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Cli
in package
implements CliInputInterface, CliOutputInterface

Horde_Cli API for basic command-line functionality/checks.

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author

Chuck Hagenbuch chuck@horde.org

author

Jan Schneider jan@horde.org

category

Horde

copyright

2003-2017 Horde LLC

license

http://www.horde.org/licenses/lgpl21 LGPL

Interfaces, Classes, Traits and Enums

CliInputInterface
Input related method definitions
CliOutputInterface
Input related method definitions

Table of Contents

$_clearscreen  : string
The string to use for clearing the screen.
$_color  : Color
The color formatter.
$_indent  : string
The indent string to use.
$_newline  : string
The newline string to use.
$_output  : resource
The output pipe.
$_space  : string
The formatted space string to use.
$_width  : int
The terminal width.
__construct()  : mixed
Detect the current environment (web server or console) and sets internal values accordingly.
block()  : string
Formats text in a visual block with optional margin.
blue()  : string
Returns a blue version of $text.
bold()  : string
Returns a bold version of $text.
clearScreen()  : mixed
Clears the entire screen, if possible.
color()  : string
Returns a colored version of $text.
fatal()  : mixed
Displays a fatal error message.
getWidth()  : int
Retuns the detected terminal screen width.
green()  : string
Returns a green version of $text.
header()  : mixed
Creates a header from a string by drawing character lines above or below the header content.
indent()  : string
Returns the indented string.
init()  : Horde_Cli
CLI scripts shouldn't timeout, so try to set the time limit to none. Also initialize a few variables in $_SERVER that aren't present from the CLI.
message()  : mixed
Displays a message.
passwordPrompt()  : string
Interactively prompts for input without echoing to the terminal.
prompt()  : mixed
Prompts for a user response.
readStdin()  : string
Reads everything that is sent through standard input and returns it as a single string.
red()  : string
Returns a red version of $text.
runningFromCLI()  : bool
Make sure we're being called from the command line, and not via the web.
shutdown()  : mixed
Destroys any session on script end.
writeln()  : mixed
Prints $text on a single line.
yellow()  : string
Returns a yellow version of $text.
_addLines()  : string
Adds content to a line buffer, wrapping long lines if necessary.
_detectPager()  : mixed
Detects available pagers (less, more) and creates pipes to output through them.
_setWidth()  : mixed
Detects the terminal screen width.

Properties

$_clearscreen

The string to use for clearing the screen.

protected string $_clearscreen = ''

$_color

The color formatter.

protected Color $_color

$_indent

The indent string to use.

protected string $_indent

$_newline

The newline string to use.

protected string $_newline

$_output

The output pipe.

protected resource $_output

$_space

The formatted space string to use.

protected string $_space

$_width

The terminal width.

protected int $_width

Methods

__construct()

Detect the current environment (web server or console) and sets internal values accordingly.

public __construct([array<string|int, mixed> $opts = [] ]) : mixed

Use init() if you also want to set environment variables that may be missing in a CLI environment.

Parameters
$opts : array<string|int, mixed> = []

Configuration options:

  • 'output': (resource, optional) Open pipe to write the output to.
  • 'pager': (boolean) Pipe output through a pager? @since 2.3.0
Return values
mixed

block()

Formats text in a visual block with optional margin.

public block(string $text, string $color[, string $margin = '' ][, int $width = null ]) : string
Parameters
$text : string

The block text.

$color : string

The background color.

$margin : string = ''

The block margin string.

$width : int = null

The block width.

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since

Horde_Cli 2.2.0

Return values
string

The formatted block.

blue()

Returns a blue version of $text.

public blue(string $text) : string
Parameters
$text : string

The text to print in blue.

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deprecated

Use Horde_Cli_Color or color() instead.

Return values
string

The blue text.

bold()

Returns a bold version of $text.

public bold(string $text) : string
Parameters
$text : string

The text to bold.

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deprecated

Use Horde_Cli_Color instead.

Return values
string

The bolded text.

clearScreen()

Clears the entire screen, if possible.

public clearScreen() : mixed
Return values
mixed

color()

Returns a colored version of $text.

public color(string $color, string $text) : string
Parameters
$color : string

The color to use. @see $_foregroundColors

$text : string

The text to print in this color.

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since

Horde_Cli 2.1.0

Return values
string

The colored text.

fatal()

Displays a fatal error message.

public fatal(mixed $error) : mixed
Parameters
$error : mixed

The error text to display, an exception or an object with a getMessage() method.

Return values
mixed

getWidth()

Retuns the detected terminal screen width.

public getWidth() : int

Defaults to 80 if the width cannot be detected automatically.

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since

Horde_Cli 2.2.0

Return values
int

The terminal screen width or null if not a terminal.

green()

Returns a green version of $text.

public green(string $text) : string
Parameters
$text : string

The text to print in green.

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deprecated

Use Horde_Cli_Color or color() instead.

Return values
string

The green text.

header()

Creates a header from a string by drawing character lines above or below the header content.

public header(string $message[, string $below = '-' ][, string $above = null ]) : mixed
Parameters
$message : string

A message to turn into a header.

$below : string = '-'

Character to use for drawing the line below the message.

$above : string = null

Character to use for drawing the line above the message.

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since

Horde_Cli 2.1.0

Return values
mixed

indent()

Returns the indented string.

public indent(string $text) : string
Parameters
$text : string

The text to indent.

Return values
string

The indented text.

init()

CLI scripts shouldn't timeout, so try to set the time limit to none. Also initialize a few variables in $_SERVER that aren't present from the CLI.

public static init([array<string|int, mixed> $opts = [] ]) : Horde_Cli
Parameters
$opts : array<string|int, mixed> = []

Configuration options:

  • 'pager': (boolean) Pipe output through a pager? @since 2.3.0
Return values
Horde_Cli

A Horde_Cli instance.

message()

Displays a message.

public message(mixed $message[, string $type = 'cli.message' ]) : mixed
Parameters
$message : mixed
$type : string = 'cli.message'

The type of message: 'cli.error', 'cli.warning', 'cli.success', or 'cli.message'.

Return values
mixed

passwordPrompt()

Interactively prompts for input without echoing to the terminal.

public passwordPrompt(string $prompt) : string

Requires a bash shell or Windows and won't work with safe_mode settings (uses shell_exec).

From: http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/05/01/interactive-cli-password-prompt-in-php/

Parameters
$prompt : string

The message to display when prompting the user.

Return values
string

The user's response to the prompt.

prompt()

Prompts for a user response.

public prompt(string $prompt[, array<string|int, mixed> $choices = null ][, string $default = null ]) : mixed
Parameters
$prompt : string

The message to display when prompting the user.

$choices : array<string|int, mixed> = null

The choices available to the user or null for a text input.

$default : string = null

The default value if no value specified.

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todo

Horde 5: switch $choices and $default

Return values
mixed

The user's response to the prompt.

readStdin()

Reads everything that is sent through standard input and returns it as a single string.

public readStdin() : string
Return values
string

The contents of the standard input.

red()

Returns a red version of $text.

public red(string $text) : string
Parameters
$text : string

The text to print in red.

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deprecated

Use Horde_Cli_Color or color() instead.

Return values
string

The red text.

runningFromCLI()

Make sure we're being called from the command line, and not via the web.

public static runningFromCLI() : bool
Return values
bool

True if we are, false otherwise.

shutdown()

Destroys any session on script end.

public shutdown() : mixed
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todo

Rely on session_status() in H6.

Return values
mixed

writeln()

Prints $text on a single line.

public writeln([string $text = '' ][, bool $pre = false ]) : mixed
Parameters
$text : string = ''

The text to print.

$pre : bool = false

If true the linebreak is printed before the text instead of after it.

Return values
mixed

yellow()

Returns a yellow version of $text.

public yellow(string $text) : string
Parameters
$text : string

The text to print in yellow.

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deprecated

Use Horde_Cli_Color or color() instead.

Return values
string

The yellow text.

_addLines()

Adds content to a line buffer, wrapping long lines if necessary.

protected _addLines(array<string|int, mixed> $buffer, string $content) : string
Parameters
$buffer : array<string|int, mixed>

The line buffer.

$content : string

The lines to add.

Return values
string

The updated line buffer.

_detectPager()

Detects available pagers (less, more) and creates pipes to output through them.

protected _detectPager() : mixed
Return values
mixed

_setWidth()

Detects the terminal screen width.

protected _setWidth() : mixed
Return values
mixed

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