Patch Command

$ patchcli patch -h
usage: patchcli patch [-h] [-o <output_dir>] [-p <publisher_name>] [-n <name>]
                      [-e <ext_att_path>] [--app-version <version>]
                      [--min-sys-version <version>] [--patch-only]
                      path

positional arguments:
  path                  Path to the application

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -o <output_dir>, --output <output_dir>
                        Directory path to write JSON file
  -p <publisher_name>, --publisher <publisher_name>
                        Provide publisher name for a full definition
  -n <name>, --name <name>
                        Provide the display name for a full definition
  -e <ext_att_path>, --extension-attribute <ext_att_path>
                        Path to a script to include as an extension attribute
                        * You can include multiple extension attribute
                        arguments
  --app-version <version>
                        Provide the version of the app (override
                        CFBundleShortVersionString)
  --min-sys-version <version>
                        Provide the minimum supported version fo macOS for
                        this app (e.g. 10.9)
  --patch-only          Only create a patch, not a full definition

Validate Command

$ patchcli validate -h
usage: patchcli validate [-h] [-p] path

positional arguments:
  path         Path to the definition JSON file.

optional arguments:
  -h, --help   show this help message and exit
  -p, --patch  Validate a patch, not a full definition.

API Commands

$ patchcli api -h
usage: patchcli api [-h] {list_titles,get_title} ...

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit

API Commands:
    list_titles         List available software titles
    get_title           Get a software title definition

Patch API Profiles

$ patchcli create_profile -h
usage: patchcli create_profile [-h] [-n <profile_name>] [-t <api_token>]
                               (--ps <patch_server_url> | --cp | --cpb)
                               [--overwrite]

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -n <profile_name>, --name <profile_name>
                        Profile name
  -t <api_token>, --token <api_token>
                        The API token
  --ps <patch_server_url>, --patch-server <patch_server_url>
                        The URL to a local Patch Server instance
  --cp, --community-patch
                        Use the Community Patch service
  --cpb, --community-patch-beta
                        Use the Beta Community Patch service
  --overwrite           Overwrite an existing profile of the same name.

0.3.0 (2018-10-31)

Added api and create_profile commands. New options allow basic API access with the command line interface and will be expanded to include more features and integrate directly into the patch command.

0.2.2 (2018-10-29)

Fix setup.py issues preventing installation via pip.

0.2.1 (2018-10-29)

Readme typos.

0.2.0 (2018-10-27)

Updated CLI interface to use sub-commands. All previous functionality of the patchstarter.py script has been moved into the patch command.

Added a validate command that allows a user to perform a schema validation on manually created/edited definition files prior to uploading to a patch server.

0.1.0 (2018-10-25)

Repository setup. Port existing patchstarter.py functionality as-is.