Creating Commands

Commands in Musket extend the base Command class and define a signature and handle() method.

Example:

import { Command } from '@h3ravel/musket';

export default class GreetCommand extends Command {
  protected signature = 'greet {name}';
  protected description = 'Display a personalized greeting.';

  async handle() {
    const name = this.argument('name');
    this.info(`Hello, ${name}!`);
  }
}

If your project uses discovery paths (via discoveryPaths), this command will be automatically registered.

Otherwise, you can manually register it in your application:

app.registeredCommands = [GreetCommand];
await Kernel.init(app);

Running Commands

Once your CLI is compiled or built, you can run commands via:

node dist/cli.js greet Legacy

Output:

Hello, Legacy!

Musket automatically provides helpful flags:

• -h / --help for command help
• -V for version and package info
• --quiet, --silent, and --non-interactive for controlling verbosity

Command Features

Musket commands provide:

• Arguments and options using Artisan-style syntax (command {arg} {--option}).

• Namespaces with colon notation (make:command).

• Colored output helpers:

  • this.info(message)
  • this.warn(message)
  • this.success(message)
  • this.error(message)
  • this.debug(message)

• Verbosity control:

  • this.isQuiet(), this.isSilent(), this.isNonInteractive(), this.getVerbosity()

• Graceful failure handling:

  • this.fail('Message') terminates execution with exit code 1.

Advanced Usage

Manual Commander Access

To hook into the lifecycle of the underlying commander instance or register custom commands programmatically, you must set skipParsing to true in your configuration.

Example:

const program = await Kernel.init(app, {
  skipParsing: true,
});

program
  .command('ping')
  .description('Simple connectivity test')
  .action(() => console.log('pong'));

program.parse(); // Run manually when ready

This allows complete control over parsing, event handling, and custom command definitions.

Command Discovery

Musket can automatically discover and register commands from one or more directories using glob patterns.

await Kernel.init(app, {
  discoveryPaths: [
    path.join(process.cwd(), 'src/Console/Commands/*.ts'),
    path.join(process.cwd(), 'app/Commands/*.js'),
  ],
});

Every file exporting a class that extends Command will be loaded and registered automatically.

Programmatic Rebuilds

You can trigger a rebuild of a particular command or the entire CLI programmatically:

await app.musket.rebuild('make:command');

This is particularly useful in development environments where commands are dynamically generated or changed.