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Each command you define in your shell must provide a new instance of the CommandInfo class holding details about the specified command. The new instance of the class can be made using the constructor defined below:

public CommandInfo(string Command, string HelpDefinition, CommandArgumentInfo[] CommandArgumentInfo, BaseCommand CommandBase, CommandFlags Flags = CommandFlags.None)

where:

  • Command: The command

  • HelpDefinition: The brief summary of what the command does

  • CommandArgumentInfo: Array of argument information about your command

  • CommandBase: An instance of the BaseCommand containing command execution information

  • CommandFlags: All command flags

To implement CommandArgumentInfo, call the constructor either with no parameters, which implies that there is no argument required to run this command, or with the following options listed below.

public CommandArgumentInfo()
public CommandArgumentInfo(bool AcceptsSet)
public CommandArgumentInfo(bool AcceptsSet, bool infiniteBounds)
public CommandArgumentInfo(CommandArgumentPart[] Arguments)
public CommandArgumentInfo(CommandArgumentPart[] Arguments, bool AcceptsSet)
public CommandArgumentInfo(CommandArgumentPart[] Arguments, bool AcceptsSet, bool infiniteBounds)
public CommandArgumentInfo(SwitchInfo[] Switches)
public CommandArgumentInfo(SwitchInfo[] Switches, bool AcceptsSet)
public CommandArgumentInfo(SwitchInfo[] Switches, bool AcceptsSet, bool infiniteBounds)
public CommandArgumentInfo(CommandArgumentPart[] Arguments, SwitchInfo[] Switches)
public CommandArgumentInfo(CommandArgumentPart[] Arguments, SwitchInfo[] Switches, bool AcceptsSet)
public CommandArgumentInfo(CommandArgumentPart[] Arguments, SwitchInfo[] Switches, bool AcceptsSet, bool infiniteBounds)

where:

  • Arguments: Defines the command arguments

  • Switches: Defines the command switches

  • AcceptsSet: Whether to accept the -set switch

  • infiniteBounds: Whether to accept infinite number of arguments or not

For CommandArgumentPart instances, consult the below constructor to create an array of CommandArgumentPart instances when defining your commands:

public CommandArgumentPart(bool argumentRequired, string argumentExpression, Func<string[], string[]> autoCompleter = null, bool isNumeric = false, string[] exactWording = null, string argumentDesc = "")

where:

  • argumentRequired: Is this argument part required?

  • argumentExpression: Command argument expression

  • autoCompleter: Auto completion function delegate

    • The first string[] denotes the list of last passed arguments

    • The second string[] (output) denotes the suggestions returned

  • isNumeric: Whether this argument part accepts numeric values only

  • exactWording: If not empty, the user must write one of the words declared in this variable for this argument to be satisfied

  • argumentDesc: Unlocalized argument description that shows up in the help entry

When it comes to auto-completion, if you press TAB on any of the argument positions, the shell will select the following completers as appropriate:

  • If the auto completer is specified, then, regardless of whether the expression represents the selection (expressions containing the slash / character) or not, the auto completer specified in the constructor will be called.

  • If the auto completer is not specified, then it will go through the following completers:

    • The shell goes through the list of known completion expressions according to the argument expression, which are the following:

      • user, username: List of usernames

      • group, groupname: List of groups

      • modname: List of kernel mods

      • splashname: List of splashes

      • saver: List of screensavers

      • theme: List of themes

      • $variable: List of UESH variables

      • perm: List of permission types

      • cmd, command: List of all available commands

      • shell: List of all available shells

    • If the expression is not listed in any of the known expressions list, it'll check for the selection indicator characters (the slash / key).

      • For example, the true/false expression will generate an autocompleter that completes the two words: true and false.

    • In case there is none, the shell will use the default auto completer, which fetches possible files and folders on your current working directory.

Usually, there is no need for you to cut the string to the required position; the shell does it to every single autocomplete result that is given.

Command argument part with options

In case you want to expressively specify the options without having to use default values for all parameters to set a certain parameter, you can use the CommandArgumentPartOptions overload:

public CommandArgumentPart(bool argumentRequired, string argumentExpression, CommandArgumentPartOptions options)