CodeIgniter Command Line Library

Command Line library makes usage of your applications in cli mode a bit simpler.

Warning! It is a bit raw version, so beware of bugs!

Quick start & usage

Once installed the library, you can just start with this scratch:

1. Create your cli controller:

    <?php if ( ! defined("BASEPATH")) exit("No direct script access allowed");
        class Cli extends MY_Controller {
            public function __construct() {
                parent::__construct();
                if(!$this->input->is_cli_request()) {
                    show_404();
                }
            }
        }
   

2. Create some sample in the controller function using Command Line library:

    public function hello() {
    	// Add an argument for cli interaction
    	$argumets = array(
    		array('arg' => '--name',
    			'alias' => '-n',
    			'help' => 'the person's name, we say hello to',
    			'type' => 1)
    	);
    	// Initialize library with arguments array
    	$this->load->library("command_line", $argumets);
    	// Validate input
    	if (!$this->command_line->valid_input()) { 
    		// If not valid, print some help
    		print $this->command_line->get_help();
    	} else {
    		// Else do your code
    		print("Hello " . $this->command_line->get_argument('-n') . "!" . PHP_EOL);
    	}
    }
   

   So, lets see wat we just did there.

   At first we make an array of possible arguments sub-arrays, that our script can use. They have 4 possible keys:

   • arg - the name for the argument, for example: --name. It is required if alias isn't specified.
   • alias - the short alias for argument name, for example --n. It is required if arg isn't specified.
   • help - help string for for printing tips for argument (the person's name)
   • type - integer mask for possible types:
     • 0 - for optional items. If you don't specify it or it's value, they will be set FALSE, and TRUE otherwise.
     • 1 - for required items. Not specifying them with values will cause error.
     • 2 - for boolean items. If you specify it with or without value, they will be set to TRUE, and FALSE in all other cases.

   Than we initialize the command_line library with the set parameters and check the input if it's valid. If not, we call for get_help method, that tells what went wrong, or just make some tips for script usage. If all went ok, we are free to execute our code, accessing set parameters with get_argument method, that accepts both arg name (like --name) or it's alias (like -n).

3. Now go to your index.php path in command line and enter:

    php index.php cli home
   

   You should see the help info like that:

   Usage: php index.php cli hello [OPTIONS]

   Options are:

   -n, --name the person's name, we say hello to

   Now enter required argument:

    php index.php cli home -n Igor
   

   And you will see the hello message:

   Hello Igor!

Installation

1. Download the latest version at github.
2. Copy the library file to your application/libraries/ folder.
3. Use it as it described in quick start section!