DSpace command launcher

In order to stop the proliferation of [dspace]/bin/scripts, and to maintain parity between windows and unix, I have created a DSpace shell.

Most scripts can be replaced with:

[dspace]/bin/dspace

{script-name}

or

[dspace]\bin\dspace.bat {script-name}

E.g.

Instead of running "[dspace]/bin/filter-media -xyz" you can run "[dspace]/bin/dspace filter-media -xyz"

I've not tested dspace.bat so it may not work.

The scripts are defined in [dspace]/config/launcher.xml. Running the shell with no parameters will display a list of known commands.

launcher.xml looks like (just an excerpt):

<command>
<name>index-update</name>
<description>Update the search and browse indexes</description>
<step>
<class>org.dspace.browse.IndexBrowse</class>
<arguments>-i</arguments>
<passargs>false</passargs>
</step>
<step>
<class>org.dspace.browse.ItemCounter</class>
<passargs>false</passargs>
</step>
<step>
<class>org.dspace.search.DSIndexer</class>
<passargs>false</passargs>
</step>
</command>

<command>
<name>itemcounter</name>
<description>Update the item strength counts in the user interface</description>
<step>
<class>org.dspace.browse.ItemCounter</class>
<passargs>false</passargs>
</step>
</command>

<command>
<name>metadata-export</name>
<description>Export metadata for batch editing</description>
<step>
<class>org.dspace.app.bulkedit.MetadataExport</class>
</step>
</command>

</commands>

There can be multiple steps for each command, extra parameters can optionally be inserted using <arguments>-foo bar</arguments> and the arguments passed in by a user can be removed from the command run if <passargs>false</passargs> is inserted for a step.