
-    ;
     /**
      * gets a Promise for a command word
      */
     getCommandPromiseByName(commandNameArg) {
-        return this.allCommandPromises.find(commandPromiseObjectArg => {
-            return commandPromiseObjectArg.commandName === commandNameArg;
-        }).promise;
+        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) {
+        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
      */
     addHelp(optionsArg) {
         this.addCommand({
-            commandName: "help"
+            commandName: 'help'
         }).then(argvArg => {
             plugins.beautylog.log(optionsArg.helpText);
         });
     }
-    ;
     /**
      * specify version to be printed for -v --version
      */
     addVersion(versionArg) {
         this.version = versionArg;
-        this.addAlias("v", "version");
+        this.addAlias('v', 'version');
         this.parseStarted.promise
             .then(() => {
             if (this.argv.v) {
@@ -73,21 +83,19 @@ class Smartcli {
             }
         });
     }
-    ;
     /**
      * returns promise that is resolved when no commands are specified
      */
     standardTask() {
-        let done = plugins.q.defer();
+        let done = q.defer();
         this.parseStarted.promise
             .then(() => {
-            if (this.argv._.length == 0 && !this.argv.v) {
+            if (this.argv._.length === 0 && !this.argv.v) {
                 done.resolve(this.argv);
             }
             else {
                 done.reject(this.argv);
             }
-            ;
         });
         return done.promise;
     }
@@ -101,4 +109,4 @@ class Smartcli {
     }
 }
 exports.Smartcli = Smartcli;
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dist/smartcli.plugins.d.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-import "typings-global";
-export import yargs = require('yargs');
-export import beautylog = require("beautylog");
-export import cliff = require("cliff");
-export import inquirer = require("inquirer");
-export import lik = require("lik");
-export import path = require("path");
-export import q = require("q");
-export import smartparam = require("smartparam");
+import 'typings-global';
+import * as yargs from 'yargs';
+import * as beautylog from 'beautylog';
+import * as lik from 'lik';
+import * as path from 'path';
+import * as smartparam from 'smartparam';
+export { yargs, beautylog, lik, path, smartparam };

dist/smartcli.plugins.js

@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 "use strict";
 require("typings-global");
-exports.yargs = require('yargs');
-exports.beautylog = require("beautylog");
-exports.cliff = require("cliff");
-exports.inquirer = require("inquirer");
-exports.lik = require("lik");
-exports.path = require("path");
-exports.q = require("q");
-exports.smartparam = require("smartparam");
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+const yargs = require("yargs");
+exports.yargs = yargs;
+const beautylog = require("beautylog");
+exports.beautylog = beautylog;
+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": "1.0.9",
+  "version": "1.0.16",
   "description": "nodejs wrapper for CLI related tasks",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "typings": "dist/index.d.ts",
@@ -17,33 +17,31 @@
     "url": "https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartcli.git"
   },
   "keywords": [
-    "json",
-    "jade",
-    "template"
+    "cli",
+    "promise",
+    "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/cliff": "^0.1.3",
-    "@types/inquirer": "0.x.x",
     "@types/q": "0.x.x",
-    "@types/yargs": "0.x.x",
-    "beautylog": "^5.0.20",
-    "cliff": "^0.1.10",
-    "inquirer": "^1.1.2",
-    "lik": "^1.0.15",
+    "@types/yargs": "6.x.x",
+    "beautylog": "^6.0.0",
+    "lik": "^1.0.24",
     "q": "^1.4.1",
     "smartparam": "0.1.1",
-    "typings-global": "^1.0.6",
-    "yargs": "^5.0.0"
+    "typings-global": "^1.0.14",
+    "yargs": "^6.4.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/should": "^8.1.30",
     "npmts-g": "^5.2.8",
-    "should": "^11.1.0",
-    "typings-test": "^1.0.1"
+    "should": "^11.1.1",
+    "typings-test": "^1.0.3"
   }
 }

test/test.d.ts

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

test/test.js

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 "use strict";
 require("typings-test");
 const smartcli = require("../dist/index");
-let beautylog = require("beautylog");
-let should = require("should");
-describe("smartcli.Smartcli class", function () {
+const should = require("should");
+describe('smartcli.Smartcli class', function () {
     let smartCliTestObject;
-    describe("new Smartcli()", function () {
-        it("should create a new Smartcli", function () {
+    describe('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 () {
-        it("should add an command", function () {
+    describe('.addCommand', function () {
+        it('should add an command', function () {
             smartCliTestObject.addCommand({
-                commandName: "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();
         });
     });
-    describe(".startParse", function () {
-        it("should start parsing the CLI input", function () {
+    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

@@ -1,37 +1,55 @@
-import "typings-test";
+import 'typings-test'
 
-import smartcli = require("../dist/index");
-let beautylog = require("beautylog");
-let should = require("should");
+import smartcli = require('../dist/index')
+import * as should from 'should'
 
-describe("smartcli.Smartcli class",function(){
-    let smartCliTestObject:smartcli.Smartcli;
-    describe("new Smartcli()",function(){
-        it("should create a new Smartcli",function(){
-            smartCliTestObject = new smartcli.Smartcli();
-            smartCliTestObject.should.be.instanceof(smartcli.Smartcli);
-        });
-    });
-    describe(".addCommand",function(){
-        it("should add an command",function(){
+describe('smartcli.Smartcli class',function(){
+    let smartCliTestObject: smartcli.Smartcli
+    describe('new Smartcli()',function(){
+        it('should create a new Smartcli',function(){
+            smartCliTestObject = new smartcli.Smartcli()
+            should(smartCliTestObject).be.instanceof(smartcli.Smartcli)
+        })
+    })
+    describe('.addCommand',function(){
+        it('should add an command',function(){
             smartCliTestObject.addCommand({
-                commandName:"awesome"
-            });
-            
-        });
-    });
-    describe(".standardTask",function(){
-        it("should start parsing a standardTask",function(done){
+                commandName: 'awesome'
+            })
+        })
+    })
+    describe('.standardTask',function(){
+        it('should start parsing a standardTask',function(done){
             smartCliTestObject.standardTask()
                 .then(() => {
-                    console.log("this is the standard Task!");
-                });
-            done();
+                    console.log('this is the standard Task!')
+                })
+            done()
         })
     })
-    describe(".startParse",function(){
-        it("should start parsing the CLI input",function(){
-            smartCliTestObject.startParse();
+    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/index.ts

@@ -1,4 +1 @@
-import "typings-global";
-
-import {Smartcli} from "./smartcli.classes.smartcli";
-export {Smartcli} from "./smartcli.classes.smartcli";
+export { Smartcli } from './smartcli.classes.smartcli'

ts/smartcli.classes.interaction.ts

@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-import "typings-global";
-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 choiceObject {
-    name: string;
-    value: any
-}
-export interface validateFunction {
-    (any):boolean
-}
-
-export class Interaction {
-    constructor() {
-    };
-
-    askQuestion(optionsArg: {
-        type: questionType,
-        message: string
-        default: any
-        choices: string[] | choiceObject[];
-        validate: validateFunction
-    }) {
-        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

@@ -1,67 +1,84 @@
-import "typings-global";
+import * as q from 'q'
 
-import * as plugins from "./smartcli.plugins";
-import * as interaction from "./smartcli.classes.interaction";
+import * as plugins from './smartcli.plugins'
 
 // import classes
-import {Objectmap} from "lik";
+import {Objectmap} from 'lik'
 
 // interfaces
-export interface commandPromiseObject {
-    commandName:string;
-    promise: plugins.q.Promise<any>;
-};
+export interface ICommandDeferredObject {
+    commandName: string
+    deferred: q.Deferred<any>
+}
 
 export class Smartcli {
-    argv:any;
-    questionsDone;
-    parseStarted;
-    commands;
-    questions;
-    version:string;
+    argv: any
+    questionsDone
+    parseStarted
+    commands
+    questions
+    version: string
+
+    /**
+     * map of all Command/Promise objects to keep track
+     */
+    allCommandDeferredsMap = new Objectmap<ICommandDeferredObject>()
 
-    // maps
-    allCommandPromises = new Objectmap<commandPromiseObject>();
     constructor() {
-        this.argv = plugins.yargs;
-        this.questionsDone = plugins.q.defer();
-        this.parseStarted = plugins.q.defer();
-    };
+        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
      */
     addAlias(keyArg,aliasArg): void {
-        this.argv = this.argv.alias(keyArg,aliasArg);
-        return;
-    };
+        this.argv = this.argv.alias(keyArg,aliasArg)
+        return
+    }
 
     /**
      * 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}):plugins.q.Promise<any>{
-        let done = plugins.q.defer<any>();
+    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) {
-                    done.resolve(this.argv);
+                if (this.argv._.indexOf(definitionArg.commandName) === 0) {
+                    done.resolve(this.argv)
                 } else {
-                    done.reject(this.argv);
+                    done.reject(this.argv)
+                }
+            })
+        return done.promise
     }
-            });
-        return done.promise;
-    };
 
     /**
      * 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
+    }
 
     /**
      * allows to specify help text to be printed above the rest of the help text
@@ -70,49 +87,49 @@ export class Smartcli {
         helpText: string
     }) {
         this.addCommand({
-            commandName:"help"
+            commandName: 'help'
         }).then(argvArg => {
-            plugins.beautylog.log(optionsArg.helpText);
+            plugins.beautylog.log(optionsArg.helpText)
         })
-    };
+    }
 
     /**
      * specify version to be printed for -v --version
      */
     addVersion(versionArg: string) {
-        this.version = versionArg;
-        this.addAlias("v","version");
+        this.version = versionArg
+        this.addAlias('v','version')
         this.parseStarted.promise
             .then(() => {
                 if (this.argv.v) {
-                    console.log(this.version);
+                    console.log(this.version)
                 }
             })
-    };
+    }
 
     /**
      * returns promise that is resolved when no commands are specified
      */
-    standardTask():plugins.q.Promise<any>{
-        let done = plugins.q.defer<any>();
+    standardTask(): q.Promise<any> {
+        let done = q.defer<any>()
         this.parseStarted.promise
             .then(() => {
-                if(this.argv._.length == 0 && !this.argv.v){
-                    done.resolve(this.argv);
+                if (this.argv._.length === 0 && !this.argv.v) {
+                    done.resolve(this.argv)
                 } else {
-                    done.reject(this.argv);
-                };
-            });
-        return done.promise;
+                    done.reject(this.argv)
+                }
+            })
+        return done.promise
     }
 
     /**
      * start the process of evaluating commands
      */
     startParse(): void {
-        this.argv = this.argv.argv;
-        this.parseStarted.resolve();
-        return;
+        this.argv = this.argv.argv
+        this.parseStarted.resolve()
+        return
     }
 
 }

ts/smartcli.plugins.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
-import "typings-global";
+import 'typings-global';
 
-export import yargs = require('yargs');
-export import beautylog = require("beautylog");
-export import cliff = require("cliff");
-export import inquirer = require("inquirer");
-export import lik = require("lik");
-export import path = require("path");
-export import q = require("q");
-export import smartparam = require("smartparam");
+import * as yargs from 'yargs'
+import * as beautylog from 'beautylog'
+import * as lik from 'lik'
+import * as path from 'path'
+import * as smartparam from 'smartparam'
+
+export {
+    yargs,
+    beautylog,
+    lik,
+    path,
+    smartparam
+}

tslint.json

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    "extends": "tslint-config-standard"
+}