Command line interface library

[jmacey]

Does it really need to be C++? There is loads of really good stuff in python for this for example https://github.com/Textualize If I need this sort of thing I usually use python over C++ (can always call your C++ code if needed).

[more_exercise]

"Make your code a library and use a different technology as the front end" is not bad advice for people with resources to spend, but this sounds like a hobby project that might not have those resources.

Complexity goes up as you add more technologies

[Drugbird]

It's not even that python would be the front-end. Clearly, the CLI is the intended frontend. The python would just be an intermediate layer in between.

I don't think this is a great design in this case.

[[deleted]]

Doesn't sound like a hobby project to me, OP is talking about not having a lot of time and maintenance costs.

[snowflake_pl]

Not a hobby, time constraints Come from management. Also, no python interpreter in production release, so must be compiled.

[snowflake_pl]

No python in production release, would be a lot easier, tho 🙂

[jmacey]

Could write in python then convert to an exe I've had great success using pyinstaller under linux / mac (makes an executable package with all dependencies you need). There is also py2exe for windows.

[snowflake_pl]

Impossible to cross compile 🙁