---
name: "Jifty::Script::Action"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libjifty-perl"
version: "1.10518+dfsg-2"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Jifty::Script::Action"
---

# Jifty::Script::Action(3pm)

Add an action class to your Jifty application

## NAME

Jifty::Script::Action - Add an action class to your Jifty application

## SYNOPSIS

```
    jifty action --name NewAction
    jifty action --help
    jifty action --man
```

## DESCRIPTION

Creates a skeleton action file.

### options

There are only two possible options to this script:

- \--name NAME (required)

  Name of the action class.

- \--force

  By default, this will stop and warn you if any of the files it is going to write already exist.  Passing the --force flag will make it overwrite the files.

- **--help**

  Print a brief help message and exits.

- **--man**

  Prints the manual page and exits.

## DESCRIPTION

This creates a skeleton of a new action class for your jifty application, complete with a skeleton of a test suite for it, as well.

## METHODS

### run

Creates a skeleton file under `"lib/`*ApplicationClass*`/Action/`*Action*`"`, as well as a skeleton tests file.

## NAME

@{\[$appclass\]}::Action::@{\[$action\]}

### take\_action

### report\_success

## DESCRIPTION

A (very) basic test harness for the `$action` action.