Cement is an advanced CLI Application Framework for Python. Its goal is to introduce a standard, and feature-full platform for both simple and complex command line applications as well as support rapid development needs without sacrificing quality.
Core features include (but are not limited to):
Core pieces of the framework are customizable via handlers/interfaces
Extension handler interface to easily extend framework functionality
Config handler supports parsing multiple config files into one config
Argument handler parses command line arguments and merges with config
Log handler supports console and file logging
Plugin handler provides an interface to easily extend your application
Hook support adds a bit of magic to apps and also ties into framework
Handler system connects implementation classes with Interfaces
Output handler interface renders return dictionaries to console
Cache handler interface adds caching support for improved performance
Controller handler supports sub-commands, and nested controllers
Zero external dependencies* (ext’s with dependencies ship separately)
99% test coverage
Extensive Sphinx documentation
Tested on Python 2.6, 2.7, 3.1, and 3.2
Note that argparse is required as an external dependency for Python < 2.7 and < 3.2.
