constructor {} {
	debug.cmdr/actor {}
	set myname        {}
	set mydescription {}
	set mydocumented  yes
	set mysuper       {}
	set mystore       {}




	return
    }

    # # ## ### ##### ######## #############
    ## Public API: Common actor attributes and behaviour
    ## - Name.
    ## - Description (help information).
................................................................................
    }

    method unset {key} {
	debug.cmdr/actor {}
	dict unset mystore $key
	return
    }




















    # # ## ### ##### ######## #############
    ## Public APIs:
    ## Overridden by sub-classes.

    # - Perform an action.
    # - Return help information about the action.
................................................................................

    method do   {args} {}
    method help {{prefix {}}} {}

    ##
    # # ## ### ##### ######## #############

    variable myname mydescription mydocumented mysuper mystore


    # # ## ### ##### ######## #############
    ## Helper methods common to command completion in actors.

    method Quote {word} {
	# Check if word contains special characters, and quote it to
	# prevent special interpretation of these characters, if so.
................................................................................

    ##
    # # ## ### ##### ######## #############
}

# # ## ### ##### ######## ############# #####################
## Ready
package provide cmdr::actor 1.1

    constructor {} {
	debug.cmdr/actor {}
	set myname        {}
	set mydescription {}
	set mydocumented  yes
	set mysuper       {}
	set mystore       {}

	set myhistory     {} ; # History handler, reporting commands just about
	#                      # to be executed, and other events related to
	#                      # history management.
	return
    }

    # # ## ### ##### ######## #############
    ## Public API: Common actor attributes and behaviour
    ## - Name.
    ## - Description (help information).
................................................................................
    }

    method unset {key} {
	debug.cmdr/actor {}
	dict unset mystore $key
	return
    }

    method history-via {cmd} {
	debug.cmdr/actor {}
	set myhistory $cmd
	return
    }

    method history-setup {} {
	debug.cmdr/actor {}
	if {![llength $myhistory]} {return {}}
	return [{*}$myhistory initialize [self]]
    }

    method history-add {cmd} {
	debug.cmdr/actor {}
	if {![llength $myhistory]} return
	{*}$myhistory add [string trim $cmd]
	return
    }

    # # ## ### ##### ######## #############
    ## Public APIs:
    ## Overridden by sub-classes.

    # - Perform an action.
    # - Return help information about the action.
................................................................................

    method do   {args} {}
    method help {{prefix {}}} {}

    ##
    # # ## ### ##### ######## #############

    variable myname mydescription mydocumented \
	mysuper mystore myhistory

    # # ## ### ##### ######## #############
    ## Helper methods common to command completion in actors.

    method Quote {word} {
	# Check if word contains special characters, and quote it to
	# prevent special interpretation of these characters, if so.
................................................................................

    ##
    # # ## ### ##### ######## #############
}

# # ## ### ##### ######## ############# #####################
## Ready
package provide cmdr::actor 1.2

## -*- tcl -*-
# # ## ### ##### ######## ############# #####################
## CMDR - History - Utility package commands.

# @@ Meta Begin
# Package cmdr::history 0
# Meta author   {Andreas Kupries}
# Meta location https://core.tcl.tk/akupries/cmdr
# Meta platform tcl
# Meta summary     Utilities to support an external history
# Meta description Utilities to support an external history
# Meta subject {command line} history {external history}
# Meta subject {save history} {load history}
# Meta require {Tcl 8.5-}
# Meta require fileutil
# Meta require debug
# Meta require debug::caller
# @@ Meta End

# # ## ### ##### ######## ############# #####################
## Requisites

package require Tcl 8.5
package require fileutil
package require debug
package require debug::caller

# # ## ### ##### ######## ############# #####################
## Definition

namespace eval ::cmdr {
    namespace export history
    namespace ensemble create
}

namespace eval ::cmdr::history {
    namespace export attach saveto
    namespace ensemble create

    # Path to the file the history is stored in.
    # The default value shown below disables history.
    variable file {}

    # State information about the history subsystem.
    variable loaded  0 ; # Boolean: Has the history file been loaded yet ?
    variable limit   0 ; # What are the limits on commands to be saved ? (0 = unlimited)
    variable cache  {} ; # In-memory list of the saved commands for easier limit handling.
}

# Helper ensemble.
namespace eval ::cmdr::history::mgr {
    namespace ensemble create -map {
	initialize ::cmdr::history::Init
	add        ::cmdr::history::Add
    }
}

# # ## ### ##### ######## ############# #####################

debug define cmdr/history
debug level  cmdr/history
debug prefix cmdr/history {[debug caller] | }

# # ## ### ##### ######## ############# #####################

proc ::cmdr::history::saveto {path} {
    debug.cmdr/history {}
    variable file $path
    return
}

proc ::cmdr::history::attach {actor} {
    debug.cmdr/history {}
    # cmdr shandler to use.
    # The actor is the officer to extend.

    # (***) Detect recursive entry through the extend statements
    # below. Use this to make 'history list' the default of the whole
    # history officer. And, of course, prevent infinite recursion.

    if {[$actor name] eq "history"} {
	$actor learn {default list}
	return
    }

    # (1) Intercept dispatch and record all user commands.
    #
    # Note how this is NOT attached to the history officer itself.
    # Execution of history management commands is not recorded in the
    # history.
    #
    # Note also that it is attached to all privates of any officer we
    # attach to.

    $actor history-via ::cmdr::history::mgr
    foreach a [$actor children] {
	$a history-via ::cmdr::history::mgr
    }

    # (2) Extend the root officer, and only the root, with a
    #     subordinate officer and privates providing access to the
    #     history management here.

    # FUTURE: Limit amount of saved commands.
    # FUTURE: Automatic loading of saved history into the
    # FUTURE: toplevel officer. (dhandler sub-methods?)
    # FUTURE: History redo commands.

    if {[$actor root] != $actor} return

    $actor extend {history list} {
	section Introspection {Command history}
	description {
	    Show the saved history of commands.
	}
	input n {
	    Show the last n history entries.
	    Default is to show all.
	} {
	    optional
	    default 0
	    validate integer
	}
    } ::cmdr::history::Show
    # This recurses into 'attach' through the automatic inheritance of
    # the shandler. See (***) above for the code intercepting the
    # recursion and preventing it from becoming infinite.

    $actor extend {history clear} {
	section Introspection {Command history}
	description {
	    Clear the saved history.
	}
    } ::cmdr::history::Clear

    $actor extend {history limit} {
	section Introspection {Command history}
	section Introspection
	description {
	    Limit the size of the history.
	    If no limit is specified the current limit is shown.
	}
	input n {
	    The number of commands to limit the history to.
	    A value <= 0 disables all limits.
	    Default is unlimited.
	} {
	    optional
	    default 0
	    validate integer
	}
    } ::cmdr::history::Limit

    return
}

# # ## ### ##### ######## ############# #####################
## Handler invoked by the main framework when an officer starts
## an interactive shell.

proc ::cmdr::history::Init {actor} {
    debug.cmdr/history {}
    Load

    # Non-root actors and shell do not have access to the full history.
    if {[$actor root] != $actor} {
	return {}
    }

    # Root actor gets access the saved history
    variable cache
    return  $cache
}

# # ## ### ##### ######## ############# #####################
## Handler invoked by the main framework to save commands
## just before they are run.

proc ::cmdr::history::Add {command} {
    debug.cmdr/history {}
    Load

    # Extend history
    variable cache
    lappend  cache $command

    # And save it, possibly limiting the number of entries.
    if {[Restrict]} {
	SaveAll
    } else {
	SaveLast
    }
    return
}

proc ::cmdr::history::Restrict {} {
    variable limit
    debug.cmdr/history {limit = $limit}

    # No limits, nothing to do.
    if {$limit <= 0} {
	debug.cmdr/history {/no limit}
	return 0
    }

    variable cache
    debug.cmdr/history {cache len = [llength $cache]}

    set delta [expr {[llength $cache] - $limit}]

    debug.cmdr/history {delta = $delta}

    # Amount of history is still under the imposed limit, nothing to do.
    if {$delta < 0} {
	debug.cmdr/history {Under limit by [expr {- $delta}]}
	return 0
    }

    # Throw the <delta> oldest entries out
    set cache [lrange $cache $delta end]

    debug.cmdr/history {cache len = [llength $cache]}
    return 1
}

proc ::cmdr::history::SaveLast {} {
    debug.cmdr/history {}
    variable file
    variable cache

    debug.cmdr/history {file      = $file}
    debug.cmdr/history {cache len = [llength $cache]}

    fileutil::appendToFile $file [lindex $cache end]\n
    return
}

proc ::cmdr::history::SaveAll {} {
    debug.cmdr/history {}

    variable limit
    variable cache
    variable file

    debug.cmdr/history {file      = $file}
    debug.cmdr/history {limit     = $limit}
    debug.cmdr/history {cache len = [llength $cache]}

    if {$limit > 0} {
	set prefix "#limit=$limit\n"
    } else {
	set prefix ""
    }

    debug.cmdr/history {prefix    = ($prefix)}

    fileutil::writeFile $file "$prefix[join $cache \n]\n"
    return
}

proc ::cmdr::history::Load {} {
    CheckActive

    variable loaded
    if {$loaded} return
    set loaded 1

    variable file
    variable limit
    variable cache

    if {![file exists $file]} {
	# Initial memory defaults for cache and limit are good.
	return
    }

    # We have a saved history, pull it in.
    set lines [split [string trimright [fileutil::cat $file]] \n]

    # Detect and strip a leading limit clause from the contents.
    if {[regexp "#limit=(\\d+)\$" [lindex $lines 0] -> plimit]} {
	set limit $plimit
	set lines [lrange $lines 1 end]
    }

    set cache $lines
    return
}

proc ::cmdr::history::CheckActive {} {
    variable file
    if {$file ne {}} return

    # No location to save to nor load from, abort request/caller.
    # Abort caller.
    return -code error \
	-errorcode {CMDR HISTORY NO-FILE} \
	"No history file specified"
}

# # ## ### ##### ######## ############# #####################
## Backend management actions.

proc ::cmdr::history::Show {config} {
    debug.cmdr/history {}
    Load

    variable cache

    set off [$config @n]
    if {$off <= 0} {
	# Show entire cache.
	# Start numbering at 1.

	set show $cache
	set num  1
    } else {
	# Partial history, show n last elements.
	incr off -1
	set show [lrange $cache end-$off end]
	set num  [expr {[llength $cache] - $off}]
    }

    variable cache
    set nlen [string length [llength $cache]]
    foreach line $show {
	puts " [format %${nlen}s $num] $line"
	incr num
    }
    return
}

proc ::cmdr::history::Clear {config} {
    debug.cmdr/history {}
    Load

    # Clear in-memory, and then external
    variable cache {}
    SaveAll
    return
}

proc ::cmdr::history::Limit {config} {
    debug.cmdr/history {}
    Load

    variable limit

    if {![$config @n set?]} {
	# Show current limit
	puts $limit
	return
    }

    # Retrieve the new limit, apply it to the in-memory history, and
    # at last refresh the external state.
    debug.cmdr/history {current = $limit}
    set new [$config @n]
    if {$new < 0 } { set new 0 }

    debug.cmdr/history {new     = $new}

    if {$new == $limit} {
	puts {No change}
	return
    }

    set limit $new
    Restrict
    SaveAll

    puts "Changed limit to $new"
    return
}

# # ## ### ##### ######## ############# #####################
## Ready
package provide cmdr::history 0
return

	set myactions   $actions ; # Action spec for future initialization
	set myinit      no       ; # Dispatch map will be initialized lazily
	set mymap       {}       ; # Action map starts knowing nothing
	set mypmap      {}       ; # Ditto for the map of action abbreviations.
	set mycommands  {}       ; # Ditto
	set myccommands {}       ; # Ditto, derived cache, see method CCommands.
	set mychildren  {}       ; # List of created subordinates.
	set myhandler   {}


	return
    }

    # # ## ### ##### ######## #############

    method ehandler {cmd} {
	debug.cmdr/officer {}
	set myhandler $cmd
	return
    }







    # # ## ### ##### ######## #############
    ## Public API. (Introspection, mostly).
    ## - Determine set of known actions.
    ## - Determine default action.
    ## - Determine handler for an action.

................................................................................
	if {![my has help]} {
	    cmdr help auto [self]
	}

	# Auto-create an 'exit' command when possible, i.e not in
	# conflict with a user-specified command.
	if {![my has exit]} {
	    my learn {
		private exit {
		    section *AutoGenerated*
		    description {
			Exit the shell.
			No-op if not in a shell.
		    }
		} [mymethod shell-exit]
	    }





	}
	return
    }

    method learn {script} {
	debug.cmdr/officer {}
	# Make the DSL commands directly available. Note that
	# "description:" and "common" are superclass methods, and
	# renamed to their DSL counterparts. The others are unexported
	# instance methods of this class.

	link \
	    {ehandler    ehandler} \

	    {private     Private} \
	    {officer     Officer} \
	    {default     Default} \
	    {alias       Alias} \
	    {description description:} \
	    undocumented \
	    {common      set}
................................................................................
    }

    # Convenience method for dynamically creating a command hierarchy.
    # Command specified as path, intermediate officers are generated
    # automatically as needed.

    method extend {path arguments action} {

	if {[llength $path] == 1} {
	    # Reached the bottom of the recursion.
	    # Generate the private handling arguments and action.
	    set cmd [lindex $path 0]
	    return [my Private $cmd $arguments $action]
	}

................................................................................
	# Note: By placing the subordinate objects into the officer's
	# namespace they will be automatically destroyed with the
	# officer itself. No special code for cleanup required.

	set handler [self namespace]::${what}_$name
	cmdr::$what create $handler [self] $name {*}$args

	# Propagate error handler.
	$handler ehandler $myhandler


	lappend mychildren $handler

	my Def $name $handler
	return $handler
    }

................................................................................
	    # interactively.

	    debug.cmdr/officer {shell}

	    set shell [linenoise::facade new [self]]
	    set myreplexit 0 ; # Initialize stop signal, no stopping
	    $shell history 1

	    [my root] set *in-shell* true
	    $shell repl
	    [my root] set *in-shell* false
	    $shell destroy

	    debug.cmdr/officer {/done shell}
	    return
................................................................................
	}
	return $help
    }

    # # ## ### ##### ######## #############

    variable myinit myactions mymap mycommands myccommands mychildren \
	myreplexit myhandler mypmap

    # # ## ### ##### ######## #############
}

# # ## ### ##### ######## ############# #####################
## Ready
package provide cmdr::officer 1.2

	set myactions   $actions ; # Action spec for future initialization
	set myinit      no       ; # Dispatch map will be initialized lazily
	set mymap       {}       ; # Action map starts knowing nothing
	set mypmap      {}       ; # Ditto for the map of action abbreviations.
	set mycommands  {}       ; # Ditto
	set myccommands {}       ; # Ditto, derived cache, see method CCommands.
	set mychildren  {}       ; # List of created subordinates.
	set myhandler   {}       ; # Handler around cmd parsing and execution.
	set myshandler  {}       ; # Setup handler, run after regular object
	#                          # initialization from its definition.
	return
    }

    # # ## ### ##### ######## #############

    method ehandler {cmd} {
	debug.cmdr/officer {}
	set myhandler $cmd
	return
    }

    method shandler {cmd} {
	debug.cmdr/officer {}
	set myshandler $cmd
	return
    }

    # # ## ### ##### ######## #############
    ## Public API. (Introspection, mostly).
    ## - Determine set of known actions.
    ## - Determine default action.
    ## - Determine handler for an action.

................................................................................
	if {![my has help]} {
	    cmdr help auto [self]
	}

	# Auto-create an 'exit' command when possible, i.e not in
	# conflict with a user-specified command.
	if {![my has exit]} {

	    my extend exit {
		section *AutoGenerated*
		description {
		    Exit the shell.
		    No-op if not in a shell.
		}
	    } [mymethod shell-exit]
	}

	# Invoke the user-specified hook for extending a newly-made
	# officer, if any.
	if {[llength $myshandler]} {
	    {*}$myshandler [self]
	}
	return
    }

    method learn {script} {
	debug.cmdr/officer {}
	# Make the DSL commands directly available. Note that
	# "description:" and "common" are superclass methods, and
	# renamed to their DSL counterparts. The others are unexported
	# instance methods of this class.

	link \
	    {ehandler    ehandler} \
	    {shandler    shandler} \
	    {private     Private} \
	    {officer     Officer} \
	    {default     Default} \
	    {alias       Alias} \
	    {description description:} \
	    undocumented \
	    {common      set}
................................................................................
    }

    # Convenience method for dynamically creating a command hierarchy.
    # Command specified as path, intermediate officers are generated
    # automatically as needed.

    method extend {path arguments action} {
	debug.cmdr/officer {}
	if {[llength $path] == 1} {
	    # Reached the bottom of the recursion.
	    # Generate the private handling arguments and action.
	    set cmd [lindex $path 0]
	    return [my Private $cmd $arguments $action]
	}

................................................................................
	# Note: By placing the subordinate objects into the officer's
	# namespace they will be automatically destroyed with the
	# officer itself. No special code for cleanup required.

	set handler [self namespace]::${what}_$name
	cmdr::$what create $handler [self] $name {*}$args

	# Propagate error and setup handlers.
	$handler ehandler $myhandler
	$handler shandler $myshandler

	lappend mychildren $handler

	my Def $name $handler
	return $handler
    }

................................................................................
	    # interactively.

	    debug.cmdr/officer {shell}

	    set shell [linenoise::facade new [self]]
	    set myreplexit 0 ; # Initialize stop signal, no stopping
	    $shell history 1
	    $shell history= [my history-setup]
	    [my root] set *in-shell* true
	    $shell repl
	    [my root] set *in-shell* false
	    $shell destroy

	    debug.cmdr/officer {/done shell}
	    return
................................................................................
	}
	return $help
    }

    # # ## ### ##### ######## #############

    variable myinit myactions mymap mycommands myccommands mychildren \
	myreplexit myhandler mypmap myshandler

    # # ## ### ##### ######## #############
}

# # ## ### ##### ######## ############# #####################
## Ready
package provide cmdr::officer 1.3

    # # ## ### ##### ######## #############

    method ehandler {cmd} {
	debug.cmdr/private {}
	set myhandler $cmd
	return
    }








    # # ## ### ##### ######## #############
    ## Internal. Argument processing. Defered until required.
    ## Core setup code runs only once.

    method Setup {} {
	# Process myarguments only once.
................................................................................

	# Create and fill the parameter collection
	set myconfig [cmdr::config create config [self] $myarguments]
	return
    }

    # # ## ### ##### ######## #############








    method do {args} {
	debug.cmdr/private {}
	my Setup



	if {[llength $myhandler]} {
	    # The handler is expected to have a try/finally construct
	    # which captures all of interest.
	    {*}$myhandler {
		my Run $args
	    }
................................................................................
    variable myarguments mycmd myinit myconfig myhandler

    # # ## ### ##### ######## #############
}

# # ## ### ##### ######## ############# #####################
## Ready
package provide cmdr::private 1.1

    # # ## ### ##### ######## #############

    method ehandler {cmd} {
	debug.cmdr/private {}
	set myhandler $cmd
	return
    }

    method shandler {cmd} {
	debug.cmdr/private {}
	# Privates have no setup handler/hook.
	# Ignoring the inherited definition.
	return
    }

    # # ## ### ##### ######## #############
    ## Internal. Argument processing. Defered until required.
    ## Core setup code runs only once.

    method Setup {} {
	# Process myarguments only once.
................................................................................

	# Create and fill the parameter collection
	set myconfig [cmdr::config create config [self] $myarguments]
	return
    }

    # # ## ### ##### ######## #############

    method FullCmd {cmd} {
	if {[catch {
	    set prefix "[my get *prefix*] "
	}]} { set prefix "" }
	return $prefix$cmd
    }

    method do {args} {
	debug.cmdr/private {}
	my Setup

	my history-add [my FullCmd $args]

	if {[llength $myhandler]} {
	    # The handler is expected to have a try/finally construct
	    # which captures all of interest.
	    {*}$myhandler {
		my Run $args
	    }
................................................................................
    variable myarguments mycmd myinit myconfig myhandler

    # # ## ### ##### ######## #############
}

# # ## ### ##### ######## ############# #####################
## Ready
package provide cmdr::private 1.2