Basic Auth CLI Custom Commands

Custom Commands for basic-auth-cli

Overview

The basic-auth-cli CLI supports user-authored custom commands that are compiled into the binary alongside the auto-generated API commands. Custom commands get a fully-wired SDK client that inherits the CLI's auth, retries, TLS, base URL, and global headers — zero configuration required.

Architecture

cli/basic-auth-cli/custom.rs    ← Your command handlers (protected by .fernignore)
cli/basic-auth-cli/sdk.rs       ← Generated bridge: client() + block_on()
cli/basic-auth-cli/main.rs      ← Generated entrypoint (calls custom::register)
basic-auth-cli-sdk/             ← Co-generated typed SDK crate
basic-auth-cli-types/           ← Co-generated typed model crate

Adding a Custom Command

1. Edit cli/basic-auth-cli/custom.rs

This file is protected by .fernignore — fern generate will never overwrite it. Register commands in the register() function:

use basic_auth_cli_sdk::api::*;

pub fn register(app: CliApp) -> CliApp {
    let app = app.command(
        clap::Command::new("list")
            .about("List widgets")
        ,
        |matches, ctx| {
            let client = super::sdk::client(ctx);
            let result = super::sdk::block_on(
                client.widgets.list(),
            )?;
            println!("{}", serde_json::to_string_pretty(&result).unwrap());
            Ok(())
        },
    );
    app
}

Then build and test:

cargo build
basic-auth-cli list

2. Available SDK Clients

The super::sdk::client(ctx) call returns a basic_auth_cli_sdk::api::Client with the following sub-clients:

3. Key Patterns

Get the SDK client (execution-sharing, fully authenticated):

let client = super::sdk::client(ctx);

Run an async SDK call from a sync handler:

let result = super::sdk::block_on(
    client.some_resource.some_method(args),
)?;

Use typed models for request/response serialization:

use basic_auth_cli_sdk::api::*;

4. Authentication

Custom commands automatically inherit the CLI's authentication. The following auth schemes are configured:

• BasicAuth (basic): env BASIC_AUTH_CLI_USERNAME, BASIC_AUTH_CLI_PASSWORD

No manual auth wiring is needed in custom command handlers.

Regeneration Safety

After running fern generate, your custom.rs is preserved. All generated code (SDK, types, glue, main.rs) is updated to match the latest API spec. If the SDK surface changes (renamed methods, new sub-clients), update your custom.rs to match.

Build & Test

# Build the CLI (includes custom commands)
cargo build

# Run your custom command
basic-auth-cli <your-command> [args]

# Run with verbose output for debugging
RUST_LOG=debug basic-auth-cli <your-command> [args]