add register_commands for batch registration

The register_commands API takes multiple commands in one call, allowing
modules to declare and pass a much simpler (and more explicit) array of
command_registration records.

1 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/helper/command.h b/src/helper/command.h
index b57ca75d..1afaeeaa 100644
--- a/src/helper/command.h
+++ b/src/helper/command.h
@@ -201,6 +201,9 @@ struct command_registration {
 	const char *help;
 };
 
+/// Use this as the last entry in an array of command_registration records.
+#define COMMAND_REGISTRATION_DONE { .name = NULL }
+
 /**
  * Register a command @c handler that can be called from scripts during
  * the execution @c mode specified.
@@ -231,6 +234,22 @@ struct command* register_command(struct command_context *cmd_ctx,
 	})
 
 /**
+ * Register one or more commands in the specified context, as children
+ * of @c parent (or top-level commends, if NULL).
+ *
+ * @param cmd_ctx The command_context in which to register the command.
+ * @param parent Register this command as a child of this, or NULL to
+ * register a top-level command.
+ * @param cmds Pointer to an array of command_registration records that
+ * contains the desired command parameters.  The last record must have
+ * NULL for all fields.
+ * @returns ERROR_OK on success; ERROR_FAIL if any registration fails.
+ */
+int register_commands(struct command_context *cmd_ctx, struct command *parent,
+		const struct command_registration *cmds);
+
+
+/**
  * Unregisters command @c name from the given context, @c cmd_ctx.
  * @param cmd_ctx The context of the registered command.
  * @param parent The parent of the given command, or NULL.