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A PHP class to build executable with using fluent API.

Summary

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Features
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Compatibility table
Tests

About

I need to have a fluent way to call my executable. I did not found any other command builder providing such interface that was updated recently or provide a large test coverage.

Features

Use a fluent API to construct the string to be executed
Class-based
Support arguments, long/short options and flags
Preserves order of elements
Does not handle executing the command

Installation

Install the package using Composer:

composer require khalyomede/command-builder

1. Create a simple command

In this example, we will just pass a command name, without arguments/options/flags.

use Khalyomede\CommandBuilder\Command;

$command = new Command("composer");

echo $command; // composer

2. Add an argument

In this example, we will add an argument to our command.

use Khalyomede\CommandBuilder\Command;

$command = new Command("composer");

$command->argument("require");

echo $command; // composer require

3. Add a flag

In this example, we will add a "long" flag to the command.

use Khalyomede\CommandBuilder\Command;

$command = new Command("composer");

$command->argument("require")
  ->longFlag("ignore-platform-reqs");

echo $command; // composer require --ignore-platform-reqs

And this is how to add a "short" flag.

use Khalyomede\CommandBuilder\Command;

$command = new Command("composer");

$command->argument("require")
  ->flag("i");

echo $command; // composer require -i

4. Add an option

You can add options to your command.

use Khalyomede\CommandBuilder\Command;

$command = new Command("composer");

$command->argument("require")
  ->longOption("prefer-install", "source");

echo $command; // composer require --prefer-install=source

If your option contains spaces, it will automatically be escaped using double quotes.

use Khalyomede\CommandBuilder\Command;

$command = new Command("composer");

$command->argument("require")
  ->longOption("prefer-install", "auto source");

echo $command; // composer require --prefer-install="auto source"

And if your option contains spaces and doubles quotes, they will also be escaped.

use Khalyomede\CommandBuilder\Command;

$command = new Command("composer");

$command->argument("require")
  ->longOption("prefer-install", 'auto "source"');

echo $command; // composer require --prefer-install="auto \"source\""

You can also use "short" option.

use Khalyomede\CommandBuilder\Command;

$command = new Command("composer");

$command->argument("require")
  ->option("p", 'source');

echo $command; // composer require -p=source

5. Configure the standard

You can specify the standard used for the option. By default, it is set to "GNU".

use Khalyomede\CommandBuilder\Command;

$command = new Command("composer", "POSIX");

$command->argument("require")
  ->option("p", 'source');

echo $command; // composer require -p source

$command = new Command("composer")

$command->argument("require")
  ->option("p", 'source');

echo $command; // composer require -p=source

You can also use constants if you prefer

use Khalyomede\CommandBuilder\Command;
use Khalyomede\CommandBuilder\Standard;

$command = new Command("composer", Standard::POSIX);

6. Get the number of arguments

You can know how many arguments were added to the command.

use Khalyomede\CommandBuilder\Command;

$command = new Command("composer");

$command->argument("create-project")
  ->argument("laravel/laravel");

echo $command->argumentCount(); // 2

7. Get the number of flags

You can know the number of flags added to your command.

use Khalyomede\CommandBuilder\Command;

$command = new Command("composer");

$command->flag("i")
  ->longFlag("prefer-dist");

echo $command->flagCount(); // 2

8. Get the number of options

You can know the number of options added to your command.

use Khalyomede\CommandBuilder\Command;

$command = new Command("composer");

$command->option("a", "source")
  ->longFlag("apcu-autoloader-prefix", "app");

echo $command->optionCount(); // 2

9. Check if a flag has been added

You can know if a flag has been added already.

use Khalyomede\CommandBuilder\Command;

$command = new Command("composer");

$command->longFlag("dev");

var_dump( $command->hasFlag("d", "dev") ); // bool(true)
var_dump( $command->hasFlag("o", "optimize-autoloader") ); // bool(false)

10. Check if an option has been added

You can know if an option has been added or not.

use Khalyomede\CommandBuilder\Command;
use Khalyomede\CommandBuilder\Style;

$command = new Command("composer");

$command->longOption("prefer-install", "source");

var_dump( $command->hasOption("p", "prefer-install") ); // bool(true)
var_dump( $command->hasOption("i", "ignore-platform-req") ); // bool(false)

Compatibility table

This is the compatibility for this version only. To check the compatibility with other version of this package, please browse the version of your choice.

PHP Version	Compatibility
8.1.*	✔️
8.0.*	✔️
7.4.*	✔️

Tests

composer run test
composer run mutate
composer run analyse
composer run lint
composer run install-security-checker
composer run check-security
composer run check-updates

khalyomede / command-builder

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