Mìng Lìng - 命令

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Note: Mingling is still under active development, and its API may change. Feel free to try it out and give us feedback!

Mingling is a Rust command-line framework. Its name comes from the Chinese Pinyin for "命令", which means "Command".

Quick Start

The example below shows how to use Mingling to create a simple command-line program:

use mingling::macros::{dispatcher, gen_program, r_println, renderer};

fn main() {
    let mut program = ThisProgram::new();
    program.with_dispatcher(HelloCommand);

    // Execute
    program.exec();
}

// Define command: "<bin> hello"
dispatcher!("hello", HelloCommand => HelloEntry);

// Render HelloEntry
#[renderer]
fn render_hello_world(_prev: HelloEntry) {
    r_println!("Hello, World!")
}

// Fallbacks
#[renderer]
fn fallback_dispatcher_not_found(prev: DispatcherNotFound) {
    r_println!("Dispatcher not found for command `{}`", prev.join(", "))
}

#[renderer]
fn fallback_renderer_not_found(prev: RendererNotFound) {
    r_println!("Renderer not found `{}`", *prev)
}

// Collect renderers and chains to generate ThisProgram
gen_program!();

Output:

> mycmd hello
Hello, World!
> mycmd hallo
Dispatcher not found for command `hallo`

Core Concepts

Mingling abstracts command execution into the following parts:

1. Dispatcher - Routes user input to a specific renderer or chain based on the command node name.
2. Chain - Transforms the incoming type into another type, passing it to the next chain or renderer.
3. Renderer - Stops the chain and prints the currently processed type to the terminal.
4. Program - Manages the lifecycle and configuration of the entire CLI application.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

See LICENSE-MIT or LICENSE-APACHE file for details.