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# Cookbook

Some quick answers to common needs.

## Define the application structure in JSON

It might be a good idea to define the application's structure through
a JSON file. In this case, there are several ways to use it, all through
the `run` command.

If the specification is inside a standalone JSON file, just pass the path

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with special attention to *hierarchical* interfaces (think [Git][] with
all sub-commands).

The module is still a somehow moving target, so tutorials might become
obsolete with time. I hope to update/deprecate them when this happens,
but watch out!

Available documentation:

- [Getting Started][]
- [Cookbook][]
- Tutorials:
    - [a to-do application][Tutorial: a to-do application]
    - [splitting onto multiple modules][tut-splitting]
- [Defining commands hierarchy][]
- [Command options][]

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