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NAME
    MooseX::App - Write user-friendly command line apps with even less
    suffering

SYNOPSIS
    In your base class:

      package MyApp;
      use MooseX::App qw(Color);
 
      option 'global_option' => (
          is            => 'rw',
          isa           => 'Bool',
          documentation => q[Enable this to do fancy stuff],
      ); # Global option
  
      has 'private' => (
          is              => 'rw',
      ); # not exposed

    Write multiple command classes (If you have only a single command class
    you should use MooseX::App::Simple instead). Packackes in the namespace
    may be deeply nested.

      package MyApp::SomeCommand;
      use MooseX::App::Command; # important (also imports Moose)
      extends qw(MyApp); # optional, only if you want to use global options from base class
  
      # Positional parameter
      parameter 'some_parameter' => (
          is            => 'rw',
          isa           => 'Str',
          required      => 1,
          documentation => q[Some parameter that you need to supply],
      );
  
      option 'some_option' => (
          is            => 'rw',
          isa           => 'Int',
          required      => 1,
          documentation => q[Very important option!],
      ); # Option
  
      sub run {
          my ($self) = @_;
          # Do something
      }

    And then you need a simple wrapper script (called eg. myapp):

     #!/usr/bin/env perl
     use MyApp;
     MyApp->new_with_command->run;

    On the command line:

     bash$ myapp help
     usage:
         myapp <command> [long options...]
         myapp help
 
     global options:
         --global_option    Enable this to do fancy stuff [Flag]
         --help --usage -?  Prints this usage information. [Flag]
 
     available commands:
         some_command    Description of some command
         another_command Description of another command
         help            Prints this usage information

    or

     bash$ myapp some_command --help
     usage:
         myapp some_command <SOME_PARAMETER> [long options...]
         myapp help
         myapp some_command --help
 
     parameters:
         some_parameter     Some parameter that you need to supply [Required]
 
     options:
         --global_option    Enable this to do fancy stuff [Flag]
         --some_option      Very important option! [Int,Required]
         --help --usage -?  Prints this usage information. [Flag]

DESCRIPTION
    MooseX-App is a highly customisable helper to write user-friendly
    command line applications without having to worry about most of the
    annoying things usually involved. Just take any existing Moose class,
    add a single line ("use MooseX-App qw(PluginA PluginB ...);") and create
    one class for each command in an underlying namespace. Options and
    positional parameters can be defined as simple Moose accessors using the
    "option" and "parameter" keywords respectively.

    MooseX-App will then

    *   Find, load and initialise the command classes (see
        MooseX::App::Simple for single class/command applications)

    *   Create automated help and documentation from modules POD as well as
        attributes metadata and type constraints

    *   Read, encode and validate the command line options and positional
        parameters entered by the user from @ARGV and %ENV (and possibly
        prompt the user for additional parameters see
        MooseX::App::Plugin::Term)

    *   Provide helpful error messages if user input cannot be validated
        (either missing or wrong attributes or Moose type constraints not
        satisfied) or if the user requests help.

    Commandline options are defined using the 'option' keyword which accepts
    the same attributes as Moose' 'has' keyword.

      option 'some_option' => (
          is            => 'rw',
          isa           => 'Str',
      );

    This is equivalent to

      has 'some_option' => (
          is            => 'rw',
          isa           => 'Str',
          traits        => ['AppOption'],   # Load extra metaclass
          cmd_type      => 'option',        # Set attribute type
      );

    Single letter options are treated as flags and may be combined with
    eachother.

    Positional parameters are defined with the 'parameter' keyword

      parameter 'some_option' => (
          is            => 'rw',
          isa           => 'Str',
      );

    This is equivalent to

      has 'some_option' => (
          is            => 'rw',
          isa           => 'Str',
          traits        => ['AppOption'],
          cmd_type      => 'parameter',
      );

    All keywords are imported by Moosex::App (in the app base class) and
    MooseX::App::Command (in the command class) or MooseX::App::Simple
    (single class application).

    Furthermore, all options and parameters can also be supplied via %ENV

      option 'some_option' => (
          is            => 'rw',
          isa           => 'Str',
          cmd_env       => 'SOME_OPTION', # sets the env key
      );

    Moose type constraints help MooseX::App to construct helpful error
    messages and parse @ARGV in a meaningful way. The following type
    constraints are supported:

    *   ArrayRef: Specify multiple values ('--opt value1 --opt value2', also
        see app_permute and cmd_split)

    *   HashRef: Specify multiple key value pairs ('--opt key=value --opt
        key2=value2', also see app_permute)

    *   Enum: Display all possibilities

    *   Bool: Flags that do not require values

    *   Int, Num: Used for proper error messages

    Read the Tutorial for getting started with a simple MooseX::App command
    line application.

METHODS
  new_with_command
     my $myapp_command = MyApp->new_with_command();

    This constructor reads the command line arguments and tries to create a
    command class instance. If it fails it returns a
    MooseX::App::Message::Envelope object holding an error message.

    You can pass a hash of default/fallback params to new_with_command

     my $obj = MyApp->new_with_command(%default);

    Optionally you can pass a custom ARGV to this constructor

     my $obj = MyApp->new_with_command( ARGV => \@myARGV );

    However, if you do so you must take care of propper @ARGV encoding
    yourself.

  initialize_command_class
     my $obj = MyApp->initialize_command_class($command_name,%default);

    Helper method to instantiate the command class for the given command.

GLOBAL OPTIONS
    These options may be used to alter the default behaviour of MooseX-App.

  app_base
     app_base 'my_script'; # Defaults to $0

    Usually MooseX::App will take the name of the calling wrapper script to
    construct the program name in various help messages. This name can be
    changed via the app_base function.

  app_fuzzy
     app_fuzzy 1; # default
     OR
     app_fuzzy 0;

    Enables fuzzy matching of commands and attributes. Is turned on by
    default.

  app_strict
     app_strict 0; # default
     OR
     app_strict 1;

    If strict is enabled the program will terminate with an error message if
    superfluous/unknown positional parameters are supplied. If disabled all
    extra parameters will be copied to the extra_argv attribute. Unknown
    options (with leading dashes) will always yield an error message.

    The command_strict config in the command classes allows one to set this
    option individually for each command in the respective command class.

  app_prefer_commandline
     app_prefer_commandline 0; # default
     or
     app_prefer_commandline 1;

    Specifies if parameters/options supplied via @ARGV,%ENV should take
    precedence over arguments passed directly to new_with_command.

  app_namespace
     app_namespace 'MyApp::Commands', 'YourApp::MoreCommands';
     OR
     app_namespace();

    Usually MooseX::App will take the package name of the base class as the
    namespace for commands. This namespace can be changed and you can add
    multiple extra namespaces.

    If app_namespace is called with no arguments then autoloading of command
    classes will be disabled entirely.

  app_exclude
     app_exclude 'MyApp::Commands::Roles','MyApp::Commands::Utils';

    A sub namespace included via app_namespace (or the default behaviour)
    can be excluded using app_exclude.

  app_command_name
     app_command_name {
         my ($package_short,$package_full) = @_;
         # munge package name;
         return $command_name;
     };

    This coderef can be used to control how autoloaded package names should
    be translated to command names. If this command returns nothing the
    respective command class will be skipped and not loaded.

  app_command_register
     app_command_register
        do      => 'MyApp::Commands::DoSomething',
        undo    => 'MyApp::Commands::UndoSomething';

    This keyword can be used to register additional commands. Especially
    useful in conjunction with app_namespace and disabled autoloading.

  app_description
     app_description qq[Description text];

    Set the app description text. If not set this information will be taken
    from the Pod DESCRIPTION or OVERVIEW sections. (see command_description
    to set usage per command)

  app_usage
     app_usage qq[myapp --option ...];

    Set a custom usage text. If not set this will be taken from the Pod
    SYNOPSIS or USAGE section. If both sections are not available, the usage
    information will be autogenerated. (see command_usage to set usage per
    command)

  app_permute
     app_permute 0; # default
     OR
     app_permute 1;

    Allows one to specify multiple values with one key. So instead of
    writing "--list element1 --list element2 --list element3" one might
    write "--list element1 element2 element3" for ArrayRef elements. HashRef
    elements may be expressed as <--hash key=value key2=value2>.

GLOBAL ATTRIBUTES
    All MooseX::App classes will have two extra attributes

  extra_argv
    Carries all parameters from @ARGV that were not consumed (only if
    app_strict is turned off, otherwise superfluous parameters will raise an
    exception).

  help_flag
    Help flag that is set when help was requested.

ATTRIBUTE OPTIONS
    Options and parameters accept extra attributes for customisation:

    *   cmd_tags - Extra tags (as used by the help)

    *   cmd_flag - Override option/parameter name

    *   cmd_aliases - Additional option/parameter name aliases

    *   cmd_split - Split values into ArrayRefs on this token

    *   cmd_position - Specify option/parameter order in help

    *   cmd_env - Read options/parameters from %ENV

    *   cmd_count - Value of option equals to number of occurrences in @ARGV

    *   cmd_negate - Adds an option to negate boolean flags

    Refer to MooseX::App::Meta::Role::Attribute::Option for detailed
    documentation.

METADATA
    MooseX::App will use your class metadata and POD to construct the
    commands and helpful error- or usage-messages. These bits of information
    are utilised and should be provided if possible:

    *   Package names

    *   required options for Moose attributes

    *   documentation options for Moose attributes

    *   Moose type constraints (Bool, ArrayRef, HashRef, Int, Num, and Enum)

    *   Documentation set via app_description, app_usage,
        command_short_description, command_long_description and
        command_usage

    *   POD (NAME, ABSTRACT, DESCRIPTION, USAGE, SYNOPSIS, OVERVIEW,
        COPYRIGHT, LICENSE, COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE, AUTHOR and AUTHORS
        sections)

    *   Dzil ABSTRACT tag if no POD is available yet

PLUGINS
    The behaviour of MooseX-App can be customised with plugins. To load a
    plugin just pass a list of plugin names after the "use MooseX-App"
    statement. (Attention: order sometimes matters)

     use MooseX::App qw(PluginA PluginB);

    Currently the following plugins are shipped with MooseX::App

    *   MooseX::App::Plugin::BashCompletion

        Adds a command that generates a bash completion script for your
        application. See third party MooseX::App::Plugin::ZshCompletion for
        Z shell completion.

    *   MooseX::App::Plugin::Color

        Colorful output for your MooseX::App applications.

    *   MooseX::App::Plugin::Config

        Config files for MooseX::App applications.

    *   MooseX::App::Plugin::ConfigHome

        Try to find config files in users home directory.

    *   MooseX::App::Plugin::Term

        Prompt user for options and parameters that were not provided via
        options or params. Prompt offers basic editing capabilities and
        non-persistent history.

    *   MooseX::App::Plugin::Typo

        Handle typos in command names and provide suggestions.

    *   MooseX::App::Plugin::Version

        Adds a command to display the version and license of your
        application.

    *   MooseX::App::Plugin::Man

        Display full manpage of application and commands.

    *   MooseX::App::Plugin::MutexGroup

        Allow for mutally exclusive options.

    *   MooseX::App::Plugin::Depends

        Adds dependent options.

    Refer to Writing MooseX-App Plugins for documentation on how to create
    your own plugins.

CAVEATS & KNOWN BUGS
    Startup time may be an issue - escpecially if you load many plugins. If
    you do not require the functionality of plugins and ability for fine
    grained customisation (or Moose for that matter) then you should
    probably use MooX::Options or MooX::Cmd.

    In some cases - especially when using non-standard class inheritance -
    you may end up with command classes lacking the help attribute. In this
    case you need to include the following line in your base class or
    command classes.

     with qw(MooseX::App::Role::Common);

    When manually registering command classes (eg. via app_command_register)
    in multiple base classes with different sets of plugins (why would you
    ever want to do that?), then meta attributes may lack some attribute
    metaclasses. In this case you need to load the missing attribute traits
    explicitly:

     option 'argument' => (
        depends => 'otherargument',
        trait   => ['MooseX::App::Plugin::Depends::Meta::Attribute'], # load trait
     );

SEE ALSO
    Read the Tutorial for getting started with a simple MooseX::App command
    line application.

    For alternatives you can check out

    MooseX::App::Cmd, MooseX::Getopt, MooX::Options, MooX::Cmdand App::Cmd

SUPPORT
    Please report any bugs or feature requests via
    <https://github.com/maros/MooseX-App/issues/new>. I will be notified,
    and then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your report as
    I make changes.

AUTHOR
        Maroš Kollár
        CPAN ID: MAROS
        maros [at] k-1.com
    
        http://www.k-1.com

CONTRIBUTORS
    Special thanks to all contributors.

    In no particular order: Andrew Jones, George Hartzell, Steve Nolte,
    Michael G, Thomas Klausner, Yanick Champoux, Edward Baudrez, David
    Golden, J.R. Mash, Thilo Fester, Gregor Herrmann, Sergey Romanov, Sawyer
    X, Roman F., Hunter McMillen, Maik Hentsche, Alexander Stoddard, Marc
    Logghe, Tina Müller, Lisa Hare

    You are more than welcome to contribute to MooseX-App. Please have a
    look at the
    <https://github.com/maros/MooseX-App/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label
    %3AWishlist> list of open wishlist issues for ideas.

COPYRIGHT
    MooseX::App is Copyright (c) 2012-17 Maroš Kollár.

    This library is free software and may be distributed under the same
    terms as perl itself. The full text of the licence can be found in the
    LICENCE file included with this module.