1 files changed, 31 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/ipalib/cli.py b/ipalib/cli.py
index 5e257f709..639883375 100644
--- a/ipalib/cli.py
+++ b/ipalib/cli.py
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 Functionality for Command Line Inteface.
 """
 
+import sys
+import re
 
 def to_cli(name):
     """
@@ -38,3 +40,32 @@ def from_cli(cli_name):
     """
     assert isinstance(cli_name, basestring)
     return cli_name.replace('-', '_')
+
+
+class CLI(object):
+    def __init__(self, api):
+        self.__api = api
+
+    def __get_api(self):
+        return self.__api
+    api = property(__get_api)
+
+    def print_commands(self):
+        for cmd in self.api.cmd:
+            print to_cli(cmd.name)
+
+    def run(self):
+        if len(sys.argv) < 2:
+            self.print_commands()
+            print 'Usage: ipa COMMAND [OPTIONS]'
+            sys.exit(2)
+        return
+        name= sys.argv[1]
+        if name == '_api_':
+            print_api()
+            sys.exit()
+        elif name not in api.cmd:
+            print_commands()
+            print 'ipa: ERROR: unknown command %r' % name
+            sys.exit(2)
+        api.cmd[name]()