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+ # Changelog
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+
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+ ## v.1.3.0 - May 11, 2013
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+
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+ * Enhance `version` to allow for a compact form, e.g. ``version MyAPP::VERSION, :compact => true`` so that doing `--version` only shows the
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+ app name and version, not the entire help screen. See [64].
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+ * Allow using DSL methods before the call to `main`, even though you really shouldn't. See [65]
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+ [64]: https://github.com/davetron5000/methadone/issues/64
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+ [65]: https://github.com/davetron5000/methadone/issues/65
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+ ## v.1.2.6 - Mar 10, 2013
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+ * Need `rspec` as a real dev dependency since it's not part of Aruba any longer. See [61].
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+ [61]: https://github.com/davetron5000/methadone/issues/61
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+ ## v.1.2.5 - Feb 24, 2013
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+ * Compatibility Bundler 1.3 - Bundler 1.3 bootstraps files differently than 1.2, and methadone's generated binfile ends up requiring a non-existent file. This verison works with both 1.2 and 1.3 of bundler by parsing its output to figure out which file to include.
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+ ## v.1.2.4 - Dec 26, 2012
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+ * Fix for my fix on apps with dashes in their name (see [59], thanks to [@terryfinn]
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+ [@terryfinn]: https://github.com/terryfinn
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+ [59]: https://github.com/davetron5000/methadone/pull/59
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+ ## v.1.2.3 - Dec 8, 2012
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+ * Can create an app with a dash in its name (See [55])
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+ * Help switches, `-h`, and `--help` are documented in help output (See [51])
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+ * Improve cucumber step requiring docs and fix bug where said docs had to start with a three-letter words (See [37])
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+ [37]: http://github.com/davetron5000/methadone/issues/37
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+ [51]: http://github.com/davetron5000/methadone/issues/51
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+ [55]: http://github.com/davetron5000/methadone/issues/55
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+ ## v1.2.2 - Oct 21, 2012
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+ * Generated Rakefile has better formatted code (See [57])
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+ * Error output preface now says "stderr is" instead of "error output", which is less confusing (See [53])
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+ * Less scary stdout/stderr prefixing from SH, courtesy @yoni
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+ [57]: http://github.com/davetron5000/methadone/issues/57
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+ [53]: http://github.com/davetron5000/methadone/issues/53
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+ ## v1.2.1 - Jun 10, 2012, 3:41 PM
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+ * Slightly loosen what passes for a one-line description of the app, courtesy @jredville
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+ ## v1.2.0 - May 21, 2012, 11:05 PM
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+ * Better handling of `open4` dependency when you don't install it and you don't use it.
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+ * Quoted spaced strings in config files and env var weren't working. Now they are.
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+ * Use the current version in generated gemspec
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+ * Non-string arguments (such as Regexps for validation and classes for type conversion) were not working. Now they are.
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+ * `sh` can now be used more safely by passing an array to avoid tokenization (thanks @gchpaco!)
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+ ## v1.1.0 - April 21, 2012, 6:00 PM
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+ * Can bootstrap apps using RSpec instead of Test::Unit (thanks @msgehard)
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+ ## v1.0.0 - April 1, 2012, 10:31
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+ = optparse-plus - Wrapper around OptionParse to Make CLIs a bit Easier
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+ Author:: Dave Copeland (mailto:davetron5000 at g mail dot com)
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+ Copyright:: Copyright (c) 2011 by Dave Copeland
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+ License:: Distributes under the Apache License, see LICENSE.txt in the source distro
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+ A smattering of tools to make your command-line apps easily awesome; Ideally makes it almost as easy as bash to get a command line app up and running.
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+ The goal of this project is to make it as easy as possible to write awesome and powerful command-line applications.
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+ Toward that end, this gem provides:
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+ * A command-line app to bootstrap a new command-line app.
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+ * A lightweight DSL to create your command-line interface, that loses none of <tt>OptionParser</tt>'s power.
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+ * A simplified means of running external commands that has better error handling and diagnostics.
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+ * Simplified zero-config logging that is a better-than-<tt>puts</tt> <tt>puts</tt>.
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+ * Support for integration-testing your CLI using Test::Unit
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+ == Platforms
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+ This library only supports the latest versions of Ruby. JRuby support has been too difficult to keep up with, though the library should work for JRuby.
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+ See the {Travis config file}[./.travis.yml] for specifics.
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+ == Bootstrapping a new CLI App
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+ The +optparse_plus+ command-line app will bootstrap a new command-line app, setting up a proper gem structure, unit tests, and integration tests.
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+ It assumes you are using a standard Ruby development environment, which includes:
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+ * Bundler
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+ * Git
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+ _(Note that apps *powered* by this gem have no particular runtime dependencies as classes this gem provides depend only on the standard library)_
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+ $ optparse_plus --help
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+ Usage: optparse_plus [options] app_name
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+ Kick the bash habit by bootstrapping your Ruby command-line apps
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+ v2.0.0
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+ Options:
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+ -h, --help Show command line help
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+ --force Overwrite files if they exist
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+ --[no-]readme [Do not ]produce a README file
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+ --rspec Generate RSpec unit tests instead of Test::Unit
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+ -l, --license LICENSE Specify the license for your project
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+ (mit|apache|gplv2|gplv3|custom|NONE)
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+ --log-level LEVEL Set the logging level
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+ (debug|info|warn|error|fatal)
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+ (Default: info)
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+ --version Show help/version info
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+ Arguments:
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+ Name of your app, which is used for the gem name and executable name
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+ Usage: optparse_plus [options] app_name
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+ --force Overwrite files if they exist
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+ $ optparse_plus myapp -l mit
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+ $ cd myapp
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+ $ bundle install
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+ ...
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+ $ bundle exec rake
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+ Started
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+ Finished in 0.000499 seconds.
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+ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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+ 1 tests, 1 assertions, 0 failures, 0 errors, 0 pendings, 0 omissions, 0 notifications
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+ 100% passed
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+ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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+ Started
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+ Finished in 0.298281 seconds.
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+ 1 tests, 8 assertions, 0 failures, 0 errors, 0 pendings, 0 omissions, 0 notifications
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+ 100% passed
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+ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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+ 3.35 tests/s, 26.82 assertions/s
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+ $ cat test/integration/test_cli.rb
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+ require "optparse_plus/test/base_integration_test"
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+ class TestSomething < OptparsePlus::BaseIntegrationTest
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+ def test_truth
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+ stdout,stderr,results = run_app("myapp","--help")
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+ assert_banner(stdout, "myapp", takes_options: true, takes_arguments: false)
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+ assert_option(stdout,"-h", "--help")
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+ assert_option(stdout,"--version")
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+ assert_oneline_summary(stdout)
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+ Basically, this sets you up with all the boilerplate that you *should* be using to write a command-line app. Specifically, you get:
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+ * Gemified project (based on <tt>bundle gem</tt>)
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+ * An executable using OptparsePlus::Main to outline your new app
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+ * <tt>Test::Unit</tt> test task set up and an empty unit test.
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+ * <tt>Test::Unit</tt> integration tests with some of optparse-plus's assertions to let you drive your CLI's development
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+ * The outline of a README
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+ * An optional license included
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+ == DSL for your <tt>bin</tt> file
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+ A canonical <tt>OptionParser</tt>-driven app has a few problems with it structurally that optparse-plus can solve:
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+ * Backwards organization - main logic is at the bottom of the file, not the top
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+ * Verbose to use +opts.on+ just to set a value in a +Hash+
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+ * No exception handling - you have to explicitly call <tt>exit</tt> and/or let exceptions' stack traces leak through.
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+ optparse-plus provides OptparsePlus::Main to help make a clean and easy-to-maintain <tt>bin</tt> file. See the {rdoc}[http://davetron5000.github.com/optparse-plus/rdoc/classes/OptparsePlus/Main.html] for an example, and see {my blog}[http://www.naildrivin5.com/blog/2011/12/19/methadone-the-awesome-cli-library.html] on the derivation of this module.
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+ == Wrapper for running external commands with good logging
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+ While backtick and <tt>%x[]</tt> are nice for compact, bash-like scripting, they have some failings:
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+ * You have no access to the standard error
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+ * You really want to log: the command, the output, and the error so that for cron-like tasks, you can sort out what happened
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+ Enter OptparsePlus::SH
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+ # => logs command at DEBUG level
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+ # if the command exited zero:
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+ # logs the standard output at DEBUG
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+ # logs the standard error at WARN
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+ # if the command exited nonzero:
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+ # logs the standard output at INFO
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+ # logs the standard error at WARN
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+ # returns the exit code for your examination
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+ #
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+ # there's a LOT MORE
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+ See the {rdoc}[http://davetron5000.github.com/optparse-plus/rdoc/classes/OptparsePlus/SH.html] for more detailed examples and usage.
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+ This isn't a replacement for Open3 or ChildProcess, but a way to easily "do the right thing" for most cases.
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+ == Zero-Config Logging
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+ Chances are, your code is littered with <tt>STDERR.puts</tt> on a good day, and nothing on a bad day. You probably also have a bunch of debug <tt>puts</tt> calls that you have commented out. Logging is extremely helpful in understanding how your app is behaving (or how it behaved in the past). Logging can be a pain to set up, and can also make it hard to give the user at the command-prompt a good experience.
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+ OptparsePlus::CLILogger is designed to handle this. It's a proper subclass of Ruby's built-in <tt>Logger</tt> with a few enhancements:
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+ * Messages don't get formatting if they are destined for a TTY (e.g. the user sitting at her terminal)
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+ * Errors and warnings go to the standard error.
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+ * Debug and info messages go to the standard output.
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+ * When these are redirected to a file, the log messages are properly date/time stamped as you'd expect
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+ * You can mix-in OptparsePlus::CLILogging to get access to a global logger instances without resorting to an explicit global variable
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+ See {CLILogger's rdoc}[http://davetron5000.github.com/optparse-plus/rdoc/classes/OptparsePlus/CLILogger.html] and then {CLILogging's}[http://davetron5000.github.com/optparse-plus/rdoc/classes/OptparsePlus/CLILogging.html] for more.
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+ Currently, there are classes that assist in directing output logger-style to the right place; basically ensuring that errors go to +STDERR+ and everything else goes to +STDOUT+. All of this is, of course, configurable
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+ == Integration Tests
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+ optparse-plus provides some basic features for executing your CLI and asserting things about it. OptparsePlus::Test::IntegrationTestAssertions documents these.
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+ == Contributing
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+ * Feel free to file an issue, even if you don't have time to submit a patch
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+ * Please try to include a test for any patch you submit. If you don't include a test, I'll have to write one, and it'll take longer to get your code in.
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+ * This is not intended to support “command-suite” style CLIs. See {GLI}[http://naildrivin5.com/gli] if that's what you want.