The command manager registers and installs all the individual sub-commands supported by the gem command.

Extra commands can be provided by writing a rubygems_plugin.rb file in an installed gem. You should register your command against the Gem::CommandManager instance, like this:

# file rubygems_plugin.rb
require 'rubygems/command_manager'

Gem::CommandManager.instance.register_command :edit

You should put the implementation of your command in rubygems/commands.

# file rubygems/commands/edit_command.rb
class Gem::Commands::EditCommand < Gem::Command
  # ...
end

See Gem::Command for instructions on writing gem commands.

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Class Public methods
instance()

Return the authoritative instance of the command manager.

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# File lib/rubygems/command_manager.rb, line 39
def self.instance
  @command_manager ||= new
end
new()

Register all the subcommands supported by the gem command.

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# File lib/rubygems/command_manager.rb, line 61
def initialize
  require 'timeout'
  @commands = {}
  register_command :build
  register_command :cert
  register_command :check
  register_command :cleanup
  register_command :contents
  register_command :dependency
  register_command :environment
  register_command :fetch
  register_command :generate_index
  register_command :help
  register_command :install
  register_command :list
  register_command :lock
  register_command :mirror
  register_command :outdated
  register_command :owner
  register_command :pristine
  register_command :push
  register_command :query
  register_command :rdoc
  register_command :search
  register_command :server
  register_command :sources
  register_command :specification
  register_command :stale
  register_command :uninstall
  register_command :unpack
  register_command :update
  register_command :which
  register_command :yank
end
reset()

Reset the authoritative instance of the command manager.

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# File lib/rubygems/command_manager.rb, line 54
def self.reset
  @command_manager = nil
end
Instance Public methods
[](command_name)

Returns a Command instance for command_name

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# File lib/rubygems/command_manager.rb, line 113
def [](command_name)
  command_name = command_name.intern
  return nil if @commands[command_name].nil?
  @commands[command_name] ||= load_and_instantiate(command_name)
end
command_names()

Return a sorted list of all command names as strings.

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# File lib/rubygems/command_manager.rb, line 122
def command_names
  @commands.keys.collect {|key| key.to_s}.sort
end
find_command(cmd_name)

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# File lib/rubygems/command_manager.rb, line 174
def find_command(cmd_name)
  possibilities = find_command_possibilities cmd_name

  if possibilities.size > 1 then
    raise Gem::CommandLineError,
          "Ambiguous command #{cmd_name} matches [#{possibilities.join(', ')}]"
  elsif possibilities.empty? then
    raise Gem::CommandLineError, "Unknown command #{cmd_name}"
  end

  self[possibilities.first]
end
find_command_possibilities(cmd_name)

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# File lib/rubygems/command_manager.rb, line 187
def find_command_possibilities(cmd_name)
  len = cmd_name.length

  found = command_names.select { |name| cmd_name == name[0, len] }

  exact = found.find { |name| name == cmd_name }

  exact ? [exact] : found
end
instance()

Returns self. Allows a CommandManager instance to stand in for the class itself.

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# File lib/rubygems/command_manager.rb, line 47
def instance
  self
end
process_args(args, build_args=nil)

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# File lib/rubygems/command_manager.rb, line 149
def process_args(args, build_args=nil)
  args = args.to_str.split(/\s+/) if args.respond_to?(:to_str)

  if args.empty? then
    say Gem::Command::HELP
    terminate_interaction 1
  end

  case args.first
  when '-h', '--help' then
    say Gem::Command::HELP
    terminate_interaction 0
  when '-v', '--version' then
    say Gem::VERSION
    terminate_interaction 0
  when /^-/ then
    alert_error "Invalid option: #{args.first}.  See 'gem --help'."
    terminate_interaction 1
  else
    cmd_name = args.shift.downcase
    cmd = find_command cmd_name
    cmd.invoke_with_build_args args, build_args
  end
end
register_command(command, obj=false)

Register the Symbol command as a gem command.

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# File lib/rubygems/command_manager.rb, line 99
def register_command(command, obj=false)
  @commands[command] = obj
end
run(args, build_args=nil)

Run the command specified by args.

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# File lib/rubygems/command_manager.rb, line 129
def run(args, build_args=nil)
  process_args(args, build_args)
rescue StandardError, Timeout::Error => ex
  alert_error "While executing gem ... (#{ex.class})\n    #{ex.to_s}"
  ui.backtrace ex

  if Gem.configuration.really_verbose and           ex.kind_of?(Gem::Exception) and ex.source_exception
    e = ex.source_exception

    ui.errs.puts "Because of: (#{e.class})\n    #{e.to_s}"
    ui.backtrace e
  end

  terminate_interaction(1)
rescue Interrupt
  alert_error "Interrupted"
  terminate_interaction(1)
end
unregister_command(command)

Unregister the Symbol command as a gem command.

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# File lib/rubygems/command_manager.rb, line 106
def unregister_command(command)
  @commands.delete command
end