Command Line Interface#

The Command Line Interface (CLI) software component simplifies creating command line user interfaces for programs. It handles tasks such as receiving keyboard input, parsing the input strings for commands and arguments, and finally calling the proper C function with decoded and validated arguments. Functions can use standard output functions such as printf to write information to the console. Many modules of the SDK have built-in commands that are provided via CLI, users can even add the custom commands if required.

The Command Line Interface (CLI) depends on I/O Stream for reading and writing bytes. You can set the I/O stream instance in the CLI instance configuration.

Modules#

sl_cli_command_arg_t

sl_cli_command_info_t

sl_cli_command_entry_t

sl_cli_command_group_t

sl_cli_t

sl_cli_instance_parameters_t

CLI Commands in NVM3

CLI Commands in RAM

CLI Delay

Enumerations#

enum
sl_cli_arg_uint8 = SL_CLI_ARG_UINT8
sl_cli_arg_uint16 = SL_CLI_ARG_UINT16
sl_cli_arg_uint32 = SL_CLI_ARG_UINT32
sl_cli_arg_int8 = SL_CLI_ARG_INT8
sl_cli_arg_int16 = SL_CLI_ARG_INT16
sl_cli_arg_int32 = SL_CLI_ARG_INT32
sl_cli_arg_string = SL_CLI_ARG_STRING
sl_cli_arg_hex = SL_CLI_ARG_HEX
sl_cli_arg_uint8opt = SL_CLI_ARG_UINT8OPT
sl_cli_arg_uint16opt = SL_CLI_ARG_UINT16OPT
sl_cli_arg_uint32opt = SL_CLI_ARG_UINT32OPT
sl_cli_arg_int8opt = SL_CLI_ARG_INT8OPT
sl_cli_arg_int16opt = SL_CLI_ARG_INT16OPT
sl_cli_arg_int32opt = SL_CLI_ARG_INT32OPT
sl_cli_arg_stringopt = SL_CLI_ARG_STRINGOPT
sl_cli_arg_hexopt = SL_CLI_ARG_HEXOPT
sl_cli_arg_additionnal = SL_CLI_ARG_ADDITIONAL
sl_cli_arg_wildcard = SL_CLI_ARG_WILDCARD
sl_cli_arg_group = SL_CLI_ARG_GROUP
sl_cli_arg_end = SL_CLI_ARG_END
}

Enum of all the argument types.

Typedefs#

typedef uint8_t

Argument type typedef.

typedef void(*
sl_cli_command_func_t)(sl_cli_command_arg_t *arguments)

Command handler data type.

typedef void(*
sl_cli_command_function_t)(char *arg_str, void *user)

Redirect command function.

typedef uint8_t

sl cli input type t

typedef sl_cli_t *

sl cli handle t

Variables#

The default CLI handle.

Functions#

sl_status_t

Initialize module.

sl_status_t
sl_cli_simple_password_logout(sl_cli_handle_t handle)

Logout connected user from an instance.

sl_status_t
sl_cli_set_simple_password(char *new_password)

Set a new password.

sl_status_t

Destroy password key and force to configure a new password.

sl_status_t

Reset security warning flag.

bool
sl_cli_command_add_command_group(sl_cli_handle_t handle, sl_cli_command_group_t *command_group)

Add a new command group.

bool
sl_cli_command_remove_command_group(sl_cli_handle_t handle, sl_cli_command_group_t *command_group)

Remove a command group.

sl_cli_command_find(sl_cli_handle_t handle, int *token_c, char *token_v[], int *arg_ofs, bool *single_flag, bool *help_flag)

Find a command given the command groups and input arguments.

sl_status_t
sl_cli_command_execute(sl_cli_handle_t handle, char *input)

Find and execute a command given the string input and the command table.

sl_status_t
sl_cli_tokenize(char input[], int *token_c, char *token_v[])

Split a C-string on space, ignoring sections in {} or "".

bool
sl_cli_input_char(sl_cli_handle_t handle, char c)

Handle new input char from the terminal, both in terms of writing back to terminal and writing to the input buffer.

void
sl_cli_input_clear(sl_cli_handle_t handle)

Empty the input buffer.

uint8_t *
sl_cli_get_argument_hex(sl_cli_command_arg_t *a, size_t n, size_t *l)

Get the hex argument length and value.

void
sl_cli_clear(sl_cli_handle_t handle)

Clear (reset) a CLI.

void
sl_cli_redirect_command(sl_cli_handle_t handle, sl_cli_command_function_t command_function, const char *prompt, void *aux)

Redirect user input.

sl_status_t
sl_cli_handle_input(sl_cli_handle_t handle, char *string)

Handle input.

sl_status_t
sl_cli_instance_init(sl_cli_handle_t handle, sl_cli_instance_parameters_t *parameters)

Initialize a CLI instance.

bool
sl_cli_is_ok_to_sleep(sl_cli_handle_t handle)

Check if the CLI instance can allow sleep.

void
sl_cli_tick_instance(sl_cli_handle_t handle)

The bare metal tick function.

Macros#

#define
SL_CLI_NVM3_KEY_COUNT (0x100)

sl cli nvm3 key count

#define
SL_CLI_NVM3_KEY_BEGIN (0x3000)

sl cli nvm3 key begin

#define
SL_CLI_NVM3_KEY_END (SL_CLI_NVM3_KEY_BEGIN + SL_CLI_NVM3_KEY_COUNT)

sl cli nvm3 key end

#define
SL_CLI_INPUT_ORDINARY (0U)

Ordinary text or non-special characters.

#define
SL_CLI_INPUT_RETURN (1U)

RETURN character.

#define
SL_CLI_INPUT_ESCAPE (2U)

escape character (0xb)

#define
SL_CLI_INPUT_ARROW (3U)

Must follow escape character. (0x5b)

#define
SL_CLI_COMMAND (function, help_text, arg_help, ...)

A macro, which is used to create commands.

#define
SL_CLI_COMMAND_GROUP (group_table, help_text)

A macro, which is used to create command groups.

#define
SL_CLI_ARG_UINT8 (0x00U)

UINT8 argument type.

#define
SL_CLI_ARG_UINT16 (0x01U)

UINT16 argument type.

#define
SL_CLI_ARG_UINT32 (0x02U)

UINT32 argument type.

#define
SL_CLI_ARG_INT8 (0x03U)

INT8 argument type.

#define
SL_CLI_ARG_INT16 (0x04U)

INT16 argument type.

#define
SL_CLI_ARG_INT32 (0x05U)

INT32 argument type.

#define
SL_CLI_ARG_STRING (0x06U)

STRING argument type.

#define
SL_CLI_ARG_HEX (0x07U)

HEX argument type.

#define
SL_CLI_ARG_UINT8OPT (0x10U)

Optional (zero or more) UINT8 argument type.

#define
SL_CLI_ARG_UINT16OPT (0x11U)

Optional (zero or more) UINT16 argument type.

#define
SL_CLI_ARG_UINT32OPT (0x12U)

Optional (zero or more) UINT32 argument type.

#define
SL_CLI_ARG_INT8OPT (0x13U)

Optional (zero or more) INT8 argument type.

#define
SL_CLI_ARG_INT16OPT (0x14U)

Optional (zero or more) INT16 argument type.

#define
SL_CLI_ARG_INT32OPT (0x15U)

Optional (zero or more) INT32 argument type.

#define
SL_CLI_ARG_STRINGOPT (0x16U)

Optional (zero or more) STRING argument type.

#define
SL_CLI_ARG_HEXOPT (0x17U)

Optional (zero or more) HEX argument type.

#define
SL_CLI_ARG_ADDITIONAL (0x20U)

ADDITIONAL argument type.

#define
SL_CLI_ARG_WILDCARD (0x21U)

WILDCARD argument type.

#define
SL_CLI_ARG_GROUP (0xFEU)

GROUP argument type.

#define
SL_CLI_ARG_END (0xFFU)

END argument type.

#define
SL_CLI_INPUT_DIRECTION_UP (1)

MACROS ************************************.

#define
SL_CLI_INPUT_DIRECTION_DOWN (-1)

Define the DOWN-direction.

#define
SL_CLI_TICK_ENABLE 1

Enable the CLI tick.

#define
sl_cli_get_argument_count (a)

Obtain the number of command arguments.

#define
sl_cli_get_argument_type (a, n)

Obtain the type of argument.

#define
sl_cli_get_argument_int8 (a, n)

Obtain int8 arguments.

#define
sl_cli_get_argument_int16 (a, n)

Obtain int16 arguments.

#define
sl_cli_get_argument_int32 (a, n)

Obtain int32 arguments.

#define
sl_cli_get_argument_uint8 (a, n)

Obtain uint8 arguments.

#define
sl_cli_get_argument_uint16 (a, n)

Obtain uint16 arguments.

#define
sl_cli_get_argument_uint32 (a, n)

Obtain uint32 arguments.

#define
sl_cli_get_argument_string (a, n)

Obtain string arguments.

#define
sl_cli_get_command_count (a)

Obtain the number of command strings.

#define
sl_cli_get_command_string (a, n)

Obtain the command string(s).

Enumeration Documentation#

sl_cli_arg_t#

sl_cli_arg_t

Enum of all the argument types.

Enumerator
sl_cli_arg_uint8

UINT8 argument type.

sl_cli_arg_uint16

UINT16 argument type.

sl_cli_arg_uint32

UINT32 argument type.

sl_cli_arg_int8

INT8 argument type.

sl_cli_arg_int16

INT16 argument type.

sl_cli_arg_int32

INT32 argument type.

sl_cli_arg_string

STRING argument type.

sl_cli_arg_hex

HEX argument type.

sl_cli_arg_uint8opt

Optional (zero or more) UINT8 argument type.

sl_cli_arg_uint16opt

Optional (zero or more) UINT16 argument type.

sl_cli_arg_uint32opt

Optional (zero or more) UINT32 argument type.

sl_cli_arg_int8opt

Optional (zero or more) INT8 argument type.

sl_cli_arg_int16opt

Optional (zero or more) INT16 argument type.

sl_cli_arg_int32opt

Optional (zero or more) INT32 argument type.

sl_cli_arg_stringopt

Optional (zero or more) STRING argument type.

sl_cli_arg_hexopt

Optional (zero or more) HEX argument type.

sl_cli_arg_additionnal

ADDITIONAL argument type.

sl_cli_arg_wildcard

WILDCARD argument type.

sl_cli_arg_group

GROUP argument type.

sl_cli_arg_end

END argument type.


Typedef Documentation#

sl_cli_argument_type_t#

typedef uint8_t sl_cli_argument_type_t

Argument type typedef.


sl_cli_command_func_t#

typedef void(* sl_cli_command_func_t) (sl_cli_command_arg_t *arguments) )(sl_cli_command_arg_t *arguments)

Command handler data type.


sl_cli_command_function_t#

typedef void(* sl_cli_command_function_t) (char *arg_str, void *user) )(char *arg_str, void *user)

Redirect command function.


sl_cli_input_type_t#

typedef uint8_t sl_cli_input_type_t

sl cli input type t


sl_cli_handle_t#

typedef sl_cli_t* sl_cli_handle_t

sl cli handle t


Variable Documentation#

sl_cli_default_handle#

sl_cli_handle_t sl_cli_default_handle

The default CLI handle.


sl_cli_default_command_group#

sl_cli_command_group_t* sl_cli_default_command_group

The default CLI command group.


Function Documentation#

sl_cli_simple_password_init#

sl_status_t sl_cli_simple_password_init (void )

Initialize module.

Parameters
TypeDirectionArgument NameDescription
voidN/A

Returns

  • Initialization status .


sl_cli_simple_password_logout#

sl_status_t sl_cli_simple_password_logout (sl_cli_handle_t handle)

Logout connected user from an instance.

Parameters
TypeDirectionArgument NameDescription
sl_cli_handle_t[in]handle

A handle to the CLI.

Returns

  • Initialization status.


sl_cli_set_simple_password#

sl_status_t sl_cli_set_simple_password (char * new_password)

Set a new password.

Parameters
TypeDirectionArgument NameDescription
char *[in]new_password

Password string

Returns

  • Operation status.


sl_cli_simple_password_destroy_key#

sl_status_t sl_cli_simple_password_destroy_key (void )

Destroy password key and force to configure a new password.

Parameters
TypeDirectionArgument NameDescription
voidN/A

Returns

  • Operation status.


sl_cli_reset_security_warning_flag#

sl_status_t sl_cli_reset_security_warning_flag (void )

Reset security warning flag.

Parameters
TypeDirectionArgument NameDescription
voidN/A

Returns

  • Operation status.


sl_cli_command_add_command_group#

bool sl_cli_command_add_command_group (sl_cli_handle_t handle, sl_cli_command_group_t * command_group)

Add a new command group.

Parameters
TypeDirectionArgument NameDescription
sl_cli_handle_t[inout]handle

A handle to a CLI instance.

sl_cli_command_group_t *[in]command_group

A pointer to a command group structure. Note that the structure must initially have NULL in all elements except the command_table.

Returns

  • Returns true if the command_group could be added, false otherwise.


sl_cli_command_remove_command_group#

bool sl_cli_command_remove_command_group (sl_cli_handle_t handle, sl_cli_command_group_t * command_group)

Remove a command group.

Parameters
TypeDirectionArgument NameDescription
sl_cli_handle_t[inout]handle

A handle to a CLI instance.

sl_cli_command_group_t *[in]command_group

A pointer to a command group structure.

Returns

  • Returns true if the command_group could be removed, false otherwise.


sl_cli_command_find#

const sl_cli_command_entry_t * sl_cli_command_find (sl_cli_handle_t handle, int * token_c, char * token_v, int * arg_ofs, bool * single_flag, bool * help_flag)

Find a command given the command groups and input arguments.

Parameters
TypeDirectionArgument NameDescription
sl_cli_handle_t[inout]handle

A handle to a CLI instance.

int *[in]token_c

A number of arguments given.

char *[in]token_v

An array containing the token_v obtained from tokenization.

int *[out]arg_ofs

An integer that will get the index to the first command argument. Whether the command is in a group or not will affect the arg_ofs value.

bool *[out]single_flag

Boolean that is set to true if a specific command is detected. For help, the function may return a pointer to a command entry table or NULL, and in these cases the single_flag is set to false.

bool *[out]help_flag

Boolean that is set to true if "help" is detected, else set to false.

Returns

  • A pointer to a command entry for the given command. If the command is not found, the returned value can be NULL. If a help command is issued, the returned value may point to a command entry table.


sl_cli_command_execute#

sl_status_t sl_cli_command_execute (sl_cli_handle_t handle, char * input)

Find and execute a command given the string input and the command table.

Parameters
TypeDirectionArgument NameDescription
sl_cli_handle_t[inout]handle

A handle to a CLI instance.

char *[inout]input

C-string containing the user input. Must be '\0'-terminated.

Note

  • The input string will be modified in-place.

Returns

  • Status of the execution.


sl_cli_tokenize#

sl_status_t sl_cli_tokenize (char input, int * token_c, char * token_v)

Split a C-string on space, ignoring sections in {} or "".

Parameters
TypeDirectionArgument NameDescription
char[inout]input

The C-string to be split. Must be '\0'-terminated. Will be modified, even if an error occurs.

int *[out]token_c

The number of tokens put in the token_v array.

char *[out]token_v

An array containing the tokens obtained from splitting.

Note

  • This function modifies the content of the input string, and points the pointers in tokens to addresses in the input string. In quote strings ("") or curly braces ({}), the string will not be split, The quotes will be removed, but curly braces are kept for validation. To avoid '"' being interpreted as start/end of quote string, it may be escaped using '\"', both within and outside of "...". '{' may be escaped using * '\{'. There is no need for escaping '}', since only hex digits are allowed within {...}. Backslash also needs be be escaped, as '\'.

Returns

  • Status of the operation.


sl_cli_input_char#

bool sl_cli_input_char (sl_cli_handle_t handle, char c)

Handle new input char from the terminal, both in terms of writing back to terminal and writing to the input buffer.

Parameters
TypeDirectionArgument NameDescription
sl_cli_handle_t[inout]handle

A handle to a CLI instance.

char[in]c

Input char to be processed by the function.

This function should be called every time new input is detected. The behavior of the function is highly configurable through settings in cli_config.h.

Returns

  • Returns true if newline or return is detected, false otherwise.


sl_cli_input_clear#

void sl_cli_input_clear (sl_cli_handle_t handle)

Empty the input buffer.

Parameters
TypeDirectionArgument NameDescription
sl_cli_handle_t[inout]handle

A handle to a CLI instance.

This function should be called after newline has been detected and the information in the buffer has been processed.


sl_cli_get_argument_hex#

uint8_t * sl_cli_get_argument_hex (sl_cli_command_arg_t * a, size_t n, size_t * l)

Get the hex argument length and value.

Parameters
TypeDirectionArgument NameDescription
sl_cli_command_arg_t *[in]a

A pointer to the command arguments.

size_t[in]n

The argument number. The first argument is number 0, the next 1, etc.

size_t *[in]l

A pointer to the variable that receives the argument value length. Note: The length is stored in a 2 byte variable. Valid lengths are in the range 0 .. 65535.

Returns

  • A pointer to the value buffer.


sl_cli_clear#

void sl_cli_clear (sl_cli_handle_t handle)

Clear (reset) a CLI.

Parameters
TypeDirectionArgument NameDescription
sl_cli_handle_t[in]handle

A handle to the CLI that will be cleared.


sl_cli_redirect_command#

void sl_cli_redirect_command (sl_cli_handle_t handle, sl_cli_command_function_t command_function, const char * prompt, void * aux)

Redirect user input.

Parameters
TypeDirectionArgument NameDescription
sl_cli_handle_t[in]handle

A handle to the CLI.

sl_cli_command_function_t[in]command_function

A pointer to the function that will receive user input when the re-direct is active. NULL to stop the redirect.

const char *[in]prompt

A pointer to a string that will be used as command prompt in the redirect function. NULL to stop the redirect.

void *[in]aux

A pointer that will be added to the redirect function arguments. NULL to stop the redirect.

Normally, an input string is passed to the CLI command handler for execution, but with the redirect function the input string will be passed to the alternative function. If the alternative input function should not to be used, this function can be called with NULL in the command_function, prompt and aux.


sl_cli_handle_input#

sl_status_t sl_cli_handle_input (sl_cli_handle_t handle, char * string)

Handle input.

Parameters
TypeDirectionArgument NameDescription
sl_cli_handle_t[in]handle

A handle to the CLI.

char *[in]string

A pointer to the string containing the command line that shall be executed.

Execute a complete command line with command and arguments.

Returns

  • Execution status. Note: If the command is redirected, the function will always return SL_STATUS_OK.


sl_cli_instance_init#

sl_status_t sl_cli_instance_init (sl_cli_handle_t handle, sl_cli_instance_parameters_t * parameters)

Initialize a CLI instance.

Parameters
TypeDirectionArgument NameDescription
sl_cli_handle_t[in]handle

A handle to the CLI.

sl_cli_instance_parameters_t *[in]parameters

A pointer to the structure containing instance parameters.

Returns

  • Initialization status.


sl_cli_is_ok_to_sleep#

bool sl_cli_is_ok_to_sleep (sl_cli_handle_t handle)

Check if the CLI instance can allow sleep.

Parameters
TypeDirectionArgument NameDescription
sl_cli_handle_t[in]handle

A handle to the CLI instance.

This function is available in a bare metal configuration only.

Returns

  • A boolean that is true if the CLI allows sleep, else false.


sl_cli_tick_instance#

void sl_cli_tick_instance (sl_cli_handle_t handle)

The bare metal tick function.

Parameters
TypeDirectionArgument NameDescription
sl_cli_handle_t[in]handle

A handle to the CLI instance.