Merge commit '142f5c8e5c889ee5098c05ba2fde20b52467c1df' into feature/platform-caps

build.gradle

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ dependencies {
     compile group: 'com.google.guava', name: 'guava', version:'10.0.1'
     compile group: 'com.sk89q', name: 'jchronic', version:'0.2.4a'
     compile group: 'com.google.code.findbugs', name: 'jsr305', version: '1.3.9'
+    compile group: 'com.thoughtworks.paranamer', name: 'paranamer', version: '2.6'
     testCompile group: 'org.mockito', name: 'mockito-core', version:'1.9.0-rc1'
 }
 
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ shadow {
     destinationDir "${buildDir}/libs/"
     artifactSet {
         include '*:jchronic:jar:'
+        include '*:paranamer:jar:'
     }
 }
 

pom.xml

@@ -97,6 +97,13 @@
     </repository>
   </repositories>
 
+  <pluginRepositories>
+    <pluginRepository>
+      <id>sk89q-repo</id>
+      <url>http://maven.sk89q.com/repo/</url>
+    </pluginRepository>
+  </pluginRepositories>
+
   <dependencies>
     <!-- Used for snapshots -->
     <dependency>
@@ -151,6 +158,15 @@
       <type>jar</type>
     </dependency>
 
+    <!-- Method names for the command framework -->
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.thoughtworks.paranamer</groupId>
+      <artifactId>paranamer</artifactId>
+      <version>2.6</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+      <type>jar</type>
+    </dependency>
+
     <!-- Unit tests -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
@@ -297,6 +313,26 @@
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
 
+      <!-- Stores parameter information -->
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>com.thoughtworks.paranamer</groupId>
+        <artifactId>paranamer-maven-plugin-largestack</artifactId>
+        <version>2.5.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <id>run</id>
+            <phase>compile</phase>
+            <configuration>
+              <sourceDirectory>${project.build.sourceDirectory}</sourceDirectory>
+              <outputDirectory>${project.build.outputDirectory}</outputDirectory>
+            </configuration>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>generate</goal>
+            </goals>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>
+
       <!-- JAR plugin -->
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -352,6 +388,7 @@
               <artifactSet>
                 <includes>
                   <include>com.sk89q:jchronic</include>
+                  <include>com.thoughtworks.paranamer:paranamer</include>
                 </includes>
               </artifactSet>
             </configuration>

src/bukkit/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/BukkitServerInterface.java

@@ -21,13 +21,16 @@ package com.sk89q.worldedit.bukkit;
 
 import com.sk89q.bukkit.util.CommandInfo;
 import com.sk89q.bukkit.util.CommandRegistration;
-import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.Command;
-import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandPermissions;
-import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandsManager;
-import com.sk89q.worldedit.*;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.BiomeTypes;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.LocalConfiguration;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.LocalWorld;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.ServerInterface;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.entity.Player;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.extension.platform.Capability;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.extension.platform.Preference;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.CommandMapping;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.Description;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.Dispatcher;
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.Material;
 import org.bukkit.Server;
@@ -35,8 +38,10 @@ import org.bukkit.World;
 import org.bukkit.entity.EntityType;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
-import java.lang.reflect.Method;
-import java.util.*;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.EnumMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
 
 public class BukkitServerInterface extends ServerInterface {
     public Server server;
@@ -118,25 +123,17 @@ public class BukkitServerInterface extends ServerInterface {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void onCommandRegistration(List<Command> commands, CommandsManager<LocalPlayer> manager) {
+    public void registerCommands(Dispatcher dispatcher) {
         List<CommandInfo> toRegister = new ArrayList<CommandInfo>();
-        for (Command command : commands) {
-            List<String> permissions = null;
-            Method cmdMethod = manager.getMethods().get(null).get(command.aliases()[0]);
-            Map<String, Method> childMethods = manager.getMethods().get(cmdMethod);
+        for (CommandMapping command : dispatcher.getCommands()) {
+            Description description = command.getDescription();
+            List<String> permissions = description.getPermissions();
+            String[] permissionsArray = new String[permissions.size()];
+            permissions.toArray(permissionsArray);
 
-            if (cmdMethod != null && cmdMethod.isAnnotationPresent(CommandPermissions.class)) {
-                permissions = Arrays.asList(cmdMethod.getAnnotation(CommandPermissions.class).value());
-            } else if (cmdMethod != null && childMethods != null && childMethods.size() > 0) {
-                permissions = new ArrayList<String>();
-                for (Method m : childMethods.values()) {
-                    if (m.isAnnotationPresent(CommandPermissions.class)) {
-                        permissions.addAll(Arrays.asList(m.getAnnotation(CommandPermissions.class).value()));
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            toRegister.add(new CommandInfo(command.usage(), command.desc(), command.aliases(), commands, permissions == null ? null : permissions.toArray(new String[permissions.size()])));
+            toRegister.add(new CommandInfo(
+                    description.getUsage(), description.getDescription(),
+                    command.getAllAliases(), dispatcher, permissionsArray));
         }
 
         dynamicCommands.register(toRegister);

src/forge/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/forge/ForgePlatform.java

@@ -19,13 +19,15 @@
 
 package com.sk89q.worldedit.forge;
 
-import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.Command;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.BiomeTypes;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.LocalConfiguration;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.ServerInterface;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.entity.Player;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.extension.platform.Capability;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.extension.platform.Preference;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.CommandMapping;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.Description;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.Dispatcher;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.World;
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.FMLCommonHandler;
 import net.minecraft.command.CommandBase;
@@ -133,19 +135,22 @@ class ForgePlatform extends ServerInterface {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void onCommandRegistration(List<Command> commands) {
+    public void registerCommands(Dispatcher dispatcher) {
         if (server == null) return;
         ServerCommandManager mcMan = (ServerCommandManager) server.getCommandManager();
-        for (final Command cmd : commands) {
+
+        for (final CommandMapping command : dispatcher.getCommands()) {
+            final Description description = command.getDescription();
+
             mcMan.registerCommand(new CommandBase() {
                 @Override
                 public String getCommandName() {
-                    return cmd.aliases()[0];
+                    return command.getPrimaryAlias();
                 }
 
                 @Override
                 public List<String> getCommandAliases() {
-                    return Arrays.asList(cmd.aliases());
+                    return Arrays.asList(command.getAllAliases());
                 }
 
                 @Override
@@ -153,12 +158,14 @@ class ForgePlatform extends ServerInterface {
 
                 @Override
                 public String getCommandUsage(ICommandSender icommandsender) {
-                    return "/" + cmd.aliases()[0] + " " + cmd.usage();
+                    return "/" + command.getPrimaryAlias() + " " + description.getUsage();
                 }
 
                 @Override
-                public int compareTo(Object o) {
-                    if (o instanceof ICommand) {
+                public int compareTo(@Nullable Object o) {
+                    if (o == null) {
+                        return -1;
+                    } else if (o instanceof ICommand) {
                         return super.compareTo((ICommand) o);
                     } else {
                         return -1;

src/main/build/import-control.xml

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   <allow pkg="org.mockito"/>
   <allow pkg="com.sk89q"/>
   <allow pkg="com.google.common"/>
+  <allow pkg="com.thoughtworks.paranamer"/>
 
   <subpackage name="util.yaml">
     <allow pkg="org.yaml.snakeyaml"/>

src/main/java/com/sk89q/minecraft/util/commands/CommandContext.java

@@ -28,15 +28,22 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 public class CommandContext {
+    
     protected final String command;
     protected final List<String> parsedArgs;
     protected final List<Integer> originalArgIndices;
     protected final String[] originalArgs;
     protected final Set<Character> booleanFlags = new HashSet<Character>();
     protected final Map<Character, String> valueFlags = new HashMap<Character, String>();
+    protected final SuggestionContext suggestionContext;
+    protected final CommandLocals locals;
+
+    public static String[] split(String args) {
+        return args.split(" ", -1);
+    }
 
     public CommandContext(String args) throws CommandException {
-        this(args.split(" "), null);
+        this(args.split(" ", -1), null);
     }
 
     public CommandContext(String[] args) throws CommandException {
@@ -44,28 +51,50 @@ public class CommandContext {
     }
 
     public CommandContext(String args, Set<Character> valueFlags) throws CommandException {
-        this(args.split(" "), valueFlags);
+        this(args.split(" ", -1), valueFlags);
+    }
+
+    public CommandContext(String args, Set<Character> valueFlags, boolean allowHangingFlag) 
+            throws CommandException {
+        this(args.split(" ", -1), valueFlags, allowHangingFlag, new CommandLocals());
+    }
+
+    public CommandContext(String[] args, Set<Character> valueFlags) throws CommandException {
+        this(args, valueFlags, false, null);
     }
 
     /**
-     * @param args An array with arguments. Empty strings outside quotes will be removed.
-     * @param valueFlags A set containing all value flags. Pass null to disable value flag parsing.
-     * @throws CommandException This is thrown if flag fails for some reason.
+     * Parse the given array of arguments.
+     * 
+     * <p>Empty arguments are removed from the list of arguments.</p>
+     * 
+     * @param args an array with arguments
+     * @param valueFlags a set containing all value flags (pass null to disable value flag parsing)
+     * @param allowHangingFlag true if hanging flags are allowed
+     * @param locals the locals, null to create empty one
+     * @throws CommandException thrown on a parsing error
      */
-    public CommandContext(String[] args, Set<Character> valueFlags) throws CommandException {
+    public CommandContext(String[] args, Set<Character> valueFlags, 
+            boolean allowHangingFlag, CommandLocals locals) throws CommandException {
         if (valueFlags == null) {
             valueFlags = Collections.emptySet();
         }
 
         originalArgs = args;
         command = args[0];
+        this.locals = locals != null ? locals : new CommandLocals();
+        boolean isHanging = false;
+        SuggestionContext suggestionContext = SuggestionContext.hangingValue();
 
         // Eliminate empty args and combine multiword args first
         List<Integer> argIndexList = new ArrayList<Integer>(args.length);
         List<String> argList = new ArrayList<String>(args.length);
         for (int i = 1; i < args.length; ++i) {
+            isHanging = false;
+            
             String arg = args[i];
             if (arg.length() == 0) {
+                isHanging = true;
                 continue;
             }
 
@@ -113,9 +142,14 @@ public class CommandContext {
         for (int nextArg = 0; nextArg < argList.size(); ) {
             // Fetch argument
             String arg = argList.get(nextArg++);
+            suggestionContext = SuggestionContext.hangingValue();
 
             // Not a flag?
             if (arg.charAt(0) != '-' || arg.length() == 1 || !arg.matches("^-[a-zA-Z]+$")) {
+                if (!isHanging) {
+                    suggestionContext = SuggestionContext.lastValue();
+                }
+                
                 originalArgIndices.add(argIndexList.get(nextArg - 1));
                 parsedArgs.add(arg);
                 continue;
@@ -140,16 +174,30 @@ public class CommandContext {
                     }
 
                     if (nextArg >= argList.size()) {
+                        if (allowHangingFlag) {
+                            suggestionContext = SuggestionContext.flag(flagName);
+                            break;
+                        } else {
                             throw new CommandException("No value specified for the '-" + flagName + "' flag.");
                         }
+                    }
 
                     // If it is a value flag, read another argument and add it
                     this.valueFlags.put(flagName, argList.get(nextArg++));
+                    if (!isHanging) {
+                        suggestionContext = SuggestionContext.flag(flagName);
+                    }
                 } else {
                     booleanFlags.add(flagName);
                 }
             }
         }
+        
+        this.suggestionContext = suggestionContext;
+    }
+
+    public SuggestionContext getSuggestionContext() {
+        return suggestionContext;
     }
 
     public String getCommand() {
@@ -177,6 +225,18 @@ public class CommandContext {
         return buffer.toString();
     }
     
+    public String getRemainingString(int start) {
+        return getString(start, parsedArgs.size() - 1);
+    }
+
+    public String getString(int start, int end) {
+        StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder(parsedArgs.get(start));
+        for (int i = start + 1; i < end + 1; ++i) {
+            buffer.append(" ").append(parsedArgs.get(i));
+        }
+        return buffer.toString();
+    }
+
     public int getInteger(int index) throws NumberFormatException {
         return Integer.parseInt(parsedArgs.get(index));
     }
@@ -271,4 +331,8 @@ public class CommandContext {
     public int argsLength() {
         return parsedArgs.size();
     }
+
+    public CommandLocals getLocals() {
+        return locals;
+    }
 }

src/main/java/com/sk89q/minecraft/util/commands/CommandException.java

@@ -19,8 +19,14 @@
 
 package com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.ListIterator;
+
 public class CommandException extends Exception {
+    
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 870638193072101739L;
+    private List<String> commandStack = new ArrayList<String>();
 
     public CommandException() {
         super();
@@ -30,8 +36,37 @@ public class CommandException extends Exception {
         super(message);
     }
 
+    public CommandException(String message, Throwable t) {
+        super(message, t);
+    }
+
     public CommandException(Throwable t) {
         super(t);
     }
 
+    public void prependStack(String name) {
+        commandStack.add(name);
+    }
+
+    public String toStackString(String prefix, String spacedSuffix) {
+        StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
+        if (prefix != null) {
+            builder.append(prefix);
+        }
+        ListIterator<String> li = commandStack.listIterator(commandStack.size());
+        while (li.hasPrevious()) {
+            if (li.previousIndex() != commandStack.size() - 1) {
+                builder.append(" ");
+            }
+            builder.append(li.previous());
+        }
+        if (spacedSuffix != null) {
+            if (builder.length() > 0) {
+                builder.append(" ");
+            }
+            builder.append(spacedSuffix);
+        }
+        return builder.toString();
+    }
+
 }

src/main/java/com/sk89q/minecraft/util/commands/CommandLocals.java

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*
+ * WorldEdit, a Minecraft world manipulation toolkit
+ * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com>
+ * Copyright (C) WorldEdit team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+public class CommandLocals {
+    
+    private final Map<Object, Object> locals = new HashMap<Object, Object>();
+
+    public boolean containsKey(Object key) {
+        return locals.containsKey(key);
+    }
+
+    public boolean containsValue(Object value) {
+        return locals.containsValue(value);
+    }
+
+    public Object get(Object key) {
+        return locals.get(key);
+    }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    public <T> T get(Class<T> key) {
+        return (T) locals.get(key);
+    }
+
+    public Object put(Object key, Object value) {
+        return locals.put(key, value);
+    }
+
+}

src/main/java/com/sk89q/minecraft/util/commands/SuggestionContext.java

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/*
+ * WorldEdit, a Minecraft world manipulation toolkit
+ * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com>
+ * Copyright (C) WorldEdit team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands;
+
+public class SuggestionContext {
+
+    private static final SuggestionContext FOR_LAST = new SuggestionContext(null, true);
+    private static final SuggestionContext FOR_HANGING = new SuggestionContext(null, false);
+    
+    private final Character flag;
+    private final boolean forLast;
+
+    private SuggestionContext(Character flag, boolean forLast) {
+        this.flag = flag;
+        this.forLast = forLast; 
+    }
+    
+    public boolean forHangingValue() {
+        return flag == null && !forLast;
+    }
+    
+    public boolean forLastValue() {
+        return flag == null && forLast;
+    }
+
+    public boolean forFlag() {
+        return flag != null;
+    }
+
+    public Character getFlag() {
+        return flag;
+    }
+    
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return forFlag() ? ("-" + getFlag()) : (forHangingValue() ? "hanging" : "last");
+    }
+    
+    public static SuggestionContext flag(Character flag) {
+        return new SuggestionContext(flag, false);
+    }
+    
+    public static SuggestionContext lastValue() {
+        return FOR_LAST;
+    }
+    
+    public static SuggestionContext hangingValue() {
+        return FOR_HANGING;
+    }
+
+}

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/EditSessionFactory.java

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 package com.sk89q.worldedit;
 
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.entity.Player;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.event.extent.EditSessionEvent;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.extent.inventory.BlockBag;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.eventbus.EventBus;
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ public class EditSessionFactory {
      * @param maxBlocks the maximum number of blocks that can be changed, or -1 to use no limit
      * @param player the player that the {@link EditSession} is for
      */
-    public EditSession getEditSession(World world, int maxBlocks, LocalPlayer player) {
+    public EditSession getEditSession(World world, int maxBlocks, Player player) {
         throw new IllegalArgumentException("This class is being removed");
     }
 
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ public class EditSessionFactory {
      * @param blockBag an optional {@link BlockBag} to use, otherwise null
      * @param player the player that the {@link EditSession} is for
      */
-    public EditSession getEditSession(World world, int maxBlocks, BlockBag blockBag, LocalPlayer player) {
+    public EditSession getEditSession(World world, int maxBlocks, BlockBag blockBag, Player player) {
         throw new IllegalArgumentException("This class is being removed");
     }
 
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ public class EditSessionFactory {
         }
 
         @Override
-        public EditSession getEditSession(World world, int maxBlocks, LocalPlayer player) {
+        public EditSession getEditSession(World world, int maxBlocks, Player player) {
             return new EditSession(eventBus, world, maxBlocks, null, new EditSessionEvent(world, player, maxBlocks, null));
         }
 
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ public class EditSessionFactory {
         }
 
         @Override
-        public EditSession getEditSession(World world, int maxBlocks, BlockBag blockBag, LocalPlayer player) {
+        public EditSession getEditSession(World world, int maxBlocks, BlockBag blockBag, Player player) {
             return new EditSession(eventBus, world, maxBlocks, blockBag, new EditSessionEvent(world, player, maxBlocks, null));
         }
 

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/LocalSession.java

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import com.sk89q.worldedit.command.tool.BlockTool;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.command.tool.BrushTool;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.command.tool.SinglePickaxe;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.command.tool.Tool;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.entity.Player;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.extension.platform.Actor;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.extent.inventory.BlockBag;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.internal.cui.CUIEvent;
@@ -419,7 +420,7 @@ public class LocalSession {
      * @param player
      * @return
      */
-    public BlockBag getBlockBag(LocalPlayer player) {
+    public BlockBag getBlockBag(Player player) {
         if (!useInventory) {
             return null;
         }
@@ -550,7 +551,7 @@ public class LocalSession {
      *
      * @param player
      */
-    public void tellVersion(LocalPlayer player) {
+    public void tellVersion(Actor player) {
         if (config.showFirstUseVersion) {
             if (!beenToldVersion) {
                 player.printRaw("\u00A78WorldEdit ver. " + WorldEdit.getVersion()
@@ -713,6 +714,17 @@ public class LocalSession {
      * @return
      */
     public EditSession createEditSession(LocalPlayer player) {
+        return createEditSession((Player) player);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Construct a new edit session.
+     *
+     * @param player
+     * @return
+     */
+    @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+    public EditSession createEditSession(Player player) {
         BlockBag blockBag = getBlockBag(player);
 
         // Create an edit session
@@ -721,8 +733,8 @@ public class LocalSession {
                         getBlockChangeLimit(), blockBag, player);
         editSession.setFastMode(fastMode);
         Request.request().setEditSession(editSession);
-        if (mask != null) {
-            mask.prepare(this, player, null);
+        if (mask != null && player instanceof LocalPlayer) {
+            mask.prepare(this, (LocalPlayer) player, null);
         }
         editSession.setMask(mask);
 

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/WorldEdit.java

@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
 
 package com.sk89q.worldedit;
 
-import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandsManager;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.CuboidClipboard.FlipDirection;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.blocks.BaseBlock;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.blocks.BlockType;
-import com.sk89q.worldedit.event.platform.BlockInteractEvent;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.entity.Player;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.event.extent.EditSessionEvent;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.event.platform.BlockInteractEvent;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.event.platform.CommandEvent;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.event.platform.InputType;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.event.platform.PlayerInputEvent;
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ public class WorldEdit {
      * @return a direction vector
      * @throws UnknownDirectionException thrown if the direction is not known
      */
-    public Vector getDirection(LocalPlayer player, String dirStr) throws UnknownDirectionException {
+    public Vector getDirection(Player player, String dirStr) throws UnknownDirectionException {
         dirStr = dirStr.toLowerCase();
 
         final PlayerDirection dir = getPlayerDirection(player, dirStr);
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ public class WorldEdit {
      * @return a direction enum value
      * @throws UnknownDirectionException thrown if the direction is not known
      */
-    private PlayerDirection getPlayerDirection(LocalPlayer player, String dirStr) throws UnknownDirectionException {
+    private PlayerDirection getPlayerDirection(Player player, String dirStr) throws UnknownDirectionException {
         final PlayerDirection dir;
 
         switch (dirStr.charAt(0)) {
@@ -661,24 +661,6 @@ public class WorldEdit {
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Get the map of commands (internal usage only).
-     *
-     * @return the commands
-     */
-    public Map<String, String> getCommands() {
-        return getCommandsManager().getCommands();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Get the commands manager (internal usage only).
-     *
-     * @return the commands
-     */
-    public CommandsManager<LocalPlayer> getCommandsManager() {
-        return getPlatformManager().getCommandManager().getCommands();
-    }
-
     /**
      * Handle a disconnection.
      *

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/command/ClipboardCommands.java

@@ -260,13 +260,6 @@ public class ClipboardCommands {
         player.printError("This command is no longer used. See //schematic save.");
     }
 
-    @Command(
-            aliases = { "/schematic", "/schem"},
-            desc = "Schematic-related commands"
-    )
-    @NestedCommand(SchematicCommands.class)
-    public void schematic() {}
-
     @Command(
         aliases = { "clearclipboard" },
         usage = "",

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/command/GeneralCommands.java

@@ -23,13 +23,7 @@ import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.Command;
 import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandContext;
 import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandPermissions;
 import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.Console;
-import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.NestedCommand;
-import com.sk89q.worldedit.EditSession;
-import com.sk89q.worldedit.LocalConfiguration;
-import com.sk89q.worldedit.LocalPlayer;
-import com.sk89q.worldedit.LocalSession;
-import com.sk89q.worldedit.WorldEdit;
-import com.sk89q.worldedit.WorldEditException;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.*;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.blocks.ItemType;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.masks.Mask;
 
@@ -226,13 +220,4 @@ public class GeneralCommands {
         }
     }
 
-    @Command(
-        aliases = { "we", "worldedit" },
-        desc = "WorldEdit commands"
-    )
-    @NestedCommand(WorldEditCommands.class)
-    @Console
-    public void we(CommandContext args, LocalSession session, LocalPlayer player,
-            EditSession editSession) throws WorldEditException {
-    }
 }

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/command/SnapshotUtilCommands.java

@@ -54,15 +54,6 @@ public class SnapshotUtilCommands {
         this.we = we;
     }
 
-    @Command(
-            aliases = { "snapshot", "snap" },
-            desc = "Snapshot commands"
-    )
-    @NestedCommand(SnapshotCommands.class)
-    public void snapshot(CommandContext args, LocalSession session, LocalPlayer player,
-            EditSession editSession) throws WorldEditException {
-    }
-
     @Command(
             aliases = { "restore", "/restore" },
             usage = "[snapshot]",

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/command/ToolCommands.java

@@ -151,15 +151,6 @@ public class ToolCommands {
                 + ItemType.toHeldName(player.getItemInHand()) + ".");
     }
 
-    @Command(
-        aliases = { "brush", "br" },
-        desc = "Brush tool"
-    )
-    @NestedCommand(BrushCommands.class)
-    public void brush(CommandContext args, LocalSession session, LocalPlayer player,
-            EditSession editSession) throws WorldEditException {
-    }
-
     @Command(
             aliases = { "deltree" },
             usage = "",

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/command/ToolUtilCommands.java

@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ package com.sk89q.worldedit.command;
 import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.Command;
 import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandContext;
 import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandPermissions;
-import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.NestedCommand;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.*;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.masks.Mask;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.patterns.Pattern;
@@ -70,24 +69,6 @@ public class ToolUtilCommands {
 
     }
 
-    @Command(
-        aliases = { "superpickaxe", "pickaxe", "sp" },
-        desc = "Select super pickaxe mode"
-    )
-    @NestedCommand(SuperPickaxeCommands.class)
-    public void pickaxe(CommandContext args, LocalSession session, LocalPlayer player,
-            EditSession editSession) throws WorldEditException {
-    }
-
-    @Command(
-        aliases = {"tool"},
-        desc = "Select a tool to bind"
-    )
-    @NestedCommand(ToolCommands.class)
-    public void tool(CommandContext args, LocalSession session, LocalPlayer player,
-            EditSession editSession) throws WorldEditException {
-    }
-
     @Command(
         aliases = { "mask" },
         usage = "[mask]",

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/command/UtilityCommands.java

@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ import com.sk89q.worldedit.patterns.Pattern;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.patterns.SingleBlockPattern;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.regions.CuboidRegion;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.regions.Region;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.CommandMapping;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.Description;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.Dispatcher;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.World;
 
 import java.util.Comparator;
@@ -512,7 +515,7 @@ public class UtilityCommands {
     }
 
     public static void help(CommandContext args, WorldEdit we, LocalSession session, LocalPlayer player, EditSession editSession) {
-        final CommandsManager<LocalPlayer> commandsManager = we.getCommandsManager();
+        final Dispatcher dispatcher = we.getPlatformManager().getCommandManager().getDispatcher();
 
         if (args.argsLength() == 0) {
             SortedSet<String> commands = new TreeSet<String>(new Comparator<String>() {
@@ -525,7 +528,7 @@ public class UtilityCommands {
                     return ret;
                 }
             });
-            commands.addAll(commandsManager.getCommands().keySet());
+            commands.addAll(dispatcher.getPrimaryAliases());
 
             StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
             boolean first = true;
@@ -544,14 +547,26 @@ public class UtilityCommands {
             return;
         }
 
-        String command = args.getJoinedStrings(0).toLowerCase().replaceAll("/", "");
+        String command = args.getJoinedStrings(0).toLowerCase().replaceAll("^/", "");
+        CommandMapping mapping = dispatcher.get(command);
 
-        String helpMessage = commandsManager.getHelpMessages().get(command);
-        if (helpMessage == null) {
+        if (mapping == null) {
             player.printError("Unknown command '" + command + "'.");
             return;
         }
 
-        player.print(helpMessage);
+        Description description = mapping.getDescription();
+
+        if (description.getUsage() != null) {
+            player.printDebug("Usage: " + description.getUsage());
+        }
+
+        if (description.getHelp() != null) {
+            player.print(description.getHelp());
+        } else if (description.getDescription() != null) {
+            player.print(description.getDescription());
+        } else {
+            player.print("No further help is available.");
+        }
     }
 }

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/extension/platform/AbstractPlatform.java

@@ -42,15 +42,4 @@ public abstract class AbstractPlatform implements Platform {
         return Collections.emptyList();
     }
 
-    @Override
-    @Deprecated
-    public void onCommandRegistration(List<Command> commands) {
-        // Do nothing :)
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void onCommandRegistration(List<Command> commands, CommandsManager<LocalPlayer> manager) {
-        onCommandRegistration(commands);
-    }
-
 }

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/extension/platform/CommandManager.java

@@ -19,22 +19,35 @@
 
 package com.sk89q.worldedit.extension.platform;
 
-import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.*;
-import com.sk89q.util.StringUtil;
-import com.sk89q.worldedit.*;
-import com.sk89q.worldedit.blocks.ItemType;
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandException;
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandLocals;
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandPermissionsException;
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.WrappedCommandException;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.EditSession;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.LocalConfiguration;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.LocalSession;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.WorldEdit;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.command.*;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.event.platform.CommandEvent;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.session.request.Request;
-import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.logging.LogFormat;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.CommandLoggingHandler;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.CommandPermissionsHandler;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.WorldEditBinding;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.WorldEditExceptionConverter;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.Dispatcher;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.InvalidUsageException;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.fluent.CommandGraph;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.parametric.LegacyCommandsHandler;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.parametric.ParametricBuilder;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.eventbus.Subscribe;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.logging.DynamicStreamHandler;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.logging.LogFormat;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.lang.reflect.Method;
-import java.util.logging.*;
-import java.util.regex.Matcher;
+import java.util.logging.FileHandler;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
 
@@ -49,7 +62,7 @@ public final class CommandManager {
     private static final java.util.regex.Pattern numberFormatExceptionPattern = java.util.regex.Pattern.compile("^For input string: \"(.*)\"$");
 
     private final WorldEdit worldEdit;
-    private final CommandsManager<LocalPlayer> commands;
+    private final Dispatcher dispatcher;
     private final DynamicStreamHandler dynamicHandler = new DynamicStreamHandler();
 
     /**
@@ -69,8 +82,56 @@ public final class CommandManager {
         dynamicHandler.setFormatter(new LogFormat());
 
         // Set up the commands manager
-        commands = new CommandsManagerImpl();
-        commands.setInjector(new SimpleInjector(worldEdit));
+        ParametricBuilder builder = new ParametricBuilder();
+        builder.addBinding(new WorldEditBinding(worldEdit));
+        builder.attach(new CommandPermissionsHandler());
+        builder.attach(new WorldEditExceptionConverter(worldEdit));
+        builder.attach(new LegacyCommandsHandler());
+        builder.attach(new CommandLoggingHandler(worldEdit, logger));
+
+        dispatcher = new CommandGraph()
+                .builder(builder)
+                    .commands()
+                        .build(new BiomeCommands(worldEdit))
+                        .build(new ChunkCommands(worldEdit))
+                        .build(new ClipboardCommands(worldEdit))
+                        .build(new GeneralCommands(worldEdit))
+                        .build(new GenerationCommands(worldEdit))
+                        .build(new HistoryCommands(worldEdit))
+                        .build(new NavigationCommands(worldEdit))
+                        .build(new RegionCommands(worldEdit))
+                        .build(new ScriptingCommands(worldEdit))
+                        .build(new SelectionCommands(worldEdit))
+                        .build(new SnapshotUtilCommands(worldEdit))
+                        .build(new ToolUtilCommands(worldEdit))
+                        .build(new ToolCommands(worldEdit))
+                        .build(new UtilityCommands(worldEdit))
+                        .group("worldedit", "we")
+                            .describe("WorldEdit commands")
+                            .build(new WorldEditCommands(worldEdit))
+                            .parent()
+                        .group("schematic", "schem", "/schematic", "/schem")
+                            .describe("Schematic commands for saving/loading areas")
+                            .build(new SchematicCommands(worldEdit))
+                            .parent()
+                        .group("snapshot", "snap")
+                            .describe("Schematic commands for saving/loading areas")
+                            .build(new SnapshotCommands(worldEdit))
+                            .parent()
+                        .group("brush", "br")
+                            .describe("Brushing commands")
+                            .build(new BrushCommands(worldEdit))
+                            .parent()
+                        .group("superpickaxe", "pickaxe", "sp")
+                            .describe("Super-pickaxe commands")
+                            .build(new SuperPickaxeCommands(worldEdit))
+                            .parent()
+                        .group("tool")
+                            .describe("Bind functions to held items")
+                            .build(new ToolCommands(worldEdit))
+                            .parent()
+                        .graph()
+                .getDispatcher();
     }
 
     void register(Platform platform) {
@@ -95,37 +156,14 @@ public final class CommandManager {
             }
         }
 
-        register(platform, BiomeCommands.class);
-        register(platform, ChunkCommands.class);
-        register(platform, ClipboardCommands.class);
-        register(platform, GeneralCommands.class);
-        register(platform, GenerationCommands.class);
-        register(platform, HistoryCommands.class);
-        register(platform, NavigationCommands.class);
-        register(platform, RegionCommands.class);
-        register(platform, ScriptingCommands.class);
-        register(platform, SelectionCommands.class);
-        register(platform, SnapshotUtilCommands.class);
-        register(platform, ToolUtilCommands.class);
-        register(platform, ToolCommands.class);
-        register(platform, UtilityCommands.class);
+        platform.registerCommands(dispatcher);
     }
 
     void unregister() {
         dynamicHandler.setHandler(null);
     }
 
-    private void register(Platform platform, Class<?> clazz) {
-        platform.onCommandRegistration(commands.registerAndReturn(clazz), commands);
-    }
-
-    public CommandsManager<LocalPlayer> getCommands() {
-        return commands;
-    }
-
     public String[] commandDetection(String[] split) {
-        Request.reset();
-
         split[0] = split[0].substring(1);
 
         // Quick script shortcut
@@ -140,14 +178,13 @@ public final class CommandManager {
         String searchCmd = split[0].toLowerCase();
 
         // Try to detect the command
-        if (commands.hasCommand(searchCmd)) {
-        } else if (worldEdit.getConfiguration().noDoubleSlash && commands.hasCommand("/" + searchCmd)) {
+        if (dispatcher.contains(searchCmd)) {
+        } else if (worldEdit.getConfiguration().noDoubleSlash && dispatcher.contains("/" + searchCmd)) {
             split[0] = "/" + split[0];
         } else if (split[0].length() >= 2 && split[0].charAt(0) == '/'
-                && commands.hasCommand(searchCmd.substring(1))) {
+                && dispatcher.contains(searchCmd.substring(1))) {
             split[0] = split[0].substring(1);
         }
-
         return split;
     }
 
@@ -155,185 +192,69 @@ public final class CommandManager {
     public void handleCommand(CommandEvent event) {
         Request.reset();
 
-        LocalPlayer player = event.getPlayer();
-        String[] split = event.getArguments();
-
-        try {
-            split = commandDetection(split);
+        Actor actor = event.getPlayer();
+        String split[] = commandDetection(event.getArguments());
 
         // No command found!
-            if (!commands.hasCommand(split[0])) {
+        if (!dispatcher.contains(split[0])) {
             return;
         }
 
-            LocalSession session = worldEdit.getSession(player);
-            EditSession editSession = session.createEditSession(player);
-            editSession.enableQueue();
+        LocalSession session = worldEdit.getSessionManager().get(actor);
+        LocalConfiguration config = worldEdit.getConfiguration();
 
-            session.tellVersion(player);
+        CommandLocals locals = new CommandLocals();
+        locals.put(Actor.class, actor);
 
         long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
 
         try {
-                commands.execute(split, player, session, player, editSession);
+            dispatcher.call(split, locals);
         } catch (CommandPermissionsException e) {
-                player.printError("You don't have permission to do this.");
-            } catch (MissingNestedCommandException e) {
-                player.printError(e.getUsage());
-            } catch (CommandUsageException e) {
-                player.printError(e.getMessage());
-                player.printError(e.getUsage());
-            } catch (PlayerNeededException e) {
-                player.printError(e.getMessage());
+            actor.printError("You don't have permission to do this.");
+        } catch (InvalidUsageException e) {
+            actor.printError(e.getMessage() + "\nUsage: " + e.getUsage("/"));
         } catch (WrappedCommandException e) {
-                throw e.getCause();
-            } catch (UnhandledCommandException e) {
-                player.printError("Command could not be handled; invalid sender!");
-                event.setCancelled(true);
-                return;
+            Throwable t = e.getCause();
+            actor.printError("Please report this error: [See console]");
+            actor.printRaw(t.getClass().getName() + ": " + t.getMessage());
+            t.printStackTrace();
+        } catch (CommandException e) {
+            actor.printError(e.getMessage());
         } finally {
+            EditSession editSession = locals.get(EditSession.class);
+
+            if (editSession != null) {
                 session.remember(editSession);
                 editSession.flushQueue();
 
-                if (worldEdit.getConfiguration().profile) {
+                if (config.profile) {
                     long time = System.currentTimeMillis() - start;
                     int changed = editSession.getBlockChangeCount();
                     if (time > 0) {
                         double throughput = changed / (time / 1000.0);
-                        player.printDebug((time / 1000.0) + "s elapsed (history: "
+                        actor.printDebug((time / 1000.0) + "s elapsed (history: "
                                 + changed + " changed; "
                                 + Math.round(throughput) + " blocks/sec).");
                     } else {
-                        player.printDebug((time / 1000.0) + "s elapsed.");
+                        actor.printDebug((time / 1000.0) + "s elapsed.");
                     }
                 }
 
-                worldEdit.flushBlockBag(player, editSession);
+                worldEdit.flushBlockBag(event.getPlayer(), editSession);
             }
-        } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
-            final Matcher matcher = numberFormatExceptionPattern.matcher(e.getMessage());
-
-            if (matcher.matches()) {
-                player.printError("Number expected; string \"" + matcher.group(1) + "\" given.");
-            } else {
-                player.printError("Number expected; string given.");
-            }
-        } catch (IncompleteRegionException e) {
-            player.printError("Make a region selection first.");
-        } catch (UnknownItemException e) {
-            player.printError("Block name '" + e.getID() + "' was not recognized.");
-        } catch (InvalidItemException e) {
-            player.printError(e.getMessage());
-        } catch (DisallowedItemException e) {
-            player.printError("Block '" + e.getID() + "' not allowed (see WorldEdit configuration).");
-        } catch (MaxChangedBlocksException e) {
-            player.printError("Max blocks changed in an operation reached ("
-                    + e.getBlockLimit() + ").");
-        } catch (MaxBrushRadiusException e) {
-            player.printError("Maximum allowed brush size: " + worldEdit.getConfiguration().maxBrushRadius);
-        } catch (MaxRadiusException e) {
-            player.printError("Maximum allowed size: " + worldEdit.getConfiguration().maxRadius);
-        } catch (UnknownDirectionException e) {
-            player.printError("Unknown direction: " + e.getDirection());
-        } catch (InsufficientArgumentsException e) {
-            player.printError(e.getMessage());
-        } catch (EmptyClipboardException e) {
-            player.printError("Your clipboard is empty. Use //copy first.");
-        } catch (InvalidFilenameException e) {
-            player.printError("Filename '" + e.getFilename() + "' invalid: "
-                    + e.getMessage());
-        } catch (FilenameResolutionException e) {
-            player.printError("File '" + e.getFilename() + "' resolution error: "
-                    + e.getMessage());
-        } catch (InvalidToolBindException e) {
-            player.printError("Can't bind tool to "
-                    + ItemType.toHeldName(e.getItemId()) + ": " + e.getMessage());
-        } catch (FileSelectionAbortedException e) {
-            player.printError("File selection aborted.");
-        } catch (WorldEditException e) {
-            player.printError(e.getMessage());
-        } catch (Throwable excp) {
-            player.printError("Please report this error: [See console]");
-            player.printRaw(excp.getClass().getName() + ": " + excp.getMessage());
-            excp.printStackTrace();
         }
 
         event.setCancelled(true);
     }
 
-    private class CommandsManagerImpl extends CommandsManager<LocalPlayer> {
-        @Override
-        protected void checkPermission(LocalPlayer player, Method method) throws CommandException {
-            if (!player.isPlayer() && !method.isAnnotationPresent(Console.class)) {
-                throw new UnhandledCommandException();
-            }
-
-            super.checkPermission(player, method);
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public boolean hasPermission(LocalPlayer player, String perm) {
-            return player.hasPermission(perm);
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public void invokeMethod(Method parent, String[] args,
-                LocalPlayer player, Method method, Object instance,
-                Object[] methodArgs, int level) throws CommandException {
-            if (worldEdit.getConfiguration().logCommands) {
-                final Logging loggingAnnotation = method.getAnnotation(Logging.class);
-
-                final Logging.LogMode logMode;
-                if (loggingAnnotation == null) {
-                    logMode = null;
-                } else {
-                    logMode = loggingAnnotation.value();
-                }
-
-                String msg = "WorldEdit: " + player.getName();
-                if (player.isPlayer()) {
-                    msg += " (in \"" + player.getWorld().getName() + "\")";
-                }
-                msg += ": " + StringUtil.joinString(args, " ");
-                if (logMode != null && player.isPlayer()) {
-                    Vector position = player.getPosition();
-                    final LocalSession session = worldEdit.getSessionManager().get(player);
-
-                    switch (logMode) {
-                        case PLACEMENT:
-                            try {
-                                position = session.getPlacementPosition(player);
-                            } catch (IncompleteRegionException e) {
-                                break;
-                            }
-                            /* FALL-THROUGH */
-
-                        case POSITION:
-                            msg += " - Position: " + position;
-                            break;
-
-                        case ALL:
-                            msg += " - Position: " + position;
-                            /* FALL-THROUGH */
-
-                        case ORIENTATION_REGION:
-                            msg += " - Orientation: " + player.getCardinalDirection().name();
-                            /* FALL-THROUGH */
-
-                        case REGION:
-                            try {
-                                msg += " - Region: " + session.getSelection(player.getWorld());
-                            } catch (IncompleteRegionException e) {
-                                break;
-                            }
-                            break;
-                    }
-                }
-
-                getLogger().info(msg);
-            }
-            super.invokeMethod(parent, args, player, method, instance, methodArgs, level);
-        }
+    /**
+     * Get the command dispatcher instance.
+     *
+     * @return the command dispatcher
+     */
+    public Dispatcher getDispatcher() {
+        return dispatcher;
     }
 
     public static Logger getLogger() {

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/extension/platform/Platform.java

@@ -19,12 +19,10 @@
 
 package com.sk89q.worldedit.extension.platform;
 
-import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.Command;
-import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandsManager;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.BiomeTypes;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.LocalConfiguration;
-import com.sk89q.worldedit.LocalPlayer;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.entity.Player;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.Dispatcher;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.World;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
@@ -100,10 +98,12 @@ public interface Platform {
      */
     @Nullable World matchWorld(World world);
 
-    @Deprecated
-    void onCommandRegistration(List<Command> commands);
-
-    void onCommandRegistration(List<Command> commands, CommandsManager<LocalPlayer> manager);
+    /**
+     * Register the commands contained within the given command dispatcher.
+     *
+     * @param dispatcher the dispatcher
+     */
+    void registerCommands(Dispatcher dispatcher);
 
     /**
      * Register game hooks.

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/internal/ServerInterfaceAdapter.java

@@ -19,16 +19,14 @@
 
 package com.sk89q.worldedit.internal;
 
-import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.Command;
-import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandsManager;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.BiomeTypes;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.LocalConfiguration;
-import com.sk89q.worldedit.LocalPlayer;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.ServerInterface;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.entity.Player;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.extension.platform.Capability;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.extension.platform.Platform;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.extension.platform.Preference;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.Dispatcher;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.World;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
@@ -97,14 +95,8 @@ public class ServerInterfaceAdapter extends ServerInterface {
     }
 
     @Override
-    @Deprecated
-    public void onCommandRegistration(List<Command> commands) {
-        platform.onCommandRegistration(commands);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void onCommandRegistration(List<Command> commands, CommandsManager<LocalPlayer> manager) {
-        platform.onCommandRegistration(commands, manager);
+    public void registerCommands(Dispatcher dispatcher) {
+        platform.registerCommands(dispatcher);
     }
 
     @Override

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/internal/annotation/Direction.java

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * WorldEdit, a Minecraft world manipulation toolkit
+ * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com>
+ * Copyright (C) WorldEdit team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+
+package com.sk89q.worldedit.internal.annotation;
+
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.Vector;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+/**
+ * Annotates a {@link Vector} parameter to inject a direction.
+ */
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@Target(ElementType.PARAMETER)
+public @interface Direction {
+    
+    public static final String AIM = "me";
+
+}

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/internal/annotation/Selection.java

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+/*
+ * WorldEdit, a Minecraft world manipulation toolkit
+ * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com>
+ * Copyright (C) WorldEdit team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.sk89q.worldedit.internal.annotation;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+/**
+ * Indicates that this value should come from the current selection.
+ */
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@Target(ElementType.PARAMETER)
+public @interface Selection {
+
+}

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/CommandLoggingHandler.java

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+/*
+ * WorldEdit, a Minecraft world manipulation toolkit
+ * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com>
+ * Copyright (C) WorldEdit team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.sk89q.worldedit.util;
+
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandContext;
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandException;
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.Logging;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.*;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.parametric.AbstractInvokeListener;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.parametric.InvokeHandler;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.parametric.ParameterData;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.parametric.ParameterException;
+
+import java.io.Closeable;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.util.logging.Handler;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
+
+/**
+ * Logs called commands to a logger.
+ */
+public class CommandLoggingHandler extends AbstractInvokeListener implements InvokeHandler, Closeable {
+
+    private final WorldEdit worldEdit;
+    private final Logger logger;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new instance.
+     *
+     * @param worldEdit an instance of WorldEdit
+     * @param logger the logger to send messages to
+     */
+    public CommandLoggingHandler(WorldEdit worldEdit, Logger logger) {
+        checkNotNull(worldEdit);
+        checkNotNull(logger);
+        this.worldEdit = worldEdit;
+        this.logger = logger;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void preProcess(Object object, Method method, ParameterData[] parameters, CommandContext context) throws CommandException, ParameterException {
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void preInvoke(Object object, Method method, ParameterData[] parameters, Object[] args, CommandContext context) throws CommandException {
+        Logging loggingAnnotation = method.getAnnotation(Logging.class);
+        Logging.LogMode logMode;
+        StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
+        
+        if (loggingAnnotation == null) {
+            logMode = null;
+        } else {
+            logMode = loggingAnnotation.value();
+        }
+
+        LocalPlayer sender = context.getLocals().get(LocalPlayer.class);
+        if (sender == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        builder.append("WorldEdit: ").append(sender.getName());
+        if (sender.isPlayer()) {
+            builder.append(" (in \"" + sender.getWorld().getName() + "\")");
+        }
+
+        builder.append(": ").append(context.getCommand());
+        
+        if (context.argsLength() > 0) {
+            builder.append(" ").append(context.getJoinedStrings(0));
+        }
+        
+        if (logMode != null && sender.isPlayer()) {
+            Vector position = sender.getPosition();
+            LocalSession session = worldEdit.getSession(sender);
+            
+            switch (logMode) {
+            case PLACEMENT:
+                try {
+                    position = session.getPlacementPosition(sender);
+                } catch (IncompleteRegionException e) {
+                    break;
+                }
+                /* FALL-THROUGH */
+
+            case POSITION:
+                builder.append(" - Position: " + position);
+                break;
+
+            case ALL:
+                builder.append(" - Position: " + position);
+                /* FALL-THROUGH */
+
+            case ORIENTATION_REGION:
+                builder.append(" - Orientation: "
+                        + sender.getCardinalDirection().name());
+                /* FALL-THROUGH */
+
+            case REGION:
+                try {
+                    builder.append(" - Region: ")
+                            .append(session.getSelection(sender.getWorld()));
+                } catch (IncompleteRegionException e) {
+                    break;
+                }
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        logger.info(builder.toString());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void postInvoke(Object object, Method method, ParameterData[] parameters, Object[] args, CommandContext context) throws CommandException {
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public InvokeHandler createInvokeHandler() {
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void close() {
+        for (Handler h : logger.getHandlers()) {
+            h.close();
+        }
+    }
+
+}

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/CommandPermissionsHandler.java

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+/*
+ * WorldEdit, a Minecraft world manipulation toolkit
+ * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com>
+ * Copyright (C) WorldEdit team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.sk89q.worldedit.util;
+
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandContext;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.parametric.PermissionsHandler;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.LocalPlayer;
+
+public class CommandPermissionsHandler extends PermissionsHandler {
+
+    public CommandPermissionsHandler() {
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected boolean hasPermission(CommandContext context, String permission) {
+        LocalPlayer sender = context.getLocals().get(LocalPlayer.class);
+        if (sender == null) {
+            return true;
+        } else {
+            return sender.hasPermission(permission);
+        }
+    }
+
+}

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/WorldEditBinding.java

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+/*
+ * WorldEdit, a Minecraft world manipulation toolkit
+ * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com>
+ * Copyright (C) WorldEdit team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.sk89q.worldedit.util;
+
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.*;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.entity.Player;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.extension.input.ParserContext;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.extension.platform.Actor;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.function.mask.Mask;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.function.pattern.Pattern;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.internal.annotation.Direction;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.internal.annotation.Selection;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.regions.Region;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.parametric.*;
+
+/**
+ * Binds standard WorldEdit classes such as {@link Player} and {@link LocalSession}.
+ */
+public class WorldEditBinding extends BindingHelper {
+    
+    private final WorldEdit worldEdit;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new instance.
+     * 
+     * @param worldEdit the WorldEdit instance to bind to
+     */
+    public WorldEditBinding(WorldEdit worldEdit) {
+        this.worldEdit = worldEdit;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets a selection from a {@link ArgumentStack}.
+     * 
+     * @param context the context
+     * @param selection the annotation
+     * @return a selection
+     * @throws IncompleteRegionException if no selection is available
+     * @throws ParameterException on other error
+     */
+    @BindingMatch(classifier = Selection.class,
+                  type = Region.class,
+                  behavior = BindingBehavior.PROVIDES)
+    public Object getSelection(ArgumentStack context, Selection selection) throws IncompleteRegionException, ParameterException {
+        Player sender = getPlayer(context);
+        LocalSession session = worldEdit.getSessionManager().get(sender);
+        return session.getSelection(sender.getWorld());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets an {@link EditSession} from a {@link ArgumentStack}.
+     * 
+     * @param context the context
+     * @return an edit session
+     * @throws ParameterException on other error
+     */
+    @BindingMatch(type = EditSession.class,
+                  behavior = BindingBehavior.PROVIDES)
+    public EditSession getEditSession(ArgumentStack context) throws ParameterException {
+        Player sender = getPlayer(context);
+        LocalSession session = worldEdit.getSessionManager().get(sender);
+        EditSession editSession = session.createEditSession(sender);
+        editSession.enableQueue();
+        context.getContext().getLocals().put(EditSession.class, editSession);
+        session.tellVersion(sender); 
+        return editSession;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets an {@link LocalSession} from a {@link ArgumentStack}.
+     * 
+     * @param context the context
+     * @return a local session
+     * @throws ParameterException on error
+     */
+    @BindingMatch(type = LocalSession.class,
+                  behavior = BindingBehavior.PROVIDES)
+    public LocalSession getLocalSession(ArgumentStack context) throws ParameterException {
+        Player sender = getPlayer(context);
+        return worldEdit.getSessionManager().get(sender);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets an {@link Player} from a {@link ArgumentStack}.
+     *
+     * @param context the context
+     * @return a local player
+     * @throws ParameterException on error
+     */
+    @BindingMatch(type = Player.class,
+                  behavior = BindingBehavior.PROVIDES)
+    public Player getPlayer(ArgumentStack context) throws ParameterException {
+        Actor sender = context.getContext().getLocals().get(Actor.class);
+        if (sender == null) {
+            throw new ParameterException("No player to get a session for");
+        } else if (sender instanceof Player) {
+            return (Player) sender;
+        } else {
+            throw new ParameterException("Caller is not a player");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets an {@link Player} from a {@link ArgumentStack}.
+     *
+     * @param context the context
+     * @return a local player
+     * @throws ParameterException on error
+     */
+    @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+    @BindingMatch(type = LocalPlayer.class,
+                  behavior = BindingBehavior.PROVIDES)
+    public Player getLocalPlayer(ArgumentStack context) throws ParameterException {
+        Player player = getPlayer(context);
+        if (player instanceof LocalPlayer) {
+            return (LocalPlayer) player;
+        } else {
+            throw new ParameterException("This command/function needs to be updated to take 'Player' rather than 'LocalPlayer'");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets an {@link Pattern} from a {@link ArgumentStack}.
+     * 
+     * @param context the context
+     * @return a pattern
+     * @throws ParameterException on error
+     * @throws WorldEditException on error
+     */
+    @BindingMatch(type = Pattern.class,
+                  behavior = BindingBehavior.CONSUMES,
+                  consumedCount = 1)
+    public Pattern getPattern(ArgumentStack context) throws ParameterException, WorldEditException {
+        Actor actor = context.getContext().getLocals().get(Actor.class);
+        ParserContext parserContext = new ParserContext();
+        parserContext.setActor(context.getContext().getLocals().get(Actor.class));
+        parserContext.setWorld(actor.getWorld());
+        parserContext.setSession(worldEdit.getSessionManager().get(actor));
+        return worldEdit.getPatternRegistry().parseFromInput(context.next(), parserContext);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets an {@link Mask} from a {@link ArgumentStack}.
+     * 
+     * @param context the context
+     * @return a pattern
+     * @throws ParameterException on error
+     * @throws WorldEditException on error
+     */
+    @BindingMatch(type = Mask.class,
+                  behavior = BindingBehavior.CONSUMES,
+                  consumedCount = 1)
+    public Mask getMask(ArgumentStack context) throws ParameterException, WorldEditException {
+        Actor actor = context.getContext().getLocals().get(Actor.class);
+        ParserContext parserContext = new ParserContext();
+        parserContext.setActor(context.getContext().getLocals().get(Actor.class));
+        parserContext.setWorld(actor.getWorld());
+        parserContext.setSession(worldEdit.getSessionManager().get(actor));
+        return worldEdit.getMaskRegistry().parseFromInput(context.next(), parserContext);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get a direction from the player.
+     * 
+     * @param context the context
+     * @param direction the direction annotation
+     * @return a pattern
+     * @throws ParameterException on error
+     * @throws UnknownDirectionException on an unknown direction
+     */
+    @BindingMatch(classifier = Direction.class,
+                  type = Vector.class,
+                  behavior = BindingBehavior.CONSUMES,
+                  consumedCount = 1)
+    public Vector getDirection(ArgumentStack context, Direction direction) 
+            throws ParameterException, UnknownDirectionException {
+        Player sender = getPlayer(context);
+        return worldEdit.getDirection(sender, context.next());
+    }
+
+}

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/WorldEditExceptionConverter.java

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+/*
+ * WorldEdit, a Minecraft world manipulation toolkit
+ * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com>
+ * Copyright (C) WorldEdit team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.sk89q.worldedit.util;
+
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandException;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.*;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.blocks.ItemType;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.command.InsufficientArgumentsException;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.internal.expression.ExpressionException;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.regions.RegionOperationException;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.parametric.ExceptionConverterHelper;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.parametric.ExceptionMatch;
+
+import java.util.regex.Matcher;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
+
+/**
+ * converts WorldEdit exceptions and converts them into {@link CommandException}s.
+ */
+public class WorldEditExceptionConverter extends ExceptionConverterHelper {
+
+    private static final Pattern numberFormat = Pattern.compile("^For input string: \"(.*)\"$");
+    private final WorldEdit worldEdit;
+
+    public WorldEditExceptionConverter(WorldEdit worldEdit) {
+        checkNotNull(worldEdit);
+        this.worldEdit = worldEdit;
+    }
+
+    @ExceptionMatch
+    public void convert(PlayerNeededException e) throws CommandException {
+        throw new CommandException(e.getMessage());
+    }
+
+    @ExceptionMatch
+    public void convert(NumberFormatException e) throws CommandException {
+        final Matcher matcher = numberFormat.matcher(e.getMessage());
+
+        if (matcher.matches()) {
+            throw new CommandException("Number expected; string \"" + matcher.group(1)
+                    + "\" given.");
+        } else {
+            throw new CommandException("Number expected; string given.");
+        }
+    }
+
+    @ExceptionMatch
+    public void convert(IncompleteRegionException e) throws CommandException {
+        throw new CommandException("Make a region selection first.");
+    }
+
+    @ExceptionMatch
+    public void convert(UnknownItemException e) throws CommandException {
+        throw new CommandException("Block name '" + e.getID() + "' was not recognized.");
+    }
+
+    @ExceptionMatch
+    public void convert(InvalidItemException e) throws CommandException {
+        throw new CommandException(e.getMessage());
+    }
+
+    @ExceptionMatch
+    public void convert(DisallowedItemException e) throws CommandException {
+        throw new CommandException("Block '" + e.getID()
+                + "' not allowed (see WorldEdit configuration).");
+    }
+
+    @ExceptionMatch
+    public void convert(MaxChangedBlocksException e) throws CommandException {
+        throw new CommandException("Max blocks changed in an operation reached ("
+                + e.getBlockLimit() + ").");
+    }
+
+    @ExceptionMatch
+    public void convert(MaxRadiusException e) throws CommandException {
+        throw new CommandException("Maximum radius: " + worldEdit.getConfiguration().maxRadius);
+    }
+
+    @ExceptionMatch
+    public void convert(UnknownDirectionException e) throws CommandException {
+        throw new CommandException("Unknown direction: " + e.getDirection());
+    }
+
+    @ExceptionMatch
+    public void convert(InsufficientArgumentsException e) throws CommandException {
+        throw new CommandException(e.getMessage());
+    }
+
+    @ExceptionMatch
+    public void convert(RegionOperationException e) throws CommandException {
+        throw new CommandException(e.getMessage());
+    }
+
+    @ExceptionMatch
+    public void convert(ExpressionException e) throws CommandException {
+        throw new CommandException(e.getMessage());
+    }
+
+    @ExceptionMatch
+    public void convert(EmptyClipboardException e) throws CommandException {
+        throw new CommandException("Your clipboard is empty. Use //copy first.");
+    }
+
+    @ExceptionMatch
+    public void convert(InvalidFilenameException e) throws CommandException {
+        throw new CommandException("Filename '" + e.getFilename() + "' invalid: "
+                + e.getMessage());
+    }
+
+    @ExceptionMatch
+    public void convert(FilenameResolutionException e) throws CommandException {
+        throw new CommandException(
+                "File '" + e.getFilename() + "' resolution error: " + e.getMessage());
+    }
+
+    @ExceptionMatch
+    public void convert(InvalidToolBindException e) throws CommandException {
+        throw new CommandException("Can't bind tool to "
+                + ItemType.toHeldName(e.getItemId()) + ": " + e.getMessage());
+    }
+
+    @ExceptionMatch
+    public void convert(FileSelectionAbortedException e) throws CommandException {
+        throw new CommandException("File selection aborted.");
+    }
+
+    @ExceptionMatch
+    public void convert(WorldEditException e) throws CommandException {
+        throw new CommandException(e.getMessage());
+    }
+
+}

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/command/CommandCallable.java

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+/*
+ * WorldEdit, a Minecraft world manipulation toolkit
+ * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com>
+ * Copyright (C) WorldEdit team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command;
+
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandContext;
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandException;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+/**
+ * A command that can be executed.
+ */
+public interface CommandCallable {
+    
+    /**
+     * Get a list of value flags used by this command.
+     * 
+     * @return a list of value flags
+     */
+    Set<Character> getValueFlags();
+
+    /**
+     * Execute the command.
+     * 
+     * @param context the user input
+     * @throws CommandException thrown on any sort of command exception
+     */
+    void call(CommandContext context) throws CommandException;
+
+    /**
+     * Get a list of suggestions.
+     * 
+     * @param context the user input
+     * @return a list of suggestions
+     * @throws CommandException
+     */
+    Collection<String> getSuggestions(CommandContext context) throws CommandException;
+    
+    /**
+     * Get an object describing this command.
+     * 
+     * @return the command description
+     */
+    Description getDescription();
+
+}

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/command/CommandMapping.java

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+/*
+ * WorldEdit, a Minecraft world manipulation toolkit
+ * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com>
+ * Copyright (C) WorldEdit team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command;
+
+
+/**
+ * Tracks a command registration.
+ */
+public class CommandMapping {
+    
+    private final String[] aliases;
+    private final CommandCallable callable;
+    
+    /**
+     * Create a new instance.
+     * 
+     * @param callable the command callable
+     * @param alias a list of all aliases, where the first one is the primary one
+     */
+    public CommandMapping(CommandCallable callable, String... alias) {
+        super();
+        this.aliases = alias;
+        this.callable = callable;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the primary alias.
+     * 
+     * @return the primary alias
+     */
+    public String getPrimaryAlias() {
+        return aliases[0];
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Get a list of all aliases.
+     * 
+     * @return aliases
+     */
+    public String[] getAllAliases() {
+        return aliases;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Get the callable
+     * 
+     * @return the callable
+     */
+    public CommandCallable getCallable() {
+        return callable;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the {@link Description} form the callable.
+     * 
+     * @return the description
+     */
+    public Description getDescription() {
+        return getCallable().getDescription();
+    }
+
+}

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/command/Description.java

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+/*
+ * WorldEdit, a Minecraft world manipulation toolkit
+ * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com>
+ * Copyright (C) WorldEdit team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * A description of a command.
+ */
+public interface Description {
+
+    /**
+     * Get the list of parameters for this command.
+     * 
+     * @return a list of parameters
+     */
+    List<Parameter> getParameters();
+
+    /**
+     * Get a short one-line description of this command.
+     * 
+     * @return a description, or null if no description is available
+     */
+    String getDescription();
+
+    /**
+     * Get a longer help text about this command.
+     * 
+     * @return a help text, or null if no help is available
+     */
+    String getHelp();
+
+    /**
+     * Get the usage string of this command.
+     * 
+     * <p>A usage string may look like 
+     * <code>[-w &lt;world&gt;] &lt;var1&gt; &lt;var2&gt;</code>.</p>
+     * 
+     * @return a usage string
+     */
+    String getUsage();
+    
+    /**
+     * Get a list of permissions that the player may have to have permission.
+     * 
+     * <p>Permission data may or may not be available. This is only useful as a
+     * potential hint.</p>
+     * 
+     * @return the list of permissions
+     */
+    List<String> getPermissions();
+
+}

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/command/Dispatcher.java

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+/*
+ * WorldEdit, a Minecraft world manipulation toolkit
+ * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com>
+ * Copyright (C) WorldEdit team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command;
+
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandException;
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandLocals;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+
+/**
+ * Executes a command based on user input.
+ */
+public interface Dispatcher {
+
+    /**
+     * Register a command with this dispatcher.
+     * 
+     * @param callable the command executor
+     * @param alias a list of aliases, where the first alias is the primary name
+     */
+    void register(CommandCallable callable, String... alias);
+    
+    /**
+     * Get a list of command registrations.
+     * 
+     * <p>The returned collection cannot be modified.</p>
+     * 
+     * @return a list of registrations
+     */
+    Collection<CommandMapping> getCommands();
+
+    /**
+     * Get a list of primary aliases.
+     * 
+     * <p>The returned collection cannot be modified.</p>
+     * 
+     * @return a list of aliases
+     */
+    Collection<String> getPrimaryAliases();
+
+    /**
+     * Get a list of all the command aliases.
+     * 
+     * <p>A command may have more than one alias assigned to it. The returned 
+     * collection cannot be modified.</p>
+     * 
+     * @return a list of aliases
+     */
+    Collection<String> getAllAliases();
+
+    /**
+     * Get the {@link CommandCallable} associated with an alias.
+     * 
+     * @param alias the alias
+     * @return the command mapping
+     */
+    CommandMapping get(String alias);
+
+    /**
+     * Returns whether the dispatcher contains a registered command for the given alias.
+     * 
+     * @param alias the alias
+     * @return true if a registered command exists
+     */
+    boolean contains(String alias);
+
+    /**
+     * Execute the correct command based on the input.
+     * 
+     * @param arguments the arguments
+     * @param locals the locals
+     * @return the called command, or null if there was no command found
+     * @throws CommandException thrown on a command error
+     */
+    CommandMapping call(String arguments, CommandLocals locals) throws CommandException;
+
+    /**
+     * Execute the correct command based on the input.
+     * 
+     * @param arguments the arguments
+     * @param locals the locals
+     * @return the called command, or null if there was no command found
+     * @throws CommandException thrown on a command error
+     */
+    CommandMapping call(String[] arguments, CommandLocals locals) throws CommandException;
+
+    /**
+     * Get a list of suggestions based on input.
+     * 
+     * @param arguments the arguments entered up to this point
+     * @return a list of suggestions
+     * @throws CommandException thrown if there was a parsing error
+     */
+    Collection<String> getSuggestions(String arguments) throws CommandException;
+
+}

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/command/InvalidUsageException.java

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+/*
+ * WorldEdit, a Minecraft world manipulation toolkit
+ * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com>
+ * Copyright (C) WorldEdit team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command;
+
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandException;
+
+/**
+ * Thrown when a command is not used properly.
+ */
+public class InvalidUsageException extends CommandException {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = -3222004168669490390L;
+    private final Description description;
+
+    public InvalidUsageException(Description description) {
+        this.description = description;
+    }
+
+    public InvalidUsageException(String message, Description description) {
+        super(message);
+        this.description = description;
+    }
+
+    public Description getDescription() {
+        return description;
+    }
+
+    public String getUsage(String prefix) {
+        return toStackString(prefix, getDescription().getUsage());
+    }
+
+}

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/command/MissingParameterException.java

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+/*
+ * WorldEdit, a Minecraft world manipulation toolkit
+ * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com>
+ * Copyright (C) WorldEdit team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command;
+
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.parametric.ParameterException;
+
+/**
+ * Thrown when there is a missing parameter.
+ */
+public class MissingParameterException extends ParameterException {
+    
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 2169299987926950535L;
+
+}

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/command/Parameter.java

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+/*
+ * WorldEdit, a Minecraft world manipulation toolkit
+ * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com>
+ * Copyright (C) WorldEdit team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command;
+
+/**
+ * Describes a parameter.
+ * 
+ * @see Description
+ */
+public interface Parameter {
+
+    /**
+     * The name of the parameter.
+     * 
+     * @return the name
+     */
+    String getName();
+
+    /**
+     * Get the flag associated with this parameter.
+     * 
+     * @return the flag, or null if there is no flag associated
+     * @see #isValueFlag()
+     */
+    Character getFlag();
+    
+    /**
+     * Return whether the flag is a value flag.
+     * 
+     * @return true if the flag is a value flag
+     * @see #getFlag()
+     */
+    boolean isValueFlag();
+    
+    /**
+     * Get whether this parameter is optional.
+     * 
+     * @return true if the parameter does not have to be specified
+     */
+    boolean isOptional();
+    
+    /**
+     * Get the default value as a string to be parsed by the binding.
+     * 
+     * @return a default value, or null if none is set
+     */
+    public String[] getDefaultValue();
+
+}

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/command/SimpleDescription.java

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+/*
+ * WorldEdit, a Minecraft world manipulation toolkit
+ * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com>
+ * Copyright (C) WorldEdit team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command;
+
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * A simple implementation of {@link Description} which has setters.
+ */
+public class SimpleDescription implements Description {
+    
+    private List<Parameter> parameters = Collections.emptyList();
+    private List<String> permissions = Collections.emptyList();
+    private String description;
+    private String help;
+    private String overrideUsage;
+    
+    @Override
+    public List<Parameter> getParameters() {
+        return parameters;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the list of parameters.
+     * 
+     * @param parameters the list of parameters
+     * @see #getParameters()
+     */
+    public void setParameters(List<Parameter> parameters) {
+        this.parameters = Collections.unmodifiableList(parameters);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getDescription() {
+        return description;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Set the description of the command.
+     * 
+     * @param description the description
+     * @see #getDescription()
+     */
+    public void setDescription(String description) {
+        this.description = description;
+    }
+    
+    @Override
+    public String getHelp() {
+        return help;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Set the help text of the command.
+     * 
+     * @param help the help text
+     * @see #getHelp()
+     */
+    public void setHelp(String help) {
+        this.help = help;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public List<String> getPermissions() {
+        return permissions;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the permissions of this command.
+     * 
+     * @param permissions the permissions
+     */
+    public void setPermissions(List<String> permissions) {
+        this.permissions = Collections.unmodifiableList(permissions);
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Override the usage string returned with a given one.
+     * 
+     * @param usage usage string, or null
+     */
+    public void overrideUsage(String usage) {
+        this.overrideUsage = usage;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getUsage() {
+        if (overrideUsage != null) {
+            return overrideUsage;
+        }
+        
+        StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
+        boolean first = true;
+        
+        for (Parameter parameter : parameters) {
+            if (!first) {
+                builder.append(" ");
+            }
+            builder.append(parameter.toString());
+            first = false;
+        }
+        
+        return builder.toString();
+    }
+    
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return getUsage();
+    }
+
+}

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/command/SimpleDispatcher.java

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+/*
+ * WorldEdit, a Minecraft world manipulation toolkit
+ * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com>
+ * Copyright (C) WorldEdit team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command;
+
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandContext;
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandException;
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandLocals;
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.WrappedCommandException;
+
+import java.util.*;
+
+/**
+ * A simple implementation of {@link Dispatcher}.
+ */
+public class SimpleDispatcher implements Dispatcher {
+
+    private final Map<String, CommandMapping> commands = new HashMap<String, CommandMapping>();
+
+    @Override
+    public void register(CommandCallable callable, String... alias) {
+        CommandMapping mapping = new CommandMapping(callable, alias);
+        
+        // Check for replacements
+        for (String a : alias) {
+            String lower = a.toLowerCase();
+            if (commands.containsKey(lower)) {
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+                        "Replacing commands is currently undefined behavior");
+            }
+        }
+        
+        for (String a : alias) {
+            String lower = a.toLowerCase();
+            commands.put(lower, mapping);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Collection<CommandMapping> getCommands() {
+        return Collections.unmodifiableCollection(commands.values());
+    }
+    
+    @Override
+    public Set<String> getAllAliases() {
+        return Collections.unmodifiableSet(commands.keySet());
+    }
+    
+    @Override
+    public Set<String> getPrimaryAliases() {
+        Set<String> aliases = new HashSet<String>();
+        for (CommandMapping mapping : getCommands()) {
+            aliases.add(mapping.getPrimaryAlias());
+        }
+        return Collections.unmodifiableSet(aliases);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean contains(String alias) {
+        return commands.containsKey(alias.toLowerCase());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public CommandMapping get(String alias) {
+        return commands.get(alias.toLowerCase());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public CommandMapping call(String arguments, CommandLocals locals) throws CommandException {
+        return call(CommandContext.split(arguments), locals);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public CommandMapping call(String[] arguments, CommandLocals locals) throws CommandException {
+        CommandContext dummyContext = new CommandContext(arguments);
+        CommandMapping mapping = get(dummyContext.getCommand());
+        if (mapping != null) {
+            CommandCallable c = mapping.getCallable();
+            CommandContext context = 
+                    new CommandContext(arguments, c.getValueFlags(), false, locals);
+            try {
+                c.call(context);
+            } catch (CommandException e) {
+                e.prependStack(context.getCommand());
+                throw e;
+            } catch (Throwable t) {
+                throw new WrappedCommandException(t);
+            }
+        }
+        return mapping;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Collection<String> getSuggestions(String arguments) throws CommandException {
+        CommandContext dummyContext = new CommandContext(arguments);
+        CommandMapping mapping = get(dummyContext.getCommand());
+        if (mapping != null) {
+            CommandCallable c = mapping.getCallable();
+            CommandContext context = 
+                    new CommandContext(arguments, c.getValueFlags(), true);
+            return c.getSuggestions(context);
+        }
+        return new ArrayList<String>();
+    }
+
+}

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/command/SimpleDispatcherCommand.java

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+/*
+ * WorldEdit, a Minecraft world manipulation toolkit
+ * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com>
+ * Copyright (C) WorldEdit team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command;
+
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandContext;
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandException;
+
+import java.util.*;
+
+/**
+ * A combination {@link Dispatcher} and {@link CommandCallable} that is backed by
+ * a {@link SimpleDispatcher}.
+ * 
+ * <p>The primary use of this is to make nested commands.</p>
+ */
+public class SimpleDispatcherCommand extends SimpleDispatcher implements CommandCallable {
+    
+    private final SimpleDescription description = new SimpleDescription();
+
+    @Override
+    public Set<Character> getValueFlags() {
+        return Collections.emptySet();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void call(CommandContext context) throws CommandException {
+        if (context.argsLength() >= 1) {
+            super.call(context.getRemainingString(0), context.getLocals());
+        } else {
+            Set<String> aliases = getPrimaryAliases();
+            
+            if (aliases.size() == 0) {
+                throw new InvalidUsageException(
+                        "This command is supposed to have sub-commands, " +
+                        "but it has no sub-commands.", 
+                        getDescription());
+            }
+            
+            StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
+            for (String alias : getPrimaryAliases()) {
+                builder.append("\n- ").append(alias);
+            }
+            
+            if (aliases.size() == 1) {
+                builder.append(" (there is only one)");
+            }
+            
+            throw new InvalidUsageException(
+                    "Select one of these subcommand(s):" + builder.toString(), 
+                    getDescription());
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public SimpleDescription getDescription() {
+        return description;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Collection<String> getSuggestions(CommandContext context) throws CommandException {
+        if (context.argsLength() == 0) {
+            return super.getAllAliases();
+        } else if (context.argsLength() == 1 && 
+                context.getSuggestionContext().forLastValue()) {
+            String prefix = context.getString(0).toLowerCase();
+            List<String> suggestions = new ArrayList<String>();
+            for (String alias : super.getAllAliases()) {
+                if (alias.startsWith(prefix)) {
+                    suggestions.add(alias);
+                }
+            }
+            return suggestions;
+        }
+        
+        return super.getSuggestions(
+                context.argsLength() > 1 ? context.getRemainingString(1) : "");
+    }
+
+}

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/command/SimpleParameter.java

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+/*
+ * WorldEdit, a Minecraft world manipulation toolkit
+ * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com>
+ * Copyright (C) WorldEdit team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command;
+
+/**
+ * A simple implementation of {@link Parameter} that has setters.
+ */
+public class SimpleParameter implements Parameter {
+    
+    private String name;
+    private Character flag;
+    private boolean isValue;
+    private boolean isOptional;
+    private String[] defaultValue;
+    
+    /**
+     * Create a new parameter with no name defined yet.
+     */
+    public SimpleParameter() {
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Create a new parameter of the given name.
+     * 
+     * @param name the name
+     */
+    public SimpleParameter(String name) {
+        this.name = name;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getName() {
+        return name;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the name of the parameter.
+     * 
+     * @param name the parameter name
+     */
+    public void setName(String name) {
+        this.name = name;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Character getFlag() {
+        return flag;
+    }
+    
+    @Override
+    public boolean isValueFlag() {
+        return flag != null && isValue;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the flag used by this parameter.
+     * 
+     * @param flag the flag, or null if there is no flag
+     * @param isValue true if the flag is a value flag
+     */
+    public void setFlag(Character flag, boolean isValue) {
+        this.flag = flag;
+        this.isValue = isValue;
+    }
+    
+    @Override
+    public boolean isOptional() {
+        return isOptional || getFlag() != null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set whether this parameter is optional.
+     * 
+     * @param isOptional true if this parameter is optional
+     */
+    public void setOptional(boolean isOptional) {
+        this.isOptional = isOptional;
+    }
+    
+    @Override
+    public String[] getDefaultValue() {
+        return defaultValue;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the default value.
+     * 
+     * @param defaultValue a default value, or null if none
+     */
+    public void setDefaultValue(String[] defaultValue) {
+        this.defaultValue = defaultValue;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
+        if (getFlag() != null) {
+            if (isValueFlag()) {
+                builder.append("[-")
+                        .append(getFlag()).append(" <").append(getName()).append(">]");
+            } else {
+                builder.append("[-").append(getFlag()).append("]");
+            }
+        } else {
+            if (isOptional()) {
+                builder.append("[<").append(getName()).append(">]");
+            } else {
+                builder.append("<").append(getName()).append(">");
+            }
+        }
+        return builder.toString();
+    }
+
+}

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/command/UnconsumedParameterException.java

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+/*
+ * WorldEdit, a Minecraft world manipulation toolkit
+ * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com>
+ * Copyright (C) WorldEdit team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command;
+
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.parametric.ParameterException;
+
+/**
+ * Thrown when there are leftover parameters that were not consumed, particular in the
+ * case of the user providing too many parameters.
+ */
+public class UnconsumedParameterException extends ParameterException {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 4449104854894946023L;
+    
+    private String unconsumed;
+
+    public UnconsumedParameterException(String unconsumed) {
+        this.unconsumed = unconsumed;
+    }
+    
+    public String getUnconsumed() {
+        return unconsumed;
+    }
+
+}

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/command/binding/PrimitiveBindings.java

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+/*
+ * WorldEdit, a Minecraft world manipulation toolkit
+ * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com>
+ * Copyright (C) WorldEdit team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.binding;
+
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.parametric.*;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
+
+/**
+ * Handles basic Java types such as {@link String}s, {@link Byte}s, etc.
+ * 
+ * <p>Handles both the object and primitive types.</p>
+ */
+public final class PrimitiveBindings extends BindingHelper {
+
+    /**
+     * Gets a type from a {@link ArgumentStack}.
+     * 
+     * @param context the context
+     * @param text the text annotation
+     * @param modifiers a list of modifiers
+     * @return the requested type
+     * @throws ParameterException on error
+     */
+    @BindingMatch(classifier = Text.class,
+                  type = String.class,
+                  behavior = BindingBehavior.CONSUMES,
+                  consumedCount = -1,
+                  provideModifiers = true)
+    public String getText(ArgumentStack context, Text text, Annotation[] modifiers) 
+            throws ParameterException {
+        String v = context.remaining();
+        validate(v, modifiers);
+        return v;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets a type from a {@link ArgumentStack}.
+     * 
+     * @param context the context
+     * @param modifiers a list of modifiers
+     * @return the requested type
+     * @throws ParameterException on error
+     */
+    @BindingMatch(type = String.class,
+                  behavior = BindingBehavior.CONSUMES,
+                  consumedCount = 1,
+                  provideModifiers = true)
+    public String getString(ArgumentStack context, Annotation[] modifiers) 
+            throws ParameterException {
+        String v = context.next();
+        validate(v, modifiers);
+        return v;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets a type from a {@link ArgumentStack}.
+     * 
+     * @param context the context
+     * @return the requested type
+     * @throws ParameterException on error
+     */
+    @BindingMatch(type = { Boolean.class, boolean.class },
+                  behavior = BindingBehavior.CONSUMES,
+                  consumedCount = 1)
+    public Boolean getBoolean(ArgumentStack context) throws ParameterException {
+        return context.nextBoolean();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets a type from a {@link ArgumentStack}.
+     * 
+     * @param context the context
+     * @param modifiers a list of modifiers
+     * @return the requested type
+     * @throws ParameterException on error
+     */
+    @BindingMatch(type = { Integer.class, int.class },
+                  behavior = BindingBehavior.CONSUMES,
+                  consumedCount = 1,
+                  provideModifiers = true)
+    public Integer getInteger(ArgumentStack context, Annotation[] modifiers) 
+            throws ParameterException {
+        Integer v = context.nextInt();
+        if (v != null) {
+            validate(v, modifiers);
+        }
+        return v;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets a type from a {@link ArgumentStack}.
+     * 
+     * @param context the context
+     * @param modifiers a list of modifiers
+     * @return the requested type
+     * @throws ParameterException on error
+     */
+    @BindingMatch(type = { Short.class, short.class },
+                  behavior = BindingBehavior.CONSUMES,
+                  consumedCount = 1,
+                  provideModifiers = true)
+    public Short getShort(ArgumentStack context, Annotation[] modifiers) 
+            throws ParameterException {
+        Integer v = getInteger(context, modifiers);
+        if (v != null) {
+            return v.shortValue();
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets a type from a {@link ArgumentStack}.
+     * 
+     * @param context the context
+     * @param modifiers a list of modifiers
+     * @return the requested type
+     * @throws ParameterException on error
+     */
+    @BindingMatch(type = { Double.class, double.class },
+                  behavior = BindingBehavior.CONSUMES,
+                  consumedCount = 1,
+                  provideModifiers = true)
+    public Double getDouble(ArgumentStack context, Annotation[] modifiers) 
+            throws ParameterException {
+        Double v = context.nextDouble();
+        if (v != null) {
+            validate(v, modifiers);
+        }
+        return v;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets a type from a {@link ArgumentStack}.
+     * 
+     * @param context the context
+     * @param modifiers a list of modifiers
+     * @return the requested type
+     * @throws ParameterException on error
+     */
+    @BindingMatch(type = { Float.class, float.class },
+                  behavior = BindingBehavior.CONSUMES,
+                  consumedCount = 1,
+                  provideModifiers = true)
+    public Float getFloat(ArgumentStack context, Annotation[] modifiers) 
+            throws ParameterException {
+        Double v = getDouble(context, modifiers);
+        if (v != null) {
+            return v.floatValue();
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Validate a number value using relevant modifiers.
+     * 
+     * @param number the number
+     * @param modifiers the list of modifiers to scan
+     * @throws ParameterException on a validation error
+     */
+    private static void validate(double number, Annotation[] modifiers) 
+            throws ParameterException {
+        for (Annotation modifier : modifiers) {
+            if (modifier instanceof Range) {
+                Range range = (Range) modifier;
+                if (number < range.min()) {
+                    throw new ParameterException(
+                            String.format(
+                                    "A valid value is greater than or equal to %s " +
+                                    "(you entered %s)", range.min(), number));
+                } else if (number > range.max()) {
+                    throw new ParameterException(
+                            String.format(
+                                    "A valid value is less than or equal to %s " +
+                                    "(you entered %s)", range.max(), number));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Validate a number value using relevant modifiers.
+     * 
+     * @param number the number
+     * @param modifiers the list of modifiers to scan
+     * @throws ParameterException on a validation error
+     */
+    private static void validate(int number, Annotation[] modifiers) 
+            throws ParameterException {
+        for (Annotation modifier : modifiers) {
+            if (modifier instanceof Range) {
+                Range range = (Range) modifier;
+                if (number < range.min()) {
+                    throw new ParameterException(
+                            String.format(
+                                    "A valid value is greater than or equal to %s " +
+                                    "(you entered %s)", range.min(), number));
+                } else if (number > range.max()) {
+                    throw new ParameterException(
+                            String.format(
+                                    "A valid value is less than or equal to %s " +
+                                    "(you entered %s)", range.max(), number));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Validate a string value using relevant modifiers.
+     * 
+     * @param string the string
+     * @param modifiers the list of modifiers to scan
+     * @throws ParameterException on a validation error
+     */
+    private static void validate(String string, Annotation[] modifiers) 
+            throws ParameterException {
+        if (string == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+        
+        for (Annotation modifier : modifiers) {
+            if (modifier instanceof Validate) {
+                Validate validate = (Validate) modifier;
+                
+                if (!validate.regex().isEmpty()) {
+                    if (!string.matches(validate.regex())) {
+                        throw new ParameterException(
+                                String.format(
+                                        "The given text doesn't match the right " +
+                                        "format (technically speaking, the 'format' is %s)", 
+                                        validate.regex()));
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+}

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/command/binding/Range.java

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+/*
+ * WorldEdit, a Minecraft world manipulation toolkit
+ * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com>
+ * Copyright (C) WorldEdit team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.binding;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+/**
+ * Specifies a range of values for numbers.
+ * 
+ * @see PrimitiveBindings a user of this annotation as a modifier
+ */
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@Target(ElementType.PARAMETER)
+public @interface Range {
+    
+    /**
+     * The minimum value that the number can be at, inclusive.
+     * 
+     * @return the minimum value
+     */
+    double min() default Double.MIN_VALUE;
+
+    /**
+     * The maximum value that the number can be at, inclusive.
+     * 
+     * @return the maximum value
+     */
+    double max() default Double.MAX_VALUE;
+
+}

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/command/binding/StandardBindings.java

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+/*
+ * WorldEdit, a Minecraft world manipulation toolkit
+ * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com>
+ * Copyright (C) WorldEdit team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.binding;
+
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandContext;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.parametric.BindingBehavior;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.parametric.BindingHelper;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.parametric.BindingMatch;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.parametric.ArgumentStack;
+
+/**
+ * Standard bindings that should be available to most configurations.
+ */
+public final class StandardBindings extends BindingHelper {
+
+    /**
+     * Gets a {@link CommandContext} from a {@link ArgumentStack}.
+     * 
+     * @param context the context
+     * @return a selection
+     */
+    @BindingMatch(type = CommandContext.class,
+                  behavior = BindingBehavior.PROVIDES)
+    public CommandContext getCommandContext(ArgumentStack context) {
+        context.markConsumed(); // Consume entire stack
+        return context.getContext();
+    }
+    
+}

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/command/binding/Switch.java

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+/*
+ * WorldEdit, a Minecraft world manipulation toolkit
+ * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com>
+ * Copyright (C) WorldEdit team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.binding;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+/**
+ * Indicates a command flag, such as <code>/command -f</code>.
+ * 
+ * <p>If used on a boolean type, then the flag will be a non-value flag. If
+ * used on any other type, then the flag will be a value flag.</p>
+ */
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@Target(ElementType.PARAMETER)
+public @interface Switch {
+
+    /**
+     * The flag character.
+     * 
+     * @return the flag character (A-Z a-z 0-9 is acceptable)
+     */
+    char value();
+
+}

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/command/binding/Text.java

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+/*
+ * WorldEdit, a Minecraft world manipulation toolkit
+ * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com>
+ * Copyright (C) WorldEdit team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.binding;
+
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.parametric.ArgumentStack;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+/**
+ * Indicates a {@link String} parameter will call {@link ArgumentStack#remaining()} and
+ * therefore consume all remaining arguments.
+ * 
+ * <p>This should only be used at the end of a list of parameters (of parameters that
+ * need to consume from the stack of arguments), otherwise following parameters will
+ * have no values left to consume.</p>
+ */
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@Target(ElementType.PARAMETER)
+public @interface Text {
+
+}

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/command/binding/Validate.java

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+/*
+ * WorldEdit, a Minecraft world manipulation toolkit
+ * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com>
+ * Copyright (C) WorldEdit team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.binding;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+
+/**
+ * Used to validate a string.
+ * 
+ * @see PrimitiveBindings where this validation is used
+ */
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@Target(ElementType.PARAMETER)
+public @interface Validate {
+    
+    /**
+     * An optional regular expression that must match the string.
+     * 
+     * @see Pattern regular expression class
+     * @return the pattern
+     */
+    String regex() default "";
+
+}

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/command/fluent/CommandGraph.java

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+/*
+ * WorldEdit, a Minecraft world manipulation toolkit
+ * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com>
+ * Copyright (C) WorldEdit team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.fluent;
+
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.Dispatcher;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.SimpleDispatcher;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.parametric.ParametricBuilder;
+
+/**
+ * A fluent interface to creating a command graph.
+ * 
+ * <p>A command graph may have multiple commands, and multiple sub-commands below that,
+ * and possibly below that.</p>
+ */
+public class CommandGraph {
+
+    private final DispatcherNode rootDispatcher;
+    private ParametricBuilder builder;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new command graph.
+     */
+    public CommandGraph() {
+        SimpleDispatcher dispatcher = new SimpleDispatcher();
+        rootDispatcher = new DispatcherNode(this, null, dispatcher);
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Get the root dispatcher node.
+     * 
+     * @return the root dispatcher node
+     */
+    public DispatcherNode commands() {
+        return rootDispatcher;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the {@link ParametricBuilder}.
+     * 
+     * @return the builder, or null.
+     */
+    public ParametricBuilder getBuilder() {
+        return builder;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the {@link ParametricBuilder} used for calls to 
+     * {@link DispatcherNode#build(Object)}.
+     * 
+     * @param builder the builder, or null
+     * @return this object
+     */
+    public CommandGraph builder(ParametricBuilder builder) {
+        this.builder = builder;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the root dispatcher.
+     * 
+     * @return the root dispatcher
+     */
+    public Dispatcher getDispatcher() {
+        return rootDispatcher.getDispatcher();
+    }
+
+}

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/command/fluent/DispatcherNode.java

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+/*
+ * WorldEdit, a Minecraft world manipulation toolkit
+ * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com>
+ * Copyright (C) WorldEdit team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.fluent;
+
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.CommandCallable;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.Dispatcher;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.SimpleDispatcher;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.SimpleDispatcherCommand;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.parametric.ParametricBuilder;
+
+/**
+ * A collection of commands.
+ */
+public class DispatcherNode {
+
+    private final CommandGraph graph;
+    private final DispatcherNode parent;
+    private final SimpleDispatcher dispatcher;
+    
+    /**
+     * Create a new instance.
+     * 
+     * @param graph the root fluent graph object
+     * @param parent the parent node, or null
+     * @param dispatcher the dispatcher for this node
+     */
+    DispatcherNode(CommandGraph graph, DispatcherNode parent, 
+            SimpleDispatcher dispatcher) {
+        this.graph = graph;
+        this.parent = parent;
+        this.dispatcher = dispatcher;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Set the description.
+     * 
+     * <p>This can only be used on {@link DispatcherNode}s returned by
+     * {@link #group(String...)}.</p>
+     * 
+     * @param description the description
+     * @return this object
+     */
+    public DispatcherNode describe(String description) {
+        if (dispatcher instanceof SimpleDispatcherCommand) {
+            ((SimpleDispatcherCommand) dispatcher).getDescription()
+                    .setDescription(description);
+        }
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Register a command with this dispatcher.
+     * 
+     * @param callable the executor
+     * @param alias the list of aliases, where the first alias is the primary one
+     */
+    public void register(CommandCallable callable, String... alias) {
+        dispatcher.register(callable, alias);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Build and register a command with this dispatcher using the 
+     * {@link ParametricBuilder} assigned on the root {@link CommandGraph}.
+     * 
+     * @param object the object provided to the {@link ParametricBuilder}
+     * @return this object
+     * @see ParametricBuilder#register(com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.Dispatcher, Object)
+     */
+    public DispatcherNode build(Object object) {
+        ParametricBuilder builder = graph.getBuilder();
+        if (builder == null) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("No ParametricBuilder set");
+        }
+        builder.register(getDispatcher(), object);
+        return this;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Create a new command that will contain sub-commands.
+     * 
+     * <p>The object returned by this method can be used to add sub-commands. To
+     * return to this "parent" context, use {@link DispatcherNode#graph()}.</p>
+     * 
+     * @param alias the list of aliases, where the first alias is the primary one
+     * @return an object to place sub-commands
+     */
+    public DispatcherNode group(String... alias) {
+        SimpleDispatcherCommand command = new SimpleDispatcherCommand();
+        getDispatcher().register(command, alias);
+        return new DispatcherNode(graph, this, command);
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Return the parent node.
+     * 
+     * @return the parent node
+     * @throws RuntimeException if there is no parent node.
+     */
+    public DispatcherNode parent() {
+        if (parent != null) {
+            return parent;
+        }
+        
+        throw new RuntimeException("This node does not have a parent");
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Get the root command graph.
+     * 
+     * @return the root command graph
+     */
+    public CommandGraph graph() {
+        return graph;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Get the underlying dispatcher of this object.
+     * 
+     * @return the dispatcher
+     */
+    public Dispatcher getDispatcher() {
+        return dispatcher;
+    }
+
+}

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/command/parametric/AbstractInvokeListener.java

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+/*
+ * WorldEdit, a Minecraft world manipulation toolkit
+ * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com>
+ * Copyright (C) WorldEdit team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.parametric;
+
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.SimpleDescription;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+
+/**
+ * An abstract listener.
+ */
+public abstract class AbstractInvokeListener implements InvokeListener {
+
+    @Override
+    public void updateDescription(Object object, Method method,
+            ParameterData[] parameters, SimpleDescription description) {
+    }
+
+}

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/command/parametric/ArgumentStack.java

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+/*
+ * WorldEdit, a Minecraft world manipulation toolkit
+ * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com>
+ * Copyright (C) WorldEdit team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.parametric;
+
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandContext;
+
+public interface ArgumentStack {
+
+    /**
+     * Get the next string, which may come from the stack or a value flag.
+     * 
+     * @return the value
+     * @throws ParameterException on a parameter error
+     */
+    String next() throws ParameterException;
+
+    /**
+     * Get the next integer, which may come from the stack or a value flag.
+     * 
+     * @return the value
+     * @throws ParameterException on a parameter error
+     */
+    Integer nextInt() throws ParameterException;
+
+    /**
+     * Get the next double, which may come from the stack or a value flag.
+     * 
+     * @return the value
+     * @throws ParameterException on a parameter error
+     */
+    Double nextDouble() throws ParameterException;
+
+    /**
+     * Get the next boolean, which may come from the stack or a value flag.
+     * 
+     * @return the value
+     * @throws ParameterException on a parameter error
+     */
+    Boolean nextBoolean() throws ParameterException;
+
+    /**
+     * Get all remaining string values, which will consume the rest of the stack.
+     * 
+     * @return the value
+     * @throws ParameterException on a parameter error
+     */
+    String remaining() throws ParameterException;
+
+    /**
+     * Set as completely consumed.
+     */
+    void markConsumed();
+
+    /**
+     * Get the underlying context.
+     * 
+     * @return the context
+     */
+    CommandContext getContext();
+
+}

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/command/parametric/Binding.java

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+/*
+ * WorldEdit, a Minecraft world manipulation toolkit
+ * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com>
+ * Copyright (C) WorldEdit team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.parametric;
+
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandException;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.binding.PrimitiveBindings;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.binding.StandardBindings;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Type;
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * Used to parse user input for a command, based on available method types 
+ * and annotations.
+ * 
+ * <p>A binding can be used to handle several types at once. For a binding to be
+ * called, it must be registered with a {@link ParametricBuilder} with
+ * {@link ParametricBuilder#addBinding(Binding, java.lang.reflect.Type...)}.</p>
+ * 
+ * @see PrimitiveBindings an example of primitive bindings
+ * @see StandardBindings standard bindings
+ */
+public interface Binding {
+    
+    /**
+     * Get the types that this binding handles.
+     * 
+     * @return the types
+     */
+    Type[] getTypes();
+
+    /**
+     * Get how this binding consumes from a {@link ArgumentStack}.
+     * 
+     * @param parameter information about the parameter
+     * @return the behavior
+     */
+    BindingBehavior getBehavior(ParameterData parameter);
+    
+    /**
+     * Get the number of arguments that this binding will consume, if this
+     * information is available.
+     * 
+     * <p>This method must return -1 for binding behavior types that are not
+     * {@link BindingBehavior#CONSUMES}.</p>
+     * 
+     * @param parameter information about the parameter
+     * @return the number of consumed arguments, or -1 if unknown or irrelevant
+     */
+    int getConsumedCount(ParameterData parameter);
+    
+    /**
+     * Attempt to consume values (if required) from the given {@link ArgumentStack}
+     * in order to instantiate an object for the given parameter.
+     * 
+     * @param parameter information about the parameter
+     * @param scoped the arguments the user has input
+     * @param onlyConsume true to only consume arguments
+     * @return an object parsed for the given parameter
+     * @throws ParameterException thrown if the parameter could not be formulated
+     * @throws CommandException on a command exception
+     */
+    Object bind(ParameterData parameter, ArgumentStack scoped, boolean onlyConsume) 
+            throws ParameterException, CommandException;
+
+    /**
+     * Get a list of suggestions for the given parameter and user arguments.
+     * 
+     * @param parameter information about the parameter
+     * @param prefix what the user has typed so far (may be an empty string)
+     * @return a list of suggestions
+     */
+    List<String> getSuggestions(ParameterData parameter, String prefix);
+
+}

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/command/parametric/BindingBehavior.java

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+/*
+ * WorldEdit, a Minecraft world manipulation toolkit
+ * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com>
+ * Copyright (C) WorldEdit team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.parametric;
+
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandLocals;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.binding.Switch;
+
+/**
+ * Determines the type of binding.
+ */
+public enum BindingBehavior {
+    
+    /**
+     * Always consumes from a {@link ArgumentStack}.
+     */
+    CONSUMES,
+    
+    /**
+     * Sometimes consumes from a {@link ArgumentStack}.
+     * 
+     * <p>Bindings that exhibit this behavior must be defined as a {@link Switch}
+     * by commands utilizing the given binding.</p>
+     */
+    INDETERMINATE,
+    
+    /**
+     * Never consumes from a {@link ArgumentStack}.
+     * 
+     * <p>Bindings that exhibit this behavior generate objects from other sources,
+     * such as from a {@link CommandLocals}. These are "magic" bindings that inject
+     * variables.</p>
+     */
+    PROVIDES;
+
+}

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/command/parametric/BindingHelper.java

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+/*
+ * WorldEdit, a Minecraft world manipulation toolkit
+ * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com>
+ * Copyright (C) WorldEdit team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.parametric;
+
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandException;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
+import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.lang.reflect.Type;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * A binding helper that uses the {@link BindingMatch} annotation to make
+ * writing bindings extremely easy.
+ * 
+ * <p>Methods must have the following and only the following parameters:</p>
+ * 
+ * <ul>
+ *   <li>A {@link ArgumentStack}</li>
+ *   <li>A {@link Annotation} <strong>if there is a classifier set</strong></li>
+ *   <li>A {@link Annotation}[] 
+ *       <strong>if there {@link BindingMatch#provideModifiers()} is true</strong></li>
+ * </ul>
+ * 
+ * <p>Methods may throw any exception. Exceptions may be converted using a
+ * {@link ExceptionConverter} registered with the {@link ParametricBuilder}.</p>
+ */
+public class BindingHelper implements Binding {
+    
+    private final List<BoundMethod> bindings;
+    private final Type[] types;
+    
+    /**
+     * Create a new instance.
+     */
+    public BindingHelper() {
+        List<BoundMethod> bindings = new ArrayList<BoundMethod>();
+        List<Type> types = new ArrayList<Type>();
+        
+        for (Method method : this.getClass().getMethods()) {
+            BindingMatch info = method.getAnnotation(BindingMatch.class);
+            if (info != null) {
+                Class<? extends Annotation> classifier = null;
+                
+                // Set classifier
+                if (!info.classifier().equals(Annotation.class)) {
+                    classifier = (Class<? extends Annotation>) info.classifier();
+                    types.add(classifier);
+                }
+                
+                for (Type t : info.type()) {
+                    Type type = null;
+                    
+                    // Set type
+                    if (!t.equals(Class.class)) {
+                        type = t;
+                        if (classifier == null) {
+                            types.add(type); // Only if there is no classifier set!
+                        }
+                    }
+                    
+                    // Check to see if at least one is set
+                    if (type == null && classifier == null) {
+                        throw new RuntimeException(
+                                "A @BindingMatch needs either a type or classifier set");
+                    }
+                    
+                    BoundMethod handler = new BoundMethod(info, type, classifier, method);
+                    bindings.add(handler);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        
+        Collections.sort(bindings);
+        
+        this.bindings = bindings;
+        
+        Type[] typesArray = new Type[types.size()];
+        types.toArray(typesArray);
+        this.types = typesArray;
+        
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Match a {@link BindingMatch} according to the given parameter.
+     * 
+     * @param parameter the parameter
+     * @return a binding
+     */
+    private BoundMethod match(ParameterData parameter) {
+        for (BoundMethod binding : bindings) {
+            Annotation classifer = parameter.getClassifier();
+            Type type = parameter.getType();
+            
+            if (binding.classifier != null) {
+                if (classifer != null && classifer.annotationType().equals(binding.classifier)) {
+                    if (binding.type == null || binding.type.equals(type)) {
+                        return binding;
+                    }
+                }
+            } else if (binding.type.equals(type)) {
+                return binding;
+            }
+        }
+        
+        throw new RuntimeException("Unknown type");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Type[] getTypes() {
+        return types;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getConsumedCount(ParameterData parameter) {
+        return match(parameter).annotation.consumedCount();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public BindingBehavior getBehavior(ParameterData parameter) {
+        return match(parameter).annotation.behavior();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Object bind(ParameterData parameter, ArgumentStack scoped,
+            boolean onlyConsume) throws ParameterException, CommandException {
+        BoundMethod binding = match(parameter);
+        List<Object> args = new ArrayList<Object>();
+        args.add(scoped);
+        
+        if (binding.classifier != null) {
+            args.add(parameter.getClassifier());
+        }
+        
+        if (binding.annotation.provideModifiers()) {
+            args.add(parameter.getModifiers());
+        }
+        
+        if (onlyConsume && binding.annotation.behavior() == BindingBehavior.PROVIDES) {
+            return null; // Nothing to consume, nothing to do
+        }
+        
+        Object[] argsArray = new Object[args.size()];
+        args.toArray(argsArray);
+        
+        try {
+            return binding.method.invoke(this, argsArray);
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(
+                    "Processing of classifier " + parameter.getClassifier() + 
+                    " and type " + parameter.getType() + " failed for method\n" +
+                    binding.method + "\nbecause the parameters for that method are wrong", e);
+        } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        } catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
+            if (e.getCause() instanceof ParameterException) {
+                throw (ParameterException) e.getCause();
+            } else if (e.getCause() instanceof CommandException) {
+                throw (CommandException) e.getCause();
+            }
+            throw new ParameterException(e.getCause());
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public List<String> getSuggestions(ParameterData parameter, String prefix) {
+        return new ArrayList<String>();
+    }
+    
+    private static class BoundMethod implements Comparable<BoundMethod> {
+        private final BindingMatch annotation;
+        private final Type type;
+        private final Class<? extends Annotation> classifier;
+        private final Method method;
+        
+        BoundMethod(BindingMatch annotation, Type type, 
+                Class<? extends Annotation> classifier, Method method) {
+            this.annotation = annotation;
+            this.type = type;
+            this.classifier = classifier;
+            this.method = method;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public int compareTo(BoundMethod o) {
+            if (classifier != null && o.classifier == null) {
+                return -1;
+            } else if (classifier == null && o.classifier != null) {
+                return 1;
+            } else if (classifier != null && o.classifier != null) {
+                if (type != null && o.type == null) {
+                    return -1;
+                } else if (type == null && o.type != null) {
+                    return 1;
+                } else {
+                    return 0;
+                }
+            } else {
+                return 0;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+}

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/command/parametric/BindingMatch.java

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+/*
+ * WorldEdit, a Minecraft world manipulation toolkit
+ * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com>
+ * Copyright (C) WorldEdit team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.parametric;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+/**
+ * Denotes a match of a binding.
+ */
+@Target(ElementType.METHOD)
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+public @interface BindingMatch {
+    
+    /**
+     * The classifier.
+     * 
+     * @return the classifier, or {@link Annotation} if not set
+     */
+    Class<? extends Annotation> classifier() default Annotation.class;
+    
+    /**
+     * The type.
+     * 
+     * @return the type, or {@link Class} if not set
+     */
+    Class<?>[] type() default Class.class;
+    
+    /**
+     * The binding behavior.
+     * 
+     * @return the behavior
+     */
+    BindingBehavior behavior();
+    
+    /**
+     * Get the number of arguments that this binding consumes.
+     * 
+     * @return -1 if unknown or irrelevant
+     */
+    int consumedCount() default -1;
+    
+    /**
+     * Set whether an array of modifier annotations is provided in the list of
+     * arguments.
+     * 
+     * @return true to provide modifiers
+     */
+    boolean provideModifiers() default false;
+
+}

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/command/parametric/ContextArgumentStack.java

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+/*
+ * WorldEdit, a Minecraft world manipulation toolkit
+ * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com>
+ * Copyright (C) WorldEdit team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.parametric;
+
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandContext;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.MissingParameterException;
+
+/**
+ * Makes an instance of a {@link CommandContext} into a stack of arguments
+ * that can be consumed.
+ * 
+ * @see ParametricBuilder a user of this class
+ */
+public class ContextArgumentStack implements ArgumentStack {
+    
+    private final CommandContext context;
+    private int index = 0;
+    private int markedIndex = 0;
+    
+    /**
+     * Create a new instance using the given context.
+     * 
+     * @param context the context
+     */
+    public ContextArgumentStack(CommandContext context) {
+        this.context = context;
+    }
+    
+    @Override
+    public String next() throws ParameterException {
+        try {
+            return context.getString(index++);
+        } catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
+            throw new MissingParameterException();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Integer nextInt() throws ParameterException {
+        try {
+            return Integer.parseInt(next());
+        } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+            throw new ParameterException(
+                    "Expected a number, got '" + context.getString(index - 1) + "'");
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Double nextDouble() throws ParameterException {
+        try {
+            return Double.parseDouble(next());
+        } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+            throw new ParameterException(
+                    "Expected a number, got '" + context.getString(index - 1) + "'");
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Boolean nextBoolean() throws ParameterException {
+        try {
+            return next().equalsIgnoreCase("true");
+        } catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
+            throw new MissingParameterException();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String remaining() throws ParameterException {
+        try {
+            String value = context.getJoinedStrings(index);
+            index = context.argsLength();
+            return value;
+        } catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
+            throw new MissingParameterException();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the unconsumed arguments left over, without touching the stack.
+     * 
+     * @return the unconsumed arguments
+     */
+    public String getUnconsumed() {
+        if (index >= context.argsLength()) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        
+        return context.getJoinedStrings(index);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void markConsumed() {
+        index = context.argsLength();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the current position.
+     * 
+     * @return the position
+     */
+    public int position() {
+        return index;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Mark the current position of the stack.
+     * 
+     * <p>The marked position initially starts at 0.</p>
+     */
+    public void mark() {
+        markedIndex = index;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Reset to the previously {@link #mark()}ed position of the stack, and return
+     * the arguments that were consumed between this point and that previous point.
+     * 
+     * <p>The marked position initially starts at 0.</p>
+     * 
+     * @return the consumed arguments
+     */
+    public String reset() {
+        String value = context.getString(markedIndex, index);
+        index = markedIndex;
+        return value;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Return whether any arguments were consumed between the marked position
+     * and the current position.
+     * 
+     * <p>The marked position initially starts at 0.</p>
+     * 
+     * @return true if values were consumed.
+     */
+    public boolean wasConsumed() {
+        return markedIndex != index;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the arguments that were consumed between this point and that marked point.
+     * 
+     * <p>The marked position initially starts at 0.</p>
+     * 
+     * @return the consumed arguments
+     */
+    public String getConsumed() {
+        return context.getString(markedIndex, index);
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Get the underlying context.
+     * 
+     * @return the context
+     */
+    @Override
+    public CommandContext getContext() {
+        return context;
+    }
+
+}

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/command/parametric/ExceptionConverter.java

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+/*
+ * WorldEdit, a Minecraft world manipulation toolkit
+ * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com>
+ * Copyright (C) WorldEdit team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.parametric;
+
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandException;
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.WrappedCommandException;
+
+/**
+ * Used to convert a recognized {@link Throwable} into an appropriate 
+ * {@link CommandException}.
+ * 
+ * <p>Methods (when invoked by a {@link ParametricBuilder}-created command) may throw
+ * relevant exceptions that are not caught by the command manager, but translate
+ * into reasonable exceptions for an application. However, unknown exceptions are
+ * normally simply wrapped in a {@link WrappedCommandException} and bubbled up. Only
+ * normal {@link CommandException}s will be printed correctly, so a converter translates
+ * one of these unknown exceptions into an appropriate {@link CommandException}.</p>
+ * 
+ * <p>This also allows the code calling the command to not need be aware of these
+ * application-specific exceptions, as they will all be converted to
+ * {@link CommandException}s that are handled normally.</p>
+ */
+public interface ExceptionConverter {
+    
+    /**
+     * Attempt to convert the given throwable into a {@link CommandException}.
+     * 
+     * <p>If the exception is not recognized, then nothing should be thrown.</p>
+     * 
+     * @param t the throwable
+     * @throws CommandException a command exception
+     */
+    void convert(Throwable t) throws CommandException;
+
+}

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/command/parametric/ExceptionConverterHelper.java

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+/*
+ * WorldEdit, a Minecraft world manipulation toolkit
+ * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com>
+ * Copyright (C) WorldEdit team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.parametric;
+
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandException;
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.WrappedCommandException;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * An implementation of an {@link ExceptionConverter} that automatically calls
+ * the correct method defined on this object.
+ * 
+ * <p>Only public methods will be used. Methods will be called in order of decreasing
+ * levels of inheritance (between classes where one inherits the other). For two
+ * different inheritance branches, the order between them is undefined.</p>
+ */
+public abstract class ExceptionConverterHelper implements ExceptionConverter {
+    
+    private final List<ExceptionHandler> handlers;
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    public ExceptionConverterHelper() {
+        List<ExceptionHandler> handlers = new ArrayList<ExceptionHandler>();
+        
+        for (Method method : this.getClass().getMethods()) {
+            if (method.getAnnotation(ExceptionMatch.class) == null) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            
+            Class<?>[] parameters = method.getParameterTypes();
+            if (parameters.length == 1) {
+                Class<?> cls = parameters[0];
+                if (Throwable.class.isAssignableFrom(cls)) {
+                    handlers.add(new ExceptionHandler(
+                            (Class<? extends Throwable>) cls, method));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        
+        Collections.sort(handlers);
+        
+        this.handlers = handlers;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void convert(Throwable t) throws CommandException {
+        Class<?> throwableClass = t.getClass();
+        for (ExceptionHandler handler : handlers) {
+            if (handler.cls.isAssignableFrom(throwableClass)) {
+                try {
+                    handler.method.invoke(this, t);
+                } catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
+                    if (e.getCause() instanceof CommandException) {
+                        throw (CommandException) e.getCause();
+                    }
+                    throw new WrappedCommandException(e);
+                } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+                    throw new WrappedCommandException(e);
+                } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
+                    throw new WrappedCommandException(e);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    private static class ExceptionHandler implements Comparable<ExceptionHandler> {
+        final Class<? extends Throwable> cls;
+        final Method method;
+        
+        public ExceptionHandler(Class<? extends Throwable> cls, Method method) {
+            this.cls = cls;
+            this.method = method;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public int compareTo(ExceptionHandler o) {
+            if (cls.equals(o.cls)) {
+                return 0;
+            } else if (cls.isAssignableFrom(o.cls)) {
+                return 1;
+            } else {
+                return -1;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+}

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/command/parametric/ExceptionMatch.java

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+/*
+ * WorldEdit, a Minecraft world manipulation toolkit
+ * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com>
+ * Copyright (C) WorldEdit team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.parametric;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+/**
+ * Denotes a match of an exception.
+ */
+@Target(ElementType.METHOD)
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+public @interface ExceptionMatch {
+
+}

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/command/parametric/InvokeHandler.java

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+/*
+ * WorldEdit, a Minecraft world manipulation toolkit
+ * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com>
+ * Copyright (C) WorldEdit team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.parametric;
+
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandContext;
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandException;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+
+/**
+ * Called before and after a command is invoked for commands executed by a command
+ * created using {@link ParametricBuilder}.
+ * 
+ * <p>Invocation handlers are created by {@link InvokeListener}s. Multiple
+ * listeners and handlers can be registered, and all be run. However, if one handler
+ * throws an exception, future handlers will not execute and the command will
+ * not execute (if thrown in 
+ * {@link #preInvoke(Object, Method, ParameterData[], Object[], CommandContext)}).</p>
+ * 
+ * @see InvokeListener the factory
+ */
+public interface InvokeHandler {
+
+    /**
+     * Called before parameters are processed.
+     * 
+     * @param object the object
+     * @param method the method
+     * @param parameters the list of parameters
+     * @param context the context
+     * @throws CommandException can be thrown for an error, which will stop invocation
+     * @throws ParameterException on parameter error
+     */
+    void preProcess(Object object, Method method, ParameterData[] parameters, 
+            CommandContext context) throws CommandException, ParameterException;
+
+    /**
+     * Called before the parameter is invoked.
+     * 
+     * @param object the object
+     * @param method the method
+     * @param parameters the list of parameters
+     * @param args the arguments to be given to the method
+     * @param context the context
+     * @throws CommandException can be thrown for an error, which will stop invocation
+     * @throws ParameterException on parameter error
+     */
+    void preInvoke(Object object, Method method, ParameterData[] parameters,
+            Object[] args, CommandContext context) throws CommandException, ParameterException;
+
+    /**
+     * Called after the parameter is invoked.
+     * 
+     * @param object the object
+     * @param method the method
+     * @param parameters the list of parameters
+     * @param args the arguments to be given to the method
+     * @param context the context
+     * @throws CommandException can be thrown for an error
+     * @throws ParameterException on parameter error
+     */
+    void postInvoke(Object object, Method method, ParameterData[] parameters,
+            Object[] args, CommandContext context) throws CommandException, ParameterException;
+
+}

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/command/parametric/InvokeListener.java

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+/*
+ * WorldEdit, a Minecraft world manipulation toolkit
+ * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com>
+ * Copyright (C) WorldEdit team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.parametric;
+
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandPermissions;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.CommandCallable;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.SimpleDescription;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+
+/**
+ * Listens to events related to {@link ParametricBuilder}.
+ */
+public interface InvokeListener {
+    
+    /**
+     * Create a new invocation handler.
+     * 
+     * <p>An example use of an {@link InvokeHandler} would be to verify permissions
+     * added by the {@link CommandPermissions} annotation.</p>
+     * 
+     * <p>For simple {@link InvokeHandler}, an object can implement both this
+     * interface and {@link InvokeHandler}.</p>
+     * 
+     * @return a new invocation handler
+     */
+    InvokeHandler createInvokeHandler();
+
+    /**
+     * During creation of a {@link CommandCallable} by a {@link ParametricBuilder},
+     * this will be called in case the description needs to be updated.
+     * 
+     * @param object the object
+     * @param method the method
+     * @param parameters a list of parameters
+     * @param description the description to be updated
+     */
+    void updateDescription(Object object, Method method, ParameterData[] parameters,
+            SimpleDescription description);
+
+}

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/command/parametric/LegacyCommandsHandler.java

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+/*
+ * WorldEdit, a Minecraft world manipulation toolkit
+ * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com>
+ * Copyright (C) WorldEdit team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.parametric;
+
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.Command;
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandContext;
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandException;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.MissingParameterException;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.SimpleDescription;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.UnconsumedParameterException;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+
+/**
+ * Handles legacy properties on {@link Command} such as {@link Command#min()} and
+ * {@link Command#max()}.
+ */
+public class LegacyCommandsHandler extends AbstractInvokeListener implements InvokeHandler {
+
+    @Override
+    public InvokeHandler createInvokeHandler() {
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void preProcess(Object object, Method method,
+            ParameterData[] parameters, CommandContext context) 
+                    throws CommandException, ParameterException {
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void preInvoke(Object object, Method method,
+            ParameterData[] parameters, Object[] args, CommandContext context)
+            throws ParameterException {
+        Command annotation = method.getAnnotation(Command.class);
+        
+        if (annotation != null) {
+            if (context.argsLength() < annotation.min()) {
+                throw new MissingParameterException();
+            }
+    
+            if (annotation.max() != -1 && context.argsLength() > annotation.max()) {
+                throw new UnconsumedParameterException(
+                        context.getRemainingString(annotation.max()));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void postInvoke(Object object, Method method,
+            ParameterData[] parameters, Object[] args, CommandContext context) {
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void updateDescription(Object object, Method method,
+            ParameterData[] parameters, SimpleDescription description) {
+        Command annotation = method.getAnnotation(Command.class);
+        
+        // Handle the case for old commands where no usage is set and all of its
+        // parameters are provider bindings, so its usage information would
+        // be blank and would imply that there were no accepted parameters
+        if (annotation != null && annotation.usage().isEmpty() 
+                && (annotation.min() > 0 || annotation.max() > 0)) {
+            boolean hasUserParameters = false;
+            
+            for (ParameterData parameter : parameters) {
+                if (parameter.getBinding().getBehavior(parameter) != BindingBehavior.PROVIDES) {
+                    hasUserParameters = true;
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+            
+            if (!hasUserParameters) {
+                description.overrideUsage("(unknown usage information)");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+}

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/command/parametric/Optional.java

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+/*
+ * WorldEdit, a Minecraft world manipulation toolkit
+ * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com>
+ * Copyright (C) WorldEdit team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.parametric;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+/**
+ * Indicates an optional parameter.
+ */
+@Target(ElementType.PARAMETER)
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+public @interface Optional {
+    
+    /**
+     * The default value to use if no value is set.
+     * 
+     * @return a string value, or an empty list
+     */
+    String[] value() default {};
+
+}

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/command/parametric/ParameterData.java

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+/*
+ * WorldEdit, a Minecraft world manipulation toolkit
+ * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com>
+ * Copyright (C) WorldEdit team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.parametric;
+
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.SimpleParameter;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.binding.PrimitiveBindings;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.binding.Range;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.binding.Text;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.lang.reflect.Type;
+
+/**
+ * Describes a parameter in detail.
+ */
+public class ParameterData extends SimpleParameter {
+
+    private Binding binding;
+    private Annotation classifier;
+    private Annotation[] modifiers;
+    private Type type;
+    
+    /**
+     * Get the binding associated with this parameter.
+     * 
+     * @return the binding
+     */
+    public Binding getBinding() {
+        return binding;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the binding associated with this parameter.
+     * 
+     * @param binding the binding
+     */
+    void setBinding(Binding binding) {
+        this.binding = binding;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the main type of this parameter.
+     * 
+     * <p>The type is normally that is used to determine which binding is used
+     * for a particular method's parameter.</p>
+     * 
+     * @return the main type
+     * @see #getClassifier() which can override the type
+     */
+    public Type getType() {
+        return type;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Set the main type of this parameter.
+     * 
+     * @param type the main type
+     */
+    void setType(Type type) {
+        this.type = type;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Get the classifier annotation.
+     * 
+     * <p>Normally, the type determines what binding is called, but classifiers
+     * take precedence if one is found (and registered with 
+     * {@link ParametricBuilder#addBinding(Binding, Type...)}). 
+     * An example of a classifier annotation is {@link Text}.</p>
+     * 
+     * @return the classifier annotation, null is possible
+     */
+    public Annotation getClassifier() {
+        return classifier;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Set the classifier annotation.
+     * 
+     * @param classifier the classifier annotation, null is possible
+     */
+    void setClassifier(Annotation classifier) {
+        this.classifier = classifier;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Get a list of modifier annotations.
+     * 
+     * <p>Modifier annotations are not considered in the process of choosing a binding
+     * for a method parameter, but they can be used to modify the behavior of a binding.
+     * An example of a modifier annotation is {@link Range}, which can restrict
+     * numeric values handled by {@link PrimitiveBindings} to be within a range. The list
+     * of annotations may contain a classifier and other unrelated annotations.</p>
+     * 
+     * @return a list of annotations
+     */
+    public Annotation[] getModifiers() {
+        return modifiers;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the list of modifiers.
+     * 
+     * @param modifiers a list of annotations
+     */
+    void setModifiers(Annotation[] modifiers) {
+        this.modifiers = modifiers;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the number of arguments this binding consumes.
+     * 
+     * @return -1 if unknown or unavailable
+     */
+    int getConsumedCount() {
+        return getBinding().getConsumedCount(this);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get whether this parameter is entered by the user.
+     * 
+     * @return true if this parameter is entered by the user.
+     */
+    boolean isUserInput() {
+        return getBinding().getBehavior(this) != BindingBehavior.PROVIDES;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get whether this parameter consumes non-flag arguments.
+     * 
+     * @return true if this parameter consumes non-flag arguments
+     */
+    boolean isNonFlagConsumer() {
+        return getBinding().getBehavior(this) != BindingBehavior.PROVIDES && !isValueFlag();
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Validate this parameter and its binding.
+     */
+    void validate(Method method, int parameterIndex) throws ParametricException {
+        // We can't have indeterminate consumers without @Switches otherwise
+        // it may screw up parameter processing for later bindings
+        BindingBehavior behavior = getBinding().getBehavior(this);
+        boolean indeterminate = (behavior == BindingBehavior.INDETERMINATE);
+        if (!isValueFlag() && indeterminate) {
+            throw new ParametricException(
+                    "@Switch missing for indeterminate consumer\n\n" +
+                    "Notably:\nFor the type " + type + ", the binding " + 
+                    getBinding().getClass().getCanonicalName() + 
+                    "\nmay or may not consume parameters (isIndeterminateConsumer(" + type + ") = true)" +
+                    "\nand therefore @Switch(flag) is required for parameter #" + parameterIndex + " of \n" +
+                    method.toGenericString());
+        }
+        
+        // getConsumedCount() better return -1 if the BindingBehavior is not CONSUMES
+        if (behavior != BindingBehavior.CONSUMES && binding.getConsumedCount(this) != -1) {
+            throw new ParametricException(
+                    "getConsumedCount() does not return -1 for binding " + 
+                    getBinding().getClass().getCanonicalName() + 
+                    "\neven though its behavior type is " + behavior.name() +
+                    "\nfor parameter #" + parameterIndex + " of \n" +
+                    method.toGenericString());
+        }
+        
+        // getConsumedCount() should not return 0 if the BindingBehavior is not PROVIDES
+        if (behavior != BindingBehavior.PROVIDES && binding.getConsumedCount(this) == 0) {
+            throw new ParametricException(
+                    "getConsumedCount() must not return 0 for binding " + 
+                    getBinding().getClass().getCanonicalName() + 
+                    "\nwhen its behavior type is " + behavior.name() + " and not PROVIDES " +
+                    "\nfor parameter #" + parameterIndex + " of \n" +
+                    method.toGenericString());
+        }
+    }
+
+}

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/command/parametric/ParameterException.java

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+/*
+ * WorldEdit, a Minecraft world manipulation toolkit
+ * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com>
+ * Copyright (C) WorldEdit team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.parametric;
+
+/**
+ * Thrown if there is an error with a parameter.
+ */
+public class ParameterException extends Exception {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = -8255175019708245673L;
+
+    public ParameterException() {
+        super();
+    }
+
+    public ParameterException(String message) {
+        super(message);
+    }
+
+    public ParameterException(Throwable cause) {
+        super(cause);
+    }
+
+    public ParameterException(String message, Throwable cause) {
+        super(message, cause);
+    }
+
+}

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/command/parametric/ParametricBuilder.java

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+/*
+ * WorldEdit, a Minecraft world manipulation toolkit
+ * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com>
+ * Copyright (C) WorldEdit team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.parametric;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableBiMap.Builder;
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.Command;
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandContext;
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandException;
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandPermissions;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.CommandCallable;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.Dispatcher;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.binding.PrimitiveBindings;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.binding.StandardBindings;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.binding.Switch;
+import com.thoughtworks.paranamer.CachingParanamer;
+import com.thoughtworks.paranamer.Paranamer;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.lang.reflect.Type;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+/**
+ * Creates commands using annotations placed on methods and individual parameters of
+ * such methods.
+ * 
+ * @see Command defines a command
+ * @see Switch defines a flag
+ */
+public class ParametricBuilder {
+
+    private final Map<Type, Binding> bindings = new HashMap<Type, Binding>();
+    private final Paranamer paranamer = new CachingParanamer();
+    private final List<InvokeListener> invokeListeners = new ArrayList<InvokeListener>();
+    private final List<ExceptionConverter> exceptionConverters = new ArrayList<ExceptionConverter>();
+    
+    /**
+     * Create a new builder.
+     * 
+     * <p>This method will install {@link PrimitiveBindings} and 
+     * {@link StandardBindings} and default bindings.</p>
+     */
+    public ParametricBuilder() {
+        addBinding(new PrimitiveBindings());
+        addBinding(new StandardBindings());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add a binding for a given type or classifier (annotation).
+     * 
+     * <p>Whenever a method parameter is encountered, a binding must be found for it
+     * so that it can be called later to consume the stack of arguments provided by
+     * the user and return an object that is later passed to 
+     * {@link Method#invoke(Object, Object...)}.</p>
+     * 
+     * <p>Normally, a {@link Type} is used to discern between different bindings, but
+     * if this is not specific enough, an annotation can be defined and used. This
+     * makes it a "classifier" and it will take precedence over the base type. For
+     * example, even if there is a binding that handles {@link String} parameters,
+     * a special <code>@MyArg</code> annotation can be assigned to a {@link String}
+     * parameter, which will cause the {@link Builder} to consult the {@link Binding}
+     * associated with <code>@MyArg</code> rather than with the binding for
+     * the {@link String} type.</p>
+     * 
+     * @param binding the binding
+     * @param type a list of types (if specified) to override the binding's types
+     */
+    public void addBinding(Binding binding, Type... type) {
+        if (type == null || type.length == 0) {
+            type = binding.getTypes();
+        }
+        
+        for (Type t : type) {
+            bindings.put(t, binding);
+        }
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Attach an invocation listener.
+     * 
+     * <p>Invocation handlers are called in order that their listeners are
+     * registered with a {@link ParametricBuilder}. It is not guaranteed that
+     * a listener may be called, in the case of a {@link CommandException} being
+     * thrown at any time before the appropriate listener or handler is called.
+     * It is possible for a 
+     * {@link InvokeHandler#preInvoke(Object, Method, ParameterData[], Object[], CommandContext)} to
+     * be called for a invocation handler, but not the associated
+     * {@link InvokeHandler#postInvoke(Object, Method, ParameterData[], Object[], CommandContext)}.</p>
+     * 
+     * <p>An example of an invocation listener is one to handle
+     * {@link CommandPermissions}, by first checking to see if permission is available
+     * in a {@link InvokeHandler#preInvoke(Object, Method, ParameterData[], Object[], CommandContext)}
+     * call. If permission is not found, then an appropriate {@link CommandException}
+     * can be thrown to cease invocation.</p>
+     * 
+     * @param listener the listener
+     * @see InvokeHandler the handler
+     */
+    public void attach(InvokeListener listener) {
+        invokeListeners.add(listener);
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Attach an exception converter to this builder in order to wrap unknown
+     * {@link Throwable}s into known {@link CommandException}s.
+     * 
+     * <p>Exception converters are called in order that they are registered.</p>
+     * 
+     * @param converter the converter
+     * @see ExceptionConverter for an explanation
+     */
+    public void attach(ExceptionConverter converter) {
+        exceptionConverters.add(converter);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Build a list of commands from methods specially annotated with {@link Command}
+     * (and other relevant annotations) and register them all with the given
+     * {@link Dispatcher}.
+     * 
+     * @param dispatcher the dispatcher to register commands with
+     * @param object the object contain the methods
+     * @throws ParametricException thrown if the commands cannot be registered
+     */
+    public void register(Dispatcher dispatcher, Object object) throws ParametricException {
+        for (Method method : object.getClass().getDeclaredMethods()) {
+            Command definition = method.getAnnotation(Command.class);
+            if (definition != null) {
+                CommandCallable callable = build(object, method, definition);
+                dispatcher.register(callable, definition.aliases());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Build a {@link CommandCallable} for the given method.
+     * 
+     * @param object the object to be invoked on
+     * @param method the method to invoke
+     * @param definition the command definition annotation
+     * @return the command executor
+     * @throws ParametricException thrown on an error
+     */
+    private CommandCallable build(Object object, Method method, Command definition) 
+            throws ParametricException {
+        return new ParametricCallable(this, object, method, definition);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the object used to get method names on Java versions before 8 (assuming
+     * that Java 8 is given the ability to reliably reflect method names at runtime).
+     * 
+     * @return the paranamer
+     */
+    Paranamer getParanamer() {
+        return paranamer;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Get the map of bindings.
+     * 
+     * @return the map of bindings
+     */
+    Map<Type, Binding> getBindings() {
+        return bindings;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get a list of invocation listeners.
+     * 
+     * @return a list of invocation listeners
+     */
+    List<InvokeListener> getInvokeListeners() {
+        return invokeListeners;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the list of exception converters.
+     * 
+     * @return a list of exception converters
+     */
+    List<ExceptionConverter> getExceptionConverters() {
+        return exceptionConverters;
+    }
+    
+}

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/command/parametric/ParametricCallable.java

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+/*
+ * WorldEdit, a Minecraft world manipulation toolkit
+ * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com>
+ * Copyright (C) WorldEdit team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.parametric;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
+import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.lang.reflect.Type;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.Command;
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandContext;
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandException;
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandPermissions;
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.SuggestionContext;
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.WrappedCommandException;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.CommandCallable;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.InvalidUsageException;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.MissingParameterException;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.Parameter;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.SimpleDescription;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.UnconsumedParameterException;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.binding.Switch;
+
+/**
+ * The implementation of a {@link CommandCallable} for the {@link ParametricBuilder}.
+ */
+class ParametricCallable implements CommandCallable {
+
+    private final ParametricBuilder builder;
+    private final Object object;
+    private final Method method;
+    private final ParameterData[] parameters;
+    private final Set<Character> valueFlags = new HashSet<Character>();
+    private final SimpleDescription description = new SimpleDescription();
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new instance.
+     * 
+     * @param builder the parametric builder
+     * @param object the object to invoke on
+     * @param method the method to invoke
+     * @param definition the command definition annotation
+     * @throws ParametricException thrown on an error
+     */
+    ParametricCallable(
+            ParametricBuilder builder, 
+            Object object, Method method, 
+            Command definition) throws ParametricException {
+
+        this.builder = builder;
+        this.object = object;
+        this.method = method;
+        
+        Annotation[][] annotations = method.getParameterAnnotations();
+        String[] names = builder.getParanamer().lookupParameterNames(method, false);
+        Type[] types = method.getGenericParameterTypes();
+        parameters = new ParameterData[types.length];
+        List<Parameter> userParameters = new ArrayList<Parameter>();
+        
+        // This helps keep tracks of @Nullables that appear in the middle of a list
+        // of parameters
+        int numOptional = 0;
+        
+        // Set permission hint
+        CommandPermissions permHint = method.getAnnotation(CommandPermissions.class);
+        if (permHint != null) {
+            description.setPermissions(Arrays.asList(permHint.value()));
+        }
+
+        // Go through each parameter
+        for (int i = 0; i < types.length; i++) {
+            Type type = types[i];
+            
+            ParameterData parameter = new ParameterData();
+            parameter.setType(type);
+            parameter.setModifiers(annotations[i]);
+
+            // Search for annotations
+            for (Annotation annotation : annotations[i]) {
+                if (annotation instanceof Switch) {
+                    parameter.setFlag(((Switch) annotation).value(), type != boolean.class);
+                } else if (annotation instanceof Nullable) {
+                    parameter.setOptional(true);
+                } else if (annotation instanceof Optional) {
+                    parameter.setOptional(true);
+                    String[] value = ((Optional) annotation).value();
+                    if (value.length > 0) {
+                        parameter.setDefaultValue(value);
+                    }
+                // Special annotation bindings
+                } else if (parameter.getBinding() == null) {
+                    parameter.setBinding(builder.getBindings().get(
+                            annotation.annotationType()));
+                    parameter.setClassifier(annotation);
+                }
+            }
+
+            parameter.setName(names.length > 0 ? 
+                    names[i] : generateName(type, parameter.getClassifier(), i));
+
+            // Track all value flags
+            if (parameter.isValueFlag()) {
+                valueFlags.add(parameter.getFlag());
+            }
+
+            // No special @annotation binding... let's check for the type
+            if (parameter.getBinding() == null) {
+                parameter.setBinding(builder.getBindings().get(type));
+
+                // Don't know how to parse for this type of value
+                if (parameter.getBinding() == null) {
+                    throw new ParametricException(
+                            "Don't know how to handle the parameter type '" + type + "' in\n" +
+                            method.toGenericString());
+                }
+            }
+            
+            // Do some validation of this parameter
+            parameter.validate(method, i + 1);
+            
+            // Keep track of optional parameters
+            if (parameter.isOptional() && parameter.getFlag() == null) {
+                numOptional++;
+            } else {
+                if (numOptional > 0 && parameter.isNonFlagConsumer()) {
+                    if (parameter.getConsumedCount() < 0) {
+                        throw new ParametricException(
+                                "Found an parameter using the binding " + 
+                                parameter.getBinding().getClass().getCanonicalName() + 
+                                "\nthat does not know how many arguments it consumes, but " +
+                                "it follows an optional parameter\nMethod: " +
+                                method.toGenericString());
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            
+            parameters[i] = parameter;
+            
+            // Make a list of "real" parameters
+            if (parameter.isUserInput()) {
+                userParameters.add(parameter);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Finish description
+        description.setDescription(!definition.desc().isEmpty() ? definition.desc() : null);
+        description.setHelp(!definition.help().isEmpty() ? definition.help() : null);
+        description.overrideUsage(!definition.usage().isEmpty() ? definition.usage() : null);
+
+        for (InvokeListener listener : builder.getInvokeListeners()) {
+            listener.updateDescription(object, method, parameters, description);
+        }
+        
+        // Set parameters
+        description.setParameters(userParameters);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void call(CommandContext context) throws CommandException {
+        Object[] args = new Object[parameters.length];
+        ContextArgumentStack arguments = new ContextArgumentStack(context);
+        ParameterData parameter = null;
+
+        try {
+            // preProcess handlers
+            List<InvokeHandler> handlers = new ArrayList<InvokeHandler>();
+            for (InvokeListener listener : builder.getInvokeListeners()) {
+                InvokeHandler handler = listener.createInvokeHandler();
+                handlers.add(handler);
+                handler.preProcess(object, method, parameters, context);
+            }
+            
+            // Collect parameters
+            for (int i = 0; i < parameters.length; i++) {
+                parameter = parameters[i];
+                
+                if (mayConsumeArguments(i, arguments)) {
+                    // Parse the user input into a method argument
+                    ArgumentStack usedArguments = getScopedContext(parameter, arguments);
+                    
+                    try {
+                        args[i] = parameter.getBinding().bind(parameter, usedArguments, false);
+                    } catch (MissingParameterException e) {
+                        // Not optional? Then we can't execute this command
+                        if (!parameter.isOptional()) {
+                            throw e;
+                        }
+
+                        args[i] = getDefaultValue(i, arguments);
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    args[i] = getDefaultValue(i, arguments);
+                }
+            }
+            
+            // Check for unused arguments
+            checkUnconsumed(arguments);
+
+            // preInvoke handlers
+            for (InvokeHandler handler : handlers) {
+                handler.preInvoke(object, method, parameters, args, context);
+            }
+            
+            // Execute!
+            method.invoke(object, args);
+
+            // postInvoke handlers
+            for (InvokeHandler handler : handlers) {
+                handler.postInvoke(handler, method, parameters, args, context);
+            }
+        } catch (MissingParameterException e) {
+            throw new InvalidUsageException(
+                    "Too few parameters!", getDescription());
+        } catch (UnconsumedParameterException e) {
+            throw new InvalidUsageException(
+                    "Too many parameters! Unused parameters: "
+                            + e.getUnconsumed(), getDescription());
+        } catch (ParameterException e) {
+            if (e.getCause() != null) {
+                for (ExceptionConverter converter : builder.getExceptionConverters()) {
+                    converter.convert(e.getCause());
+                }
+            }
+            
+            String name = parameter.getName();
+
+            throw new InvalidUsageException("For parameter '" + name + "': "
+                    + e.getMessage(), getDescription());
+        } catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
+            for (ExceptionConverter converter : builder.getExceptionConverters()) {
+                converter.convert(e.getCause());
+            }
+            throw new WrappedCommandException(e);
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+            throw new WrappedCommandException(e);
+        } catch (CommandException e) {
+            throw e;
+        } catch (Throwable e) {
+            throw new WrappedCommandException(e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public List<String> getSuggestions(CommandContext context) throws CommandException {
+        ContextArgumentStack scoped = new ContextArgumentStack(context);
+        SuggestionContext suggestable = context.getSuggestionContext();
+
+        // For /command -f |
+        // For /command -f flag|
+        if (suggestable.forFlag()) {
+            for (int i = 0; i < parameters.length; i++) {
+                ParameterData parameter = parameters[i];
+                
+                if (parameter.getFlag() == suggestable.getFlag()) {
+                    String prefix = context.getFlag(parameter.getFlag());
+                    if (prefix == null) {
+                        prefix = "";
+                    }
+                    
+                    return parameter.getBinding().getSuggestions(parameter, prefix);
+                }
+            }
+
+            // This should not happen
+            return new ArrayList<String>();
+        }
+
+        int consumerIndex = 0;
+        ParameterData lastConsumer = null;
+        String lastConsumed = null;
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < parameters.length; i++) {
+            ParameterData parameter = parameters[i];
+            
+            if (parameter.getFlag() != null) {
+                continue; // We already handled flags
+            }
+            
+            try {
+                scoped.mark();
+                parameter.getBinding().bind(parameter, scoped, true);
+                if (scoped.wasConsumed()) {
+                    lastConsumer = parameter;
+                    lastConsumed = scoped.getConsumed();
+                    consumerIndex++;
+                }
+            } catch (MissingParameterException e) {
+                // For /command value1 |value2
+                // For /command |value1 value2
+                if (suggestable.forHangingValue()) {
+                    return parameter.getBinding().getSuggestions(parameter, "");
+                } else {
+                    // For /command value1| value2
+                    if (lastConsumer != null) {
+                        return lastConsumer.getBinding()
+                                .getSuggestions(lastConsumer, lastConsumed);
+                    // For /command| value1 value2
+                    // This should never occur
+                    } else {
+                        throw new RuntimeException("Invalid suggestion context");
+                    }
+                }
+            } catch (ParameterException e) {
+                if (suggestable.forHangingValue()) {
+                    String name = getDescription().getParameters()
+                            .get(consumerIndex).getName();
+
+                    throw new InvalidUsageException("For parameter '" + name + "': "
+                            + e.getMessage(), getDescription());
+                } else {
+                    return parameter.getBinding().getSuggestions(parameter, "");
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // For /command value1 value2 |
+        if (suggestable.forHangingValue()) {
+            // There's nothing that we can suggest because there's no more parameters
+            // to add on, and we can't change the previous parameter
+            return new ArrayList<String>();
+        } else {
+            // For /command value1 value2|
+            if (lastConsumer != null) {
+                return lastConsumer.getBinding()
+                        .getSuggestions(lastConsumer, lastConsumed);
+            // This should never occur
+            } else {
+                throw new RuntimeException("Invalid suggestion context");
+            }
+            
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Set<Character> getValueFlags() {
+        return valueFlags;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public SimpleDescription getDescription() {
+        return description;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Get the right {@link ArgumentStack}.
+     * 
+     * @param parameter the parameter
+     * @param existing the existing scoped context
+     * @return the context to use
+     */
+    private static ArgumentStack getScopedContext(Parameter parameter, ArgumentStack existing) {
+        if (parameter.getFlag() != null) {
+            CommandContext context = existing.getContext();
+            
+            if (parameter.isValueFlag()) {
+                return new StringArgumentStack(
+                        context, context.getFlag(parameter.getFlag()), false);
+            } else {
+                String v = context.hasFlag(parameter.getFlag()) ? "true" : "false";
+                return new StringArgumentStack(context, v, true);
+            }
+        }
+        
+        return existing;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Get whether a parameter is allowed to consume arguments.
+     * 
+     * @param i the index of the parameter
+     * @param scoped the scoped context
+     * @return true if arguments may be consumed
+     */
+    private boolean mayConsumeArguments(int i, ContextArgumentStack scoped) {
+        CommandContext context = scoped.getContext();
+        ParameterData parameter = parameters[i];
+        
+        // Flag parameters: Always consume
+        // Required non-flag parameters: Always consume
+        // Optional non-flag parameters:
+        //     - Before required parameters: Consume if there are 'left over' args
+        //     - At the end: Always consumes
+        
+        if (parameter.isOptional() && parameter.getFlag() == null) {
+            int numberFree = context.argsLength() - scoped.position();
+            for (int j = i; j < parameters.length; j++) {
+                if (parameters[j].isNonFlagConsumer() && !parameters[j].isOptional()) {
+                    // We already checked if the consumed count was > -1
+                    // when we created this object
+                    numberFree -= parameters[j].getConsumedCount();
+                }
+            }
+            
+            // Skip this optional parameter
+            if (numberFree < 1) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+        
+        return true;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Get the default value for a parameter.
+     * 
+     * @param i the index of the parameter
+     * @param scoped the scoped context
+     * @return a value
+     * @throws ParameterException on an error
+     * @throws CommandException on an error
+     */
+    private Object getDefaultValue(int i, ContextArgumentStack scoped) 
+            throws ParameterException, CommandException {
+        CommandContext context = scoped.getContext();
+        ParameterData parameter = parameters[i];
+        
+        String[] defaultValue = parameter.getDefaultValue();
+        if (defaultValue != null) {
+            try {
+                return parameter.getBinding().bind(
+                        parameter, new StringArgumentStack(
+                                context, defaultValue, false), false);
+            } catch (MissingParameterException e) {
+                throw new ParametricException(
+                        "The default value of the parameter using the binding " + 
+                        parameter.getBinding().getClass() + " in the method\n" +
+                        method.toGenericString() + "\nis invalid");
+            }
+        }
+        
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    
+    /**
+     * Check to see if all arguments, including flag arguments, were consumed.
+     * 
+     * @param scoped the argument scope 
+     * @throws UnconsumedParameterException thrown if parameters were not consumed
+     */
+    private void checkUnconsumed(ContextArgumentStack scoped) 
+            throws UnconsumedParameterException {
+        CommandContext context = scoped.getContext();
+        String unconsumed;
+        String unconsumedFlags = getUnusedFlags(context);
+        
+        if ((unconsumed = scoped.getUnconsumed()) != null) {
+            throw new UnconsumedParameterException(unconsumed + " " + unconsumedFlags);
+        }
+        
+        if (unconsumedFlags != null) {
+            throw new UnconsumedParameterException(unconsumedFlags);
+        }
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Get any unused flag arguments.
+     * 
+     * @param context the command context
+     * @param parameters the list of parameters
+     */
+    private String getUnusedFlags(CommandContext context) {
+        Set<Character> unusedFlags = null;
+        for (char flag : context.getFlags()) {
+            boolean found = false;
+            for (int i = 0; i < parameters.length; i++) {
+                Character paramFlag = parameters[i].getFlag();
+                if (paramFlag != null && flag == paramFlag) {
+                    found = true;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            
+            if (!found) {
+                if (unusedFlags == null) {
+                    unusedFlags = new HashSet<Character>();
+                }
+                unusedFlags.add(flag);
+            }
+        }
+        
+        if (unusedFlags != null) {
+            StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
+            for (Character flag : unusedFlags) {
+                builder.append("-").append(flag).append(" ");
+            }
+            
+            return builder.toString().trim();
+        }
+        
+        return null;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Generate a name for a parameter.
+     * 
+     * @param type the type
+     * @param classifier the classifier
+     * @param index the index
+     * @return a generated name
+     */
+    private static String generateName(Type type, Annotation classifier, int index) {
+        if (classifier != null) {
+            return classifier.annotationType().getSimpleName().toLowerCase();
+        } else {
+            if (type instanceof Class<?>) {
+                return ((Class<?>) type).getSimpleName().toLowerCase();
+            } else {
+                return "unknown" + index;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+}

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/command/parametric/ParametricException.java

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+/*
+ * WorldEdit, a Minecraft world manipulation toolkit
+ * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com>
+ * Copyright (C) WorldEdit team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.parametric;
+
+/**
+ * Thrown if the {@link ParametricBuilder} can't build commands from
+ * an object for whatever reason.
+ */
+public class ParametricException extends RuntimeException {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = -5426219576099680971L;
+
+    public ParametricException() {
+        super();
+    }
+
+    public ParametricException(String message, Throwable cause) {
+        super(message, cause);
+    }
+
+    public ParametricException(String message) {
+        super(message);
+    }
+
+    public ParametricException(Throwable cause) {
+        super(cause);
+    }
+
+}

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/command/parametric/PermissionsHandler.java

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+/*
+ * WorldEdit, a Minecraft world manipulation toolkit
+ * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com>
+ * Copyright (C) WorldEdit team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.parametric;
+
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandContext;
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandException;
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandPermissions;
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandPermissionsException;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+
+/**
+ * A handler for the {@link CommandPermissions} annotation.
+ */
+public abstract class PermissionsHandler extends AbstractInvokeListener implements InvokeHandler {
+
+    @Override
+    public InvokeHandler createInvokeHandler() {
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void preProcess(Object object, Method method,
+            ParameterData[] parameters, CommandContext context)
+            throws CommandException, ParameterException {
+        CommandPermissions annotation = method.getAnnotation(CommandPermissions.class);
+        if (annotation != null) {
+            for (String perm : annotation.value()) {
+                if (hasPermission(context, perm)) {
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+            
+            throw new CommandPermissionsException();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void preInvoke(Object object, Method method, ParameterData[] parameters, 
+            Object[] args, CommandContext context) throws CommandException {
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void postInvoke(Object object, Method method, ParameterData[] parameters, 
+            Object[] args, CommandContext context) throws CommandException {
+    }
+    
+    protected abstract boolean hasPermission(CommandContext context, String permission);
+
+}

src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/command/parametric/StringArgumentStack.java

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+/*
+ * WorldEdit, a Minecraft world manipulation toolkit
+ * Copyright (C) sk89q <http://www.sk89q.com>
+ * Copyright (C) WorldEdit team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.parametric;
+
+import com.sk89q.minecraft.util.commands.CommandContext;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.command.MissingParameterException;
+import com.sk89q.util.StringUtil;
+
+/**
+ * A virtual scope that does not actually read from the underlying 
+ * {@link CommandContext}.
+ */
+public class StringArgumentStack implements ArgumentStack {
+    
+    private final boolean nonNullBoolean;
+    private final CommandContext context;
+    private final String[] arguments;
+    private int index = 0;
+    
+    /**
+     * Create a new instance using the given context.
+     * 
+     * @param context the context
+     * @param arguments a list of arguments
+     * @param nonNullBoolean true to have {@link #nextBoolean()} return false instead of null
+     */
+    public StringArgumentStack(
+            CommandContext context, String[] arguments, boolean nonNullBoolean) {
+        this.context = context;
+        this.arguments = arguments;
+        this.nonNullBoolean = nonNullBoolean;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Create a new instance using the given context.
+     * 
+     * @param context the context
+     * @param arguments an argument string to be parsed
+     * @param nonNullBoolean true to have {@link #nextBoolean()} return false instead of null
+     */
+    public StringArgumentStack(
+            CommandContext context, String arguments, boolean nonNullBoolean) {
+        this.context = context;
+        this.arguments = CommandContext.split(arguments);
+        this.nonNullBoolean = nonNullBoolean;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String next() throws ParameterException {
+        try {
+            return arguments[index++];
+        } catch (ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
+            throw new MissingParameterException();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Integer nextInt() throws ParameterException {
+        try {
+            return Integer.parseInt(next());
+        } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+            throw new ParameterException(
+                    "Expected a number, got '" + context.getString(index - 1) + "'");
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Double nextDouble() throws ParameterException {
+        try {
+            return Double.parseDouble(next());
+        } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+            throw new ParameterException(
+                    "Expected a number, got '" + context.getString(index - 1) + "'");
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Boolean nextBoolean() throws ParameterException {
+        try {
+            return next().equalsIgnoreCase("true");
+        } catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
+            if (nonNullBoolean) { // Special case
+                return false;
+            }
+            
+            throw new MissingParameterException();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String remaining() throws ParameterException {
+        try {
+            String value = StringUtil.joinString(arguments, " ", index);
+            markConsumed();
+            return value;
+        } catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
+            throw new MissingParameterException();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void markConsumed() {
+        index = arguments.length;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public CommandContext getContext() {
+        return context;
+    }
+
+}