# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
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# Copyright (C) 2007, 2008, 2009 by Jan Dittberner.
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# Version: $Id$
import argparse
import sys
import logging
from gnuviechadmin.exceptions import GnuviechadminError


class CliCommand(object):
    """
    Base class for command line interface.

    A specific implementation class must implement the static
    setup_arparser method and the _execute method.
    """

    @staticmethod
    def setup_argparser(subparsers):
        """
        This static method is used to initialize the command line
        argument parser.

        The method has to be overridden by subclasses.
        """
        raise NotImplementedError


    def _execute(self):
        """
        This method is called when the subcommand of the command is
        executed.

        The method has to be overridden by subclasses.
        """
        raise NotImplementedError

    def __init__(self, args, config):
        """
        This initializes the command with the given command line
        arguments and executes it.
        """
        self.config = config
        self.args = args
        self.logger = logging.getLogger("%s.%s" % (
            self.__class__.__module__, self.__class__.__name__))
        self._execute()