magento Shell, CLI Using shell the Magento way - extend Mage_Shell_Abstract
Example
Magento way
File resides in shell/custom.php
<?php
require_once' abstract.php';
class Stackoverflow_Shell_Custom extends Mage_Shell_Abstract
{
protected $_argname = array();
public function __construct() {
parent::__construct();
// Time limit to infinity
set_time_limit(0);
// Get command line argument named "argname"
// Accepts multiple values (comma separated)
if($this->getArg('argname')) {
$this->_argname = array_merge(
$this->_argname,
array_map(
'trim',
explode(',', $this->getArg('argname'))
)
);
}
}
// Shell script point of entry
public function run() {
}
// Usage help
public function usageHelp()
{
return <<<USAGE
Usage: php -f scriptname.php -- [options]
--argname <argvalue> Argument description
help This help
USAGE;
}
}
// Instantiate
$shell = new Stackoverflow_Shell_Custom();
// Initiate script
$shell->run();
}
