Bug#1137331: ITP: libecoli -- Extensible COmmand LIne library

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Owner: Robin Jarry <[email protected]>
X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected]

* Package name    : libecoli
  Version         : 0.11.6
  Upstream Contact: Robin Jarry <[email protected]>
* URL             : https://github.com/rjarry/libecoli
* License         : BSD-3-Clause
  Programming Lang: C
  Description     : Extensible COmmand LIne library

libecoli provides helpers to build interactive command line interfaces.

Main features:

- Dynamic completion.
- Contextual help.
- Integrated with libedit, but can use any readline-like library.
- Modular: the CLI behavior is defined through an assembly of basic
  nodes.
- Extensible: the user can write its own nodes to provide specific
  features.
- C API.

The Debian packaging draft can be viewed at
https://git.sr.ht/~rjarry/libecoli-debian

I need this package as a direct dependency of grout[1] which I also
want to include in Debian.

[1] https://github.com/DPDK/grout

There isn't any existing alternative that allow the construction of
interactive command line interfaces in C.

I plan on maintaining the package myself, being the upstream developer.

I need a Debian Developer to sponsor the upload.

Thanks!