gistfile1.rb

#!/usr/bin/ruby

require 'slop'
require 'sock_admin'

options = Slop.parse do
  banner %{Usage: sock_admin COMMAND [OPTIONS]
Control Sock from the command line.
  }

  on :v, :version, 'Display the version' do
    puts "SockAdmin Version #{SockAdmin::VERSION}"
  end

  # this should be global so I don't have to repeat this block inside of each command. 'global do' no longer works?
  on :help, 'Displays this help message' do
    puts help
    exit
  end

  # I'd like a summary here about what to expect when using the chef command, just the way you describe an option
  command 'chef' do
    on :help, 'Displays this help message' do
      puts help
      exit
    end

    command 'last' do
      # the host or h option is required, and as such it might make less sense to require it as a flag but rather assume there'll be an argument here instead ?
      on :h, :host=, "Displays last Chef run for the specified host"
      on :e, :environment=, "Set the Sock environment"
      # this is the same as the previous one, it doesn't allow 3 ways of specifying this. Hardly a big deal though
      on :env=, "Set the Sock environment"
      on :help, 'Displays this help message' do
        puts help
        exit
      end
      run do |options, args|
        # does stuff
      end
    end

    command 'run' do
      on :h, :host=, "Runs Chef on the specified host"
      on :e, :environment=, "Set the Sock environment"
      on :env=, "Set the Sock environment"
      on :help, 'Displays this help message' do
        puts help
        exit
      end
      run do |options, args|
        # does stuff
      end
    end
  end
end