CommandLineTool (MultimediaLib 2019.2.3 API)

java.lang.Object
- nl.colorize.multimedialib.tool.CommandLineTool

Direct Known Subclasses:

AppleIconTool, DemoLauncher, ImageTileTool, SpriteSheetPacker, TeaVMTranspiler
```
public abstract class CommandLineTool
extends java.lang.Object
```
Standard implementation for tools that provide a command line interface.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

CommandLineTool()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected java.lang.String`	`getDescription()`	Gives a human-readable description of this tool.
`protected java.io.File`	`parseInputDirectory(java.lang.String path)`
`protected java.io.File`	`parseInputFile(java.lang.String path)`
`protected java.io.File`	`parseOutputDirectory(java.lang.String path, boolean allowExisting)`	Parses an output directory path provided as a string argument.
`protected java.io.File`	`parseOutputFile(java.lang.String path)`
`abstract void`	`run()`	Runs this tool.
`void`	`start(java.lang.String[] args)`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - CommandLineTool
```
public CommandLineTool()
```
- Method Detail
  - start
```
public final void start(java.lang.String[] args)
```
  - run
```
public abstract void run()
```
    Runs this tool. This method is called by start(String[]). When this method is called it can be assumed that arguments have already been mapped to fields.
  - parseInputFile
```
protected java.io.File parseInputFile(java.lang.String path)
```
  - parseInputDirectory
```
protected java.io.File parseInputDirectory(java.lang.String path)
```
  - parseOutputFile
```
protected java.io.File parseOutputFile(java.lang.String path)
```
  - parseOutputDirectory
```
protected java.io.File parseOutputDirectory(java.lang.String path,
                                            boolean allowExisting)
```
    Parses an output directory path provided as a string argument.
    
    Parameters:
    
    allowExisting - When true, allow already existing directories to be used.
  - getDescription
```
protected java.lang.String getDescription()
```
    Gives a human-readable description of this tool. This description will be printed with the usage instructions. The default description is the name of the class.