base/src/main/java/bjc/utils/cli/CommandHelp.java


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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&rt;\t&lt;command-summary&rt;"
	 * </pre>
	 * 
	 * where anything in angle brackets should be filled in.
	 *
	 * @return The summary line line for a command
	 */
	String getSummary();
}