Contents ======== * [The **Cmd** trait](#the-cmd-trait) * [A simple example applet](#a-simple-example-applet) * [Incorporating a new applet](#incorporating-a-new-applet) ## The Cmd trait The `Cmd` trait is defined in `src/cmd/mod.rs`. All applets should live in their own submodule under `crate::cmd` and include a struct with the name of the command, in snake case. This struct must implement `Cmd`. It is recommended that this struct have at least the fields `name: &'static str` and `path: crate::Path`. The trait methods `name` and `path` can then just return the corresponding fields. The applet module should further contain a constant which is basically the default instance for this struct. ## A Simple Example Applet ```Rust // src/cmd/myapplet/mod.rs use clap::Command; use super::Cmd; pub struct MyApplet { name: &'static str, path: crate::Path, } pub const MYAPPLET: MyApplet = MyApplet { name: "myapplet", path: crate::Path::UsrBin, }; impl Cmd for MyApplet { fn name(&self) -> &str { self.name } fn cli(&self) -> clap::Command { Command::new(self.name) .version(env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION")) .author("Zaphod Beeblebrox") .about("Does sketchy things") } fn run(&self, _matches: Option<&clap::ArgMatches>) -> Result<(), Box> { println!("If there's anything more important than my ego around, I want it caught and shot now."); Ok(()) } fn path(&self) -> Option { self.path } } ``` ## Incorporating a new applet Each command module should be public in `src/cmd/mod.rs` and both the struct which implements `Cmd` and the constant which is an instance of that struct should be exported as public in that file. There are several other files which must also be edited to fully integrate a new command. Expect improvements to this process as the Api evolves. - src/lib.rs: The function `run` has a match statement which checks the name with which the program was invoked. A new match arm must be added here. - src/cmd/bootstrap/mod.rs: The `run` method has a `Vec` of trait objects representing all of the available applets. The constant which is an instance of the struct implementing `Cmd` should be added to this `Vec`. -src/cmd/shitbox/mod.rs: The `cli` method will need `MYAPPLET.cli()` added in to the `clap` subcommands. The `run` method has a match statement which checks the subcommand that has been asked to run. A new match arm must also be added here.