https://github.com/rjarry/libecoli

Extensible COmmand LIne library
https://github.com/rjarry/libecoli

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Extensible COmmand LIne library

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/rjarry/libecoli
• Owner: rjarry
• License: bsd-3-clause
• Created: 2024-10-23T15:37:47.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2025-02-13T11:59:49.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-30T18:02:50.513Z (over 1 year ago)
• Topics: c, cli, terminal
• Language: C
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• Size: 879 KB
• Stars: 3
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# libecoli

![logo.svg](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rjarry/libecoli/master/doc/logo.svg)

libecoli stands for **E**xtensible **CO**mmand **LI**ne library.

This library provides helpers to build interactive command line interfaces.

## What can it be used for?

* Complex interactive command line interfaces in C (e.g.: a router CLI).

* Application arguments parsing, natively supporting bash completion.

* Generic parsers.

## Main Features

* Dynamic completion.

* Contextual help.

* Integrated with libedit, but can use any readline-like library.

* Modular: the cli behavior is defined through an assembly of basic nodes.

* Extensible: the user can write its own nodes to provide specific features.

* C API.

## Architecture

See [architecture.md](https://github.com/rjarry/libecoli/blob/master/doc/architecture.md).

## License

libecoli uses the Open Source BSD-3-Clause license. The full license text can

be found in LICENSE.

libecoli makes use of Unique License Identifiers, as defined by the SPDX

project (https://spdx.org/):

- it avoids including large license headers in all files

- it ensures licence consistency between all files

- it improves automated detection of licences

The SPDX tag should be placed in the first line of the file when possible, or

on the second line (e.g.: shell scripts).

## Projects that use libecoli

* [6WIND Virtual Service Router](https://doc.6wind.com/new/vsr-3/latest/vsr-guide/user-guide/cli/index.html)

* [grout # a graph router based on DPDK](https://github.com/DPDK/grout)