Document all options in --help output. If -n is not in use, then
enhance the banner to print the current state of h, and further tailor
the advice given on useful next steps to take to mention opt_go when
using --opt-mode.
---
python/nbdsh.py | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/python/nbdsh.py b/python/nbdsh.py
index 84ac84e2..f23d8bfb 100644
--- a/python/nbdsh.py
+++ b/python/nbdsh.py
@@ -61,11 +61,13 @@ def shell():
# For back-compat, provide --connect as an undocumented synonym to --uri
parser.add_argument('--connect', dest='uri', help=argparse.SUPPRESS)
- parser.add_argument('-v', '--verbose', action='store_true')
+ parser.add_argument('-v', '--verbose', action='store_true',
+ help="enable verbose debugging")
short_options.append("-v")
long_options.append("--verbose")
- parser.add_argument('-V', '--version', action='store_true')
+ parser.add_argument('-V', '--version', action='store_true',
+ help="display version information")
short_options.append("-V")
long_options.append("--version")
@@ -140,30 +142,45 @@ def shell():
# If there are no explicit -c or --command parameters, go interactive.
if len(args.command) - shortcuts == 0:
sys.ps1 = "nbd> "
- code.interact(banner=make_banner(args), local=locals(), exitmsg='')
+ if args.n:
+ h = None
+ code.interact(banner=make_banner(args, h), local=locals(), exitmsg='')
-def make_banner(args):
+def make_banner(args, h):
lines = []
def line(x): lines.append(x)
def blank(): line("")
def example(ex, desc): line("%-34s # %s" % (ex, desc))
+ connect_hint = False
+ go_hint = False
blank()
line("Welcome to nbdsh, the shell for interacting with")
line("Network Block Device (NBD) servers.")
blank()
- if not args.n:
- line("The ‘nbd’ module has already been imported and there")
- line("is an open NBD handle called ‘h’.")
- blank()
- else:
+ if args.n:
line("The ‘nbd’ module has already been imported.")
blank()
example("h = nbd.NBD()", "Create a new handle.")
- if args.uri is None:
+ connect_hint = True
+ else:
+ state = h.connection_state()
+ state = state[:state.find(':')]
+ line("The ‘nbd’ module has already been imported and there")
+ line("is an open NBD handle called ‘h’ in state '%s'." % state)
+ blank()
+ if h.aio_is_created():
+ connect_hint = True
+ if h.get_opt_mode():
+ go_hint = True
+ elif h.aio_is_negotiating():
+ go_hint = True
+ if connect_hint:
example('h.connect_tcp("remote", "10809")',
"Connect to a remote server.")
+ if go_hint:
+ example("h.opt_go()", "Finish option negotiation")
example("h.get_size()", "Get size of the remote disk.")
example("buf = h.pread(512, 0)", "Read the first sector.")
example("exit() or Ctrl-D", "Quit the shell")
--
2.37.3
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