woodpecker/vendor/github.com/mitchellh/cli/command.go
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package cli
// A command is a runnable sub-command of a CLI.
type Command interface {
// Help should return long-form help text that includes the command-line
// usage, a brief few sentences explaining the function of the command,
// and the complete list of flags the command accepts.
Help() string
// Run should run the actual command with the given CLI instance and
// command-line arguments. It should return the exit status when it is
// finished.
Run(args []string) int
// Synopsis should return a one-line, short synopsis of the command.
// This should be less than 50 characters ideally.
Synopsis() string
}
// CommandFactory is a type of function that is a factory for commands.
// We need a factory because we may need to setup some state on the
// struct that implements the command itself.
type CommandFactory func() (Command, error)