Shell.java

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package io.vertx.ext.shell;

import io.vertx.codegen.annotations.CacheReturn;
import io.vertx.codegen.annotations.VertxGen;
import io.vertx.ext.shell.cli.CliToken;
import io.vertx.ext.shell.session.Session;
import io.vertx.ext.shell.system.Job;
import io.vertx.ext.shell.system.JobController;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * An interactive session between a consumer and a shell.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:julien@julienviet.com">Julien Viet</a>
 */
@VertxGen
public interface Shell {

  /**
   * Create a job, the created job should then be executed with the {@link io.vertx.ext.shell.system.Job#run} method.
   *
   * @param line the command line creating this job
   * @return the created job
   */
  Job createJob(List<CliToken> line);

  /**
   * See {@link #createJob(List)}
   */
  Job createJob(String line);

  /**
   * @return the shell's job controller
   */
  @CacheReturn
  JobController jobController();

  /**
   * @return the current shell session
   */
  @CacheReturn
  Session session();

  /**
   * Close the shell.
   */
  void close();

}