NAME

  Config::Model::TermUI - Provides Config::Model UI à la Term::ReadLine

SYNOPSIS

 my $model = Config::Model -> new ;
 my $inst = $model->instance (root_class_name => 'RootClass', 
                                 instance_name => 'my_instance');
 my $root = $inst -> config_root ;

 my $term_ui = Config::Model::TermUI->new( root => $root ,
                                           title => 'My Title',
                                           prompt => 'My Prompt',
                                         );

 # engage in user interaction
 $term_ui -> run_loop ;

DESCRIPTION

This module provides a helper to construct pure ascii user interface on top of Term::ReadLine.

CONSTRUCTOR

parameters

root

Root node of the configuration tree

title

UI title

prompt

UI prompt. The prompt will be completed with the location of the current node

Methods

run_loop()

Engage in user interaction until user enters '^D' (CTRL-D).

USER COMMAND SYNTAX

cd ...

Jump into node or value element. You can use cd <element>, cd <elt:key> or cd - to go up one node or cd ! to go to configuration root.

set elt=value, elt:key=value

Set a value.

display elt elt:key

Display a value

ls

Show elements of current node

help

Show available commands.

desc[ription]

Show class description of current node.

desc(elt)

Show description of element from current node.

desc(value)

Show effect of value (for enum)

AUTHOR

Dominique Dumont, domi@komarr.grenoble.hp.com

SEE ALSO

Config::Model, Config::Model::Instance, Config::Model::Node,