Core Features

The Imperative CLI Framework contains the following capabilities:

• Standardized command definition and processing infrastructure. Imperative CLI Framework features a standardized command definition structure and a standardized approach to defining and implementing handlers. Imperative CLI Framework uses standardized command responses, such as standard messages and JSON response formats. The framework also:
  • Contains an advanced mechanism for validating syntax.
  • Lets you generate help content automatically.
  • Supports the capability to programmatically process compound command handler statements.
  • Contains helper utilities. For example, read from STDIN before invoking handlers.
• Imperative CLI Framework lets you create user profiles during the configuration process. This capability includes a profile validation infrastructure.
• The framework features a secure credential store, which helps you manage user profiles.
• The framework contains a flexible extension framework that lets users add custom plugins to a CLI.
• The framework lets you generate CLI reference markdown automatically.
• And the framework features the following utilities:
  • Progress bars
  • Logging and error handling capabilities
  • Ability to generate tables, Pretty json files, and to flag commands and command groups as experimental (not tested).