sample that puts up a prompt as a starting point for other apps

samples/ConsoleCmd.py

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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+"""
+This application is a template for applications that use the ConsoleCmd class.
+"""
+
+import sys
+
+from bacpypes.debugging import bacpypes_debugging, ModuleLogger
+from bacpypes.consolelogging import ArgumentParser
+from bacpypes.consolecmd import ConsoleCmd
+
+from bacpypes.core import run
+
+# some debugging
+_debug = 0
+_log = ModuleLogger(globals())
+
+# globals
+this_console = None
+
+#
+#   ConsoleCmdTemplate
+#
+
+class ConsoleCmdTemplate(ConsoleCmd):
+
+    def do_echo(self, args):
+        """echo ..."""
+        args = args.split()
+        if _debug: ConsoleCmdTemplate._debug("do_echo %r", args)
+
+        sys.stdout.write(' '.join(args) + '\n')
+
+bacpypes_debugging(ConsoleCmdTemplate)
+
+
+def main():
+    global this_console
+
+    # build a parser for the command line arguments
+    parser = ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
+
+    # sample additional argument to change the prompt
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--prompt", type=str,
+        default="> ",
+        help="change the prompt",
+        )
+
+    # parse the command line arguments
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    if _debug: _log.debug("initialization")
+    if _debug: _log.debug("    - args: %r", args)
+
+    # make a console
+    this_console = ConsoleCmdTemplate(prompt=args.prompt)
+
+    _log.debug("running")
+
+    run()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
+