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CLI Interfacing
===============
While developing Kittens for Kitty, interfacing with CLI is handy for passing values and arguments. For this purpose, Kitty has an internal implementation of CLI interfacing with kittens.
*While working with kittens, Kitty relies on internal implementations rather than external, third-party dependencies. The same applies to CLI implementation.*
Procedure to Add CLI into Kittens
---------------------------------
Modify the `gen/go_code.py`
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Edit the line ``for kitten in wrapped_kittens() + ('pager',):`` (line 469) and modify it to ``for kitten in wrapped_kittens() + ('pager', '{KITTEN_NAME}',):``.
Create a `__init__.py` File in Your Kittens Folder
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Since Kitty interfaces the CLI through Python, you need to create the ``__init__.py`` file in the kitten's directory you are working with.
Template for `main.go`
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
.. code-block:: go
package {KITTEN_NAME}
import (
"fmt"
"kitty/tools/cli"
)
var _ = fmt.Print
func main(_ *cli.Command, opts_ *Options, args []string) (rc int, err error) {
return
}
func EntryPoint(parent *cli.Command) {
create_cmd(parent, main)
}
Template for `main.py`
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The ``main.py`` contains the CLI definition for Kitty. Here, you define the options, arguments, values, and finally the definition and help text.
.. code-block:: python
#!/usr/bin/env python
# License: GPL v3 Copyright: 2018, Kovid Goyal <kovid at kovidgoyal.net>
import sys
OPTIONS = r'''
--identifier -i
The identifier of this notification. If a notification with the same identifier
is already displayed, it is replaced/updated.
--wait-till-closed
type=bool-set
Wait until the notification is closed. If the user activates the notification,
"activated" is printed to STDOUT before quitting.
'''.format
help_text = '''\
Send notifications to the user that are displayed to them via the
desktop environment's notifications service. Works over SSH as well.
'''
usage = 'TITLE [BODY ...]'
if __name__ == '__main__':
raise SystemExit('This should be run as kitten clipboard')
elif __name__ == '__doc__':
cd = sys.cli_docs # type: ignore
cd['usage'] = usage
cd['options'] = OPTIONS
cd['help_text'] = help_text
cd['short_desc'] = 'Send notifications to the user'
Edit the `tools/cmd/tool/main.go`
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Add the entry point of the kitten into ``tools/cmd/tool/main.go``.
First, import the kitten into this file. To do this, add ``"kitty/kittens/{KITTEN_NAME}"`` into the ``import ( ... )``.
Finally, add ``{KITTEN_NAME}.EntryPoint(root)`` into the ``func KittyToolEntryPoints(root *cli.Command)`` and done!
With these five steps, you are ready to interface your kitten with CLI as specified by Kitty.