--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/tool/Command.h	Thu Jul 24 13:27:06 2008 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+/*****************************************************************************
+ *
+ * $Id$
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef __COMMAND_H__
+#define __COMMAND_H__
+
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <vector>
+using namespace std;
+
+#include "MasterDevice.h"
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+extern unsigned int masterIndex;
+extern int slavePosition;
+extern int domainIndex;
+extern string dataTypeStr;
+extern bool force;
+
+/****************************************************************************/
+
+class InvalidUsageException:
+    public runtime_error
+{
+    friend class Command;
+
+    protected:
+        /** Constructor with stringstream parameter. */
+        InvalidUsageException(
+                const stringstream &s /**< Message. */
+                ): runtime_error(s.str()) {}
+};
+
+/****************************************************************************/
+
+class CommandException:
+    public runtime_error
+{
+    friend class Command;
+
+    protected:
+        /** Constructor with stringstream parameter. */
+        CommandException(
+                const stringstream &s /**< Message. */
+                ): runtime_error(s.str()) {}
+};
+
+/****************************************************************************/
+
+class Command
+{
+    public:
+        Command(const string &, const string &);
+		virtual ~Command();
+
+        enum Verbosity {
+            Quiet,
+            Normal,
+            Verbose
+        };
+        void setVerbosity(Verbosity);
+
+        const string &getName() const;
+        const string &getBriefDescription() const;
+		Verbosity getVerbosity() const;
+
+        bool matchesSubstr(const string &) const;
+        bool matchesAbbrev(const string &) const;
+
+        virtual string helpString() const = 0;
+
+        typedef vector<string> StringVector;
+        virtual void execute(MasterDevice &, const StringVector &) = 0;
+
+    protected:
+        void throwInvalidUsageException(const stringstream &);
+        void throwCommandException(const stringstream &);
+
+		enum {BreakAfterBytes = 16};
+        static string numericInfo();
+
+    private:
+		string name;
+        string briefDesc;
+        Verbosity verbosity;
+
+        Command();
+};
+
+/****************************************************************************/
+
+inline const string &Command::getName() const
+{
+    return name;
+}
+
+/****************************************************************************/
+
+inline const string &Command::getBriefDescription() const
+{
+    return briefDesc;
+}
+
+/****************************************************************************/
+
+inline Command::Verbosity Command::getVerbosity() const
+{
+    return verbosity;
+}
+
+/****************************************************************************/
+
+#endif