Command Line Interface

The primary way to interact with the FreeTicketing agent is through the command line interface (CLI).

Usage

Basic Commands

Windows

# Check version
FreeTicketing.exe --version

# Run once (not in loop)
FreeTicketing.exe --once

# Update configuration from XBE server
FreeTicketing.exe --update-config

# Execute a SQL query
FreeTicketing.exe --execute-query "SELECT * FROM tickets WHERE status = 'pending'"

# Run cleanup service
FreeTicketing.exe --cleanup

Linux / macOS

# Check version
./FreeTicketing --version

# Run once (not in loop)
./FreeTicketing --once

# Update configuration from XBE server
./FreeTicketing --update-config

# Execute a SQL query
./FreeTicketing --execute-query "SELECT * FROM tickets WHERE status = 'pending'"

# Run cleanup service
./FreeTicketing --cleanup

Windows Service Commands

# Install service with default name
FreeTicketing.exe --install

# Install service with custom name
FreeTicketing.exe --install --name "MyFreeTicketing"

# Check service status
FreeTicketing.exe --status

# Start service
FreeTicketing.exe --start

# Stop service
FreeTicketing.exe --stop

# Restart service
FreeTicketing.exe --restart

# Remove service
FreeTicketing.exe --remove

Default Behavior

Run without any options to start the program in a continuous loop. The interval between runs can be configured using the run_interval_minutes field in the config.json file.

Options

Option	Description	Platform
--version	Display the application version	All
--help, -h	Show the help message and exit	All
--once	Run the import process once	All
--update-config	Update the configuration file from the XBE server	All
--execute-query	Execute a SQL query and display the results	All
--cleanup	Run cleanup service to delete old tickets and logs	All
--install	Install the FreeTicketing service	Windows
--name	Custom name for the service (default: FreeTicketing)	Windows
--status	Check the status of the FreeTicketing service	Windows
--start	Start the FreeTicketing service	Windows
--stop	Stop the FreeTicketing service	Windows
--restart	Restart the FreeTicketing service	Windows
--remove	Remove the FreeTicketing service	Windows