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NAME

Mojo::Command - Command Base Class

SYNOPSIS

    # Camel case command name
    package Mojo::Command::Mycommand;

    # Subclass
    use base 'Mojo::Command';

    # Take care of command line options
    use Getopt::Long 'GetOptions';

    # Short description
    __PACKAGE__->attr(description => <<'EOF');
    My first Mojo command.
    EOF

    # Short usage message
    __PACKAGE__->attr(usage => <<"EOF");
    usage: $0 mycommand [OPTIONS]

    These options are available:
      --something   Does something.
    EOF

    # <suitable Futurama quote here>
    sub run {
        my $self = shift;

        # Handle options
        local @ARGV = @_ if @_;
        GetOptions('something' => sub { $something = 1 });

        # Magic here! :)
    }

DESCRIPTION

Mojo::Command is an abstract base class for Mojo commands. See Mojo::Commands for a list of commands that are available by default.

ATTRIBUTES

Mojo::Command implements the following attributes.

description

    my $description = $command->description;
    $command        = $command->description('Foo!');

Short description of command, used for the command list.

quiet

    my $quiet = $command->quiet;
    $command  = $command->quiet(1);

Limited command output.

usage

    my $usage = $command->usage;
    $command  = $command->usage('Foo!');

Usage information for command, used for the help screen.

METHODS

Mojo::Command inherits all methods from Mojo::Base and implements the following new ones.

chmod_file

    $command = $command->chmod_file('/foo/bar.txt', 0644);

Portably change mode of a file.

chmod_rel_file

    $command = $command->chmod_rel_file('foo/bar.txt', 0644);

Portably change mode of a relative file.

class_to_file

    my $file = $command->class_to_file('Foo::Bar');

Convert a class name to a file.

    FooBar -> foo_bar

class_to_path

    my $path = $command->class_to_path('Foo::Bar');

Convert class name to path.

    Foo::Bar -> Foo/Bar.pm

create_dir

    $command = $command->create_dir('/foo/bar/baz');

Portably create a directory.

create_rel_dir

    $command = $command->create_rel_dir('foo/bar/baz');

Portably create a relative directory.

get_all_data

    my $all = $command->get_all_data;
    my $all = $command->get_all_data('Some::Class');

Extract all embedded files from the DATA section of a class.

get_data

    my $data = $command->get_data('foo_bar');
    my $data = $command->get_data('foo_bar', 'Some::Class');

Extract embedded file from the DATA section of a class.

help

    $command->help;

Print usage information for command.

rel_dir

    my $path = $command->rel_dir('foo/bar');

Portably generate an absolute path from a relative UNIX style path.

rel_file

    my $path = $command->rel_file('foo/bar.txt');

Portably generate an absolute path from a relative UNIX style path.

render_data

    my $data = $command->render_data('foo_bar', @arguments);

Render a template from the DATA section of the command class.

render_to_file

    $command = $command->render_to_file('foo_bar', '/foo/bar.txt');

Render a template from the DATA section of the command class to a file.

render_to_rel_file

    $command = $command->render_to_rel_file('foo_bar', 'foo/bar.txt');

Portably render a template from the DATA section of the command class to a relative file.

run

    $command = $command->run(@ARGV);

Run command.

write_file

    $command = $command->write_file('/foo/bar.txt', 'Hello World!');

Portably write text to a file.

write_rel_file

    $command = $command->write_rel_file('foo/bar.txt', 'Hello World!');

Portably write text to a relative file.

SEE ALSO

Mojolicious, Mojolicious::Guides, http://mojolicious.org.