Benday.CommandsFramework 3.4.0

.NET 8.0 This package targets .NET 8.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher.
There is a newer version of this package available.
See the version list below for details. 
dotnet add package Benday.CommandsFramework --version 3.4.0
                    


                    

                
NuGet\Install-Package Benday.CommandsFramework -Version 3.4.0
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package. 
<PackageReference Include="Benday.CommandsFramework" Version="3.4.0" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
<PackageVersion Include="Benday.CommandsFramework" Version="3.4.0" />
                    


                            Directory.Packages.props
                        

                    

                
<PackageReference Include="Benday.CommandsFramework" />
                    


                            Project file
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package. 
paket add Benday.CommandsFramework --version 3.4.0
                    


                    

                
#r "nuget: Benday.CommandsFramework, 3.4.0"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package. 
#:package Benday.CommandsFramework@3.4.0
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package. 
#addin nuget:?package=Benday.CommandsFramework&version=3.4.0
                    


                            Install as a Cake Addin
                        

                    

                
#tool nuget:?package=Benday.CommandsFramework&version=3.4.0
                    


                            Install as a Cake Tool

Benday.CommandsFramework

Do you want to write your own command line interface (CLI) utilities? This framework gives you a way to write synchronous and asynchronous command line tools.

Key features:

  • Command line argument parsing
  • Define named command
  • Define the valid arguments for each command
  • Argument validation
  • String, boolean, int, and date time arguments

About

Written by Benjamin Day
Pluralsight Author | Microsoft MVP | Scrum.org Professional Scrum Trainer
https://www.benday.com
info@benday.com

Got ideas for git repo sync features you'd like to see? Found a bug? Let us know by submitting an issue. Want to contribute? Submit a pull request.

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v3.4 - Changed 'display usage' on commands to return ExitCode of 1 if there is an invalid/missing parameter.
     v3.3 - Fixed 'display usage' formatting bug when argument does not have a description. Added logic to DefaultProgram to set ExitCode to 1 automatically on error.
     v3.2 - Bug fixes.
     v3.1 - Bug fixes. Added ability to inject an instance of ITextOutputProvider for testability.
     v3.0 - Upgraded to .NET 8.0. Added default commands for managing basic string configuration values. Added extension methods for working with relative paths as arguments.