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[JGIT PATCH 05/28] Make TextBuiltin public so other packages can implement and use it

From
Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
Date
Jul 18, 2008, 01:43 UTC
Message-ID
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In-Reply-To
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Later we may want to place other command line programs into different packages, or permit the user to supply their own from their own JAR and package namespace.

Signed-off-by: Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
---
 .../src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/Die.java              |   17 +++++++++++-
 .../src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/DiffTree.java         |    2 +-
 .../src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/Fetch.java            |    2 +-
 .../src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/IndexPack.java        |    2 +-
 .../src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/LsRemote.java         |    2 +-
 .../src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/LsTree.java           |    2 +-
 .../src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/Main.java             |    2 +
 .../src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/MergeBase.java        |    2 +-
 .../src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/Push.java             |    2 +-
 .../org/spearce/jgit/pgm/RevWalkTextBuiltin.java   |    2 +-
 .../src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/ShowRef.java          |    2 +-
 .../src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/Tag.java              |    2 +-
 .../src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/TextBuiltin.java      |   27 ++++++++++++++++++-
 13 files changed, 52 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
diff --git a/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/Die.java b/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/Die.java
index b372ff3..3ca898d 100644
--- a/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/Die.java
+++ b/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/Die.java
@@ -37,10 +37,23 @@
 
 package org.spearce.jgit.pgm;
 
-class Die extends RuntimeException {
+/**
+ * Indicates a {@link TextBuiltin} implementation has failed during execution.
+ * <p>
+ * Typically the stack trace for a Die exception is not shown to the user as it
+ * may indicate a simple error condition that the end-user can fix on their own,
+ * without needing a screen of Java stack frames.
+ */
+public class Die extends RuntimeException {
 	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
-	Die(final String why) {
+	/**
+	 * Construct a new message explaining what has gone wrong.
+	 * 
+	 * @param why
+	 *            the message to show to the end-user.
+	 */
+	public Die(final String why) {
 		super(why);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/DiffTree.java b/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/DiffTree.java
index 74e8d2f..17858ba 100644
--- a/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/DiffTree.java
+++ b/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/DiffTree.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ import org.spearce.jgit.treewalk.filter.TreeFilter;
 
 class DiffTree extends TextBuiltin {
 	@Override
-	void execute(String[] args) throws Exception {
+	public void execute(String[] args) throws Exception {
 		final TreeWalk walk = new TreeWalk(db);
 		final List<String> argList = new ArrayList<String>();
 		List<TreeFilter> pathLimiter = null;
diff --git a/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/Fetch.java b/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/Fetch.java
index 8a35025..e5a0dce 100644
--- a/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/Fetch.java
+++ b/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/Fetch.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ import org.spearce.jgit.transport.Transport;
 
 class Fetch extends TextBuiltin {
 	@Override
-	void execute(String[] args) throws Exception {
+	public void execute(String[] args) throws Exception {
 		int argi = 0;
 		for (; argi < args.length; argi++) {
 			final String a = args[argi];
diff --git a/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/IndexPack.java b/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/IndexPack.java
index 60926c1..5f4134d 100644
--- a/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/IndexPack.java
+++ b/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/IndexPack.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ import org.spearce.jgit.lib.TextProgressMonitor;
 
 class IndexPack extends TextBuiltin {
 	@Override
-	void execute(final String[] args) throws Exception {
+	public void execute(final String[] args) throws Exception {
 		boolean fixThin = false;
 		int argi = 0;
 		int version = 0;
diff --git a/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/LsRemote.java b/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/LsRemote.java
index 21e02ec..921bcff 100644
--- a/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/LsRemote.java
+++ b/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/LsRemote.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ import org.spearce.jgit.transport.Transport;
 
 class LsRemote extends TextBuiltin {
 	@Override
-	void execute(final String[] args) throws Exception {
+	public void execute(final String[] args) throws Exception {
 		int argi = 0;
 		for (; argi < args.length; argi++) {
 			final String a = args[argi];
diff --git a/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/LsTree.java b/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/LsTree.java
index 05ec8c3..a0a7216 100644
--- a/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/LsTree.java
+++ b/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/LsTree.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ import org.spearce.jgit.treewalk.TreeWalk;
 
 class LsTree extends TextBuiltin {
 	@Override
-	void execute(final String[] args) throws Exception {
+	public void execute(final String[] args) throws Exception {
 		final TreeWalk walk = new TreeWalk(db);
 		int argi = 0;
 		for (; argi < args.length; argi++) {
diff --git a/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/Main.java b/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/Main.java
index 3d507c6..a155039 100644
--- a/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/Main.java
+++ b/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/Main.java
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ import java.util.Arrays;
 import org.spearce.jgit.awtui.AwtAuthenticator;
 import org.spearce.jgit.errors.TransportException;
 import org.spearce.jgit.lib.Repository;
+import org.spearce.jgit.pgm.opt.CmdLineParser;
+import org.spearce.jgit.pgm.opt.SubcommandHandler;
 import org.spearce.jgit.util.HttpSupport;
 
 /** Command line entry point. */
diff --git a/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/MergeBase.java b/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/MergeBase.java
index c8381f5..c1648a0 100644
--- a/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/MergeBase.java
+++ b/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/MergeBase.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ import org.spearce.jgit.revwalk.filter.RevFilter;
 
 class MergeBase extends TextBuiltin {
 	@Override
-	void execute(final String[] args) throws Exception {
+	public void execute(final String[] args) throws Exception {
 		final RevWalk walk = new RevWalk(db);
 		int max = 1;
 		for (final String a : args) {
diff --git a/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/Push.java b/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/Push.java
index ef93f2f..5671cc5 100644
--- a/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/Push.java
+++ b/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/Push.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class Push extends TextBuiltin {
 	private boolean first = true;
 
 	@Override
-	void execute(String[] args) throws Exception {
+	public void execute(String[] args) throws Exception {
 		final LinkedList<RefSpec> refSpecs = new LinkedList<RefSpec>();
 		Boolean thin = null;
 		String exec = null;
diff --git a/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/RevWalkTextBuiltin.java b/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/RevWalkTextBuiltin.java
index b992767..2aba3c5 100644
--- a/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/RevWalkTextBuiltin.java
+++ b/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/RevWalkTextBuiltin.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ abstract class RevWalkTextBuiltin extends TextBuiltin {
 	char[] outbuffer = new char[Constants.OBJECT_ID_LENGTH * 2];
 
 	@Override
-	final void execute(String[] args) throws Exception {
+	public final void execute(String[] args) throws Exception {
 		final EnumSet<RevSort> sorting = EnumSet.noneOf(RevSort.class);
 		final List<String> argList = new ArrayList<String>();
 		final List<RevFilter> revLimiter = new ArrayList<RevFilter>();
diff --git a/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/ShowRef.java b/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/ShowRef.java
index c7cd76e..576e342 100644
--- a/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/ShowRef.java
+++ b/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/ShowRef.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ import org.spearce.jgit.lib.Ref;
 
 class ShowRef extends TextBuiltin {
 	@Override
-	void execute(String[] args) throws Exception {
+	public void execute(String[] args) throws Exception {
 		for (final Ref r : new TreeMap<String, Ref>(db.getAllRefs()).values()) {
 			show(r.getObjectId(), r.getName());
 			if (r.getPeeledObjectId() != null)
diff --git a/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/Tag.java b/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/Tag.java
index 10b8aa0..d59616b 100644
--- a/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/Tag.java
+++ b/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/Tag.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ import org.spearce.jgit.lib.PersonIdent;
 
 class Tag extends TextBuiltin {
 	@Override
-	void execute(String[] args) throws Exception {
+	public void execute(String[] args) throws Exception {
 		String tagName = null;
 		String message = null;
 		String ref = "HEAD";
diff --git a/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/TextBuiltin.java b/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/TextBuiltin.java
index b3d8f39..5f2fbce 100644
--- a/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/TextBuiltin.java
+++ b/org.spearce.jgit.pgm/src/org/spearce/jgit/pgm/TextBuiltin.java
@@ -47,15 +47,28 @@ import org.spearce.jgit.lib.Constants;
 import org.spearce.jgit.lib.ObjectId;
 import org.spearce.jgit.lib.Repository;
 
-abstract class TextBuiltin {
+/**
+ * Abstract command which can be invoked from the command line.
+ * <p>
+ * Commands are configured with a single "current" repository and then the
+ * {@link #execute(String[])} method is invoked with the arguments that appear
+ * on the command line after the command name.
+ * <p>
+ * Command constructors should perform as little work as possible as they may be
+ * invoked very early during process loading, and the command may not execute
+ * even though it was constructed.
+ */
+public abstract class TextBuiltin {
 	protected static final String REFS_HEADS = Constants.HEADS_PREFIX + "/";
 
 	protected static final String REFS_REMOTES = Constants.REMOTES_PREFIX + "/";
 
 	protected static final String REFS_TAGS = Constants.TAGS_PREFIX + "/";
 
+	/** Stream to output to, typically this is standard output. */
 	protected PrintWriter out;
 
+	/** Git repository the command was invoked within. */
 	protected Repository db;
 
 	TextBuiltin() {
@@ -67,7 +80,17 @@ abstract class TextBuiltin {
 		}
 	}
 
-	abstract void execute(String[] args) throws Exception;
+	/**
+	 * Perform the action(s) of this command.
+	 * 
+	 * @param args
+	 *            command line arguments passed after the command name.
+	 * @throws Exception
+	 *             an error occurred while processing the command. The main
+	 *             framework will catch the exception and print a message on
+	 *             standard error.
+	 */
+	public abstract void execute(String[] args) throws Exception;
 
 	protected ObjectId resolve(final String s) throws IOException {
 		final ObjectId r = db.resolve(s);
-- 
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Message 6 of 29 in “Convert command line parsing to args4j”
  1. 00/28 Convert command line parsing to args4jShawn O. Pearce, Jul 18, 2008
  2. 01/28 Fix deadlock caused by push over SSHShawn O. Pearce, Jul 18, 2008
  3. 02/28 Use die utility method in glogShawn O. Pearce, Jul 18, 2008
  4. 03/28 Add args4j library for command line switch processingShawn O. Pearce, Jul 18, 2008
  5. 04/28 Move org.spearce.jgit.pgm to its own Java projectShawn O. Pearce, Jul 18, 2008
  6. 05/28 Make TextBuiltin public so other packages can implement and use itShawn O. Pearce, Jul 18, 2008
  7. 06/28 Initialize TextBuiltins with the repository before executionShawn O. Pearce, Jul 18, 2008
  8. 07/28 Define our own extended CmdLineParser for extra parsing supportShawn O. Pearce, Jul 18, 2008
  9. 08/28 Add parseTree method to RevWalk to obtain a RevTree from AnyObjectIdShawn O. Pearce, Jul 18, 2008
  10. 09/28 Add option handler for AbstractTreeIterator valuesShawn O. Pearce, Jul 18, 2008
  11. 10/28 Add option handler for ObjectId valuesShawn O. Pearce, Jul 18, 2008
  12. 11/28 Add option handler for PathTreeFilter valuesShawn O. Pearce, Jul 18, 2008
  13. 12/28 Add option handler for RefSpec valuesShawn O. Pearce, Jul 18, 2008
  14. 13/28 Add option handler for RevCommit valuesShawn O. Pearce, Jul 18, 2008
  15. 14/28 Add option handler for RevTree valuesShawn O. Pearce, Jul 18, 2008
  16. 15/28 Register most of our OptionHandler implementations for automatic useShawn O. Pearce, Jul 18, 2008
  17. 16/28 Convert jgit's Main to use args4j for basic parsing servicesShawn O. Pearce, Jul 18, 2008
  18. 17/28 Support automatic command line parsing for TextBuiltin subclassesShawn O. Pearce, Jul 18, 2008
  19. 18/28 Convert diff-tree program to args4jShawn O. Pearce, Jul 18, 2008
  20. 19/28 Convert fetch program to args4jShawn O. Pearce, Jul 18, 2008
  21. 20/28 Convert index-pack program to args4jShawn O. Pearce, Jul 18, 2008
  22. 21/28 Convert ls-remote program to args4jShawn O. Pearce, Jul 18, 2008
  23. 22/28 Convert ls-tree program to args4jShawn O. Pearce, Jul 18, 2008
  24. 23/28 Convert merge-base program to args4jShawn O. Pearce, Jul 18, 2008
  25. 24/28 Convert push program to args4jShawn O. Pearce, Jul 18, 2008
  26. 25/28 Convert show-ref program to args4jShawn O. Pearce, Jul 18, 2008
  27. 26/28 Convert tag program to args4jShawn O. Pearce, Jul 18, 2008
  28. 27/28 Convert rev-list, log, glog programs to args4jShawn O. Pearce, Jul 18, 2008
  29. 28/28 Remove support for legacy style TextBuiltinsShawn O. Pearce, Jul 18, 2008

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