%%%---------------------------------------------------------------------- %%% File : ejabberd_ctl.erl %%% Author : Alexey Shchepin %%% Purpose : ejabberd command line admin tool %%% Created : 11 Jan 2004 by Alexey Shchepin %%% %%% %%% ejabberd, Copyright (C) 2002-2010 ProcessOne %%% %%% This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or %%% modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as %%% published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the %%% License, or (at your option) any later version. %%% %%% This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, %%% but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of %%% MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU %%% General Public License for more details. %%% %%% You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License %%% along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software %%% Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA %%% 02111-1307 USA %%% %%%---------------------------------------------------------------------- %%% @headerfile "ejabberd_ctl.hrl" %%% @doc Management of ejabberdctl commands and frontend to ejabberd commands. %%% %%% An ejabberdctl command is an abstract function identified by a %%% name, with a defined number of calling arguments, that can be %%% defined in any Erlang module and executed using ejabberdctl %%% administration script. %%% %%% Note: strings cannot have blankspaces %%% %%% Does not support commands that have arguments with ctypes: list, tuple %%% %%% TODO: Update the guide %%% TODO: Mention this in the release notes %%% Note: the commands with several words use now the underline: _ %%% It is still possible to call the commands with dash: - %%% but this is deprecated, and may be removed in a future version. -module(ejabberd_ctl). -author('alexey@process-one.net'). -export([start/0, init/0, process/1, process2/2, register_commands/3, unregister_commands/3]). -include("ejabberd_ctl.hrl"). -include("ejabberd_commands.hrl"). -include("ejabberd.hrl"). %%----------------------------- %% Module %%----------------------------- start() -> case init:get_plain_arguments() of [SNode | Args] -> SNode1 = case string:tokens(SNode, "@") of [_Node, _Server] -> SNode; _ -> case net_kernel:longnames() of true -> SNode ++ "@" ++ inet_db:gethostname() ++ "." ++ inet_db:res_option(domain); false -> SNode ++ "@" ++ inet_db:gethostname(); _ -> SNode end end, Node = list_to_atom(SNode1), Status = case rpc:call(Node, ?MODULE, process, [Args]) of {badrpc, Reason} -> ?PRINT("Failed RPC connection to the node ~p: ~p~n", [Node, Reason]), %% TODO: show minimal start help ?STATUS_BADRPC; S -> S end, halt(Status); _ -> print_usage(), halt(?STATUS_USAGE) end. init() -> ets:new(ejabberd_ctl_cmds, [named_table, set, public]), ets:new(ejabberd_ctl_host_cmds, [named_table, set, public]). %%----------------------------- %% ejabberdctl Command managment %%----------------------------- register_commands(CmdDescs, Module, Function) -> ets:insert(ejabberd_ctl_cmds, CmdDescs), ejabberd_hooks:add(ejabberd_ctl_process, Module, Function, 50), ok. unregister_commands(CmdDescs, Module, Function) -> lists:foreach(fun(CmdDesc) -> ets:delete_object(ejabberd_ctl_cmds, CmdDesc) end, CmdDescs), ejabberd_hooks:delete(ejabberd_ctl_process, Module, Function, 50), ok. %%----------------------------- %% Process %%----------------------------- %% The commands status, stop and restart are defined here to ensure %% they are usable even if ejabberd is completely stopped. process(["status"]) -> {InternalStatus, ProvidedStatus} = init:get_status(), ?PRINT("The node ~p is ~p with status: ~p~n", [node(), InternalStatus, ProvidedStatus]), case lists:keysearch(ejabberd, 1, application:which_applications()) of false -> EjabberdLogPath = ejabberd_app:get_log_path(), ?PRINT("ejabberd is not running in that node~n" "Check for error messages: ~s~n" "or other files in that directory.~n", [EjabberdLogPath]), ?STATUS_ERROR; {value, {_, _, Version}} -> ?PRINT("ejabberd ~s is running in that node~n", [Version]), ?STATUS_SUCCESS end; process(["stop"]) -> %%ejabberd_cover:stop(), init:stop(), ?STATUS_SUCCESS; process(["restart"]) -> init:restart(), ?STATUS_SUCCESS; process(["mnesia"]) -> ?PRINT("~p~n", [mnesia:system_info(all)]), ?STATUS_SUCCESS; process(["mnesia", "info"]) -> mnesia:info(), ?STATUS_SUCCESS; process(["mnesia", Arg]) when is_list(Arg) -> case catch mnesia:system_info(list_to_atom(Arg)) of {'EXIT', Error} -> ?PRINT("Error: ~p~n", [Error]); Return -> ?PRINT("~p~n", [Return]) end, ?STATUS_SUCCESS; %% The arguments --long and --dual are not documented because they are %% automatically selected depending in the number of columns of the shell process(["help" | Mode]) -> {MaxC, ShCode} = get_shell_info(), case Mode of [] -> print_usage(dual, MaxC, ShCode), ?STATUS_USAGE; ["--dual"] -> print_usage(dual, MaxC, ShCode), ?STATUS_USAGE; ["--long"] -> print_usage(long, MaxC, ShCode), ?STATUS_USAGE; ["--tags"] -> print_usage_tags(MaxC, ShCode), ?STATUS_SUCCESS; ["--tags", Tag] -> print_usage_tags(Tag, MaxC, ShCode), ?STATUS_SUCCESS; ["help"] -> print_usage_help(MaxC, ShCode), ?STATUS_SUCCESS; [CmdString | _] -> CmdStringU = re:replace(CmdString, "-", "_", [global, {return, list}]), print_usage_commands(CmdStringU, MaxC, ShCode), ?STATUS_SUCCESS end; process(Args) -> AccessCommands = get_accesscommands(), {String, Code} = process2(Args, AccessCommands), case String of [] -> ok; _ -> io:format(String), io:format("\n") end, Code. %% @spec (Args::[string()], AccessCommands) -> {String::string(), Code::integer()} process2(["--auth", User, Server, Pass | Args], AccessCommands) -> process2(Args, {User, Server, Pass}, AccessCommands); process2(Args, AccessCommands) -> process2(Args, noauth, AccessCommands). process2(Args, Auth, AccessCommands) -> case try_run_ctp(Args, Auth, AccessCommands) of {String, wrong_command_arguments} when is_list(String) -> io:format(lists:flatten(["\n" | String]++["\n"])), [CommandString | _] = Args, process(["help" | [CommandString]]), {lists:flatten(String), ?STATUS_ERROR}; {String, Code} when is_list(String) and is_integer(Code) -> {lists:flatten(String), Code}; String when is_list(String) -> {lists:flatten(String), ?STATUS_SUCCESS}; Code when is_integer(Code) -> {"", Code}; Other -> {"Erroneous result: " ++ io_lib:format("~p", [Other]), ?STATUS_ERROR} end. get_accesscommands() -> case ejabberd_config:get_local_option(ejabberdctl_access_commands) of ACs when is_list(ACs) -> ACs; _ -> [] end. %%----------------------------- %% Command calling %%----------------------------- %% @spec (Args::[string()], Auth, AccessCommands) -> string() | integer() | {string(), integer()} try_run_ctp(Args, Auth, AccessCommands) -> try ejabberd_hooks:run_fold(ejabberd_ctl_process, false, [Args]) of false when Args /= [] -> try_call_command(Args, Auth, AccessCommands); false -> print_usage(), {"", ?STATUS_USAGE}; Status -> {"", Status} catch exit:Why -> print_usage(), {io_lib:format("Error in ejabberd ctl process: ~p", [Why]), ?STATUS_USAGE}; Error:Why -> %% In this case probably ejabberd is not started, so let's show Status process(["status"]), ?PRINT("~n", []), {io_lib:format("Error in ejabberd ctl process: '~p' ~p", [Error, Why]), ?STATUS_USAGE} end. %% @spec (Args::[string()], Auth, AccessCommands) -> string() | integer() | {string(), integer()} try_call_command(Args, Auth, AccessCommands) -> try call_command(Args, Auth, AccessCommands) of {error, command_unknown} -> {io_lib:format("Error: command ~p not known.", [hd(Args)]), ?STATUS_ERROR}; {error, wrong_number_parameters} -> {"Error: wrong number of parameters", ?STATUS_ERROR}; Res -> Res catch A:Why -> Stack = erlang:get_stacktrace(), {io_lib:format("Problem '~p ~p' occurred executing the command.~nStacktrace: ~p", [A, Why, Stack]), ?STATUS_ERROR} end. %% @spec (Args::[string()], Auth, AccessCommands) -> string() | integer() | {string(), integer()} | {error, ErrorType} call_command([CmdString | Args], Auth, AccessCommands) -> CmdStringU = re:replace(CmdString, "-", "_", [global,{return,list}]), Command = list_to_atom(CmdStringU), case ejabberd_commands:get_command_format(Command) of {error, command_unknown} -> {error, command_unknown}; {ArgsFormat, ResultFormat} -> case (catch format_args(Args, ArgsFormat)) of ArgsFormatted when is_list(ArgsFormatted) -> Result = ejabberd_commands:execute_command(AccessCommands, Auth, Command, ArgsFormatted), format_result(Result, ResultFormat); {'EXIT', {function_clause,[{lists,zip,[A1, A2]} | _]}} -> {NumCompa, TextCompa} = case {length(A1), length(A2)} of {L1, L2} when L1 < L2 -> {L2-L1, "less argument"}; {L1, L2} when L1 > L2 -> {L1-L2, "more argument"} end, {io_lib:format("Error: the command ~p requires ~p ~s.", [CmdString, NumCompa, TextCompa]), wrong_command_arguments} end end. %%----------------------------- %% Format arguments %%----------------------------- format_args(Args, ArgsFormat) -> lists:foldl( fun({{_ArgName, ArgFormat}, Arg}, Res) -> Formatted = format_arg(Arg, ArgFormat), Res ++ [Formatted] end, [], lists:zip(ArgsFormat, Args)). format_arg(Arg, integer) -> format_arg2(Arg, "~d"); format_arg("", string) -> ""; format_arg(Arg, string) -> NumChars = integer_to_list(string:len(Arg)), Parse = "~" ++ NumChars ++ "c", format_arg2(Arg, Parse). format_arg2(Arg, Parse)-> {ok, [Arg2], _RemainingArguments} = io_lib:fread(Parse, Arg), Arg2. %%----------------------------- %% Format result %%----------------------------- format_result({error, ErrorAtom}, _) -> {io_lib:format("Error: ~p", [ErrorAtom]), make_status(error)}; format_result(Atom, {_Name, atom}) -> io_lib:format("~p", [Atom]); format_result(Int, {_Name, integer}) -> io_lib:format("~p", [Int]); format_result(String, {_Name, string}) -> io_lib:format("~s", [String]); format_result(Code, {_Name, rescode}) -> make_status(Code); format_result({Code, Text}, {_Name, restuple}) -> {io_lib:format("~s", [Text]), make_status(Code)}; %% The result is a list of something: [something()] format_result([], {_Name, {list, _ElementsDef}}) -> ""; format_result([FirstElement | Elements], {_Name, {list, ElementsDef}}) -> %% Start formatting the first element [format_result(FirstElement, ElementsDef) | %% If there are more elements, put always first a newline character lists:map( fun(Element) -> ["\n" | format_result(Element, ElementsDef)] end, Elements)]; %% The result is a tuple with several elements: {something1(), something2(),...} %% NOTE: the elements in the tuple are separated with tabular characters, %% if a string is empty, it will be difficult to notice in the shell, %% maybe a different separation character should be used, like ;;? format_result(ElementsTuple, {_Name, {tuple, ElementsDef}}) -> ElementsList = tuple_to_list(ElementsTuple), [{FirstE, FirstD} | ElementsAndDef] = lists:zip(ElementsList, ElementsDef), [format_result(FirstE, FirstD) | lists:map( fun({Element, ElementDef}) -> ["\t" | format_result(Element, ElementDef)] end, ElementsAndDef)]. make_status(ok) -> ?STATUS_SUCCESS; make_status(true) -> ?STATUS_SUCCESS; make_status(_Error) -> ?STATUS_ERROR. get_list_commands() -> try ejabberd_commands:list_commands() of Commands -> [tuple_command_help(Command) || {N,_,_}=Command <- Commands, %% Don't show again those commands, because they are already %% announced by ejabberd_ctl itself N /= status, N /= stop, N /= restart] catch exit:_ -> [] end. %% Return: {string(), [string()], string()} tuple_command_help({Name, Args, Desc}) -> Arguments = [atom_to_list(ArgN) || {ArgN, _ArgF} <- Args], Prepend = case is_supported_args(Args) of true -> ""; false -> "*" end, CallString = atom_to_list(Name), {CallString, Arguments, Prepend ++ Desc}. is_supported_args(Args) -> lists:all( fun({_Name, Format}) -> (Format == integer) or (Format == string) end, Args). get_list_ctls() -> case catch ets:tab2list(ejabberd_ctl_cmds) of {'EXIT', _} -> []; Cs -> [{NameArgs, [], Desc} || {NameArgs, Desc} <- Cs] end. %%----------------------------- %% Print help %%----------------------------- %% Bold -define(B1, "\e[1m"). -define(B2, "\e[22m"). -define(B(S), case ShCode of true -> [?B1, S, ?B2]; false -> S end). %% Underline -define(U1, "\e[4m"). -define(U2, "\e[24m"). -define(U(S), case ShCode of true -> [?U1, S, ?U2]; false -> S end). print_usage() -> {MaxC, ShCode} = get_shell_info(), print_usage(dual, MaxC, ShCode). print_usage(HelpMode, MaxC, ShCode) -> AllCommands = [ {"status", [], "Get ejabberd status"}, {"stop", [], "Stop ejabberd"}, {"restart", [], "Restart ejabberd"}, {"help", ["[--tags [tag] | com?*]"], "Show help (try: ejabberdctl help help)"}, {"mnesia", ["[info]"], "show information of Mnesia system"}] ++ get_list_commands() ++ get_list_ctls(), ?PRINT( ["Usage: ", ?B("ejabberdctl"), " [--node ", ?U("nodename"), "] [--auth ", ?U("user"), " ", ?U("host"), " ", ?U("password"), "] ", ?U("command"), " [", ?U("options"), "]\n" "\n" "Available commands in this ejabberd node:\n"], []), print_usage_commands(HelpMode, MaxC, ShCode, AllCommands), ?PRINT( ["\n" "Examples:\n" " ejabberdctl restart\n" " ejabberdctl --node ejabberd@host restart\n"], []). print_usage_commands(HelpMode, MaxC, ShCode, Commands) -> CmdDescsSorted = lists:keysort(1, Commands), %% What is the length of the largest command? {CmdArgsLenDescsSorted, Lens} = lists:mapfoldl( fun({Cmd, Args, Desc}, Lengths) -> Len = length(Cmd) + lists:foldl(fun(Arg, R) -> R + 1 + length(Arg) end, 0, Args), {{Cmd, Args, Len, Desc}, [Len | Lengths]} end, [], CmdDescsSorted), MaxCmdLen = case Lens of [] -> 80; _ -> lists:max(Lens) end, %% For each command in the list of commands %% Convert its definition to a line FmtCmdDescs = format_command_lines(CmdArgsLenDescsSorted, MaxCmdLen, MaxC, ShCode, HelpMode), ?PRINT([FmtCmdDescs], []). %% Get some info about the shell: %% how many columns of width %% and guess if it supports text formatting codes. get_shell_info() -> %% This function was introduced in OTP R12B-0 try io:columns() of {ok, C} -> {C-2, true}; {error, enotsup} -> {78, false} catch _:_ -> {78, false} end. %% Split this command description in several lines of proper length prepare_description(DescInit, MaxC, Desc) -> Words = string:tokens(Desc, " "), prepare_long_line(DescInit, MaxC, Words). prepare_long_line(DescInit, MaxC, Words) -> MaxSegmentLen = MaxC - DescInit, MarginString = lists:duplicate(DescInit, $\s), % Put spaces [FirstSegment | MoreSegments] = split_desc_segments(MaxSegmentLen, Words), MoreSegmentsMixed = mix_desc_segments(MarginString, MoreSegments), [FirstSegment | MoreSegmentsMixed]. mix_desc_segments(MarginString, Segments) -> [["\n", MarginString, Segment] || Segment <- Segments]. split_desc_segments(MaxL, Words) -> join(MaxL, Words). %% Join words in a segment, %% but stop adding to a segment if adding this word would pass L join(L, Words) -> join(L, Words, 0, [], []). join(_L, [], _LenLastSeg, LastSeg, ResSeg) -> ResSeg2 = [lists:reverse(LastSeg) | ResSeg], lists:reverse(ResSeg2); join(L, [Word | Words], LenLastSeg, LastSeg, ResSeg) -> LWord = length(Word), case LWord + LenLastSeg < L of true -> %% This word fits in the last segment %% If this word ends with "\n", reset column counter case string:str(Word, "\n") of 0 -> join(L, Words, LenLastSeg+LWord+1, [" ", Word | LastSeg], ResSeg); _ -> join(L, Words, LWord+1, [" ", Word | LastSeg], ResSeg) end; false -> join(L, Words, LWord, [" ", Word], [lists:reverse(LastSeg) | ResSeg]) end. format_command_lines(CALD, MaxCmdLen, MaxC, ShCode, dual) when MaxC - MaxCmdLen < 40 -> %% If the space available for descriptions is too narrow, enforce long help mode format_command_lines(CALD, MaxCmdLen, MaxC, ShCode, long); format_command_lines(CALD, MaxCmdLen, MaxC, ShCode, dual) -> lists:map( fun({Cmd, Args, CmdArgsL, Desc}) -> DescFmt = prepare_description(MaxCmdLen+4, MaxC, Desc), [" ", ?B(Cmd), " ", [[?U(Arg), " "] || Arg <- Args], string:chars($\s, MaxCmdLen - CmdArgsL + 1), DescFmt, "\n"] end, CALD); format_command_lines(CALD, _MaxCmdLen, MaxC, ShCode, long) -> lists:map( fun({Cmd, Args, _CmdArgsL, Desc}) -> DescFmt = prepare_description(8, MaxC, Desc), ["\n ", ?B(Cmd), " ", [[?U(Arg), " "] || Arg <- Args], "\n", " ", DescFmt, "\n"] end, CALD). %%----------------------------- %% Print Tags %%----------------------------- print_usage_tags(MaxC, ShCode) -> ?PRINT("Available tags and commands:", []), TagsCommands = ejabberd_commands:get_tags_commands(), lists:foreach( fun({Tag, Commands} = _TagCommands) -> ?PRINT(["\n\n ", ?B(Tag), "\n "], []), Words = lists:sort(Commands), Desc = prepare_long_line(5, MaxC, Words), ?PRINT(Desc, []) end, TagsCommands), ?PRINT("\n\n", []). print_usage_tags(Tag, MaxC, ShCode) -> ?PRINT(["Available commands with tag ", ?B(Tag), ":", "\n"], []), HelpMode = long, TagsCommands = ejabberd_commands:get_tags_commands(), CommandsNames = case lists:keysearch(Tag, 1, TagsCommands) of {value, {Tag, CNs}} -> CNs; false -> [] end, CommandsList = lists:map( fun(NameString) -> C = ejabberd_commands:get_command_definition(list_to_atom(NameString)), #ejabberd_commands{name = Name, args = Args, desc = Desc} = C, tuple_command_help({Name, Args, Desc}) end, CommandsNames), print_usage_commands(HelpMode, MaxC, ShCode, CommandsList), ?PRINT("\n", []). %%----------------------------- %% Print usage of 'help' command %%----------------------------- print_usage_help(MaxC, ShCode) -> LongDesc = ["The special 'help' ejabberdctl command provides help of ejabberd commands.\n\n" "The format is:\n ", ?B("ejabberdctl"), " ", ?B("help"), " [", ?B("--tags"), " ", ?U("[tag]"), " | ", ?U("com?*"), "]\n\n" "The optional arguments:\n" " ",?B("--tags")," Show all tags and the names of commands in each tag\n" " ",?B("--tags"), " ", ?U("tag")," Show description of commands in this tag\n" " ",?U("command")," Show detailed description of the command\n" " ",?U("com?*")," Show detailed description of commands that match this glob.\n" " You can use ? to match a simple character,\n" " and * to match several characters.\n" "\n", "Some example usages:\n", " ejabberdctl help\n", " ejabberdctl help --tags\n", " ejabberdctl help --tags accounts\n", " ejabberdctl help register\n", " ejabberdctl help regist*\n", "\n", "Please note that 'ejabberdctl help' shows all ejabberd commands,\n", "even those that cannot be used in the shell with ejabberdctl.\n", "Those commands can be identified because the description starts with: *"], ArgsDef = [], C = #ejabberd_commands{ desc = "Show help of ejabberd commands", longdesc = LongDesc, args = ArgsDef, result = {help, string}}, print_usage_command("help", C, MaxC, ShCode). %%----------------------------- %% Print usage command %%----------------------------- %% @spec (CmdSubString::string(), MaxC::integer(), ShCode::boolean()) -> ok print_usage_commands(CmdSubString, MaxC, ShCode) -> %% Get which command names match this substring AllCommandsNames = [atom_to_list(Name) || {Name, _, _} <- ejabberd_commands:list_commands()], Cmds = filter_commands(AllCommandsNames, CmdSubString), case Cmds of [] -> io:format("Error: not command found that match: ~p~n", [CmdSubString]); _ -> print_usage_commands2(lists:sort(Cmds), MaxC, ShCode) end. print_usage_commands2(Cmds, MaxC, ShCode) -> %% Then for each one print it lists:mapfoldl( fun(Cmd, Remaining) -> print_usage_command(Cmd, MaxC, ShCode), case Remaining > 1 of true -> ?PRINT([" ", lists:duplicate(MaxC, 126), " \n"], []); false -> ok end, {ok, Remaining-1} end, length(Cmds), Cmds). filter_commands(All, SubString) -> case lists:member(SubString, All) of true -> [SubString]; false -> filter_commands_regexp(All, SubString) end. filter_commands_regexp(All, Glob) -> RegExp = xmerl_regexp:sh_to_awk(Glob), lists:filter( fun(Command) -> case re:run(Command, RegExp, [{capture, none}]) of match -> true; nomatch -> false end end, All). %% @spec (Cmd::string(), MaxC::integer(), ShCode::boolean()) -> ok print_usage_command(Cmd, MaxC, ShCode) -> Name = list_to_atom(Cmd), case ejabberd_commands:get_command_definition(Name) of command_not_found -> io:format("Error: command ~p not known.~n", [Cmd]); C -> print_usage_command(Cmd, C, MaxC, ShCode) end. print_usage_command(Cmd, C, MaxC, ShCode) -> #ejabberd_commands{ tags = TagsAtoms, desc = Desc, longdesc = LongDesc, args = ArgsDef, result = ResultDef} = C, NameFmt = [" ", ?B("Command Name"), ": ", Cmd, "\n"], %% Initial indentation of result is 13 = length(" Arguments: ") Args = [format_usage_ctype(ArgDef, 13) || ArgDef <- ArgsDef], ArgsMargin = lists:duplicate(13, $\s), ArgsListFmt = case Args of [] -> "\n"; _ -> [ [Arg, "\n", ArgsMargin] || Arg <- Args] end, ArgsFmt = [" ", ?B("Arguments"), ": ", ArgsListFmt], %% Initial indentation of result is 11 = length(" Returns: ") ResultFmt = format_usage_ctype(ResultDef, 11), ReturnsFmt = [" ",?B("Returns"),": ", ResultFmt], XmlrpcFmt = "", %%+++ [" ",?B("XML-RPC"),": ", format_usage_xmlrpc(ArgsDef, ResultDef), "\n\n"], TagsFmt = [" ",?B("Tags"),": ", prepare_long_line(8, MaxC, [atom_to_list(TagA) || TagA <- TagsAtoms])], DescFmt = [" ",?B("Description"),": ", prepare_description(15, MaxC, Desc)], LongDescFmt = case LongDesc of "" -> ""; _ -> ["", prepare_description(0, MaxC, LongDesc), "\n\n"] end, NoteEjabberdctl = case is_supported_args(ArgsDef) of true -> ""; false -> [" ", ?B("Note:"), " This command cannot be executed using ejabberdctl. Try ejabberd_xmlrpc.\n\n"] end, ?PRINT(["\n", NameFmt, "\n", ArgsFmt, "\n", ReturnsFmt, "\n\n", XmlrpcFmt, TagsFmt, "\n\n", DescFmt, "\n\n", LongDescFmt, NoteEjabberdctl], []). format_usage_ctype({Name, Type}, _Indentation) when (Type==atom) or (Type==integer) or (Type==string) or (Type==rescode) or (Type==restuple)-> io_lib:format("~p::~p", [Name, Type]); format_usage_ctype({Name, {list, ElementDef}}, Indentation) -> NameFmt = atom_to_list(Name), Indentation2 = Indentation + length(NameFmt) + 4, ElementFmt = format_usage_ctype(ElementDef, Indentation2), [NameFmt, "::[ ", ElementFmt, " ]"]; format_usage_ctype({Name, {tuple, ElementsDef}}, Indentation) -> NameFmt = atom_to_list(Name), Indentation2 = Indentation + length(NameFmt) + 4, ElementsFmt = format_usage_tuple(ElementsDef, Indentation2), [NameFmt, "::{ " | ElementsFmt]. format_usage_tuple([], _Indentation) -> []; format_usage_tuple([ElementDef], Indentation) -> [format_usage_ctype(ElementDef, Indentation) , " }"]; format_usage_tuple([ElementDef | ElementsDef], Indentation) -> ElementFmt = format_usage_ctype(ElementDef, Indentation), MarginString = lists:duplicate(Indentation, $\s), % Put spaces [ElementFmt, ",\n", MarginString, format_usage_tuple(ElementsDef, Indentation)]. %%----------------------------- %% Command managment %%----------------------------- %%+++ %% Struct(Integer res) create_account(Struct(String user, String server, String password)) %%format_usage_xmlrpc(ArgsDef, ResultDef) -> %% ["aaaa bbb ccc"].