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# Kotlin CLI
This library implements a lightweight framework for implementing terminal applications.
## Features
* Declare commands.
* Supports both named and wildcard commands.
* Declare and parse type-safe arguments.
* Multiplatform support
* JVM
* JavaScript
* Native (Linux)
## Installation
Add the following to your `build.gradle.kts`.
```kotlin
repositories {
maven("https://git.infendro.com/api/packages/Infendro/maven")
}
dependencies {
implementation("com.infendro:cli:1.3.0")
}
```
## Usage
```kotlin
import com.infendro.cli.argument.stringOrElse
import com.infendro.cli.argument.stringOrNull
import com.infendro.cli.command.cli
fun main(args: Array<String>) {
// declare root command
cli {
execute {
// execution of root command (e.g., display help)
}
// declare command "test"
command("test") {
// declare arguments
val greetingArg = stringOrElse("greeting", "Hello")
val nameArg = stringOrNull("name")
execute {
// retrieve the arguments
val greeting by greetingArg
val name by nameArg
println("$greeting ${name ?: "World"}!")
}
// declare more commands...
}
// declare wildcard command
command { wildcard ->
execute {
// retrieve the value used for the wildcard command
val value by wildcard
println("command $value executed!")
}
}
}.run(args)
}
```