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diff --git a/cmd2/command_definition.py b/cmd2/command_definition.py
index 27a044bc..64adaada 100644
--- a/cmd2/command_definition.py
+++ b/cmd2/command_definition.py
@@ -53,10 +53,11 @@ class CommandSet(object):
def __init__(self):
self._cmd = None # type: Optional[cmd2.Cmd]
- def on_register(self, cmd):
+ def on_register(self, cmd) -> None:
"""
- Called by cmd2.Cmd when a CommandSet is registered. Subclasses can override this
- to perform an initialization requiring access to the Cmd object.
+ Called by cmd2.Cmd as the first step to registering a CommandSet. The commands defined in this class have
+ not be added to the CLI object at this point. Subclasses can override this to perform any initialization
+ requiring access to the Cmd object (e.g. configure commands and their parsers based on CLI state data).
:param cmd: The cmd2 main application
:type cmd: cmd2.Cmd
@@ -66,11 +67,24 @@ class CommandSet(object):
else:
raise CommandSetRegistrationError('This CommandSet has already been registered')
- def on_unregister(self):
+ def on_registered(self) -> None:
"""
- Called by ``cmd2.Cmd`` when a CommandSet is unregistered and removed.
+ Called by cmd2.Cmd after a CommandSet is registered and all its commands have been added to the CLI.
+ Subclasses can override this to perform custom steps related to the newly added commands (e.g. setting
+ them to a disabled state).
+ """
+ pass
- :param cmd:
- :type cmd: cmd2.Cmd
+ def on_unregister(self) -> None:
+ """
+ Called by ``cmd2.Cmd`` as the first step to unregistering a CommandSet. Subclasses can override this to
+ perform any cleanup steps which require their commands being registered in the CLI.
+ """
+ pass
+
+ def on_unregistered(self) -> None:
+ """
+ Called by ``cmd2.Cmd`` after a CommandSet has been unregistered and all its commands removed from the CLI.
+ Subclasses can override this to perform remaining cleanup steps.
"""
self._cmd = None