[Pulp-list] CLI for Search

[John Matthews]

----- "Pradeep Kilambi" <pkilambi at redhat.com> wrote:

> On 11/15/2010 09:30 AM, John Matthews wrote:
> > Is there a benefit to having search operations all located under a
> search module, as it's implemented today?  Or is it better for a user
> if they have search calls spread out through the module they use.  For
> example:
> >
> > Option #1:
> > pulp-admin search packages
> > pulp-admin search errata
> > pulp-admin search consumers
> >
> > versus
> >
> > Option #2:
> > pulp-admin package search
> > pulp-admin errata search
> > pulp-admin consumer search
> >
> > Option #1 is currently implemented for packages, but it sounds like
> the team might prefer Option #2.  I'd like to confirm the desire, then
> will change if needed.
> >    
> 
> Based on our current CLI architecture, the first class objects are the
> 
> main commands and actions are sub commands. So to me 'search' is an 
> action, so it makes sense to me that a search be on the first class 
> object rather than the way it to today.
> 
> So I would say +1 to option#2.
> 

Thanks to all for the feedback, I'll make the change to Option #2.