// Type definitions for commander
// Original definitions by: Alan Agius <https://github.com/alan-agius4>, Marcelo Dezem <https://github.com/mdezem>, vvakame <https://github.com/vvakame>, Jules Randolph <https://github.com/sveinburne>
// Using method rather than property for method-signature-style, to document method overloads separately. Allow either.
/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/method-signature-style */
/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
export class CommanderError extends Error {
code: string;
exitCode: number;
message: string;
nestedError?: string;
/**
* Constructs the CommanderError class
* @param exitCode - suggested exit code which could be used with process.exit
* @param code - an id string representing the error
* @param message - human-readable description of the error
* @constructor
*/
constructor(exitCode: number, code: string, message: string);
}
export class InvalidArgumentError extends CommanderError {
/**
* Constructs the InvalidArgumentError class
* @param message - explanation of why argument is invalid
* @constructor
*/
constructor(message: string);
}
export { InvalidArgumentError as InvalidOptionArgumentError }; // deprecated old name
export interface ErrorOptions { // optional parameter for error()
/** an id string representing the error */
code?: string;
/** suggested exit code which could be used with process.exit */
exitCode?: number;
}
export class Argument {
description: string;
required: boolean;
variadic: boolean;
/**
* Initialize a new command argument with the given name and description.
* The default is that the argument is required, and you can explicitly
* indicate this with <> around the name. Put [] around the name for an optional argument.
*/
constructor(arg: string, description?: string);
/**
* Return argument name.
*/
name(): string;
/**
* Set the default value, and optionally supply the description to be displayed in the help.
*/
default(value: unknown, description?: string): this;
/**
* Set the custom handler for processing CLI command arguments into argument values.
*/
argParser<T>(fn: (value: string, previous: T) => T): this;
/**
* Only allow argument value to be one of choices.
*/
choices(values: readonly string[]): this;
/**
* Make argument required.
*/
argRequired(): this;
/**
* Make argument optional.
*/
argOptional(): this;
}
export class Option {
flags: string;
description: string;
required: boolean; // A value must be supplied when the option is specified.
optional: boolean; // A value is optional when the option is specified.
variadic: boolean;
mandatory: boolean; // The option must have a value after parsing, which usually means it must be specified on command line.
optionFlags: string;
short?: string;
long?: string;
negate: boolean;
defaultValue?: any;
defaultValueDescription?: string;
parseArg?: <T>(value: string, previous: T) => T;
hidden: boolean;
argChoices?: string[];
constructor(flags: string, description?: string);
/**
* Set the default value, and optionally supply the description to be displayed in the help.
*/
default(value: unknown, description?: string): this;
/**
* Preset to use when option used without option-argument, especially optional but also boolean and negated.
* The custom processing (parseArg) is called.
*
* @example
* ```ts
* new Option('--color').default('GREYSCALE').preset('RGB');
* new Option('--donate [amount]').preset('20').argParser(parseFloat);
* ```
*/
preset(arg: unknown): this;
/**
* Add option name(s) that conflict with this option.
* An error will be displayed if conflicting options are found during parsing.
*
* @example
* ```ts
* new Option('--rgb').conflicts('cmyk');
* new Option('--js').conflicts(['ts', 'jsx']);
* ```
*/
conflicts(names: string | string[]): this;
/**
* Specify implied option values for when this option is set and the implied options are not.
*
* The custom processing (parseArg) is not called on the implied values.
*
* @example
* program
* .addOption(new Option('--log', 'write logging information to file'))
* .addOption(new Option('--trace', 'log extra details').implies({ log: 'trace.txt' }));
*/
implies(optionValues: OptionValues): this;
/**
* Set environment variable to check for option value.
*
* An environment variables is only used if when processed the current option value is
* undefined, or the source of the current value is 'default' or 'config' or 'env'.
*/
env(name: string): this;
/**
* Calculate the full description, including defaultValue etc.
*/
fullDescription(): string;
/**
* Set the custom handler for processing CLI option arguments into option values.
*/
argParser<T>(fn: (value: string, previous: T) => T): this;
/**
* Whether the option is mandatory and must have a value after parsing.
*/
makeOptionMandatory(mandatory?: boolean): this;
/**
* Hide option in help.
*/
hideHelp(hide?: boolean): this;
/**
* Only allow option value to be one of choices.
*/
choices(values: readonly string[]): this;
/**
* Return option name.
*/
name(): string;
/**
* Return option name, in a camelcase format that can be used
* as a object attribute key.
*/
attributeName(): string;
/**
* Return whether a boolean option.
*
* Options are one of boolean, negated, required argument, or optional argument.
*/
isBoolean(): boolean;
}
export class Help {
/** output helpWidth, long lines are wrapped to fit */
helpWidth?: number;
sortSubcommands: boolean;
sortOptions: boolean;
constructor();
/** Get the command term to show in the list of subcommands. */
subcommandTerm(cmd: Command): string;
/** Get the command summary to show in the list of subcommands. */
subcommandDescription(cmd: Command): string;
/** Get the option term to show in the list of options. */
optionTerm(option: Option): string;
/** Get the option description to show in the list of options. */
optionDescription(option: Option): string;
/** Get the argument term to show in the list of arguments. */
argumentTerm(argument: Argument): string;
/** Get the argument description to show in the list of arguments. */
argumentDescription(argument: Argument): string;
/** Get the command usage to be displayed at the top of the built-in help. */
commandUsage(cmd: Command): string;
/** Get the description for the command. */
commandDescription(cmd: Command): string;
/** Get an array of the visible subcommands. Includes a placeholder for the implicit help command, if there is one. */
visibleCommands(cmd: Command): Command[];
/** Get an array of the visible options. Includes a placeholder for the implicit help option, if there is one. */
visibleOptions(cmd: Command): Option[];
/** Get an array of the arguments which have descriptions. */
visibleArguments(cmd: Command): Argument[];
/** Get the longest command term length. */
longestSubcommandTermLength(cmd: Command, helper: Help): number;
/** Get the longest option term length. */
longestOptionTermLength(cmd: Command, helper: Help): number;
/** Get the longest argument term length. */
longestArgumentTermLength(cmd: Command, helper: Help): number;
/** Calculate the pad width from the maximum term length. */
padWidth(cmd: Command, helper: Help): number;
/**
* Wrap the given string to width characters per line, with lines after the first indented.
* Do not wrap if insufficient room for wrapping (minColumnWidth), or string is manually formatted.
*/
wrap(str: string, width: number, indent: number, minColumnWidth?: number): string;
/** Generate the built-in help text. */
formatHelp(cmd: Command, helper: Help): string;
}
export type HelpConfiguration = Partial<Help>;
export interface ParseOptions {
from: 'node' | 'electron' | 'user';
}
export interface HelpContext { // optional parameter for .help() and .outputHelp()
error: boolean;
}
export interface AddHelpTextContext { // passed to text function used with .addHelpText()
error: boolean;
command: Command;
}
export interface OutputConfiguration {
writeOut?(str: string): void;
writeErr?(str: string): void;
getOutHelpWidth?(): number;
getErrHelpWidth?(): number;
outputError?(str: string, write: (str: string) => void): void;
}
export type AddHelpTextPosition = 'beforeAll' | 'before' | 'after' | 'afterAll';
export type HookEvent = 'preSubcommand' | 'preAction' | 'postAction';
export type OptionValueSource = 'default' | 'config' | 'env' | 'cli' | 'implied';
export interface OptionValues {
[key: string]: any;
}
export class Command {
args: string[];
processedArgs: any[];
commands: Command[];
parent: Command | null;
constructor(name?: string);
/**
* Set the program version to `str`.
*
* This method auto-registers the "-V, --version" flag
* which will print the version number when passed.
*
* You can optionally supply the flags and description to override the defaults.
*/
version(str: string, flags?: string, description?: string): this;
/**
* Define a command, implemented using an action handler.
*
* @remarks
* The command description is supplied using `.description`, not as a parameter to `.command`.
*
* @example
* ```ts
* program
* .command('clone <source> [destination]')
* .description('clone a repository into a newly created directory')
* .action((source, destination) => {
* console.log('clone command called');
* });
* ```
*
* @param nameAndArgs - command name and arguments, args are `<required>` or `[optional]` and last may also be `variadic...`
* @param opts - configuration options
* @returns new command
*/
command(nameAndArgs: string, opts?: CommandOptions): ReturnType<this['createCommand']>;
/**
* Define a command, implemented in a separate executable file.
*
* @remarks
* The command description is supplied as the second parameter to `.command`.
*
* @example
* ```ts
* program
* .command('start <service>', 'start named service')
* .command('stop [service]', 'stop named service, or all if no name supplied');
* ```
*
* @param nameAndArgs - command name and arguments, args are `<required>` or `[optional]` and last may also be `variadic...`
* @param description - description of executable command
* @param opts - configuration options
* @returns `this` command for chaining
*/
command(nameAndArgs: string, description: string, opts?: ExecutableCommandOptions): this;
/**
* Factory routine to create a new unattached command.
*
* See .command() for creating an attached subcommand, which uses this routine to
* create the command. You can override createCommand to customise subcommands.
*/
createCommand(name?: string): Command;
/**
* Add a prepared subcommand.
*
* See .command() for creating an attached subcommand which inherits settings from its parent.
*
* @returns `this` command for chaining
*/
addCommand(cmd: Command, opts?: CommandOptions): this;
/**
* Factory routine to create a new unattached argument.
*
* See .argument() for creating an attached argument, which uses this routine to
* create the argument. You can override createArgument to return a custom argument.
*/
createArgument(name: string, description?: string): Argument;
/**
* Define argument syntax for command.
*
* The default is that the argument is required, and you can explicitly
* indicate this with <> around the name. Put [] around the name for an optional argument.
*
* @example
* ```
* program.argument('<input-file>');
* program.argument('[output-file]');
* ```
*
* @returns `this` command for chaining
*/
argument<T>(flags: string, description: string, fn: (value: string, previous: T) => T, defaultValue?: T): this;
argument(name: string, description?: string, defaultValue?: unknown): this;
/**
* Define argument syntax for command, adding a prepared argument.
*
* @returns `this` command for chaining
*/
addArgument(arg: Argument): this;
/**
* Define argument syntax for command, adding multiple at once (without descriptions).
*
* See also .argument().
*
* @example
* ```
* program.arguments('<cmd> [env]');
* ```
*
* @returns `this` command for chaining
*/
arguments(names: string): this;
/**
* Override default decision whether to add implicit help command.
*
* @example
* ```
* addHelpCommand() // force on
* addHelpCommand(false); // force off
* addHelpCommand('help [cmd]', 'display help for [cmd]'); // force on with custom details
* ```
*
* @returns `this` command for chaining
*/
addHelpCommand(enableOrNameAndArgs?: string | boolean, description?: string): this;
/**
* Add hook for life cycle event.
*/
hook(event: HookEvent, listener: (thisCommand: Command, actionCommand: Command) => void | Promise<void>): this;
/**
* Register callback to use as replacement for calling process.exit.
*/
exitOverride(callback?: (err: CommanderError) => never | void): this;
/**
* Display error message and exit (or call exitOverride).
*/
error(message: string, errorOptions?: ErrorOptions): never;
/**
* You can customise the help with a subclass of Help by overriding createHelp,
* or by overriding Help properties using configureHelp().
*/
createHelp(): Help;
/**
* You can customise the help by overriding Help properties using configureHelp(),
* or with a subclass of Help by overriding createHelp().
*/
configureHelp(configuration: HelpConfiguration): this;
/** Get configuration */
configureHelp(): HelpConfiguration;
/**
* The default output goes to stdout and stderr. You can customise this for special
* applications. You can also customise the display of errors by overriding outputError.
*
* The configuration properties are all functions:
* ```
* // functions to change where being written, stdout and stderr
* writeOut(str)
* writeErr(str)
* // matching functions to specify width for wrapping help
* getOutHelpWidth()
* getErrHelpWidth()
* // functions based on what is being written out
* outputError(str, write) // used for displaying errors, and not used for displaying help
* ```
*/
configureOutput(configuration: OutputConfiguration): this;
/** Get configuration */
configureOutput(): OutputConfiguration;
/**
* Copy settings that are useful to have in common across root command and subcommands.
*
* (Used internally when adding a command using `.command()` so subcommands inherit parent settings.)
*/
copyInheritedSettings(sourceCommand: Command): this;
/**
* Display the help or a custom message after an error occurs.
*/
showHelpAfterError(displayHelp?: boolean | string): this;
/**
* Display suggestion of similar commands for unknown commands, or options for unknown options.
*/
showSuggestionAfterError(displaySuggestion?: boolean): this;
/**
* Register callback `fn` for the command.
*
* @example
* ```
* program
* .command('serve')
* .description('start service')
* .action(function() {
* // do work here
* });
* ```
*
* @returns `this` command for chaining
*/
action(fn: (...args: any[]) => void | Promise<void>): this;
/**
* Define option with `flags`, `description` and optional
* coercion `fn`.
*
* The `flags` string contains the short and/or long flags,
* separated by comma, a pipe or space. The following are all valid
* all will output this way when `--help` is used.
*
* "-p, --pepper"
* "-p|--pepper"
* "-p --pepper"
*
* @example
* ```
* // simple boolean defaulting to false
* program.option('-p, --pepper', 'add pepper');
*
* --pepper
* program.pepper
* // => Boolean
*
* // simple boolean defaulting to true
* program.option('-C, --no-cheese', 'remove cheese');
*
* program.cheese
* // => true
*
* --no-cheese
* program.cheese
* // => false
*
* // required argument
* program.option('-C, --chdir <path>', 'change the working directory');
*
* --chdir /tmp
* program.chdir
* // => "/tmp"
*
* // optional argument
* program.option('-c, --cheese [type]', 'add cheese [marble]');
* ```
*
* @returns `this` command for chaining
*/
option(flags: string, description?: string, defaultValue?: string | boolean | string[]): this;
option<T>(flags: string, description: string, fn: (value: string, previous: T) => T, defaultValue?: T): this;
/** @deprecated since v7, instead use choices or a custom function */
option(flags: string, description: string, regexp: RegExp, defaultValue?: string | boolean | string[]): this;
/**
* Define a required option, which must have a value after parsing. This usually means
* the option must be specified on the command line. (Otherwise the same as .option().)
*
* The `flags` string contains the short and/or long flags, separated by comma, a pipe or space.
*/
requiredOption(flags: string, description?: string, defaultValue?: string | boolean | string[]): this;
requiredOption<T>(flags: string, description: string, fn: (value: string, previous: T) => T, defaultValue?: T): this;
/** @deprecated since v7, instead use choices or a custom function */
requiredOption(flags: string, description: string, regexp: RegExp, defaultValue?: string | boolean | string[]): this;
/**
* Factory routine to create a new unattached option.
*
* See .option() for creating an attached option, which uses this routine to
* create the option. You can override createOption to return a custom option.
*/
createOption(flags: string, description?: string): Option;
/**
* Add a prepared Option.
*
* See .option() and .requiredOption() for creating and attaching an option in a single call.
*/
addOption(option: Option): this;
/**
* Whether to store option values as properties on command object,
* or store separately (specify false). In both cases the option values can be accessed using .opts().
*
* @returns `this` command for chaining
*/
storeOptionsAsProperties<T extends OptionValues>(): this & T;
storeOptionsAsProperties<T extends OptionValues>(storeAsProperties: true): this & T;
storeOptionsAsProperties(storeAsProperties?: boolean): this;
/**
* Retrieve option value.
*/
getOptionValue(key: string): any;
/**
* Store option value.
*/
setOptionValue(key: string, value: unknown): this;
/**
* Store option value and where the value came from.
*/
setOptionValueWithSource(key: string, value: unknown, source: OptionValueSource): this;
/**
* Retrieve option value source.
*/
getOptionValueSource(key: string): OptionValueSource | undefined;
/**
* Alter parsing of short flags with optional values.
*
* @example
* ```
* // for `.option('-f,--flag [value]'):
* .combineFlagAndOptionalValue(true) // `-f80` is treated like `--flag=80`, this is the default behaviour
* .combineFlagAndOptionalValue(false) // `-fb` is treated like `-f -b`
* ```
*
* @returns `this` command for chaining
*/
combineFlagAndOptionalValue(combine?: boolean): this;
/**
* Allow unknown options on the command line.
*
* @returns `this` command for chaining
*/
allowUnknownOption(allowUnknown?: boolean): this;
/**
* Allow excess command-arguments on the command line. Pass false to make excess arguments an error.
*
* @returns `this` command for chaining
*/
allowExcessArguments(allowExcess?: boolean): this;
/**
* Enable positional options. Positional means global options are specified before subcommands which lets
* subcommands reuse the same option names, and also enables subcommands to turn on passThroughOptions.
*
* The default behaviour is non-positional and global options may appear anywhere on the command line.
*
* @returns `this` command for chaining
*/
enablePositionalOptions(positional?: boolean): this;
/**
* Pass through options that come after command-arguments rather than treat them as command-options,
* so actual command-options come before command-arguments. Turning this on for a subcommand requires
* positional options to have been enabled on the program (parent commands).
*
* The default behaviour is non-positional and options may appear before or after command-arguments.
*
* @returns `this` command for chaining
*/
passThroughOptions(passThrough?: boolean): this;
/**
* Parse `argv`, setting options and invoking commands when defined.
*
* The default expectation is that the arguments are from node and have the application as argv[0]
* and the script being run in argv[1], with user parameters after that.
*
* @example
* ```
* program.parse(process.argv);
* program.parse(); // implicitly use process.argv and auto-detect node vs electron conventions
* program.parse(my-args, { from: 'user' }); // just user supplied arguments, nothing special about argv[0]
* ```
*
* @returns `this` command for chaining
*/
parse(argv?: readonly string[], options?: ParseOptions): this;
/**
* Parse `argv`, setting options and invoking commands when defined.
*
* Use parseAsync instead of parse if any of your action handlers are async. Returns a Promise.
*
* The default expectation is that the arguments are from node and have the application as argv[0]
* and the script being run in argv[1], with user parameters after that.
*
* @example
* ```
* program.parseAsync(process.argv);
* program.parseAsync(); // implicitly use process.argv and auto-detect node vs electron conventions
* program.parseAsync(my-args, { from: 'user' }); // just user supplied arguments, nothing special about argv[0]
* ```
*
* @returns Promise
*/
parseAsync(argv?: readonly string[], options?: ParseOptions): Promise<this>;
/**
* Parse options from `argv` removing known options,
* and return argv split into operands and unknown arguments.
*
* argv => operands, unknown
* --known kkk op => [op], []
* op --known kkk => [op], []
* sub --unknown uuu op => [sub], [--unknown uuu op]
* sub -- --unknown uuu op => [sub --unknown uuu op], []
*/
parseOptions(argv: string[]): ParseOptionsResult;
/**
* Return an object containing local option values as key-value pairs
*/
opts<T extends OptionValues>(): T;
/**
* Return an object containing merged local and global option values as key-value pairs.
*/
optsWithGlobals<T extends OptionValues>(): T;
/**
* Set the description.
*
* @returns `this` command for chaining
*/
description(str: string): this;
/** @deprecated since v8, instead use .argument to add command argument with description */
description(str: string, argsDescription: {[argName: string]: string}): this;
/**
* Get the description.
*/
description(): string;
/**
* Set the summary. Used when listed as subcommand of parent.
*
* @returns `this` command for chaining
*/
summary(str: string): this;
/**
* Get the summary.
*/
summary(): string;
/**
* Set an alias for the command.
*
* You may call more than once to add multiple aliases. Only the first alias is shown in the auto-generated help.
*
* @returns `this` command for chaining
*/
alias(alias: string): this;
/**
* Get alias for the command.
*/
alias(): string;
/**
* Set aliases for the command.
*
* Only the first alias is shown in the auto-generated help.
*
* @returns `this` command for chaining
*/
aliases(aliases: readonly string[]): this;
/**
* Get aliases for the command.
*/
aliases(): string[];
/**
* Set the command usage.
*
* @returns `this` command for chaining
*/
usage(str: string): this;
/**
* Get the command usage.
*/
usage(): string;
/**
* Set the name of the command.
*
* @returns `this` command for chaining
*/
name(str: string): this;
/**
* Get the name of the command.
*/
name(): string;
/**
* Set the name of the command from script filename, such as process.argv[1],
* or require.main.filename, or __filename.
*
* (Used internally and public although not documented in README.)
*
* @example
* ```ts
* program.nameFromFilename(require.main.filename);
* ```
*
* @returns `this` command for chaining
*/
nameFromFilename(filename: string): this;
/**
* Set the directory for searching for executable subcommands of this command.
*
* @example
* ```ts
* program.executableDir(__dirname);
* // or
* program.executableDir('subcommands');
* ```
*
* @returns `this` command for chaining
*/
executableDir(path: string): this;
/**
* Get the executable search directory.
*/
executableDir(): string;
/**
* Output help information for this command.
*
* Outputs built-in help, and custom text added using `.addHelpText()`.
*
*/
outputHelp(context?: HelpContext): void;
/** @deprecated since v7 */
outputHelp(cb?: (str: string) => string): void;
/**
* Return command help documentation.
*/
helpInformation(context?: HelpContext): string;
/**
* You can pass in flags and a description to override the help
* flags and help description for your command. Pass in false
* to disable the built-in help option.
*/
helpOption(flags?: string | boolean, description?: string): this;
/**
* Output help information and exit.
*
* Outputs built-in help, and custom text added using `.addHelpText()`.
*/
help(context?: HelpContext): never;
/** @deprecated since v7 */
help(cb?: (str: string) => string): never;
/**
* Add additional text to be displayed with the built-in help.
*
* Position is 'before' or 'after' to affect just this command,
* and 'beforeAll' or 'afterAll' to affect this command and all its subcommands.
*/
addHelpText(position: AddHelpTextPosition, text: string): this;
addHelpText(position: AddHelpTextPosition, text: (context: AddHelpTextContext) => string): this;
/**
* Add a listener (callback) for when events occur. (Implemented using EventEmitter.)
*/
on(event: string | symbol, listener: (...args: any[]) => void): this;
}
export interface CommandOptions {
hidden?: boolean;
isDefault?: boolean;
/** @deprecated since v7, replaced by hidden */
noHelp?: boolean;
}
export interface ExecutableCommandOptions extends CommandOptions {
executableFile?: string;
}
export interface ParseOptionsResult {
operands: string[];
unknown: string[];
}
export function createCommand(name?: string): Command;
export function createOption(flags: string, description?: string): Option;
export function createArgument(name: string, description?: string): Argument;
export const program: Command;
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