adding possibility to use different protocol

modules/cli/src/interact.ts

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import { ArgumentParser } from "argparse";
 import * as inquirer from "inquirer";
 import { promisify } from "util";
-import { getLayer } from "../../../lib/communication/getLayer";
+import { getLayer, layerDefaultParameters, validLayers } from "../../../lib/communication/getLayer";
 import { getDispatcher } from "../../../lib/dispatcher/getDispatcher";
 import { nopeDispatcherManager } from "../../../lib/dispatcher/nopeDispatcherManager";
 import { getNopeLogger } from "../../../lib/logger/getLogger";
@@ -79,6 +79,18 @@ export async function interact(
     dest: "port"
   });
 
+  parser.addArgument(["-c", "--channel"], {
+    help:
+      "The Communication Channel, which should be used. Possible Values are: " +
+      // Display all Options:
+      Object.getOwnPropertyNames(validLayers)
+        .map((item) => "\"" + item + "\"")
+        .join(", "),
+    defaultValue: "event",
+    type: "string",
+    dest: "channel"
+  });
+
   parser.addArgument(["-l", "--log"], {
     help:
       "Specify the Logger Level. Defaults to \"info\". Valid values are: " +
@@ -90,6 +102,23 @@ export async function interact(
 
   const args = parser.parseArgs();
 
+  if (!Object.getOwnPropertyNames(validLayers).includes(args.channel)) {
+    console.error(
+      "Invalid Channel. Please use the following values. " +
+      Object.getOwnPropertyNames(validLayers)
+        .map((item) => "\"" + item + "\"")
+        .join(", ")
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (args.channel === "io-client") {
+    args.params = "http://" + args.uri + ":" + args.port.toString();
+  } else {
+    // Assign the Default Setting for the Channel.
+    args.params = layerDefaultParameters[args.channel];
+  }
+
   // Define a Logger
   const logger = getNopeLogger("Shutdown-CLI");
 
@@ -101,8 +130,8 @@ export async function interact(
     const dispatcher: nopeDispatcherManager = getDispatcher(
       {
         communicator: getLayer(
-          "io-client",
-          "http://" + args.uri + ":" + args.port.toString(),
+          args.channel,
+          args.params,
           args.log
         ) as ICommunicationBridge,
         logger: getNopeLogger("dispatcher", args.log)