README.md in mercenary-0.3.1 vs README.md in mercenary-0.3.2

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@@ -68,9 +68,180 @@ - `-h/--help` - show a help message - `-v/--version` - show the program version - `-t/--trace` - show the full backtrace when an error occurs +## API + +### `Mercenary` + +#### `.program` + +Creates and executes a program. Accepts two arguments: + +- `name` - program name as a Symbol +- `block` - the specification for the program, passed the program instance as an + argument. + +Example is above, under the heading [Usage](#usage). + +### `Program` + +`Program` is a subclass of `Command`, so it has all of the methods documented +below as well as those for `Command`. + +#### `#config` + +Fetches the program configuration hash. + +### `Command` + +#### `#new` + +Create a new command. Accepts two arguments: + +- `name` - the name of your command, as a symbol +- `parent` - (optional) the parent Command + +#### `#version` + +Sets or gets the version of the command. Accepts an optional argument: + +- `version` - (optional) the version to set for the command. If present, this + becomes the new version for the command and persists. + +#### `#syntax` + +Sets or gets the syntax of the command. Built on parent syntaxes if a parent +exists. Accepts one optional argument: + +- `syntax` - (optional) the syntax to set for the command. Will inherit from the + parent commands or program. Usually in the form of + `"command_name <SUBCOMMAND> [OPTIONS]"` + +When a parent command exists, say `supercommand`, with syntax set as +`supercommand <SUBCOMMAND> [OPTIONS]`, the syntax of the command in question +will be `supercommand command_name <SUBCOMMAND> [OPTIONS]` with both +`<SUBCOMMAND>` and `[OPTIONS]` stripped out. Any text between `<` and `>` or +between `[` and `]` will be stripped from parent command syntaxes. The purpose +of this chaining is to reduce redundancy. + +#### `#description` + +Sets or gets the description of the command. Accepts one optional argument: + +- `desc` - (optional) the description to set for the command. If + provided, will override any previous description set for the command. + +#### `#default_command` + +Sets or gets the default subcommand of the command to execute in the event no +subcommand is passed during execution. Accepts one optional argument: + +- `command_name` - (optional) the `Symbol` name of the subcommand to be + executed. Raises an `ArgumentError` if the subcommand doesn't exist. + Overwrites previously-set default commands. + +#### `#option` + +Adds a new option to the command. Accepts many arguments: + +- `config_key` - the configuration key that the value of this option maps to. +- `*options` - all the options, globbed, to be passed to `OptionParser`, namely the + switches and the option description. Usually in the format + `"-s", "--switch", "Sets the 'switch' flag"`. + +Valid option calls: + +```ruby +cmd.option 'config_key', '-c', 'Sets the "config" flag' +cmd.option 'config_key', '--config', 'Sets the "config" flag' +cmd.option 'config_key', '-c', '--config', 'Sets the "config" flag.' +cmd.option 'config_key', '-c FILE', '--config FILE', 'The config file.' +cmd.option 'config_key', '-c FILE1[,FILE2[,FILE3...]]', '--config FILE1[,FILE2[,FILE3...]]', Array, 'The config files.' +``` + +Notice that you can specify either a short switch, a long switch, or both. If +you want to accept an argument, you have to specify it in the switch strings. +The class of the argument defaults to `String`, but you can optionally set a +different class to create, e.g. `Array`, if you are expecting a particular class +in your code from this option's value. The description is also optional, but +it's highly recommended to include a description. + +#### `#alias` + +Specifies an alias for this command such that the alias may be used in place of +the command during execution. Accepts one argument: + +- `cmd_name` - the alias name for this command as a `Symbol` + +Example: + +```ruby +cmd.alias(:my_alias) +# Now `cmd` is now also executable via "my_alias" +``` + +#### `#action` + +Specifies a block to be executed in the event the command is specified at +runtime. The block is given two arguments: + +- `args` - the non-switch arguments given from the command-line +- `options` - the options hash built via the switches passed + +**Note that actions are additive**, meaning any new call to `#action` will +result in another action to be executed at runtime. Actions will be executed in +the order they are specified in. + +Example: + +```ruby +cmd.action do |args, options| + # do something! +end +``` + +#### `#logger` + +Access the logger for this command. Useful for outputting information to STDOUT. +Accepts one optional argument: + +- `level` - (optional) the severity threshold at which to begin logging. Uses + Ruby's built-in + [`Logger`](http://www.ruby-doc.org/stdlib-2.1.0/libdoc/logger/rdoc/Logger.html) + levels. + +Log level defaults to `Logger::INFO`. + +Examples: + +```ruby +cmd.logger(Logger::DEBUG) +cmd.logger.debug "My debug message." +cmd.logger.info "My informative message." +cmd.logger.warn "ACHTUNG!!" +cmd.logger.error "Something terrible has happened." +cmd.logger.fatal "I can't continue doing what I'm doing." +``` + +#### `#command` + +Creates a new subcommand for the current command. Accepts two arguments: + +- `cmd_name` - the command name, as a Symbol +- `block` - the specification of the subcommand in a block + +Example: + +```ruby +my_command.command(:my_subcommand) do |subcmd| + subcmd.description 'My subcommand' + subcmd.syntax 'my_subcommand [OPTIONS]' + # ... +end +``` + ## Contributing 1. Fork it 2. Create your feature branch (`git checkout -b my-new-feature`) 3. Commit your changes (`git commit -am 'Add some feature'`)