CMake/Source/cmMessageCommand.h

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#ifndef cmMessageCommand_h
#define cmMessageCommand_h

#include "cmStandardIncludes.h"
#include "cmCommand.h"

/** \class cmMessageCommand
 * \brief Displays a message to the user
 *
 */
class cmMessageCommand : public cmCommand
{
public:
  /**
   * This is a virtual constructor for the command.
   */
  virtual cmCommand* Clone() 
    {
    return new cmMessageCommand;
    }

  /**
   * This is called when the command is first encountered in
   * the CMakeLists.txt file.
   */
  virtual bool InitialPass(std::vector<std::string> const& args);

  /**
   * The name of the command as specified in CMakeList.txt.
   */
  virtual const char* GetName() { return "MESSAGE";}

  /**
   * Succinct documentation.
   */
  virtual const char* GetTerseDocumentation() 
    {
    return "Display a message to the user.";
    }
  
  /**
   * More documentation.
   */
  virtual const char* GetFullDocumentation()
    {
    return
      "MESSAGE([SEND_ERROR | STATUS] \"message to display\"...)\n"
      "The arguments are messages to display. If the first argument is SEND_ERROR then an error is raised. If the first argument is STATUS then the message is diaplyed in the progress line for the GUI";
    }
  
  cmTypeMacro(cmMessageCommand, cmCommand);
};


#endif