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On a side note, I would like someone with experience here to tell me how you can actually create command line commands? In this case, they seem to use: hk

by neya 13y ago

On a side note, I would like someone with experience here to tell me how you can actually create command line commands? In this case, they seem to use: hk <insert command here> I would like to do something like: abc <some command> Basically something like a Rails scaffold generator. How difficult/easy is this? Googling didn't help much.. Note: It doesn't have to be built with Golang.. Thanks Edit: Thanks for the replies :) Note: It doesn't have to be just Go, I'm just asking in general.. I would basically like to create a scaffold generator. So, when I do abc generate test I would like a file named test.html (or something) generated.. Thanks again..

pestaa 13y ago
1. Make an executable. 2. Put it in your PATH. 3. Profit. The long version is more complicated than that, but you need to tell more details first.
iand 13y ago
Are you asking how to do this in Go or how to do it in general? Here's how the hk app does it: https://github.com/heroku/hk/blob/master/main.go#L120 https://github.com/heroku/hk/blob/master/main.go#L120 Basically it reads the arguments to the executable and matches them against a built-in list of supported commands and dispatches appropriately.
- neya 13y ago
  Thanks for the link to the source, I was asking in general though.
  - iand 13y ago
    Principle is the same in any language. They all provide a way to parse the arguments passed in. You need to examine those and call the right code based on the argument name. Look for something called ARGV or similar in your language. For example: node.js - http://nodejs.org/docs/latest/api/process.html#process_process_argv http://nodejs.org/docs/latest/api/process.html#process_proce... python - http://docs.python.org/2/library/sys.html http://docs.python.org/2/library/sys.html ruby - http://www.ruby-doc.org/core-2.0.0/ARGF.html#method-i-argv http://www.ruby-doc.org/core-2.0.0/ARGF.html#method-i-argv
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    - neya 13y ago
      Excellent! Thank you very much :)
  - chimeracoder 13y ago
    You're looking for the "flag" package, in the standard library: http://golang.org/pkg/flag/ http://golang.org/pkg/flag/
dscrd 13y ago
Perhaps check if this is good enough for you https://github.com/robmerrell/comandante https://github.com/robmerrell/comandante
- neya 13y ago
  Thanks, this is excellent for a Go implementation. And I will definitely use it! I was asking in general though..
walle_ 13y ago
Do you mean how to do plugins for your application? I use this route in one of my projects https://github.com/walle/gas/blob/development/bin/gas https://github.com/walle/gas/blob/development/bin/gas Basically, all executables in your PATH that conforms to a naming convention is a plugin. If a match is found it's run. So in my case you can call both ´$ gas list´ and ´$ gas-list´. I don't know if this is the best way to do it, my inspiration was how git commands work.
oblio 13y ago
Frankly, this is how command line interfaces should be created: https://github.com/docopt/docopt https://github.com/docopt/docopt If only it would be ported to more languages...

by neya 13y ago

pestaa 13y ago

1. Make an executable. 2. Put it in your PATH. 3. Profit. The long version is more complicated than that, but you need to tell more details first.

iand 13y ago

Are you asking how to do this in Go or how to do it in general? Here's how the hk app does it: https://github.com/heroku/hk/blob/master/main.go#L120 https://github.com/heroku/hk/blob/master/main.go#L120 Basically it reads the arguments to the executable and matches them against a built-in list of supported commands and dispatches appropriately.

neya 13y ago
Thanks for the link to the source, I was asking in general though.
- iand 13y ago
  Principle is the same in any language. They all provide a way to parse the arguments passed in. You need to examine those and call the right code based on the argument name. Look for something called ARGV or similar in your language. For example: node.js - http://nodejs.org/docs/latest/api/process.html#process_process_argv http://nodejs.org/docs/latest/api/process.html#process_proce... python - http://docs.python.org/2/library/sys.html http://docs.python.org/2/library/sys.html ruby - http://www.ruby-doc.org/core-2.0.0/ARGF.html#method-i-argv http://www.ruby-doc.org/core-2.0.0/ARGF.html#method-i-argv
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  - neya 13y ago
    Excellent! Thank you very much :)
- chimeracoder 13y ago
  You're looking for the "flag" package, in the standard library: http://golang.org/pkg/flag/ http://golang.org/pkg/flag/

dscrd 13y ago

Perhaps check if this is good enough for you https://github.com/robmerrell/comandante https://github.com/robmerrell/comandante

neya 13y ago
Thanks, this is excellent for a Go implementation. And I will definitely use it! I was asking in general though..

walle_ 13y ago

Do you mean how to do plugins for your application? I use this route in one of my projects https://github.com/walle/gas/blob/development/bin/gas https://github.com/walle/gas/blob/development/bin/gas Basically, all executables in your PATH that conforms to a naming convention is a plugin. If a match is found it's run. So in my case you can call both ´$ gas list´ and ´$ gas-list´. I don't know if this is the best way to do it, my inspiration was how git commands work.

oblio 13y ago

Frankly, this is how command line interfaces should be created: https://github.com/docopt/docopt https://github.com/docopt/docopt If only it would be ported to more languages...