Package com.tailf.maapi

Class CLIInteraction

Object

com.tailf.maapi.CLIInteraction

public class CLIInteraction
extends Object

Get CLI Interaction class for interaction with the user via the CLI. This class is retrieved using the Maapi.getCLIInteraction(int) method as is intended to be used from inside an action callback

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	cmd(String command)	Execute CLI command in ongoing CLI session.
void	cmd(String command, EnumSet<CLIInteractionFlag> flags)	Execute CLI command in ongoing CLI session.
void	cmd(String command, EnumSet<CLIInteractionFlag> flags, String unhide)	Execute CLI command in ongoing CLI session.
MaapiInputStream	cmdIO(String command, EnumSet<CLIInteractionFlag> flags, String unhide)	Execute CLI command in ongoing CLI session and output result on socket.
String	get(String parameter)	Read CLI session parameter.
void	printf(String fmt, Object... arguments)	Write to the CLI using printf formatting.
String	prompt(String promptStr, boolean echo)	Prompt user for a string.
String	prompt(String promptStr, boolean echo, int timeout)	This function does the same as prompt(String promptStr), but also takes a timeout parameter, which controls how long (in seconds) to wait for input before aborting.
String	promptOneOf(String promptStr, String[] choice, boolean echo)	Prompt user for one of the strings given in the choice parameter.
String	promptOneOf(String promptStr, String[] choice, boolean echo, int timeout)	This function does the same as promptOneOf(String promptStr, String[] choice, boolean echo), but also takes a timeout parameter.
String	readEOF(boolean echo)	Read a multi line string from the CLI.
String	readEOF(boolean echo, int timeout)	This function does the same as readEOF(boolean echo), but also takes a timeout parameter, which indicates how long the user may be idle (in seconds) before the reading is aborted.
void	set(String parameter, String value)	Set CLI session parameter.
void	write(String str)	Write to the CLI.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

prompt

public String prompt(String promptStr,
 boolean echo)
              throws IOException,
ConfException

Prompt user for a string. The echo parameter is used to control if the input should be echoed or not. If set to true all input will be visible and if set to false only stars will be shown instead of the actual characters entered by the user. The resulting user string is returned.

Parameters:

promptStr -

echo -

Returns:

String

Throws:

IOException

ConfException

prompt

public String prompt(String promptStr,
 boolean echo,
 int timeout)
              throws IOException,
ConfException

This function does the same as prompt(String promptStr), but also takes a timeout parameter, which controls how long (in seconds) to wait for input before aborting.

Parameters:

promptStr -

echo -

timeout -

Returns:

String

Throws:

IOException

ConfException

promptOneOf

public String promptOneOf(String promptStr,
 String[] choice,
 boolean echo)
                   throws IOException,
ConfException

Prompt user for one of the strings given in the choice parameter.

For example:

 CLIInteraction cli = maapi.getCLIInteraction(usid);
 String result =
     cli.promptOneOf("Do you want to proceed (yes/no): ",
                     new String[] { "yes",
                     "no" }, true);
 

The user can enter a unique prefix of the choice but the value returned will always be one of the strings provided in the choice parameter. If the user enters a value not in choice he will automatically be re-prompted.

For example:

     Do you want to proceed (yes/no): maybe
     The value must be one of: yes,no.
     Do you want to proceed (yes/no):
 

Parameters:

promptStr -

choice -

echo -

Returns:

String

Throws:

IOException

ConfException

promptOneOf

public String promptOneOf(String promptStr,
 String[] choice,
 boolean echo,
 int timeout)
                   throws IOException,
ConfException

This function does the same as promptOneOf(String promptStr, String[] choice, boolean echo), but also takes a timeout parameter. If no activity is seen for timeout seconds an error is thrown

Parameters:

promptStr -

choice -

echo -

timeout -

Returns:

String

Throws:

IOException

ConfException

readEOF

public String readEOF(boolean echo)
               throws IOException,
ConfException

Read a multi line string from the CLI. The user has to end the input using ctrl-D. The entered characters is returned as a String. The echo parameters controls if the entered characters should be echoed or not. If set to true they will be visible and if set to false stars will be echoed instead.

Parameters:

echo -

Returns:

String

Throws:

IOException

ConfException

readEOF

public String readEOF(boolean echo,
 int timeout)
               throws IOException,
ConfException

This function does the same as readEOF(boolean echo), but also takes a timeout parameter, which indicates how long the user may be idle (in seconds) before the reading is aborted.

Parameters:

echo -

timeout -

Returns:

String

Throws:

IOException

ConfException

write

public void write(String str)
           throws IOException,
ConfException

Write to the CLI.

Parameters:

str -

Throws:

IOException

ConfException

get

public String get(String parameter)
           throws IOException,
ConfException

Read CLI session parameter.

Parameters:

parameter -

Returns:

String

Throws:

IOException

ConfException

set

public void set(String parameter,
 String value)
         throws IOException,
ConfException

Set CLI session parameter.

Parameters:

parameter -

value -

Throws:

IOException

ConfException

cmd

public void cmd(String command)
         throws IOException,
ConfException

Execute CLI command in ongoing CLI session.

Parameters:

command -

Throws:

IOException

ConfException

cmd

public void cmd(String command,
 EnumSet<CLIInteractionFlag> flags)
         throws IOException,
ConfException

Execute CLI command in ongoing CLI session. The flags field is used to disable certain checks during the execution. The value is a EnumSet of the enumeration CLIInteractionFlag.

Parameters:

command -

flags -

Throws:

IOException

ConfException

cmd

public void cmd(String command,
 EnumSet<CLIInteractionFlag> flags,
 String unhide)
         throws IOException,
ConfException

Execute CLI command in ongoing CLI session. The flags field is used to disable certain checks during the execution. The value is a EnumSet of the enumeration CLIInteractionFlag. The unhide parameter is used for passing a hide groups which is unhidden during the execution of the command.

Parameters:

command -

flags -

unhide -

Throws:

IOException

ConfException

printf

public void printf(String fmt,
 Object... arguments)
            throws IOException,
ConfException

Write to the CLI using printf formatting. This

Parameters:

fmt -

arguments -

Throws:

IOException

ConfException

cmdIO

public MaapiInputStream cmdIO(String command,
 EnumSet<CLIInteractionFlag> flags,
 String unhide)
                       throws IOException,
ConfException

Execute CLI command in ongoing CLI session and output result on socket. The flags field is used to disable certain checks during the execution. The value is a EnumSet of the enumeration CLIInteractionFlag. The unhide parameter is used for passing a hide groups which is unhidden during the execution of the command. Data is returned as a MaapiInputStream that is read until EOF.

Parameters:

command -

flags -

unhide -

Returns:

MaapiInputStream

Throws:

IOException

ConfException