add subcommand inline help

1 files changed, 26 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/src/fapi.py b/src/fapi.py
index 68ca0f6..daa36e9 100755
--- a/src/fapi.py
+++ b/src/fapi.py
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ class Fapi(object):
         print >> sys.stderr, '%s %s' % (__prompt__, message)
 
 
+    def help(self, message):
+        ''' Prints an help message to stderr '''
+        print >> sys.stderr, 'Possible subcommands: %s' % message
+
+
     def __run_node(self):
         ''' Do stuff concerning nodes '''
 
@@ -88,11 +93,13 @@ class Fapi(object):
                 nodename = a.arg3
                 print "\n".join(f.LocalLB.NodeAddressV2.get_monitor_status([nodename]))
                 return True
-
-            else:
+            elif a.arg2 == 'list':
                 self.info('Getting node list')
                 print "\n".join(f.LocalLB.NodeAddressV2.get_list())
                 return True
+            else:
+                self.help('status list')
+                return True
 
         elif a.arg == 'create':
                 nodename = a.arg2
@@ -108,6 +115,11 @@ class Fapi(object):
                 f.LocalLB.NodeAddressV2.delete_node_address([nodename])
                 return True
 
+        elif a.arg == 'help':
+                nodename = a.arg2
+                self.help('show create delete')
+                return True
+
         return False
 
 
@@ -130,11 +142,15 @@ class Fapi(object):
                 print "\n".join(f.LocalLB.Pool.get_member_v2([poolname]))
                 return True
 
-            else:
+            elif a.arg2 == 'list':
                 self.info('Get pool list')
                 print "\n".join(f.LocalLB.Pool.get_list())
                 return True
 
+            else:
+                self.help('status members list')
+                return True
+
         elif a.arg == 'create':
                 poolname = a.arg2
                 poolmembers = []
@@ -157,6 +173,11 @@ class Fapi(object):
             f.LocalLB.Pool.delete_pool([poolname])
             return True
 
+        else: 
+            self.help('show create delete')
+            f.LocalLB.Pool.delete_pool([poolname])
+            return True
+
         return False
 
 
@@ -177,6 +198,8 @@ class Fapi(object):
         elif a.action == 'pool': return self.__run_pool()
         elif a.action == 'service': return self.__run_service()
 
+        self.help('node pool service')
+        return True
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':