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authorBenjamin J. Culkin <bjculkin@mix.wvu.edu>2017-10-08 22:39:59 -0300
committerBenjamin J. Culkin <bjculkin@mix.wvu.edu>2017-10-08 22:39:59 -0300
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+package bjc.utils.cli;
+
+/**
+ * Interface for the help entry for a command
+ *
+ * @author ben
+ *
+ */
+public interface CommandHelp {
+ /**
+ * Get the description of a command.
+ *
+ * @return The description of a command
+ */
+ String getDescription();
+
+ /**
+ * Get the summary line for a command.
+ *
+ * A summary line should consist of a string of the following format
+ *
+ * <pre>
+ * "&lt;command-name>\t&lt;command-summary>"
+ * </pre>
+ *
+ * where anything in angle brackets should be filled in.
+ *
+ * @return The summary line line for a command
+ */
+ String getSummary();
+}