I needed a simpler way build basic command line interfaces so I cobbled together a useful C# base class.
I made the class as simple as possible to create entry point (start up) classes.
class Program :BaseConsole {
public override string Name {
get { return "Console Application"; }
}
protected override void LoadCommands() {
this.Commands.Add("print", () => Console.WriteLine("print out"));
this.Commands.Add("another", () => Console.WriteLine("another print out"));
}
static void Main(string[] args) {
new Program().Run();
}
}
Just run a console application that starts the Main() of the Program class. Typing in any commands that have been added to Commands will invoke the associated action.
Console Application
=====================================
Type 'help' to get available commands
Type 'exit','done' or 'quit' to exit
>>print
print out
>>another
another print out
>>
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If you type "help" it will print a list of available commands. You can exit the program by typing "exit","quit" or "done".
The commands themselves are stored in a Dictionary<string,Action> - the new lambdas in C# 3 make writing inline functions so simple.
Tags:
.NET,CSharp