- struct command_s *next;
-} command_t;
-
-extern command_t* register_command(command_context_t *context, command_t *parent, char *name, int (*handler)(struct command_context_s *context, char* name, char** args, int argc), enum command_mode mode, char *help);
-extern int unregister_command(command_context_t *context, char *name);
-extern int unregister_all_commands(command_context_t *context);
-extern void command_set_output_handler(command_context_t* context, int (*output_handler)(struct command_context_s *context, const char* line), void *priv);
-extern command_context_t* copy_command_context(command_context_t* context);
-extern int command_context_mode(command_context_t *context, enum command_mode mode);
-extern command_context_t* command_init(void);
-extern int command_done(command_context_t *context);
-extern void command_print(command_context_t *context, char *format, ...);
-extern void command_print_sameline(command_context_t *context, char *format, ...);
-extern int command_run_line(command_context_t *context, char *line);
-extern int command_run_linef(command_context_t *context, char *format, ...);
-extern void command_output_text(command_context_t *context, const char *data);
-
-extern void process_jim_events(void);
+ const char *help;
+ /// a string listing the options and arguments, required or optional
+ const char *usage;
+
+ /**
+ * If non-NULL, the commands in @c chain will be registered in
+ * the same context and scope of this registration record.
+ * This allows modules to inherit lists commands from other
+ * modules.
+ */
+ const struct command_registration *chain;
+};
+
+/// Use this as the last entry in an array of command_registration records.
+#define COMMAND_REGISTRATION_DONE { .name = NULL, .chain = NULL }
+
+/**
+ * Register a command @c handler that can be called from scripts during
+ * the execution @c mode specified.
+ *
+ * If @c parent is non-NULL, the new command will be registered as a
+ * sub-command under it; otherwise, it will be available as a top-level
+ * command.
+ *
+ * @param cmd_ctx The command_context in which to register the command.
+ * @param parent Register this command as a child of this, or NULL to
+ * register a top-level command.
+ * @param rec A command_registration record that contains the desired
+ * command parameters.
+ * @returns The new command, if successful; otherwise, NULL.
+ */
+struct command* register_command(struct command_context *cmd_ctx,
+ struct command *parent, const struct command_registration *rec);
+
+/**
+ * Register one or more commands in the specified context, as children
+ * of @c parent (or top-level commends, if NULL). In a registration's
+ * record contains a non-NULL @c chain member and name is NULL, the
+ * commands on the chain will be registered in the same context.
+ * Otherwise, the chained commands are added as children of the command.
+ *
+ * @param cmd_ctx The command_context in which to register the command.
+ * @param parent Register this command as a child of this, or NULL to
+ * register a top-level command.
+ * @param cmds Pointer to an array of command_registration records that
+ * contains the desired command parameters. The last record must have
+ * NULL for all fields.
+ * @returns ERROR_OK on success; ERROR_FAIL if any registration fails.
+ */
+int register_commands(struct command_context *cmd_ctx, struct command *parent,
+ const struct command_registration *cmds);
+
+
+/**
+ * Unregisters command @c name from the given context, @c cmd_ctx.
+ * @param cmd_ctx The context of the registered command.
+ * @param parent The parent of the given command, or NULL.
+ * @param name The name of the command to unregister.
+ * @returns ERROR_OK on success, or an error code.
+ */
+int unregister_command(struct command_context *cmd_ctx,
+ struct command *parent, const char *name);
+/**
+ * Unregisters all commands from the specfied context.
+ * @param cmd_ctx The context that will be cleared of registered commands.
+ * @param parent If given, only clear commands from under this one command.
+ * @returns ERROR_OK on success, or an error code.
+ */
+int unregister_all_commands(struct command_context *cmd_ctx,
+ struct command *parent);
+
+struct command *command_find_in_context(struct command_context *cmd_ctx,
+ const char *name);
+struct command *command_find_in_parent(struct command *parent,
+ const char *name);
+
+/**
+ * Update the private command data field for a command and all descendents.
+ * This is used when creating a new heirarchy of commands that depends
+ * on obtaining a dynamically created context. The value will be available
+ * in command handlers by using the CMD_DATA macro.
+ * @param c The command (group) whose data pointer(s) will be updated.
+ * @param p The new data pointer to use for the command or its descendents.
+ */
+void command_set_handler_data(struct command *c, void *p);
+
+void command_set_output_handler(struct command_context* context,
+ command_output_handler_t output_handler, void *priv);
+
+
+int command_context_mode(struct command_context *context, enum command_mode mode);
+
+/* Return the current command context associated with the Jim interpreter or
+ * alternatively the global default command interpreter
+ */
+struct command_context *current_command_context(Jim_Interp *interp);
+/**
+ * Creates a new command context using the startup TCL provided and
+ * the existing Jim interpreter, if any. If interp == NULL, then command_init
+ * creates a command interpreter.
+ */
+struct command_context* command_init(const char *startup_tcl, Jim_Interp *interp);
+/**
+ * Creates a copy of an existing command context. This does not create
+ * a deep copy of the command list, so modifications in one context will
+ * affect all shared contexts. The caller must track reference counting
+ * and ensure the commands are freed before destroying the last instance.
+ * @param cmd_ctx The command_context that will be copied.
+ * @returns A new command_context with the same state as the original.
+ */
+struct command_context* copy_command_context(struct command_context* cmd_ctx);
+/**
+ * Frees the resources associated with a command context. The commands
+ * are not removed, so unregister_all_commands() must be called first.
+ * @param context The command_context that will be destroyed.
+ */
+void command_done(struct command_context *context);
+
+void command_print(struct command_context *context, const char *format, ...)
+ __attribute__ ((format (PRINTF_ATTRIBUTE_FORMAT, 2, 3)));
+void command_print_sameline(struct command_context *context, const char *format, ...)
+ __attribute__ ((format (PRINTF_ATTRIBUTE_FORMAT, 2, 3)));
+int command_run_line(struct command_context *context, char *line);
+int command_run_linef(struct command_context *context, const char *format, ...)
+ __attribute__ ((format (PRINTF_ATTRIBUTE_FORMAT, 2, 3)));
+void command_output_text(struct command_context *context, const char *data);
+
+void process_jim_events(struct command_context *cmd_ctx);