def create_parser():
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
description='Control your BigchainDB node.',
parents=[utils.base_parser])
# all the commands are contained in the subparsers object,
# the command selected by the user will be stored in `args.command`
# that is used by the `main` function to select which other
# function to call.
subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(title='Commands', dest='command')
# parser for writing a config file
config_parser = subparsers.add_parser('configure',
help='Prepare the config file.')
config_parser.add_argument('backend',
choices=['localmongodb'],
default='localmongodb',
const='localmongodb',
nargs='?',
help='The backend to use. It can only be '
'"localmongodb", currently.')
# parser for managing elections
election_parser = subparsers.add_parser('election',
help='Manage elections.')
election_subparser = election_parser.add_subparsers(title='Action',
dest='action')
new_election_parser = election_subparser.add_parser(
'new', help='Calls a new election.')
new_election_subparser = new_election_parser.add_subparsers(
title='Election_Type', dest='election_type')
# Parser factory for each type of new election, so we get a bunch of commands that look like this:
# election new <some_election_type> <args>...
for name, data in elections.items():
args = data['args']
generic_parser = new_election_subparser.add_parser(name,
help=data['help'])
for arg, kwargs in args.items():
generic_parser.add_argument(arg, **kwargs)
approve_election_parser = election_subparser.add_parser(
'approve', help='Approve the election.')
approve_election_parser.add_argument(
'election_id', help='The election_id of the election.')
approve_election_parser.add_argument(
'--private-key',
dest='sk',
required=True,
help='Path to the private key of the election initiator.')
show_election_parser = election_subparser.add_parser(
'show', help='Provides information about an election.')
show_election_parser.add_argument(
'election_id',
help='The transaction id of the election you wish to query.')
# parsers for showing/exporting config values
subparsers.add_parser('show-config', help='Show the current configuration')
# parser for database-level commands
subparsers.add_parser('init', help='Init the database')
subparsers.add_parser('drop', help='Drop the database')
# parser for starting BigchainDB
start_parser = subparsers.add_parser('start', help='Start BigchainDB')
start_parser.add_argument('--no-init',
dest='skip_initialize_database',
default=False,
action='store_true',
help='Skip database initialization')
subparsers.add_parser('tendermint-version',
help='Show the Tendermint supported versions')
start_parser.add_argument(
'--experimental-parallel-validation',
dest='experimental_parallel_validation',
default=False,
action='store_true',
help=
'💀 EXPERIMENTAL: parallelize validation for better throughput 💀')
return parser
def create_parser():
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
description='Control your BigchainDB node.',
parents=[utils.base_parser])
# all the commands are contained in the subparsers object,
# the command selected by the user will be stored in `args.command`
# that is used by the `main` function to select which other
# function to call.
subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(title='Commands',
dest='command')
# parser for writing a config file
config_parser = subparsers.add_parser('configure',
help='Prepare the config file.')
config_parser.add_argument('backend',
choices=['localmongodb'],
default='localmongodb',
const='localmongodb',
nargs='?',
help='The backend to use. It can only be '
'"localmongodb", currently.')
# parser for managing elections
election_parser = subparsers.add_parser('election',
help='Manage elections.')
election_subparser = election_parser.add_subparsers(title='Action',
dest='action')
new_election_parser = election_subparser.add_parser('new',
help='Calls a new election.')
new_election_subparser = new_election_parser.add_subparsers(title='Election_Type',
dest='election_type')
# Parser factory for each type of new election, so we get a bunch of commands that look like this:
# election new <some_election_type> <args>...
for name, data in elections.items():
args = data['args']
generic_parser = new_election_subparser.add_parser(name, help=data['help'])
for arg, kwargs in args.items():
generic_parser.add_argument(arg, **kwargs)
approve_election_parser = election_subparser.add_parser('approve',
help='Approve the election.')
approve_election_parser.add_argument('election_id',
help='The election_id of the election.')
approve_election_parser.add_argument('--private-key',
dest='sk',
help='Path to the private key of the election initiator.')
show_election_parser = election_subparser.add_parser('show',
help='Provides information about an election.')
show_election_parser.add_argument('election_id',
help='The transaction id of the election you wish to query.')
# parsers for showing/exporting config values
subparsers.add_parser('show-config',
help='Show the current configuration')
# parser for database-level commands
subparsers.add_parser('init',
help='Init the database')
subparsers.add_parser('drop',
help='Drop the database')
# parser for starting BigchainDB
start_parser = subparsers.add_parser('start',
help='Start BigchainDB')
start_parser.add_argument('--no-init',
dest='skip_initialize_database',
default=False,
action='store_true',
help='Skip database initialization')
return parser