How to create a console application from an existing object-oriented API?

Question

I have:

• Existing Object Oriented Native API (Non-GUI)
• GUI application that works with this API

Purpose: To create an additional console application that allows the user to perform a set of workflows (similar to how it is shown in the above graphical interface) by typing commands. This application should be "stateful" - available commands, and their results will depend on previously issued teams.

Problem: I do not want to "reinvent the wheel." Are there existing templates for both creating an application and defining a vocabulary? Currently, it seems to me that the best option would be to write a set of helpers and a command parser from scratch.

PS If my API were in .Net, I would look in the direction of PowerShell, but the API is large and wrapped it in .Net is very laborious.

Answer 1

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