Infrastructure » Python CLI

h2. Design planning for CLI

h4. Example session

% dataone
DataONE Command Line Interface

package create pkg-abc
set format-id=eml://ecoinformatics.org/eml-2.1.0
package scimeta add knb-lter-gce.297.17
set format-id=text/plain
package scidata add INV-GCEM-0705a1
package scidata add INV-GCEM-0705a2
package scidata add INV-GCEM-0705a3
package save
package done
%

h4. New commands

• create - upload to dataone
• get __ - get from dataone and load into memory
• update __ - update object in dataone

• delete - delete object from dataone

• new __ - create new package in memory

• open __ - open new package from disk

• save __ - save new package to disk

• clear - clear package in memory and start over

• add __ [filename] - add the content of pid to package (eventually creating the object on a MN if filename provided)

• remove __ - (implies removing all associated linkages too)

• link __ __ -- adds and makes "documents" linkages (implies add)

• unlink __ __ -- removes linkage

• show - display package in memory (display everything that is known about the package)

• show __ - show contents of file (if text)(hex dump if binary?)

• done - leave package mode

h4. Example command line usage

@dataone package create [...]@
@dataone package delete @
@dataone package update [...]@
@dataone package show @

@dataone -e 'package new pkgid; package add ; ...'@
    or
@dataone -e 'package; new pkgid; add ; ...'@