basic CLI args parser for #11

README.md

@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ The `-d` flag tells the program to create the database tables and indexes it
 needs.
 
 # Command Line Options
+- `-h`: displays command line options
 - `-d`: create database tables and indexes that are missing. Does not delete or
     modify existing tables, so you needn't worry if you run it when tables are
     already set up.
+- `-t`: runs the contents of `src/test.js`

index.js

@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ const {
     extractMySqlConfig,
     DatabaseConnection
 } = require("./src/model/database.js");
-const {testDatabase} = require("./src/test.js");
 
 
 
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ app.use(session({
 
 const db = new DatabaseConnection(get("dbPrefix"), mysqlOptions);
 parseCommandLineArguments(db);
-//testDatabase(db);
+
 
 
 const services = createServices(db);

src/commandLine.js

@@ -6,14 +6,26 @@ real CLI library as the program grows more complicated.
 
 
 const {createRequiredTablesIn} = require("./model/database.js");
+const {testDatabase} = require("./test.js");
 
 
 
 async function parseCommandLineArguments(databaseConnection){
     const args = process.argv;
 
+    if(args.includes("-h")){
+        console.log(`
+            Options:
+            * -h : display this help message
+            * -d : create database schema
+            * -t : run tests
+        `);
+    }
     if(args.includes("-d")){
         await createRequiredTablesIn(databaseConnection);
     }
+    if(args.includes("-t")){
+        await testDatabase(databaseConnection);
+    }
 }
 exports.parseCommandLineArguments = parseCommandLineArguments;