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Package io.github.qishr.cascara.common.util

Class CommandSpec

java.lang.Object
        io.github.qishr.cascara.common.util.CommandLine.Model.CommandSpec

Enclosing Class:
    io.github.qishr.cascara.common.util.CommandLine.Model


public static class CommandSpec

The CommandSpec class models a command specification, including the options, positional parameters and subcommands supported by the command, as well as attributes for the version help message and the usage help message of the command.

Picocli views a command line application as a hierarchy of commands: there is a top-level command (usually the Java class with the main method) with optionally a set of command line options, positional parameters and subcommands. Subcommands themselves can have options, positional parameters and nested sub-subcommands to any level of depth.

The object model has a corresponding hierarchy of CommandSpec objects, each with a set of OptionSpec, PositionalParamSpec and CommandLine associated with it. This object model is used by the picocli command line interpreter and help message generator.

Picocli can construct a CommandSpec automatically from classes with Command, Option and Parameters annotations. Alternatively a CommandSpec can be constructed programmatically.

Field Summary

Modifier and Type Field Description
public static final String DEFAULT_COMMAND_NAME Constant String holding the default program name: "<main class>".

Method Summary

Modifier and Type Method Description
public static CommandSpec create() Creates and returns a new CommandSpec without any associated user object.
public static CommandSpec wrapWithoutInspection(Object userObject) Creates and returns a new CommandSpec with the specified associated user object.
public static CommandSpec wrapWithoutInspection(Object userObject, IFactory factory) Creates and returns a new CommandSpec with the specified associated user object.
public static CommandSpec forAnnotatedObject(Object userObject) Creates and returns a new CommandSpec initialized from the specified associated user object.
public static CommandSpec forAnnotatedObject(Object userObject, IFactory factory) Creates and returns a new CommandSpec initialized from the specified associated user object.
public static CommandSpec forAnnotatedObjectLenient(Object userObject) Creates and returns a new CommandSpec initialized from the specified associated user object.
public static CommandSpec forAnnotatedObjectLenient(Object userObject, IFactory factory) Creates and returns a new CommandSpec initialized from the specified associated user object.
public Object userObject() Returns the user object associated with this command.
public CommandLine commandLine() Returns the CommandLine constructed with this CommandSpec model.
protected CommandSpec commandLine(CommandLine commandLine) Sets the CommandLine constructed with this CommandSpec model.
public ParserSpec parser() Returns the parser specification for this command.
public CommandSpec parser(ParserSpec settings) Initializes the parser specification for this command from the specified settings and returns this commandSpec.
public UsageMessageSpec usageMessage() Returns the usage help message specification for this command.
public CommandSpec usageMessage(UsageMessageSpec settings) Initializes the usageMessage specification for this command from the specified settings and returns this commandSpec.
public boolean subcommandsCaseInsensitive() Returns whether the subcommands are case-insensitive.
public CommandSpec subcommandsCaseInsensitive(boolean caseInsensitiveSubcommands) Sets the case-insensitivity of subcommands.
public boolean optionsCaseInsensitive() Returns whether the options are case-insensitive.
public CommandSpec optionsCaseInsensitive(boolean caseInsensitiveOptions) Sets the case-insensitivity of options.
public String resourceBundleBaseName() Returns the resource bundle base name for this command.
public CommandSpec resourceBundleBaseName(String resourceBundleBaseName) Initializes the resource bundle for this command: sets the UsageMessageSpec#messages(CommandLine.Model.Messages) to a Messages object created from this command spec and the specified bundle, and then sets the ArgSpec#messages(CommandLine.Model.Messages) of all options and positional parameters in this command to the same Messages instance.
public ResourceBundle resourceBundle() Returns the resource bundle for this command.
public CommandSpec resourceBundle(ResourceBundle bundle) Initializes the resource bundle for this command: sets the UsageMessageSpec#messages(CommandLine.Model.Messages) to a Messages object created from this command spec and the specified bundle, and then sets the ArgSpec#messages(CommandLine.Model.Messages) of all options and positional parameters in this command to the same Messages instance.
public Map<String, CommandLine> subcommands() Returns a read-only view of the subcommand map.
public CommandSpec addSubcommand(String name, CommandSpec subcommand) Adds the specified subcommand with the specified name.
public CommandSpec addSubcommand(String name, CommandLine subCommandLine) Adds the specified subcommand with the specified name.
public CommandLine removeSubcommand(String name) Removes the subcommand with the specified name or alias from this CommandSpec and returns the CommandLine instance that was associated with the specified name, or null of the specified name was not associated with a subcommand.
public boolean isAddMethodSubcommands() Returns whether method commands should be added as subcommands.
public CommandSpec setAddMethodSubcommands(Boolean addMethodSubcommands) Sets whether method commands should be added as subcommands.
public boolean interpolateVariables() Returns whether variables should be interpolated in String values.
public CommandSpec interpolateVariables(Boolean interpolate) Sets whether variables should be interpolated in String values.
public CommandSpec addMethodSubcommands() Reflects on the class of the userObject.userObject and registers any command methods (class methods annotated with @Command) as subcommands.
public CommandSpec addMethodSubcommands(IFactory factory) Reflects on the class of the userObject.userObject and registers any command methods (class methods annotated with @Command) as subcommands.
public CommandSpec parent() Returns the parent command of this subcommand, or null if this is a top-level command.
public CommandSpec root() Returns the root command: the top-level command of the hierarchy, never null.
public CommandSpec parent(CommandSpec parent) Sets the parent command of this subcommand.
public CommandSpec add(ArgSpec arg) Adds the specified option spec or positional parameter spec to the list of configured arguments to expect.
public CommandSpec addOption(OptionSpec option) Adds the specified option spec to the list of configured arguments to expect.
public CommandSpec addPositional(PositionalParamSpec positional) Adds the specified positional parameter spec to the list of configured arguments to expect.
public CommandSpec remove(ArgSpec arg) (INCUBATING) Removes the specified option spec or positional parameter spec from the list of configured arguments to expect.
public CommandSpec addArgGroup(ArgGroupSpec group) Adds the specified ArgGroupSpec to the groups in this command.
public CommandSpec addMixin(String name, CommandSpec mixin, IAnnotatedElement annotatedElement) Adds the specified mixin CommandSpec object to the map of mixins for this command.
public CommandSpec addMixin(String name, CommandSpec mixin) Adds the specified mixin CommandSpec object to the map of mixins for this command.
public CommandSpec addUnmatchedArgsBinding(UnmatchedArgsBinding spec) Adds the specified UnmatchedArgsBinding to the list of model objects to capture unmatched arguments for this command.
public CommandSpec addSpecElement(IAnnotatedElement spec) Adds the specified {@literal @}Spec-annotated program element to the list of elements for this command.
public CommandSpec addParentCommandElement(IAnnotatedElement spec) Adds the specified {@literal @}ParentCommand-annotated program element to the list of elements for this command.
public Map<String, CommandSpec> mixins() Returns a map of the mixin names to mixin CommandSpec objects configured for this command.
public Map<String, IAnnotatedElement> mixinAnnotatedElements() Returns a map of the mixin names to mixin IAnnotatedElement objects for this command.
public List<OptionSpec> options() Returns the list of options configured for this command.
public List<PositionalParamSpec> positionalParameters() Returns the list of positional parameters configured for this command.
public List<ArgGroupSpec> argGroups() Returns the ArgGroupSpec in this command.
public Map<String, OptionSpec> optionsMap() Returns a map of the option names to option spec objects configured for this command.
public Map<String, OptionSpec> negatedOptionsMap() Returns a map of the negated option names to option spec objects configured for this command.
public Map<Character, OptionSpec> posixOptionsMap() Returns a map of the short (single character) option names to option spec objects configured for this command.
public List<ArgSpec> requiredArgs() Returns the list of required options and positional parameters configured for this command.
public List<UnmatchedArgsBinding> unmatchedArgsBindings() Returns the list of UnmatchedArgsBinding configured for this command; each UnmatchedArgsBinding captures the arguments that could not be matched to any options or positional parameters.
public List<IAnnotatedElement> specElements() Returns the list of program elements annotated with {@literal @}Spec configured for this command.
public List<IAnnotatedElement> parentCommandElements() Returns the list of program elements annotated with {@literal @}ParentCommand configured for this command.
public String name() Returns name of this command.
public String[] aliases() Returns the alias command names of this subcommand.
public Set<String> names() Returns all names of this command, including name.name and aliases.aliases.
public List<ArgSpec> args() Returns the list of all options and positional parameters configured for this command.
public String qualifiedName() Returns the String to use as the program name in the synopsis line of the help message: this command's name.name, preceded by the qualified name of the parent command, if any, separated by a space.
public String qualifiedName(String separator) Returns this command's fully qualified name, which is its name.name, preceded by the qualified name of the parent command, if this command has a parent command.
public String[] version() Returns version information for this command, to print to the console when the user specifies an option to request version help.
public IVersionProvider versionProvider() Returns the version provider for this command, to generate the version.version strings.
public boolean helpCommand() Returns whether this subcommand is a help command, and required options and positional parameters of the parent command should not be validated.
public int exitCodeOnSuccess() Returns exit code for successful termination.
public int exitCodeOnUsageHelp() Returns exit code for successful termination after printing usage help on user request.
public int exitCodeOnVersionHelp() Returns exit code for successful termination after printing version help on user request.
public int exitCodeOnInvalidInput() Returns exit code for command line usage error.
public int exitCodeOnExecutionException() Returns exit code signifying that an exception occurred when invoking the Runnable, Callable or Method user object of a command.
public INegatableOptionTransformer negatableOptionTransformer() Returns the INegatableOptionTransformer used to create the negative form of negatable options.
public boolean mixinStandardHelpOptions() Returns true if the standard help options have been mixed in with this command, false otherwise.
public boolean subcommandsRepeatable() Returns whether the subcommands of this command are repeatable, that is, whether such subcommands can occur multiple times and may be followed by sibling commands instead of just child commands.
public String toString() Returns a string representation of this command, used in error messages and trace messages.
public CommandSpec name(String name) Sets the String to use as the program name in the synopsis line of the help message.
public CommandSpec aliases(String[] aliases) Sets the alternative names by which this subcommand is recognized on the command line.
public IDefaultValueProvider defaultValueProvider() Returns the default value provider for this command.
public CommandSpec defaultValueProvider(IDefaultValueProvider defaultValueProvider) Sets default value provider for this command.
public CommandSpec version(String[] version) Sets version information literals for this command, to print to the console when the user specifies an option to request version help.
public CommandSpec versionProvider(IVersionProvider versionProvider) Sets version provider for this command, to generate the version.version strings.
public CommandSpec helpCommand(boolean newValue) Sets whether this is a help command and required parameter checking should be suspended.
public CommandSpec exitCodeOnSuccess(int newValue) Sets exit code for successful termination.
public CommandSpec exitCodeOnUsageHelp(int newValue) Sets exit code for successful termination after printing usage help on user request.
public CommandSpec exitCodeOnVersionHelp(int newValue) Sets exit code for successful termination after printing version help on user request.
public CommandSpec exitCodeOnInvalidInput(int newValue) Sets exit code for command line usage error.
public CommandSpec exitCodeOnExecutionException(int newValue) Sets exit code signifying that an exception occurred when invoking the Runnable, Callable or Method user object of a command.
public boolean inherited() Returns whether this command is inherited from a parent command.
public ScopeType scopeType() Returns the scope of this argument; is it local, or inherited (it applies to this command as well as all sub- and sub-subcommands).
public CommandSpec scopeType(ScopeType scopeType) Sets the scope of where this argument applies: only this command, or also all sub (and sub-sub) commands, and returns this builder.
public IModelTransformer modelTransformer() Returns the model transformer for this CommandSpec instance.
public CommandSpec modelTransformer(IModelTransformer modelTransformer) Sets the model transformer for this CommandSpec instance.
public IParameterPreprocessor preprocessor() Returns the preprocessor for this CommandSpec instance.
public CommandSpec preprocessor(IParameterPreprocessor preprocessor) Sets the preprocessor for this CommandSpec instance.
public CommandSpec negatableOptionTransformer(INegatableOptionTransformer newValue) Sets the INegatableOptionTransformer used to create the negative form of negatable options.
public CommandSpec mixinStandardHelpOptions(boolean newValue) Sets whether the standard help options should be mixed in with this command.
public CommandSpec subcommandsRepeatable(boolean subcommandsRepeatable) Sets whether the subcommands of this command are repeatable, that is, whether such subcommands can occur multiple times and may be followed by sibling commands instead of just child commands.
public CommandSpec withToString(String newValue) Sets the string representation of this command, used in error messages and trace messages.
public void updateCommandAttributes(Command cmd, IFactory factory) Updates the following attributes from the specified @Command annotation: aliases, ParserSpec#separator(), command name, version, help command, version provider, default provider and UsageMessageSpec.
public OptionSpec findOption(char shortName) Returns the option with the specified short name, or null if no option with that name is defined for this command.
public OptionSpec findOption(String name) Returns the option with the specified name, or null if no option with that name is defined for this command.

Field Details

DEFAULT_COMMAND_NAME

public static final String DEFAULT_COMMAND_NAME

Constant String holding the default program name: "<main class>".


Method Details

create

public static CommandSpec create()

Creates and returns a new CommandSpec without any associated user object.


wrapWithoutInspection

public static CommandSpec wrapWithoutInspection(Object userObject)

Creates and returns a new CommandSpec with the specified associated user object.The specified user object is not inspected for annotations.

Parameters:

userObject - the associated user object. May be any object, may be null.


wrapWithoutInspection

public static CommandSpec wrapWithoutInspection(Object userObject, IFactory factory)

Creates and returns a new CommandSpec with the specified associated user object.The specified user object is not inspected for annotations.

Parameters:

userObject - the associated user object. May be any object, may be null.

factory - the factory used to create instances of Command.subcommands, converters, etc., that are registered declaratively with annotation attributes

Since:

4.2


forAnnotatedObject

public static CommandSpec forAnnotatedObject(Object userObject)

Creates and returns a new CommandSpec initialized from the specified associated user object.The specified user object must have at least one Command, Option or Parameters annotation.

Parameters:

userObject - the user object annotated with Command, Option and/or Parameters annotations.


forAnnotatedObject

public static CommandSpec forAnnotatedObject(Object userObject, IFactory factory)

Creates and returns a new CommandSpec initialized from the specified associated user object.The specified user object must have at least one Command, Option or Parameters annotation.

Parameters:

userObject - the user object annotated with Command, Option and/or Parameters annotations.

factory - the factory used to create instances of Command.subcommands, converters, etc., that are registered declaratively with annotation attributes


forAnnotatedObjectLenient

public static CommandSpec forAnnotatedObjectLenient(Object userObject)

Creates and returns a new CommandSpec initialized from the specified associated user object.If the specified user object has no Command, Option or Parameters annotations, an empty CommandSpec is returned.

Parameters:

userObject - the user object annotated with Command, Option and/or Parameters annotations.


forAnnotatedObjectLenient

public static CommandSpec forAnnotatedObjectLenient(Object userObject, IFactory factory)

Creates and returns a new CommandSpec initialized from the specified associated user object.If the specified user object has no Command, Option or Parameters annotations, an empty CommandSpec is returned.

Parameters:

userObject - the user object annotated with Command, Option and/or Parameters annotations.

factory - the factory used to create instances of Command.subcommands, converters, etc., that are registered declaratively with annotation attributes


userObject

public Object userObject()

Returns the user object associated with this command.

See Also:

getCommand


commandLine

public CommandLine commandLine()

Returns the CommandLine constructed with this CommandSpec model.


commandLine

protected CommandSpec commandLine(CommandLine commandLine)

Sets the CommandLine constructed with this CommandSpec model.


parser

public ParserSpec parser()

Returns the parser specification for this command.


parser

public CommandSpec parser(ParserSpec settings)

Initializes the parser specification for this command from the specified settings and returns this commandSpec.


usageMessage

public UsageMessageSpec usageMessage()

Returns the usage help message specification for this command.


usageMessage

public CommandSpec usageMessage(UsageMessageSpec settings)

Initializes the usageMessage specification for this command from the specified settings and returns this commandSpec.


subcommandsCaseInsensitive

public boolean subcommandsCaseInsensitive()

Returns whether the subcommands are case-insensitive.

Since:

4.3


subcommandsCaseInsensitive

public CommandSpec subcommandsCaseInsensitive(boolean caseInsensitiveSubcommands)

Sets the case-insensitivity of subcommands.

Since:

4.3


optionsCaseInsensitive

public boolean optionsCaseInsensitive()

Returns whether the options are case-insensitive.

Since:

4.3


optionsCaseInsensitive

public CommandSpec optionsCaseInsensitive(boolean caseInsensitiveOptions)

Sets the case-insensitivity of options.Note that changing case sensitivity will also change the case sensitivity of negatable options: any custom INegatableOptionTransformer that was previously installed will be replaced by the case-insensitive version of the default transformer. To ensure your custom transformer is used, install it last, after changing case sensitivity.

Since:

4.3


resourceBundleBaseName

public String resourceBundleBaseName()

Returns the resource bundle base name for this command.

Returns:

the resource bundle base name from the

Since:

4.0


resourceBundleBaseName

public CommandSpec resourceBundleBaseName(String resourceBundleBaseName)

Initializes the resource bundle for this command: sets the UsageMessageSpec#messages(CommandLine.Model.Messages) to a Messages object created from this command spec and the specified bundle, and then sets the ArgSpec#messages(CommandLine.Model.Messages) of all options and positional parameters in this command to the same Messages instance.Subcommands are not modified.

This method is preferable to resourceBundle.resourceBundle for pre-Java 8

Parameters:

resourceBundleBaseName - the base name of the ResourceBundle to set, may be null

Returns:

this commandSpec

Since:

4.0

See Also:

addSubcommand


resourceBundle

public ResourceBundle resourceBundle()

Returns the resource bundle for this command.

Returns:

the resource bundle from the

Since:

3.6


resourceBundle

public CommandSpec resourceBundle(ResourceBundle bundle)

Initializes the resource bundle for this command: sets the UsageMessageSpec#messages(CommandLine.Model.Messages) to a Messages object created from this command spec and the specified bundle, and then sets the ArgSpec#messages(CommandLine.Model.Messages) of all options and positional parameters in this command to the same Messages instance.Subcommands are not modified.

Parameters:

bundle - the ResourceBundle to set, may be null

Returns:

this commandSpec

Since:

3.6

See Also:

addSubcommand


subcommands

public Map<String, CommandLine> subcommands()

Returns a read-only view of the subcommand map.


addSubcommand

public CommandSpec addSubcommand(String name, CommandSpec subcommand)

Adds the specified subcommand with the specified name.If the specified subcommand does not have a ResourceBundle set, it is initialized to the ResourceBundle of this command spec.

Parameters:

name - subcommand name - the preferred subcommand name to register the subcommand under. If null, the CommandSpec.name of the specified subcommand is used; if this is also null, the first CommandSpec.aliases is used. When this String is encountered in the command line arguments, the subcommand is invoked.

subcommand - describes the subcommand to envoke when the name is encountered on the command line

Returns:

this CommandSpec object for method chaining


addSubcommand

public CommandSpec addSubcommand(String name, CommandLine subCommandLine)

Adds the specified subcommand with the specified name.If the specified subcommand does not have a ResourceBundle set, it is initialized to the ResourceBundle of this command spec.

Parameters:

name - subcommand name - the preferred subcommand name to register the subcommand under. If null, the name of the specified subcommand is used; if this is also null, the first CommandSpec.aliases is used. When this String is encountered in the command line arguments, the subcommand is invoked.

subCommandLine - the subcommand to envoke when the name is encountered on the command line

Returns:

this CommandSpec object for method chaining


removeSubcommand

public CommandLine removeSubcommand(String name)

Removes the subcommand with the specified name or alias from this CommandSpec and returns the CommandLine instance that was associated with the specified name, or null of the specified name was not associated with a subcommand.

Parameters:

name - name or alias of the subcommand to remove; may be #isAbbreviatedSubcommandsAllowed() or #isSubcommandsCaseInsensitive()

Returns:

the removed CommandLine instance or null

Since:

4.6


isAddMethodSubcommands

public boolean isAddMethodSubcommands()

Returns whether method commands should be added as subcommands.True by default. Used by the annotation processor.

Since:

4.0


setAddMethodSubcommands

public CommandSpec setAddMethodSubcommands(Boolean addMethodSubcommands)

Sets whether method commands should be added as subcommands.True by default. Used by the annotation processor.

Since:

4.0


interpolateVariables

public boolean interpolateVariables()

Returns whether variables should be interpolated in String values.True by default.

Since:

4.0


interpolateVariables

public CommandSpec interpolateVariables(Boolean interpolate)

Sets whether variables should be interpolated in String values.True by default.

Since:

4.0


addMethodSubcommands

public CommandSpec addMethodSubcommands()

Reflects on the class of the userObject.userObject and registers any command methods (class methods annotated with @Command) as subcommands.

Returns:

this CommandSpec object for method chaining

Since:

3.6.0

See Also:

addMethodSubcommands

addSubcommand


addMethodSubcommands

public CommandSpec addMethodSubcommands(IFactory factory)

Reflects on the class of the userObject.userObject and registers any command methods (class methods annotated with @Command) as subcommands.

Parameters:

factory - the factory used to create instances of subcommands, converters, etc., that are registered declaratively with annotation attributes

Returns:

this CommandSpec object for method chaining

Since:

3.7.0

See Also:

addSubcommand


parent

public CommandSpec parent()

Returns the parent command of this subcommand, or null if this is a top-level command.


root

public CommandSpec root()

Returns the root command: the top-level command of the hierarchy, never null.

Since:

4.3


parent

public CommandSpec parent(CommandSpec parent)

Sets the parent command of this subcommand.

Returns:

this CommandSpec for method chaining


add

public CommandSpec add(ArgSpec arg)

Adds the specified option spec or positional parameter spec to the list of configured arguments to expect.

Parameters:

arg - the option spec or positional parameter spec to add

Returns:

this CommandSpec for method chaining


addOption

public CommandSpec addOption(OptionSpec option)

Adds the specified option spec to the list of configured arguments to expect.The option's may now return Strings from this CommandSpec's messages. The option parameter's may now return Strings from this CommandSpec's CommandSpec.defaultValueProvider IDefaultValueProvider}.

Parameters:

option - the option spec to add

Returns:

this CommandSpec for method chaining


addPositional

public CommandSpec addPositional(PositionalParamSpec positional)

Adds the specified positional parameter spec to the list of configured arguments to expect.The positional parameter's may now return Strings from this CommandSpec's messages. The positional parameter's may now return Strings from this CommandSpec's CommandSpec.defaultValueProvider IDefaultValueProvider}.

Parameters:

positional - the positional parameter spec to add

Returns:

this CommandSpec for method chaining


remove

public CommandSpec remove(ArgSpec arg)

(INCUBATING) Removes the specified option spec or positional parameter spec from the list of configured arguments to expect.

Parameters:

arg - the option spec or positional parameter spec to remove

Returns:

this CommandSpec for method chaining

Since:

4.0


addArgGroup

public CommandSpec addArgGroup(ArgGroupSpec group)

Adds the specified ArgGroupSpec to the groups in this command.

Parameters:

group - the group spec to add

Returns:

this CommandSpec for method chaining

Since:

4.0


addMixin

public CommandSpec addMixin(String name, CommandSpec mixin, IAnnotatedElement annotatedElement)

Adds the specified mixin CommandSpec object to the map of mixins for this command.

Parameters:

name - the name that can be used to later retrieve the mixin

mixin - the mixin whose options and positional parameters and other attributes to add to this command

annotatedElement - the Mixin-annotated program element

Returns:

this CommandSpec for method chaining

Since:

4.1

See Also:

mixinAnnotatedElements


addMixin

public CommandSpec addMixin(String name, CommandSpec mixin)

Adds the specified mixin CommandSpec object to the map of mixins for this command.

Parameters:

name - the name that can be used to later retrieve the mixin

mixin - the mixin whose options and positional parameters and other attributes to add to this command

Returns:

this CommandSpec for method chaining


addUnmatchedArgsBinding

public CommandSpec addUnmatchedArgsBinding(UnmatchedArgsBinding spec)

Adds the specified UnmatchedArgsBinding to the list of model objects to capture unmatched arguments for this command.

Parameters:

spec - the unmatched arguments binding to capture unmatched arguments

Returns:

this CommandSpec for method chaining


addSpecElement

public CommandSpec addSpecElement(IAnnotatedElement spec)

Adds the specified {@literal @}Spec-annotated program element to the list of elements for this command.

Returns:

this CommandSpec for method chaining

Since:

4.0


addParentCommandElement

public CommandSpec addParentCommandElement(IAnnotatedElement spec)

Adds the specified {@literal @}ParentCommand-annotated program element to the list of elements for this command.

Returns:

this CommandSpec for method chaining

Since:

4.0


mixins

public Map<String, CommandSpec> mixins()

Returns a map of the mixin names to mixin CommandSpec objects configured for this command.

Returns:

an immutable map of mixins added to this command.


mixinAnnotatedElements

public Map<String, IAnnotatedElement> mixinAnnotatedElements()

Returns a map of the mixin names to mixin IAnnotatedElement objects for this command.

Returns:

an immutable map of Mixin-annotated elements added to this command.

Since:

4.1

See Also:

addMixin


options

public List<OptionSpec> options()

Returns the list of options configured for this command.

Returns:

an immutable list of options that this command recognizes.


positionalParameters

public List<PositionalParamSpec> positionalParameters()

Returns the list of positional parameters configured for this command.

Returns:

an immutable list of positional parameters that this command recognizes.


argGroups

public List<ArgGroupSpec> argGroups()

Returns the ArgGroupSpec in this command.

Returns:

an immutable list of groups of options and positional parameters in this command

Since:

4.0


optionsMap

public Map<String, OptionSpec> optionsMap()

Returns a map of the option names to option spec objects configured for this command.

Returns:

an immutable map of options that this command recognizes.


negatedOptionsMap

public Map<String, OptionSpec> negatedOptionsMap()

Returns a map of the negated option names to option spec objects configured for this command.

Returns:

an immutable map of negatable options that this command recognizes.

Since:

4.0


posixOptionsMap

public Map<Character, OptionSpec> posixOptionsMap()

Returns a map of the short (single character) option names to option spec objects configured for this command.

Returns:

an immutable map of options that this command recognizes.


requiredArgs

public List<ArgSpec> requiredArgs()

Returns the list of required options and positional parameters configured for this command.This does not include options and positional parameters that are part of a ArgGroupSpec.

Returns:

an immutable list of the required options and positional parameters for this command.


unmatchedArgsBindings

public List<UnmatchedArgsBinding> unmatchedArgsBindings()

Returns the list of UnmatchedArgsBinding configured for this command; each UnmatchedArgsBinding captures the arguments that could not be matched to any options or positional parameters.


specElements

public List<IAnnotatedElement> specElements()

Returns the list of program elements annotated with {@literal @}Spec configured for this command.

Since:

4.0


parentCommandElements

public List<IAnnotatedElement> parentCommandElements()

Returns the list of program elements annotated with {@literal @}ParentCommand configured for this command.

Since:

4.0


name

public String name()

Returns name of this command.Used in the synopsis line of the help message. #DEFAULT_COMMAND_NAME by default, initialized from Command.name if defined.

See Also:

qualifiedName


aliases

public String[] aliases()

Returns the alias command names of this subcommand.

Since:

3.1


names

public Set<String> names()

Returns all names of this command, including name.name and aliases.aliases.

Since:

3.9


args

public List<ArgSpec> args()

Returns the list of all options and positional parameters configured for this command.

Returns:

an immutable list of all options and positional parameters for this command.


qualifiedName

public String qualifiedName()

Returns the String to use as the program name in the synopsis line of the help message: this command's name.name, preceded by the qualified name of the parent command, if any, separated by a space.

Returns:

DEFAULT_COMMAND_NAME by default, initialized from Command.name and the parent command if defined.

Since:

3.0.1


qualifiedName

public String qualifiedName(String separator)

Returns this command's fully qualified name, which is its name.name, preceded by the qualified name of the parent command, if this command has a parent command.

Parameters:

separator - the string to put between the names of the commands in the hierarchy

Returns:

DEFAULT_COMMAND_NAME by default, initialized from Command.name and the parent command if any.

Since:

3.6


version

public String[] version()

Returns version information for this command, to print to the console when the user specifies an option to request version help.This is not part of the usage help message.

Returns:

the version strings generated by the versionProvider.versionProvider if one is set, otherwise the version.version


versionProvider

public IVersionProvider versionProvider()

Returns the version provider for this command, to generate the version.version strings.

Returns:

the version provider or null if the version strings should be returned from the version.version.


helpCommand

public boolean helpCommand()

Returns whether this subcommand is a help command, and required options and positional parameters of the parent command should not be validated.

Returns:

true if this subcommand is a help command and picocli should not check for missing required options and positional parameters on the parent command

See Also:

helpCommand


exitCodeOnSuccess

public int exitCodeOnSuccess()

Returns exit code for successful termination. by default, may be set programmatically or via the Command.exitCodeOnSuccess annotation.

Since:

4.0

See Also:

execute


exitCodeOnUsageHelp

public int exitCodeOnUsageHelp()

Returns exit code for successful termination after printing usage help on user request. by default, may be set programmatically or via the Command.exitCodeOnVersionHelp annotation.

Since:

4.0

See Also:

execute


exitCodeOnVersionHelp

public int exitCodeOnVersionHelp()

Returns exit code for successful termination after printing version help on user request. by default, may be set programmatically or via the Command.exitCodeOnUsageHelp annotation.

Since:

4.0

See Also:

execute


exitCodeOnInvalidInput

public int exitCodeOnInvalidInput()

Returns exit code for command line usage error. by default, may be set programmatically or via the Command.exitCodeOnInvalidInput annotation.

Since:

4.0

See Also:

execute


exitCodeOnExecutionException

public int exitCodeOnExecutionException()

Returns exit code signifying that an exception occurred when invoking the Runnable, Callable or Method user object of a command. by default, may be set programmatically or via the Command.exitCodeOnExecutionException annotation.

Since:

4.0

See Also:

execute


negatableOptionTransformer

public INegatableOptionTransformer negatableOptionTransformer()

Returns the INegatableOptionTransformer used to create the negative form of negatable options.

Since:

4.0

See Also:

negatable


mixinStandardHelpOptions

public boolean mixinStandardHelpOptions()

Returns true if the standard help options have been mixed in with this command, false otherwise.


subcommandsRepeatable

public boolean subcommandsRepeatable()

Returns whether the subcommands of this command are repeatable, that is, whether such subcommands can occur multiple times and may be followed by sibling commands instead of just child commands.

Since:

4.2

See Also:

subcommandsRepeatable


toString

public String toString()

Returns a string representation of this command, used in error messages and trace messages.


name

public CommandSpec name(String name)

Sets the String to use as the program name in the synopsis line of the help message.

Returns:

this CommandSpec for method chaining


aliases

public CommandSpec aliases(String[] aliases)

Sets the alternative names by which this subcommand is recognized on the command line.

Returns:

this CommandSpec for method chaining

Since:

3.1


defaultValueProvider

public IDefaultValueProvider defaultValueProvider()

Returns the default value provider for this command.

Returns:

the default value provider or null

Since:

3.6


defaultValueProvider

public CommandSpec defaultValueProvider(IDefaultValueProvider defaultValueProvider)

Sets default value provider for this command.

Parameters:

defaultValueProvider - the default value provider to use, or null.

Returns:

this CommandSpec for method chaining

Since:

3.6


version

public CommandSpec version(String[] version)

Sets version information literals for this command, to print to the console when the user specifies an option to request version help.Only used if no versionProvider.versionProvider is set.

Returns:

this CommandSpec for method chaining


versionProvider

public CommandSpec versionProvider(IVersionProvider versionProvider)

Sets version provider for this command, to generate the version.version strings.

Parameters:

versionProvider - the version provider to use to generate the version strings, or null if the version.version should be used.

Returns:

this CommandSpec for method chaining


helpCommand

public CommandSpec helpCommand(boolean newValue)

Sets whether this is a help command and required parameter checking should be suspended.

Returns:

this CommandSpec for method chaining

See Also:

helpCommand


exitCodeOnSuccess

public CommandSpec exitCodeOnSuccess(int newValue)

Sets exit code for successful termination. by default.

Since:

4.0

See Also:

execute


exitCodeOnUsageHelp

public CommandSpec exitCodeOnUsageHelp(int newValue)

Sets exit code for successful termination after printing usage help on user request. by default.

Since:

4.0

See Also:

execute


exitCodeOnVersionHelp

public CommandSpec exitCodeOnVersionHelp(int newValue)

Sets exit code for successful termination after printing version help on user request. by default.

Since:

4.0

See Also:

execute


exitCodeOnInvalidInput

public CommandSpec exitCodeOnInvalidInput(int newValue)

Sets exit code for command line usage error. by default.

Since:

4.0

See Also:

execute


exitCodeOnExecutionException

public CommandSpec exitCodeOnExecutionException(int newValue)

Sets exit code signifying that an exception occurred when invoking the Runnable, Callable or Method user object of a command. by default.

Since:

4.0

See Also:

execute


inherited

public boolean inherited()

Returns whether this command is inherited from a parent command.

Since:

4.6

See Also:

scope


scopeType

public ScopeType scopeType()

Returns the scope of this argument; is it local, or inherited (it applies to this command as well as all sub- and sub-subcommands).

Returns:

whether this argument applies to all descendent subcommands of the command where it is defined

Since:

4.6


scopeType

public CommandSpec scopeType(ScopeType scopeType)

Sets the scope of where this argument applies: only this command, or also all sub (and sub-sub) commands, and returns this builder.

Since:

4.6


modelTransformer

public IModelTransformer modelTransformer()

Returns the model transformer for this CommandSpec instance.

Since:

4.6


modelTransformer

public CommandSpec modelTransformer(IModelTransformer modelTransformer)

Sets the model transformer for this CommandSpec instance.

Since:

4.6


preprocessor

public IParameterPreprocessor preprocessor()

Returns the preprocessor for this CommandSpec instance.

Since:

4.6


preprocessor

public CommandSpec preprocessor(IParameterPreprocessor preprocessor)

Sets the preprocessor for this CommandSpec instance.

Since:

4.6


negatableOptionTransformer

public CommandSpec negatableOptionTransformer(INegatableOptionTransformer newValue)

Sets the INegatableOptionTransformer used to create the negative form of negatable options.Note that CommandSpec.optionsCaseInsensitive will also change the case sensitivity of negatable options: any custom INegatableOptionTransformer that was previously installed will be replaced by the case-insensitive version of the default transformer. To ensure your custom transformer is used, install it last, after changing case sensitivity.

Since:

4.0

See Also:

negatable


mixinStandardHelpOptions

public CommandSpec mixinStandardHelpOptions(boolean newValue)

Sets whether the standard help options should be mixed in with this command.

Returns:

this CommandSpec for method chaining

See Also:

mixinStandardHelpOptions


subcommandsRepeatable

public CommandSpec subcommandsRepeatable(boolean subcommandsRepeatable)

Sets whether the subcommands of this command are repeatable, that is, whether such subcommands can occur multiple times and may be followed by sibling commands instead of just child commands.

Since:

4.2

See Also:

subcommandsRepeatable


withToString

public CommandSpec withToString(String newValue)

Sets the string representation of this command, used in error messages and trace messages.

Parameters:

newValue - the string representation

Returns:

this CommandSpec for method chaining


updateCommandAttributes

public void updateCommandAttributes(Command cmd, IFactory factory)

Updates the following attributes from the specified @Command annotation: aliases, ParserSpec#separator(), command name, version, help command, version provider, default provider and UsageMessageSpec.

Parameters:

cmd - the @Command annotation to get attribute values from

factory - factory used to instantiate classes

Since:

3.7


findOption

public OptionSpec findOption(char shortName)

Returns the option with the specified short name, or null if no option with that name is defined for this command.


findOption

public OptionSpec findOption(String name)

Returns the option with the specified name, or null if no option with that name is defined for this command.

Parameters:

name - used to search the options. May include option name prefix characters or not.