nu-cmd-lang 0.112.2

Nushell's core language commands
Documentation
use nu_engine::command_prelude::*;
use nu_protocol::engine::CommandType;

#[derive(Clone)]
pub struct While;

impl Command for While {
    fn name(&self) -> &str {
        "while"
    }

    fn description(&self) -> &str {
        "Conditionally run a block in a loop."
    }

    fn signature(&self) -> nu_protocol::Signature {
        Signature::build("while")
            .input_output_types(vec![(Type::Nothing, Type::Nothing)])
            .allow_variants_without_examples(true)
            .required("cond", SyntaxShape::MathExpression, "Condition to check.")
            .required(
                "block",
                SyntaxShape::Block,
                "Block to loop if check succeeds.",
            )
            .category(Category::Core)
    }

    fn search_terms(&self) -> Vec<&str> {
        vec!["loop"]
    }

    fn extra_description(&self) -> &str {
        "This command is a parser keyword. For details, check:
  https://www.nushell.sh/book/thinking_in_nu.html"
    }

    fn command_type(&self) -> CommandType {
        CommandType::Keyword
    }

    fn run(
        &self,
        _engine_state: &EngineState,
        _stack: &mut Stack,
        _call: &Call,
        _input: PipelineData,
    ) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
        // This is compiled specially by the IR compiler. The code here is never used when
        // running in IR mode.
        eprintln!(
            "Tried to execute 'run' for the 'while' command: this code path should never be reached in IR mode"
        );
        unreachable!()
    }

    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example<'_>> {
        vec![Example {
            description: "Loop while a condition is true.",
            example: "mut x = 0; while $x < 10 { $x = $x + 1 }",
            result: None,
        }]
    }
}

#[cfg(test)]
mod test {
    use super::*;

    #[test]
    fn test_examples() -> nu_test_support::Result {
        nu_test_support::test().examples(While)
    }
}