Use when building CLI tools. Keywords: CLI, command line, terminal, clap, structopt, argument parsing, subcommand, interactive, TUI, ratatui, crossterm, indicatif, progress bar, colored output, shell completion, config file, environment variable, 命令行, 终端应用, 参数解析
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CLI Domain
Layer 3: Domain Constraints
Domain Constraints → Design Implications
Domain Rule
Design Constraint
Rust Implication
User ergonomics
Clear help, errors
clap derive macros
Config precedence
CLI > env > file
Layered config loading
Exit codes
Non-zero on error
Proper Result handling
Stdout/stderr
Data vs errors
eprintln! for errors
Interruptible
Handle Ctrl+C
Signal handling
Critical Constraints
User Communication
RULE: Errors to stderr, data to stdout
WHY: Pipeable output, scriptability
RUST: eprintln! for errors, println! for data
Configuration Priority
RULE: CLI args > env vars > config file > defaults
WHY: User expectation, override capability
RUST: Layered config with clap + figment/config
Exit Codes
RULE: Return non-zero on any error
WHY: Script integration, automation
RUST: main() -> Result<(), Error> or explicit exit()
Trace Down ↓
From constraints to design (Layer 2):
"Need argument parsing"
↓ m05-type-driven: Derive structs for args
↓ clap: #[derive(Parser)]
"Need config layering"
↓ m09-domain: Config as domain object
↓ figment/config: Layer sources
"Need progress display"
↓ m12-lifecycle: Progress bar as RAII
↓ indicatif: ProgressBar
Key Crates
Purpose
Crate
Argument parsing
clap
Interactive prompts
dialoguer
Progress bars
indicatif
Colored output
colored
Terminal UI
ratatui
Terminal control
crossterm
Console utilities
console
Design Patterns
Pattern
Purpose
Implementation
Args struct
Type-safe args
#[derive(Parser)]
Subcommands
Command hierarchy
#[derive(Subcommand)]
Config layers
Override precedence
CLI > env > file
Progress
User feedback
ProgressBar::new(len)
Code Pattern: CLI Structure
useclap::{Parser,Subcommand};#[derive(Parser)]#[command(name = "myapp", about = "My CLI tool")]structCli{/// Enable verbose output
#[arg(short, long)]verbose: bool,#[command(subcommand)]command: Commands,}#[derive(Subcommand)]enumCommands{/// Initialize a new project
Init{name: String},/// Run the application
Run{#[arg(short, long)]port: Option<u16>,},}fnmain()-> anyhow::Result<()>{letcli=Cli::parse();matchcli.command{Commands::Init{name}=>init_project(&name)?,Commands::Run{port}=>run_server(port.unwrap_or(8080))?,}Ok(())}