go-cli-command

A lightweight, flexible framework for building command-line applications in Go. This package provides a simple way to define, register, and execute CLI commands with support for flags and help documentation.
Migrated from https://github.com/rsgcata/go-cli-command

Features

• Simple and intuitive API for defining CLI commands
• Support for command-line flags with validation
• Built-in help command that displays available commands and their flags
• Command locking mechanism to prevent concurrent execution
• Flexible output handling
• Minimal dependencies

Installation

go get github.com/golibry/go-cli-command

Usage

The package provides a straightforward way to create command-line applications:

1. Define your commands by implementing the Command interface
2. Register your commands with the CommandsRegistry
3. Bootstrap your application with the provided arguments

For commands without flags, you can embed the CommandWithoutFlags struct to avoid implementing empty methods.

Documentation

Core Components

Command Interface

The Command interface defines the methods that a command must implement:

• Id() string: Unique identifier for the command
• Description() string: Description shown in help
• Exec(stdWriter io.Writer) error: Execute the command
• DefineFlags(flagSet *flag.FlagSet): Define command-specific flags
• ValidateFlags() error: Validate the parsed flags

FsLockableCommand

A helper struct that implements the Command interface and provides file-based locking to prevent concurrent execution of commands.

Example usage:

1. Create a new FsLockableCommand for a command with a directory for the lock file:

   lockableCmd := cli.NewLockableCommand(myCommand, os.TempDir())
   

2. Or with a custom lock name:

   lockableCmd := cli.NewLockableCommandWithLockName(myCommand, os.TempDir(), "custom-lock-name")
   

3. Register the helper instead of the original command:

   registry.Register(lockableCmd)
   

The helper uses file locks to ensure that only one instance of the command can run at a time, even across different processes. When a command is locked, the Exec method will return a CommandLocked error.

CommandWithoutFlags

For commands that don't need flags, you can embed this struct to avoid implementing empty methods.

CommandsRegistry

Manages the registration and retrieval of commands. Use NewCommandsRegistry() to create a new registry and Register() to add commands.

Bootstrap Function

The main entry point for your CLI application, which processes arguments, runs commands, and handles output.

Examples

For complete examples of how to use this package, please see the _examples directory in this repository.

License

This project is licensed under the terms found in the LICENSE file.