org.cyclopsgroup.jmxterm.io

Class CommandInput

java.lang.Object

org.cyclopsgroup.jmxterm.io.CommandInput

All Implemented Interfaces:

Closeable, AutoCloseable

Direct Known Subclasses:

FileCommandInput, InputStreamCommandInput, JlineCommandInput, UnimplementedCommandInput

public abstract class CommandInput
extends Object
implements Closeable

An abstract class that provides command line input line by line

Author:

Jiaqi Guo

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
CommandInput()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	close()
abstract String	readLine() Reads a single line from input.
abstract String	readMaskedString(String prompt) Reads input without echoing back keyboard input.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

CommandInput

public CommandInput()

Method Detail

close

public void close()
           throws IOException

Specified by:

close in interface Closeable

Specified by:

close in interface AutoCloseable

Throws:

IOException

readLine

public abstract String readLine()
                         throws IOException

Reads a single line from input.

Returns:

The line it reads.

Throws:

IOException - allows any communication error.

readMaskedString

public abstract String readMaskedString(String prompt)
                                 throws IOException

Reads input without echoing back keyboard input.

Parameters:

prompt - The full or partial input that user types.

Returns:

The string it reads.

Throws:

IOException - allows any communication error.