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Since lldb 3.7, Python commands can also be implemented by means of a class
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which should implement the following interface:
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+ .. code-block :: python
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class CommandObjectType :
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def __init__ (self , debugger , internal_dict ):
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As a convenience, you can treat the result object as a Python file object , and
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say
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- ::
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+ .. code - block:: python
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print >> result, " my command does lots of cool stuff"
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SBCommandReturnObject and SBStream both support this file - like behavior by
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providing write() and flush() calls at the Python layer.
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+ The commands that are added using this class definition are what lldb calls
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+ " raw" commands. The command interpreter doesn' t attempt to parse the command,
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+ doesn' t handle option values, neither generating help for them, or their
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+ completion. Raw commands are useful when the arguments passed to the command
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+ are unstructured, and having to protect them against lldb command parsing would
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+ be onerous. For instance, " expr" is a raw command.
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+ You can also add scripted commands that implement the " parsed command" , where
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+ the options and their types are specified, as well as the argument and argument
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+ types. These commands look and act like the majority of lldb commands, and you
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+ can also add custom completions for the options and / or the arguments if you have
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+ special needs.
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+ The easiest way to do this is to derive your new command from the lldb.ParsedCommand
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+ class . That responds in the same way to the help & repeat command interfaces, and
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+ provides some convenience methods, and most importantly an LLDBOptionValueParser,
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+ accessed throught lldb.ParsedCommand.get_parser(). The parser is used to set
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+ your command definitions, and to retrieve option values in the __call__ method.
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+ To set up the command definition, implement the ParsedCommand abstract method:
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+ .. code- block:: python
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+ def setup_command_definition(self ):
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+ This is called when your command is added to lldb. In this method you add the
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+ options and their types, the option help strings, etc. to the command using the API :
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+ .. code- block:: python
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+ def add_option(self , short_option, long_option, help , default,
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+ dest = None , required = False , groups = None ,
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+ value_type = lldb.eArgTypeNone, completion_type = None ,
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+ enum_values = None ):
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+ """
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+ short_option: one character, must be unique, not required
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+ long_option: no spaces, must be unique, required
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+ help: a usage string for this option, will print in the command help
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+ default: the initial value for this option (if it has a value)
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+ dest: the name of the property that gives you access to the value for
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+ this value. Defaults to the long option if not provided.
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+ required: if true, this option must be provided or the command will error out
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+ groups: Which "option groups" does this option belong to. This can either be
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+ a simple list (e.g. [1, 3, 4, 5]) or you can specify ranges by sublists:
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+ so [1, [3,5]] is the same as [1, 3, 4, 5].
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+ value_type: one of the lldb.eArgType enum values. Some of the common arg
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+ types also have default completers, which will be applied automatically.
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+ completion_type: currently these are values form the lldb.CompletionType enum. If
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+ you need custom completions, implement handle_option_argument_completion.
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+ enum_values: An array of duples: ["element_name", "element_help"]. If provided,
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+ only one of the enum elements is allowed. The value will be the
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+ element_name for the chosen enum element as a string.
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+ """
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+ Similarly, you can add argument types to the command:
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+ .. code- block:: python
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+ def make_argument_element(self , arg_type, repeat = " optional" , groups = None ):
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+ """
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+ arg_type: The argument type, one of the lldb.eArgType enum values.
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+ repeat: Choose from the following options:
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+ "plain" - one value
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+ "optional" - zero or more values
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+ "plus" - one or more values
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+ groups: As with add_option.
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+ """
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+ Then implement the body of the command by defining:
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+ .. code- block:: python
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+ def __call__ (self , debugger, args_array, exe_ctx, result):
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+ """ This is the command callback. The option values are
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+ provided by the 'dest' properties on the parser.
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+ args_array: This is the list of arguments provided.
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+ exe_ctx: Gives the SBExecutionContext on which the
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+ command should operate.
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+ result: Any results of the command should be
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+ written into this SBCommandReturnObject.
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+ """
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+ This differs from the " raw" command' s __call__ in that the arguments are already
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+ parsed into the args_array, and the option values are set in the parser, and
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+ can be accessed using their property name. The LLDBOptionValueParser class has
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+ a couple of other handy methods:
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+ .. code- block:: python
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+ def was_set(self , long_option_name):
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+ returns True if the option was specified on the command line.
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+ .. code- block:: python
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+ def dest_for_option(self , long_option_name):
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+ """
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+ This will return the value of the dest variable you defined for opt_name.
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+ Mostly useful for handle_completion where you get passed the long option.
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+ """
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+ lldb will handle completing your option names, and all your enum values
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+ automatically. If your option or argument types have associated built- in completers,
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+ then lldb will also handle that completion for you. But if you have a need for
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+ custom completions, either in your arguments or option values, you can handle
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+ completion by hand as well. To handle completion of option value arguments,
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+ your lldb.ParsedCommand subclass should implement:
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+ .. code-block :: python
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+ def handle_option_argument_completion (self , long_option , cursor_pos ):
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+ """
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+ long_option: The long option name of the option whose value you are
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+ asked to complete.
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+ cursor_pos: The cursor position in the value for that option - which
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+ you can get from the option parser.
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+ """
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+ And to handle the completion of arguments:
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+ .. code-block :: python
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+ def handle_argument_completion (self , args , arg_pos , cursor_pos ):
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+ """
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+ args: A list of the arguments to the command
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+ arg_pos: An index into the args list of the argument with the cursor
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+ cursor_pos: The cursor position in the arg specified by arg_pos
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+ """
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+ When either of these API's is called, the command line will have been parsed up to
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+ the word containing the cursor, and any option values set in that part of the command
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+ string are available from the option value parser. That's useful for instance
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+ if you have a --shared-library option that would constrain the completions for,
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+ say, a symbol name option or argument.
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+ The return value specifies what the completion options are. You have four
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+ choices:
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+ - `True `: the completion was handled with no completions.
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+ - `False `: the completion was not handled, forward it to the regular
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+ completion machinery.
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+ - A dictionary with the key: "completion": there is one candidate,
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+ whose value is the value of the "completion" key. Optionally you can pass a
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+ "mode" key whose value is either "partial" or "complete". Return partial if
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+ the "completion" string is a prefix for all the completed value.
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+ For instance, if the string you are completing is "Test" and the available completions are:
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+ "Test1", "Test11" and "Test111", you should return the dictionary:
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+ .. code-block :: python
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+ return {" completion" : " Test1" , " mode" : " partial" }
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+ and then lldb will add the "1" at the curson and advance it after the added string,
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+ waiting for more completions. But if "Test1" is the only completion, return:
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+ .. code-block :: python
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+ {" completion" : " Test1" , " mode" : " complete" }
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+ and lldb will add "1 " at the cursor, indicating the command string is complete.
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+ The default is "complete", you don't need to specify a "mode" in that case.
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+ - A dictionary with the key: "values" whose value is a list of candidate completion
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+ strings. The command interpreter will present those strings as the available choices.
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+ You can optionally include a "descriptions" key, whose value is a parallel array
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+ of description strings, and the completion will show the description next to
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+ each completion.
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One other handy convenience when defining lldb command-line commands is the
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- command command script import which will import a module specified by file
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+ command " command script import" which will import a module specified by file
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path, so you don't have to change your PYTHONPATH for temporary scripts. It
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also has another convenience that if your new script module has a function of
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the form:
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def __lldb_init_module(debugger, internal_dict):
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# Command Initialization code goes here
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line scripts, the debugger instance must be created manually. Sample code would
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# Initialize the debugger before making any API calls.
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Now we can create a module called ls.py in the file ~/ls.py that will implement
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a function that can be used by LLDB's python command code:
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