Command (Aspectran API Reference (5.9.7))

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractCommand, ClearCommand, HelpCommand, JettyCommand, PauseCommand, PBDecryptCommand, PBEncryptCommand, QuitCommand, RestartCommand, ResumeCommand, SysInfoCommand, TransletCommand, VerboseCommand
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public interface Command
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The Command interface is there to allow Commander to delegate tasks.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Interface Description

static interface Command.Descriptor
An interface that can be used to describe the the functionality of the command implementation.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.String`	`execute(java.lang.String[] args)`	This method will be called as the starting point to execute the logic for the action mapped to this command.
`Command.Descriptor`	`getDescriptor()`	This method returns an instance of Command.Descriptor.
`void`	`printUsage()`	Prints the usage statement for the specified command.
`void`	`printUsage(Console console)`	Prints the usage statement for the specified command.

- Method Detail
  - execute
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java.lang.String execute(java.lang.String[] args)
                  throws java.lang.Exception
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    This method will be called as the starting point to execute the logic for the action mapped to this command.
    
    Parameters:
    
    args - the command line arguments
    
    Returns:
    
    the message output to the console as a result of an executed command
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.Exception - if an error occurs during command execution
  - printUsage
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void printUsage()
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    Prints the usage statement for the specified command.
  - printUsage
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void printUsage(Console console)
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    Prints the usage statement for the specified command.
    
    Parameters:
    
    console - the Console instance
  - getDescriptor
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Command.Descriptor getDescriptor()
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    This method returns an instance of Command.Descriptor. The descriptor is meta information about the command.
    
    Returns:
    
    a Descriptor that is meta information about the command