Getting help as XML

在构建自动化工具或开发工具,需要与CakePHP壳相互作用,其很高兴有帮助可以在一台机器parse-able格式。ConsoleOptionParser可以提供帮助在xml中通过设置一个额外的参数:

cake bake --help xml
cake bake -h xml

上面会返回一个XML文档生成的帮助,选项,参数和个与所选的外壳。一个示例XML文档的样子:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<shell>
    <command>bake fixture</command>
    <description>Generate fixtures for use with the test suite. You can use
        `bake fixture all` to bake all fixtures.</description>
    <epilog>
        Omitting all arguments and options will enter into an interactive
        mode.
    </epilog>
    <subcommands/>
    <options>
        <option name="--help" short="-h" boolean="1">
            <default/>
            <choices/>
        </option>
        <option name="--verbose" short="-v" boolean="1">
            <default/>
            <choices/>
        </option>
        <option name="--quiet" short="-q" boolean="1">
            <default/>
            <choices/>
        </option>
        <option name="--count" short="-n" boolean="">
            <default>10</default>
            <choices/>
        </option>
        <option name="--connection" short="-c" boolean="">
            <default>default</default>
            <choices/>
        </option>
        <option name="--plugin" short="-p" boolean="">
            <default/>
            <choices/>
        </option>
        <option name="--records" short="-r" boolean="1">
            <default/>
            <choices/>
        </option>
    </options>
    <arguments>
        <argument name="name" help="Name of the fixture to bake.
            Can use Plugin.name to bake plugin fixtures." required="">
            <choices/>
        </argument>
    </arguments>
</shell>