Class Shell

Base class for command-line utilities for automating programmer chores.

Object

Shell

Direct Subclasses

TestShell

Indirect Subclasses

TestsuiteShell

Package: Cake\Console
Copyright: Copyright 2005-2012, Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (http://cakefoundation.org)
License: License (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php)
Location: Cake/Console/Shell.php

Constants summary

integer

NORMAL ¶

1
integer

QUIET ¶

0
integer

VERBOSE ¶

2

Properties summary

$OptionParser public

ConsoleOptionParser

An instance of ConsoleOptionParser that has been configured for this class.
$Tasks public

TaskCollection

Task Collection for the command, used to create Tasks.
$_taskMap protected

string

Normalized map of tasks.
$args public

array

Contains arguments parsed from the command line.
$command public

string

The command (method/task) that is being run.
$interactive public

boolean

If true, the script will ask for permission to perform actions.
$name public

string

The name of the shell in camelized.
$params public

array

Contains command switches parsed from the command line.
$plugin public

string

The name of the plugin the shell belongs to. Is automatically set by ShellDispatcher when a shell is constructed.
$stderr public

ConsoleOutput

stderr object.
$stdin public

ConsoleInput

stdin object
$stdout public

ConsoleOutput

stdout object.
$taskNames public

array

Contains the loaded tasks
$tasks public

array

Contains tasks to load and instantiate
$uses public

array

Contains models to load and instantiate

Method Summary

__construct() public

Constructs this Shell instance.
__get() public

Overload get for lazy building of tasks
_checkUnitTest() protected

Action to create a Unit Test
_controllerName() protected

Creates the proper controller plural name for the specified controller class name
_controllerPath() protected

Creates the proper controller path for the specified controller class name
_displayHelp() protected

Display the help in the correct format
_getInput() protected

Prompts the user for input, and returns it.
_loadModels() protected

If $uses = true Loads AppModel file and constructs AppModel class makes $this->AppModel available to subclasses If public $uses is an array of models will load those models
_modelKey() protected

Creates the proper underscored model key for associations
_modelName() protected

Creates the proper model camelized name (singularized) for the specified name
_modelNameFromKey() protected

Creates the proper model name from a foreign key
_pluginPath() protected

Find the correct path for a plugin. Scans $pluginPaths for the plugin you want.
_pluralHumanName() protected

Creates the plural human name used in views
_pluralName() protected

Creates the plural name for views
_singularHumanName() protected

Creates the singular human name used in views
_singularName() protected

creates the singular name for use in views.
_welcome() protected

Displays a header for the shell
clear() public

Clear the console
createFile() public

Creates a file at given path
dispatchShell() public

Dispatch a command to another Shell. Similar to Object::requestAction() but intended for running shells from other shells.
err() public

Outputs a single or multiple error messages to stderr. If no parameters are passed outputs just a newline.
error() public

Displays a formatted error message and exits the application with status code 1
getOptionParser() public

Gets the option parser instance and configures it. By overriding this method you can configure the ConsoleOptionParser before returning it.
hasMethod() public

Check to see if this shell has a callable method by the given name.
hasTask() public

Check to see if this shell has a task with the provided name.
hr() public

Outputs a series of minus characters to the standard output, acts as a visual separator.
in() public

Prompts the user for input, and returns it.
initialize() public

Initializes the Shell acts as constructor for subclasses allows configuration of tasks prior to shell execution
loadTasks() public

Loads tasks defined in public $tasks
nl() public

Returns a single or multiple linefeeds sequences.
out() public

Outputs a single or multiple messages to stdout. If no parameters are passed outputs just a newline.
runCommand() public

Runs the Shell with the provided argv.
shortPath() public

Makes absolute file path easier to read
startup() public

Starts up the Shell and displays the welcome message. Allows for checking and configuring prior to command or main execution
wrapText() public

Wrap a block of text. Allows you to set the width, and indenting on a block of text.

Method Detail

__construct() public ¶

__construct( ConsoleOutput $stdout = null , ConsoleOutput $stderr = null , ConsoleInput $stdin = null )

Constructs this Shell instance.

Parameters

ConsoleOutput $stdout optional null: A ConsoleOutput object for stdout.
ConsoleOutput $stderr optional null: A ConsoleOutput object for stderr.
ConsoleInput $stdin optional null: A ConsoleInput object for stdin.

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/console-and-shells.html#Shell

Overrides

Object::__construct()

__get() public ¶

__get( string $name )

Overload get for lazy building of tasks

Parameters

string $name

Returns

Shell
Object of Task

_checkUnitTest() protected ¶

_checkUnitTest( )

Action to create a Unit Test

Returns

boolean
Success

_controllerName() protected ¶

_controllerName( string $name )

Creates the proper controller plural name for the specified controller class name

Parameters

string $name: Controller class name

Returns

string
Controller plural name

_controllerPath() protected ¶

_controllerPath( string $name )

Creates the proper controller path for the specified controller class name

Parameters

string $name: Controller class name

Returns

string
Path to controller

_displayHelp() protected ¶

_displayHelp( string $command )

Display the help in the correct format

Parameters

string $command

_getInput() protected ¶

_getInput( string $prompt , mixed $options , string $default )

Prompts the user for input, and returns it.

Parameters

string $prompt: Prompt text.
mixed $options: Array or string of options.
string $default: Default input value.

Returns

Either
the default value, or the user-provided input.

_loadModels() protected ¶

_loadModels( )

If $uses = true Loads AppModel file and constructs AppModel class makes $this->AppModel available to subclasses If public $uses is an array of models will load those models

Returns

boolean

_modelKey() protected ¶

_modelKey( string $name )

Creates the proper underscored model key for associations

Parameters

string $name: Model class name

Returns

string
Singular model key

_modelName() protected ¶

_modelName( string $name )

Creates the proper model camelized name (singularized) for the specified name

Parameters

string $name: Name

Returns

string
Camelized and singularized model name

_modelNameFromKey() protected ¶

_modelNameFromKey( string $key )

Creates the proper model name from a foreign key

Parameters

string $key: Foreign key

Returns

string
Model name

_pluginPath() protected ¶

_pluginPath( string $pluginName )

Find the correct path for a plugin. Scans $pluginPaths for the plugin you want.

Parameters

string $pluginName: Name of the plugin you want ie. DebugKit

Returns

string
$path path to the correct plugin.

_pluralHumanName() protected ¶

_pluralHumanName( string $name )

Creates the plural human name used in views

Parameters

string $name: Controller name

Returns

string
Plural human name

_pluralName() protected ¶

_pluralName( string $name )

Creates the plural name for views

Parameters

string $name: Name to use

Returns

string
Plural name for views

_singularHumanName() protected ¶

_singularHumanName( string $name )

Creates the singular human name used in views

Parameters

string $name: Controller name

Returns

string
Singular human name

_singularName() protected ¶

_singularName( string $name )

creates the singular name for use in views.

Parameters

string $name

Returns

string
$name

_welcome() protected ¶

_welcome( )

Displays a header for the shell

clear() public ¶

clear( )

Clear the console

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/console-and-shells.html#Shell::clear

createFile() public ¶

createFile( string $path , string $contents )

Creates a file at given path

Parameters

string $path: Where to put the file.
string $contents: Content to put in the file.

Returns

boolean
Success

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/console-and-shells.html#Shell::createFile

dispatchShell() public ¶

dispatchShell( )

Dispatch a command to another Shell. Similar to Object::requestAction() but intended for running shells from other shells.

Usage:

With a string command:

return $this->dispatchShell('schema create DbAcl');

Avoid using this form if you have string arguments, with spaces in them. The dispatched will be invoked incorrectly. Only use this form for simple command dispatching.

With an array command:

return $this->dispatchShell('schema', 'create', 'i18n', '--dry');

Returns

mixed
The return of the other shell.

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/console-and-shells.html#Shell::dispatchShell

err() public ¶

err( mixed $message = null , integer $newlines = 1 )

Outputs a single or multiple error messages to stderr. If no parameters are passed outputs just a newline.

Parameters

mixed $message optional null: A string or a an array of strings to output
integer $newlines optional 1: Number of newlines to append

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/console-and-shells.html#Shell::err

error() public ¶

error( string $title , string $message = null )

Displays a formatted error message and exits the application with status code 1

Parameters

string $title: Title of the error
string $message optional null: An optional error message

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/console-and-shells.html#Shell::error

getOptionParser() public ¶

getOptionParser( )

Gets the option parser instance and configures it. By overriding this method you can configure the ConsoleOptionParser before returning it.

Returns

ConsoleOptionParser

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/console-and-shells.html#Shell::getOptionParser

hasMethod() public ¶

hasMethod( string $name )

Check to see if this shell has a callable method by the given name.

Parameters

string $name: The method name to check.

Returns

boolean

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/console-and-shells.html#Shell::hasMethod

hasTask() public ¶

hasTask( string $task )

Check to see if this shell has a task with the provided name.

Parameters

string $task: The task name to check.

Returns

boolean
Success

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/console-and-shells.html#Shell::hasTask

hr() public ¶

hr( integer $newlines = 0 , integer $width = 63 )

Outputs a series of minus characters to the standard output, acts as a visual separator.

Parameters

integer $newlines optional 0: Number of newlines to pre- and append
integer $width optional 63: Width of the line, defaults to 63

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/console-and-shells.html#Shell::hr

in() public ¶

in( string $prompt , mixed $options = null , string $default = null )

Prompts the user for input, and returns it.

Parameters

string $prompt: Prompt text.
mixed $options optional null: Array or string of options.
string $default optional null: Default input value.

Returns

mixed
Either the default value, or the user-provided input.

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/console-and-shells.html#Shell::in

initialize() public ¶

initialize( )

Initializes the Shell acts as constructor for subclasses allows configuration of tasks prior to shell execution

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/console-and-shells.html#Shell::initialize

loadTasks() public ¶

loadTasks( )

Loads tasks defined in public $tasks

Returns

boolean

nl() public ¶

nl( integer $multiplier = 1 )

Returns a single or multiple linefeeds sequences.

Parameters

integer $multiplier optional 1: Number of times the linefeed sequence should be repeated

Returns

string

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/console-and-shells.html#Shell::nl

out() public ¶

out( mixed $message = null , integer $newlines = 1 , integer $level = Shell::NORMAL )

Outputs a single or multiple messages to stdout. If no parameters are passed outputs just a newline.

Output levels

There are 3 built-in output level. Shell::QUIET, Shell::NORMAL, Shell::VERBOSE. The verbose and quiet output levels, map to the verbose and quiet output switches present in most shells. Using Shell::QUIET for a message means it will always display. While using Shell::VERBOSE means it will only display when verbose output is toggled.

Parameters

mixed $message optional null: A string or a an array of strings to output
integer $newlines optional 1: Number of newlines to append
integer $level optional Shell::NORMAL: The message's output level, see above.

Returns

integer|boolean
Returns the number of bytes returned from writing to stdout.

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/console-and-shells.html#Shell::out

runCommand() public ¶

runCommand( string $command , array $argv )

Runs the Shell with the provided argv.

Delegates calls to Tasks and resolves methods inside the class. Commands are looked up with the following order:

Method on the shell.
Matching task name.
main() method.

If a shell implements a main() method, all missing method calls will be sent to main() with the original method name in the argv.

Parameters

string $command: The command name to run on this shell. If this argument is empty, and the shell has a main() method, that will be called instead.
array $argv: Array of arguments to run the shell with. This array should be missing the shell name.

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/console-and-shells.html#Shell::runCommand

shortPath() public ¶

shortPath( string $file )

Makes absolute file path easier to read

Parameters

string $file: Absolute file path

Returns

string
short path

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/console-and-shells.html#Shell::shortPath

startup() public ¶

startup( )

Starts up the Shell and displays the welcome message. Allows for checking and configuring prior to command or main execution

Override this method if you want to remove the welcome information, or otherwise modify the pre-command flow.

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/console-and-shells.html#Shell::startup

wrapText() public ¶

wrapText( string $text , mixed $options = array() )

Wrap a block of text. Allows you to set the width, and indenting on a block of text.

Options

width The width to wrap to. Defaults to 72
wordWrap Only wrap on words breaks (spaces) Defaults to true.
indent Indent the text with the string provided. Defaults to null.

Parameters

string $text: Text the text to format.
mixed $options optional array(): Array of options to use, or an integer to wrap the text to.

Returns

string
Wrapped / indented text

See

String::wrap()

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/console-and-shells.html#Shell::wrapText

Methods inherited from Object

_mergeVars() protected ¶

_mergeVars( array $properties , string $class , boolean $normalize = true )

Merges this objects $property with the property in $class' definition. This classes value for the property will be merged on top of $class'

This provides some of the DRY magic CakePHP provides. If you want to shut it off, redefine this method as an empty function.

Parameters

array $properties: The name of the properties to merge.
string $class: The class to merge the property with.
boolean $normalize optional true: Set to true to run the properties through Set::normalize() before merging.

_set() protected ¶

_set( array $properties = array() )

Allows setting of multiple properties of the object in a single line of code. Will only set properties that are part of a class declaration.

Parameters

array $properties optional array(): An associative array containing properties and corresponding values.

_stop() protected ¶

_stop( integer|string $status = 0 )

Stop execution of the current script. Wraps exit() making testing easier.

Parameters

integer|string $status optional 0: see http://php.net/exit for values

dispatchMethod() public ¶

dispatchMethod( string $method , array $params = array() )

Calls a method on this object with the given parameters. Provides an OO wrapper for call_user_func_array

Parameters

string $method: Name of the method to call
array $params optional array(): Parameter list to use when calling $method

Returns

mixed
Returns the result of the method call

log() public ¶

log( string $msg , integer $type = LOG_ERROR )

Convenience method to write a message to CakeLog. See CakeLog::write() for more information on writing to logs.

Parameters

string $msg: Log message
integer $type optional LOG_ERROR: Error type constant. Defined in app/Config/core.php.

Returns

boolean
Success of log write

requestAction() public ¶

requestAction( mixed $url , array $extra = array() )

Calls a controller's method from any location. Can be used to connect controllers together or tie plugins into a main application. requestAction can be used to return rendered views or fetch the return value from controller actions.

Under the hood this method uses Router::reverse() to convert the $url parameter into a string URL. You should use URL formats that are compatible with Router::reverse()

Passing POST and GET data

POST and GET data can be simulated in requestAction. Use $extra['url'] for GET data. The $extra['data'] parameter allows POST data simulation.

Parameters

mixed $url: String or array-based url. Unlike other url arrays in CakePHP, this url will not automatically handle passed and named arguments in the $url parameter.
array $extra optional array(): if array includes the key "return" it sets the AutoRender to true. Can also be used to submit GET/POST data, and named/passed arguments.

Returns

mixed

Boolean true or false on success/failure, or contents of rendered action if 'return' is set in $extra.

toString() public ¶

toString( )

Object-to-string conversion. Each class can override this method as necessary.

Returns

string
The name of this class

array()

`$args` ¶

public array

Contains arguments parsed from the command line.

array()

`$command` ¶

public string

The command (method/task) that is being run.

`$interactive` ¶

public boolean

If true, the script will ask for permission to perform actions.

true

`$name` ¶

public string

The name of the shell in camelized.

null

`$params` ¶

public array

Contains command switches parsed from the command line.

array()

`$plugin` ¶

public string

The name of the plugin the shell belongs to. Is automatically set by ShellDispatcher when a shell is constructed.

null

array()

`$tasks` ¶

public array

Contains tasks to load and instantiate

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/console-and-shells.html#Shell::$tasks

array()

`$uses` ¶

public array

Contains models to load and instantiate

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/console-and-shells.html#Shell::$uses

array()

Packages

Classes

Class Shell

Direct Subclasses

Indirect Subclasses

Constants summary

Properties summary

Method Summary

__construct() public

__get() public

_checkUnitTest() protected

_controllerName() protected

_controllerPath() protected

_displayHelp() protected

_getInput() protected

_loadModels() protected

_modelKey() protected

_modelName() protected

_modelNameFromKey() protected

_pluginPath() protected

_pluralHumanName() protected

_pluralName() protected

_singularHumanName() protected

_singularName() protected

_welcome() protected

clear() public

createFile() public

dispatchShell() public

err() public

error() public

getOptionParser() public

hasMethod() public

hasTask() public

hr() public

in() public

initialize() public

loadTasks() public

nl() public

out() public

runCommand() public

shortPath() public

startup() public

wrapText() public

Method Detail

__construct() public ¶

Parameters

Link

Overrides

__get() public ¶

Parameters

Returns

_checkUnitTest() protected ¶

Returns

_controllerName() protected ¶

Parameters

Returns

_controllerPath() protected ¶

Parameters

Returns

_displayHelp() protected ¶

Parameters

_getInput() protected ¶

Parameters

Returns

_loadModels() protected ¶

Returns

_modelKey() protected ¶

Parameters

Returns

_modelName() protected ¶

Parameters

Returns

_modelNameFromKey() protected ¶

Parameters

Returns

_pluginPath() protected ¶

Parameters

Returns

_pluralHumanName() protected ¶

Parameters