Method _get_command_category

cmd2/cmd2.py:3345–3360

Determine the category for a command. :param func: the do_* function implementing the command :return: category name

(self, func: BoundCommandFunc)

        return cast(BoundCommandFunc, command_func) if callable(command_func) else None

    def _get_command_category(self, func: BoundCommandFunc) -> str:
        """Determine the category for a command.

        :param func: the do_* function implementing the command
        :return: category name
        """
        # Check if the command function has a category.
        if hasattr(func, constants.CMD_ATTR_HELP_CATEGORY):
            category: str = getattr(func, constants.CMD_ATTR_HELP_CATEGORY)

        # Otherwise get the category from its defining class.
        else:
            defining_cls = get_defining_class(func)
            category = getattr(defining_cls, "DEFAULT_CATEGORY", self.DEFAULT_CATEGORY)

        return category

    def onecmd(self, statement: Statement | str, *, add_to_history: bool = True) -> bool:
        """Execute the actual do_* method for a command.