NodeApp/.gitlab-ci/10_stageRelease.yml

-release:wiki:
+release:doc:wiki:
     stage: release
     tags:
         - release
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ release:wiki:
         # Push the change back to the master branch of the wiki
         - git push origin "HEAD:main"
     rules:
-        -   if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH'
+        -   when: never
 
 
 release:gitlab:
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ release:gitlab:
         - RELEASE_NAME=$VERSION
         - !reference [ .release_gitlab, script ]
     rules:
-        -   if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_PROTECTED == "true"'
+        -   if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_PROTECTED == "true"
 
 
-release:latest:gitlab:
+release:gitlab:latest:
     stage: release
     tags:
         - release
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ release:latest:gitlab:
         - RELEASE_NAME="Latest"
         - !reference [ .release_gitlab, script ]
     rules:
-        -   if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH'
+        -   if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
 
 
-release:pre-alpha:gitlab:
+release:gitlab:pre-alpha:
     stage: release
     tags:
         - release
@@ -86,4 +86,6 @@ release:pre-alpha:gitlab:
         - RELEASE_NAME="Pre-alpha"
         - !reference [ .release_gitlab, script ]
     rules:
-        -   if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_PROTECTED == "true" && $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH != $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH'
+        -   if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
\ No newline at end of file
+            when: never
+        -   if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_PROTECTED == "true"
\ No newline at end of file

NodeApp/.idea/.gitignore

@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@
 # Datasource local storage ignored files
 /dataSources/
 /dataSources.local.xml
+# GitHub Copilot persisted chat sessions
+/copilot/chatSessions

NodeApp/.idea/DojoCLI.iml

@@ -12,4 +12,7 @@
     <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />
     <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
   </component>
+  <component name="SonarLintModuleSettings">
+    <option name="uniqueId" value="7e31b6fd-1f86-4d26-8c50-c9ab6530f54e" />
+  </component>
 </module>
\ No newline at end of file

jetbrainsConfiguration @ ef5c7bd4

-Subproject commit ffc5d65f9f0f0e825688177425e526131aa84631
+Subproject commit ef5c7bd49a57bc28db77bad797de4980133d6523

NodeApp/.idea/jsLinters/eslint.xml

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project version="4">
   <component name="EslintConfiguration">
+    <custom-configuration-file used="false" path="./eslint.config.js" />
     <option name="fix-on-save" value="true" />
   </component>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file

NodeApp/.idea/material_theme_project_new.xml

+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="MaterialThemeProjectNewConfig">
+    <option name="metadata">
+      <MTProjectMetadataState>
+        <option name="migrated" value="true" />
+        <option name="pristineConfig" value="false" />
+        <option name="userId" value="104e8585:19002424fea:-7ffe" />
+      </MTProjectMetadataState>
+    </option>
+  </component>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file

NodeApp/.idea/vcs.xml

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 <project version="4">
   <component name="VcsDirectoryMappings">
     <mapping directory="$PROJECT_DIR$/.." vcs="Git" />
+    <mapping directory="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/jetbrainsConfiguration" vcs="Git" />
     <mapping directory="$PROJECT_DIR$/src/shared" vcs="Git" />
     <mapping directory="$PROJECT_DIR$/src/sharedByClients" vcs="Git" />
   </component>

NodeApp/eslint.config.mjs

+// @ts-check
+// @formatter:off
+
+import eslint from '@eslint/js';
+import tseslint from 'typescript-eslint';
+
+
+export default tseslint.config({
+                                   ignores: [ 'dist/*', 'node_modules/*', '.gitlab-ci.yml', 'eslint.config.mjs' ]
+                               }, eslint.configs.recommended, ...tseslint.configs.recommendedTypeChecked, {
+                                   languageOptions: {
+                                       parserOptions: {
+                                           project: true, tsconfigRootDir: import.meta.dirname
+                                       }
+                                   }
+                               }, {
+                                   plugins: {
+                                       '@typescript-eslint': tseslint.plugin
+                                   }, rules: {
+                                       '@typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-assignment': 'off',
+                                       '@typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access': 'off',
+                                       '@typescript-eslint/require-await': 'off',
+                                       '@typescript-eslint/restrict-template-expressions': 'off',
+                                       '@typescript-eslint/no-floating-promises': 'off',
+                                   }
+                               });
\ No newline at end of file

NodeApp/package.json

 {
     "name"           : "dojo_cli",
     "description"    : "CLI of the Dojo project",
-    "version"        : "3.5.0",
+    "version"        : "6.0.0",
     "license"        : "AGPLv3",
-    "author"         : "Michaël Minelli <dojo@minelli.me>",
+    "author"         : "Michaël Minelli <dojo@mail.minelli.swiss>",
     "main"           : "dist/app.js",
     "bin"            : {
         "dojo": "./dist/app.js"
@@ -25,50 +25,58 @@
         ]
     },
     "scripts"        : {
-        "dotenv:build": "npx dotenv-vault local build",
+        "dotenv:build": "npx dotenvx encrypt",
         "lint"        : "npx eslint .",
         "genversion"  : "npx genversion -s -e src/config/Version.ts",
         "build"       : "npm run genversion; npx tsc",
-        "start:dev"   : "npm run genversion; npm run lint; npx ts-node src/app.ts",
+        "start:dev"   : "npm run genversion; npm run lint; tsc --noEmit && npx tsx --no-warnings src/app.ts",
         "test"        : "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
     },
     "dependencies"   : {
-        "@gitbeaker/rest"     : "^39.34.3",
-        "appdata-path"        : "^1.0.0",
-        "axios"               : "^1.6.5",
-        "boxen"               : "^5.1.2",
-        "chalk"               : "^4.1.2",
-        "commander"           : "^11.1.0",
-        "dotenv"              : "^16.3.1",
-        "dotenv-expand"       : "^10.0.0",
-        "fs-extra"            : "^11.2.0",
-        "http-status-codes"   : "^2.3.0",
-        "inquirer"            : "^8.2.6",
-        "json5"               : "^2.2.3",
-        "jsonwebtoken"        : "^8.5.1",
-        "open"                : "^8.4.2",
-        "ora"                 : "^5.4.1",
-        "semver"              : "^7.5.4",
-        "tar-stream"          : "^3.1.6",
-        "winston"             : "^3.11.0",
-        "yaml"                : "^2.3.4",
-        "zod"                 : "^3.22.4",
-        "zod-validation-error": "^3.0.0"
+        "@dotenvx/dotenvx"          : "^0.45.0",
+        "@eslint/js"                : "^9.21.0",
+        "@gitbeaker/core"           : "^42.1.0",
+        "@gitbeaker/requester-utils": "^42.1.0",
+        "@gitbeaker/rest"           : "^42.1.0",
+        "appdata-path"              : "^1.0.0",
+        "axios"                     : "1.7.8",
+        "boxen"                     : "^5.1.2",
+        "chalk"                     : "^4.1.2",
+        "cli-table3"                : "^0.6.5",
+        "commander"                 : "^13.1.0",
+        "form-data"                 : "^4.0.2",
+        "fs-extra"                  : "^11.3.0",
+        "fuse.js"                   : "^7.1.0",
+        "http-status-codes"         : "^2.3.0",
+        "inquirer"                  : "^8.2.6",
+        "json5"                     : "^2.2.3",
+        "jsonwebtoken"              : "^8.5.1",
+        "open"                      : "^8.4.2",
+        "ora"                       : "^5.4.1",
+        "semver"                    : "^7.7.1",
+        "tar-stream"                : "^3.1.7",
+        "winston"                   : "^3.17.0",
+        "winston-transport"         : "^4.9.0",
+        "yaml"                      : "^2.7.0",
+        "zod"                       : "^3.24.2",
+        "zod-validation-error"      : "^3.4.0"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "@types/fs-extra"                 : "^11.0.4",
         "@types/inquirer"                 : "^8.2.10",
-        "@types/jsonwebtoken"             : "^8.5.9",
-        "@types/node"                     : "^18.19.2",
-        "@types/semver"                   : "^7.5.6",
+        "@types/jsonwebtoken"             : "^9.0.9",
+        "@types/node"                     : "^18.19.76",
+        "@types/semver"                   : "^7.5.8",
         "@types/tar-stream"               : "^3.1.3",
-        "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^6.18.1",
-        "@typescript-eslint/parser"       : "^6.18.1",
-        "dotenv-vault"                    : "^1.25.0",
+        "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^8.25.0",
+        "@typescript-eslint/parser"       : "^8.25.0",
+        "dotenv-cli"                      : "^8.0.0",
+        "dotenv-vault"                    : "^1.26.2",
         "genversion"                      : "^3.2.0",
         "pkg"                             : "^5.8.1",
         "tiny-typed-emitter"              : "^2.1.0",
-        "ts-node"                         : "^10.9.2",
-        "typescript"                      : "^5.3.3"
+        "tsx"                             : "^4.19.3",
+        "typescript"                      : "~5.5.4",
+        "typescript-eslint"               : "^7.18.0"
     }
 }

NodeApp/src/app.ts

-// Read from the .env file
-// ATTENTION : These lines MUST be the first of this file (except for the path import)
-import path = require('node:path');
-import myEnv = require('dotenv');
-import dotenvExpand = require('dotenv-expand');
+// ATTENTION : This line MUST be the first of this file
+import './init.js';
+import CommanderApp           from './commander/CommanderApp.js';
+import HttpManager            from './managers/HttpManager.js';
+import Config                 from './config/Config';
+import ConfigFiles            from './config/ConfigFiles';
+import DojoBackendManager     from './managers/DojoBackendManager';
+import SharedAssignmentHelper from './shared/helpers/Dojo/SharedAssignmentHelper';
 
 
-dotenvExpand.expand(myEnv.config({
-                                     path      : path.join(__dirname, '../.env'),
-                                     DOTENV_KEY: 'dotenv://:key_fc323d8e0a02349342f1c6a119bb38495958ce3a43a87d19a3f674b7e2896dcb@dotenv.local/vault/.env.vault?environment=development'
-                                 }));
+(async () => {
+    ConfigFiles.init();
 
-require('./shared/helpers/TypeScriptExtensions'); // ATTENTION : This line MUST be the second of this file
+    await Config.init(await DojoBackendManager.getApiUrl());
 
+    SharedAssignmentHelper.init(Config.gitlabManager);
 
-import CommanderApp from './commander/CommanderApp';
-import HttpManager  from './managers/HttpManager';
+    HttpManager.registerAxiosInterceptor();
 
-
-HttpManager.registerAxiosInterceptor();
-
-
-new CommanderApp();
+    const commanderApp = new CommanderApp();
+    await commanderApp.init();
+    commanderApp.parse();
+})();
\ No newline at end of file
\ No newline at end of file

NodeApp/src/commander/CommanderApp.ts

 import { Command, Option } from 'commander';
-import SessionCommand      from './session/SessionCommand';
-import ClientsSharedConfig from '../sharedByClients/config/ClientsSharedConfig';
-import AssignmentCommand   from './assignment/AssignmentCommand';
-import ExerciseCommand     from './exercise/ExerciseCommand';
-import SharedConfig        from '../shared/config/SharedConfig';
+import AssignmentCommand   from './assignment/AssignmentCommand.js';
+import ExerciseCommand     from './exercise/ExerciseCommand.js';
+import SharedConfig        from '../shared/config/SharedConfig.js';
 import boxen               from 'boxen';
-import { stateConfigFile } from '../config/ConfigFiles';
-import semver              from 'semver/preload';
-import { version }         from '../config/Version';
+import semver              from 'semver/preload.js';
+import { version }         from '../config/Version.js';
+import CompletionCommand   from './completion/CompletionCommand.js';
+import AuthCommand         from './auth/AuthCommand.js';
+import SessionCommand      from './auth/SessionCommand.js';
+import UpgradeCommand      from './UpgradeCommand.js';
+import TextStyle           from '../types/TextStyle.js';
+import TagCommand          from './tag/TagCommand';
+import ConfigFiles         from '../config/ConfigFiles';
+import ClientsSharedConfig from '../sharedByClients/config/ClientsSharedConfig';
 import Config              from '../config/Config';
+import SettingsCommand     from './settings/SettingsCommand';
 
 
 class CommanderApp {
-    program: Command = new Command();
+    public program: Command = new Command();
+
+    private readonly commandHookDisabled: Array<string> = [ 'completion' ];
+
+    private hasToExecuteHook(actionCommand: Command): boolean {
+        if ( actionCommand.parent == null ) {
+            return true;
+        } else {
+            if ( this.commandHookDisabled.includes(actionCommand.name()) ) {
+                return false;
+            }
 
-    constructor() {
+            return this.hasToExecuteHook(actionCommand.parent);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public async init() {
         this.program
-        .name('dojo')
-        .description('CLI of the Dojo application')
-        .version('{{VERSION}}')
-        .showHelpAfterError()
-        .configureHelp({
-                           showGlobalOptions: true,
-                           sortOptions      : true,
-                           sortSubcommands  : true
-                       })
-        .option('-H, --host <string>', 'override the Dojo API endpoint', ClientsSharedConfig.apiURL)
-        .option('-I, --interactive', 'show interactive interface when available', Config.interactiveMode)
-        .addOption(new Option('--debug').hideHelp())
-        .hook('preAction', () => {
-            this.warnDevelopmentVersion();
-        }).hook('postAction', () => {
-            this.informNewVersion();
-        });
+            .name('dojo')
+            .description('CLI of the Dojo application')
+            .version('{{VERSION}}')
+            .showHelpAfterError()
+            .configureHelp({
+                               showGlobalOptions: true,
+                               sortOptions      : true,
+                               sortSubcommands  : true
+                           })
+            .option('-H, --host <string>', 'override the Dojo API endpoint', ClientsSharedConfig.apiURL)
+            .addOption(new Option('--debug').hideHelp())
+            .hook('preAction', (_thisCommand: Command, actionCommand: Command) => {
+                if ( this.hasToExecuteHook(actionCommand) ) {
+                    this.warnDevelopmentVersion();
+                }
+            })
+            .hook('postAction', (_thisCommand: Command, actionCommand: Command) => {
+                if ( this.hasToExecuteHook(actionCommand) ) {
+                    this.informNewVersion();
+                }
+            });
+
+        const interactiveModeOption = new Option('-I, --interactive', 'show interactive interface when available');
+        const noInteractiveModeOption = new Option('-N, --no_interactive', 'hide interactive interface when available').conflicts('interactive'); // WARNING: Due to a bug in commander.js, the conflicts method doesn't work as expected if the command is named no-interactive
+        if ( Config.interactiveMode ) {
+            interactiveModeOption.hideHelp();
+        } else {
+            noInteractiveModeOption.hideHelp();
+        }
+        this.program.addOption(interactiveModeOption).addOption(noInteractiveModeOption);
 
         this.program.on('option:host', () => {
             ClientsSharedConfig.apiURL = this.program.opts().host;
         });
 
+        this.program.on('option:no_interactive', () => {
+            Config.interactiveMode = false;
+        });
+
         this.program.on('option:interactive', () => {
-            Config.interactiveMode = this.program.opts().interactive;
+            Config.interactiveMode = true;
         });
 
         this.program.on('option:debug', () => {
@@ -47,15 +84,17 @@ class CommanderApp {
         });
 
         this.registerCommands();
+    }
 
+    public parse() {
         this.program.parse();
     }
 
     private warnDevelopmentVersion() {
         if ( !SharedConfig.production ) {
             console.log(boxen(`This is a development (unstable) version of the DojoCLI.
-If you want to use the stable version, please install the package from the following url: 
-https://gitedu.hesge.ch/dojo_project/projects/ui/dojocli/-/releases/Latest`, {
+If you want to use the stable version, please execute this command: 
+${ TextStyle.CODE(' dojo upgrade ') }`, {
                 title         : 'Warning',
                 titleAlignment: 'center',
                 borderColor   : 'red',
@@ -69,30 +108,34 @@ https://gitedu.hesge.ch/dojo_project/projects/ui/dojocli/-/releases/Latest`, {
 
     private informNewVersion() {
         if ( SharedConfig.production ) {
-            const latestDojoCliVersion = stateConfigFile.getParam('latestDojoCliVersion') as string | null || '0.0.0';
-            const latestDojoCliVersionNotification = stateConfigFile.getParam('latestDojoCliVersionNotification') as number | null || 0;
-            if ( semver.lt(version, latestDojoCliVersion) ) {
-                if ( (new Date()).getTime() - latestDojoCliVersionNotification >= Config.versionUpdateInformationPeriodHours * 60 * 60 * 1000 ) {
-                    console.log(boxen(`The ${ latestDojoCliVersion } version of the DojoCLI is available: 
-https://gitedu.hesge.ch/dojo_project/projects/ui/dojocli/-/releases/Latest`, {
-                        title         : 'Information',
-                        titleAlignment: 'center',
-                        borderColor   : 'blue',
-                        borderStyle   : 'bold',
-                        margin        : 1,
-                        padding       : 1,
-                        textAlignment : 'left'
-                    }));
-                    stateConfigFile.setParam('latestDojoCliVersionNotification', (new Date()).getTime());
-                }
+            const latestDojoCliVersion = ConfigFiles.stateConfigFile.getParam('latestDojoCliVersion') as string | null || '0.0.0';
+            const latestDojoCliVersionNotification = ConfigFiles.stateConfigFile.getParam('latestDojoCliVersionNotification') as number | null || 0;
+            if ( semver.lt(version as string, latestDojoCliVersion) && (new Date()).getTime() - latestDojoCliVersionNotification >= Config.versionUpdateInformationPeriodHours * 60 * 60 * 1000 ) {
+                console.log(boxen(`The ${ latestDojoCliVersion } version of the DojoCLI is available.
+You can upgrade the DojoCLI by executing this command: 
+${ TextStyle.CODE(' dojo upgrade ') }`, {
+                    title         : 'Information',
+                    titleAlignment: 'center',
+                    borderColor   : 'blue',
+                    borderStyle   : 'bold',
+                    margin        : 1,
+                    padding       : 1,
+                    textAlignment : 'left'
+                }));
+                ConfigFiles.stateConfigFile.setParam('latestDojoCliVersionNotification', (new Date()).getTime());
             }
         }
     }
 
     private registerCommands() {
+        new AuthCommand().registerOnCommand(this.program);
         SessionCommand.registerOnCommand(this.program);
         AssignmentCommand.registerOnCommand(this.program);
         ExerciseCommand.registerOnCommand(this.program);
+        TagCommand.registerOnCommand(this.program);
+        CompletionCommand.registerOnCommand(this.program);
+        UpgradeCommand.registerOnCommand(this.program);
+        SettingsCommand.registerOnCommand(this.program);
     }
 }
 

NodeApp/src/commander/CommanderCommand.ts

-import { Command } from 'commander';
+import { Command, CommandOptions } from 'commander';
 
 
 abstract class CommanderCommand {
     protected abstract commandName: string;
+    protected aliasNames: Array<string> = [];
+
+    protected options: CommandOptions = {};
+
     command: Command = new Command();
 
     registerOnCommand(parent: Command) {
-        this.command = parent.command(this.commandName);
+        this.command = parent.command(this.commandName, this.options).aliases(this.aliasNames);
 
         this.defineCommand();
         this.defineSubCommands();
@@ -14,7 +18,12 @@ abstract class CommanderCommand {
 
     protected abstract defineCommand(): void;
 
-    protected defineSubCommands() {}
+    protected defineSubCommands() {
+        /*
+        * No action
+        * Override this method only if you need to define subcommands
+        * */
+    }
 
     protected abstract commandAction(...args: Array<unknown>): Promise<void>;
 }

NodeApp/src/commander/UpgradeCommand.ts

+import CommanderCommand from './CommanderCommand.js';
+import ora              from 'ora';
+import TextStyle        from '../types/TextStyle.js';
+import os               from 'os';
+import { spawn }        from 'child_process';
+import Config           from '../config/Config';
+
+
+class UpgradeCommand extends CommanderCommand {
+    protected commandName: string = 'upgrade';
+
+    protected defineCommand() {
+        this.command.description('upgrade the DojoCLI.')
+            .option('--pre-alpha', 'upgrade to the latest pre-alpha (dev) version. Attention it\'s an unstable version without support.')
+            .option('-o, --instructions', 'only display upgrade instructions.')
+            .action(this.commandAction.bind(this));
+    }
+
+    private displayInstructions(upgradeCommand: string, preAlpha: boolean) {
+        upgradeCommand = TextStyle.CODE(` ${ upgradeCommand } `);
+
+        console.log(TextStyle.BLOCK(`You can upgrade DojoCLI on ${ os.platform() === 'darwin' ? 'macOS' : 'Linux' }:`));
+        ora().start().info(`By executing this command: ${ upgradeCommand }`);
+        console.log('or');
+        ora().start().info(`By downloading the release from: ${ preAlpha ? Config.gitlab.cliPreAlphaReleasePage : Config.gitlab.cliReleasePage }`);
+    }
+
+    private upgrade(upgradeCommand: string) {
+        const upgradeSpinner = ora().start('DojoCLI upgrade is in progress. Please wait...');
+
+        const upgradeProcess = spawn(upgradeCommand, {
+            shell: true
+        });
+
+        upgradeProcess.on('exit', code => {
+            code === null || code !== 0 ? upgradeSpinner.fail('DojoCLI upgrade failed... Please try again manually.') : upgradeSpinner.succeed('DojoCLI upgrade is successful.');
+        });
+    }
+
+    protected async commandAction(options: { preAlpha: boolean, instructions: boolean }): Promise<void> {
+        if ( os.platform() === 'win32' ) {
+            if ( !options.instructions ) {
+                ora().start().warn('Automatic upgrade is not supported on Windows. \n');
+            }
+
+            console.log(TextStyle.BLOCK('You can upgrade DojoCLI on Windows:'));
+            ora().start().info(`By downloading the release from: ${ options.preAlpha ? Config.gitlab.cliPreAlphaReleasePage : Config.gitlab.cliReleasePage }`);
+
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const upgradeCommand = `curl -L "https://dojo.isc-hesge.ch/installer.sh" | sh /dev/stdin${ options.preAlpha ? ' installer=pre-alpha' : '' }`;
+
+        if ( options.instructions ) {
+            this.displayInstructions(upgradeCommand, options.preAlpha);
+        } else {
+            this.upgrade(upgradeCommand);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
+export default new UpgradeCommand();
\ No newline at end of file

NodeApp/src/commander/assignment/AssignmentCommand.ts

-import CommanderCommand            from '../CommanderCommand';
-import AssignmentCreateCommand     from './subcommands/AssignmentCreateCommand';
-import AssignmentPublishCommand    from './subcommands/AssignmentPublishCommand';
-import AssignmentUnpublishCommand  from './subcommands/AssignmentUnpublishCommand';
-import AssignmentCheckCommand      from './subcommands/AssignmentCheckCommand';
-import AssignmentRunCommand        from './subcommands/AssignmentRunCommand';
-import AssignmentCorrectionCommand from './subcommands/correction/AssignmentCorrectionCommand';
+import CommanderCommand            from '../CommanderCommand.js';
+import AssignmentCreateCommand     from './subcommands/AssignmentCreateCommand.js';
+import AssignmentPublishCommand    from './subcommands/AssignmentPublishCommand.js';
+import AssignmentUnpublishCommand  from './subcommands/AssignmentUnpublishCommand.js';
+import AssignmentCheckCommand      from './subcommands/AssignmentCheckCommand.js';
+import AssignmentRunCommand        from './subcommands/AssignmentRunCommand.js';
+import AssignmentCorrectionCommand from './subcommands/correction/AssignmentCorrectionCommand.js';
 
 
 class AssignmentCommand extends CommanderCommand {
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class AssignmentCommand extends CommanderCommand {
 
     protected defineCommand() {
         this.command
-        .description('manage an assignment');
+            .description('manage an assignment');
     }
 
     protected defineSubCommands() {
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ class AssignmentCommand extends CommanderCommand {
         AssignmentCorrectionCommand.registerOnCommand(this.command);
     }
 
-    protected async commandAction(): Promise<void> { }
+    protected async commandAction(): Promise<void> {
+        // No action
+    }
 }
 
 

NodeApp/src/commander/assignment/subcommands/AssignmentCheckCommand.ts

-import CommanderCommand              from '../../CommanderCommand';
-import Config                        from '../../../config/Config';
+import CommanderCommand              from '../../CommanderCommand.js';
+import Config                        from '../../../config/Config.js';
 import ora                           from 'ora';
 import chalk                         from 'chalk';
-import AssignmentValidator           from '../../../sharedByClients/helpers/Dojo/AssignmentValidator';
-import ClientsSharedAssignmentHelper from '../../../sharedByClients/helpers/Dojo/ClientsSharedAssignmentHelper';
-import { Option }                    from 'commander';
-import SharedConfig                  from '../../../shared/config/SharedConfig';
+import AssignmentValidator           from '../../../sharedByClients/helpers/Dojo/AssignmentValidator.js';
+import ClientsSharedAssignmentHelper from '../../../sharedByClients/helpers/Dojo/ClientsSharedAssignmentHelper.js';
+import SharedConfig                  from '../../../shared/config/SharedConfig.js';
+import GlobalHelper                  from '../../../helpers/GlobalHelper.js';
 
 
 class AssignmentCheckCommand extends CommanderCommand {
     protected commandName: string = 'check';
+    protected currentSpinner: ora.Ora = ora();
+    private verbose: boolean = false;
+    private superVerbose: boolean = false;
+    private buildPhase: boolean | undefined = undefined;
 
     protected defineCommand() {
-        this.command
-        .description('locally run a check of an assignment')
-        .option('-p, --path <value>', 'assignment path', Config.folders.defaultLocalExercise)
-        .option('-v, --verbose', 'verbose mode - display principal container output in live')
-        .addOption(new Option('-w, --super-verbose', 'verbose mode - display all docker compose logs (build included) in live').conflicts('verbose'))
-        .addOption(new Option('--verbose-ssj2').hideHelp().implies({ superVerbose: true }))
-        .action(this.commandAction.bind(this));
+        GlobalHelper.runCommandDefinition(this.command)
+            .description('locally run a check of an assignment')
+            .action(this.commandAction.bind(this));
+    }
+
+    private logsEvent(log: string, _error: boolean, displayable: boolean, _currentStep: string, currentSubStep: string) {
+        for ( const line of log.split('\n') ) {
+            if ( displayable && this.buildPhase === undefined && line.startsWith('#') ) {
+                this.buildPhase = true;
+            }
+
+            if ( currentSubStep === 'COMPOSE_RUN' && this.buildPhase === true && line !== '' && !line.startsWith('#') ) {
+                this.buildPhase = false;
+            }
+
+            if ( SharedConfig.debug || (displayable && (this.superVerbose || this.buildPhase === false)) ) {
+                console.log(line);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private subStepEvent(name: string, message: string) {
+        this.currentSpinner = ora({
+                                      text  : message,
+                                      indent: 4
+                                  }).start();
+
+        if ( this.verbose && name === 'COMPOSE_RUN' ) {
+            this.currentSpinner.info();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private endSubStepEvent(stepName: string, message: string, error: boolean) {
+        if ( error ) {
+            if ( this.verbose && stepName === 'COMPOSE_RUN' ) {
+                ora({
+                        text  : message,
+                        indent: 4
+                    }).start().fail();
+            } else {
+                this.currentSpinner.fail(message);
+            }
+        } else {
+            if ( this.verbose && stepName === 'COMPOSE_RUN' ) {
+                ora({
+                        text  : message,
+                        indent: 4
+                    }).start().succeed();
+            } else {
+                this.currentSpinner.succeed(message);
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     protected async commandAction(options: { path: string, verbose: boolean, superVerbose: boolean }): Promise<void> {
-        const verbose: boolean = options.verbose || options.superVerbose || SharedConfig.debug;
+        this.superVerbose = options.superVerbose;
+        this.verbose = options.verbose || options.superVerbose || SharedConfig.debug;
 
         const localExercisePath: string = options.path ?? Config.folders.defaultLocalExercise;
 
@@ -30,69 +80,19 @@ class AssignmentCheckCommand extends CommanderCommand {
 
         try {
             await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
-                let spinner: ora.Ora;
-
-                if ( verbose ) {
-                    let buildPhase: boolean | undefined = undefined;
-                    assignmentValidator.events.on('logs', (log: string, error: boolean, displayable: boolean, _currentStep: string, currentSubStep: string) => {
-                        for ( const line of log.split('\n') ) {
-                            if ( displayable && buildPhase == undefined && line.startsWith('#') ) {
-                                buildPhase = true;
-                            }
-
-                            if ( currentSubStep == 'COMPOSE_RUN' && buildPhase === true && line != '' && !line.startsWith('#') ) {
-                                buildPhase = false;
-                            }
-
-                            if ( SharedConfig.debug || (displayable && (options.superVerbose || buildPhase === false)) ) {
-                                console.log(line);
-                            }
-                        }
-                    });
+                if ( this.verbose ) {
+                    assignmentValidator.events.on('logs', this.logsEvent.bind(this));
                 }
 
-                assignmentValidator.events.on('step', (name: string, message: string) => {
-                    console.log(chalk.cyan(message));
-                });
+                assignmentValidator.events.on('step', (_name: string, message: string) => console.log(chalk.cyan(message)));
 
-                assignmentValidator.events.on('subStep', (name: string, message: string) => {
-                    spinner = ora({
-                                      text  : message,
-                                      indent: 4
-                                  }).start();
+                assignmentValidator.events.on('subStep', this.subStepEvent.bind(this));
+
+                assignmentValidator.events.on('endSubStep', this.endSubStepEvent.bind(this));
+
+                assignmentValidator.events.on('finished', (success: boolean) => success ? resolve() : reject());
 
-                    if ( verbose && name == 'COMPOSE_RUN' ) {
-                        spinner.info();
-                    }
-                });
-
-                assignmentValidator.events.on('endSubStep', (stepName: string, message: string, error: boolean) => {
-                    if ( error ) {
-                        if ( verbose && stepName == 'COMPOSE_RUN' ) {
-                            ora({
-                                    text  : message,
-                                    indent: 4
-                                }).start().fail();
-                        } else {
-                            spinner.fail(message);
-                        }
-                    } else {
-                        if ( verbose && stepName == 'COMPOSE_RUN' ) {
-                            ora({
-                                    text  : message,
-                                    indent: 4
-                                }).start().succeed();
-                        } else {
-                            spinner.succeed(message);
-                        }
-                    }
-                });
-
-                assignmentValidator.events.on('finished', (success: boolean) => {
-                    success ? resolve() : reject();
-                });
-
-                assignmentValidator.run(true);
+                assignmentValidator.run();
             });
         } catch ( error ) { /* empty */ }
 

NodeApp/src/commander/assignment/subcommands/AssignmentCreateCommand.ts

-import CommanderCommand   from '../../CommanderCommand';
-import chalk              from 'chalk';
+import CommanderCommand   from '../../CommanderCommand.js';
 import ora                from 'ora';
-import AccessesHelper     from '../../../helpers/AccessesHelper';
-import Assignment         from '../../../sharedByClients/models/Assignment';
-import GitlabUser         from '../../../shared/types/Gitlab/GitlabUser';
-import GitlabManager      from '../../../managers/GitlabManager';
-import DojoBackendManager from '../../../managers/DojoBackendManager';
-import Toolbox            from '../../../shared/helpers/Toolbox';
+import SharedConfig       from '../../../shared/config/SharedConfig';
+import AccessesHelper     from '../../../helpers/AccessesHelper.js';
+import Assignment         from '../../../sharedByClients/models/Assignment.js';
+import DojoBackendManager from '../../../managers/DojoBackendManager.js';
+import Toolbox            from '../../../shared/helpers/Toolbox.js';
+import * as Gitlab        from '@gitbeaker/rest';
+import TextStyle          from '../../../types/TextStyle.js';
+import Config             from '../../../config/Config';
+import SharedSonarManager from '../../../shared/managers/SharedSonarManager';
+import { Option }         from 'commander';
+
+
+type CommandOptions = { name: string, language: string, template?: string, members_id?: Array<number>, members_username?: Array<string>, clone?: string | boolean, sonar?: boolean, sonarStrict: boolean, gate?: string, profile?: string[] }
 
 
 class AssignmentCreateCommand extends CommanderCommand {
     protected commandName: string = 'create';
 
+    private members!: Array<Gitlab.UserSchema> | undefined;
+    private templateIdOrNamespace: string | null = null;
+    private assignment!: Assignment;
+    private sonar: boolean = false;
+    private sonarGate: string | undefined = undefined;
+    private sonarProfiles: string[] = [];
+
     protected defineCommand() {
         this.command
-        .description('create a new repository for an assignment')
-        .requiredOption('-n, --name <name>', 'name of the assignment')
-        .option('-i, --members_id <ids...>', 'list of gitlab members ids (teaching staff) to add to the repository')
-        .option('-u, --members_username <usernames...>', 'list of gitlab members username (teaching staff) to add to the repository')
-        .option('-t, --template <string>', 'id or url of the template (http/s and ssh urls are possible)')
-        .option('-c, --clone [string]', 'automatically clone the repository (SSH required) in the specified directory (this will create a subdirectory with the assignment name)')
-        .action(this.commandAction.bind(this));
+            .description('create a new repository for an assignment')
+            .requiredOption('-n, --name <name>', 'name of the assignment')
+            .requiredOption('-l, --language <string>', 'main programming language of the assignment')
+            .option('-i, --members_id <ids...>', 'list of gitlab members ids (teaching staff) to add to the repository')
+            .option('-u, --members_username <usernames...>', 'list of gitlab members username (teaching staff) to add to the repository')
+            .option('-t, --template <string>', 'id or url of the template (http/s and ssh urls are possible)')
+            .option('-c, --clone [string]', 'automatically clone the repository (SSH required) in the specified directory (this will create a subdirectory with the assignment name)')
+            .action(this.commandAction.bind(this));
+
+        if ( SharedConfig.sonar.enabled ) {
+            this.command.requiredOption('-s, --sonar', 'add sonar to the code checking process for assignment and exercises')
+                .requiredOption('-d, --no-sonar', 'disable sonar for the code checking process for assignment and exercises')
+                .addOption(new Option('--sonar-strict', 'force the sonar gate to pass to validate the exercise results').default(false).implies({ sonar: true }))
+                .addOption(new Option('-g, --gate <gate>', 'quality gate for sonar').implies({ sonar: true }))
+                .addOption(new Option('-p, --profile <profile...>', 'quality profiles for sonar').default([]).implies({ sonar: true }));
+        }
     }
 
-    protected async commandAction(options: { name: string, template?: string, members_id?: Array<number>, members_username?: Array<string>, clone?: string | boolean }): Promise<void> {
-        let members!: Array<GitlabUser> | false;
-        let templateIdOrNamespace: string | null = null;
-        let assignment!: Assignment;
+    private async dataRetrieval(options: CommandOptions) {
+        console.log(TextStyle.BLOCK('Please wait while we verify and retrieve data...'));
 
-        // Check access and retrieve data
-        {
-            console.log(chalk.cyan('Please wait while we verify and retrieve data...'));
+        await AccessesHelper.checkTeachingStaff();
 
-            if ( !await AccessesHelper.checkTeachingStaff() ) {
-                return;
-            }
+        this.members = await Config.gitlabManager.fetchMembers(options);
+        if ( !this.members ) {
+            throw new Error();
+        }
 
-            members = await GitlabManager.fetchMembers(options);
-            if ( !members ) {
-                return;
+        if ( options.sonar ) {
+            const assignmentGetSonarSpinner: ora.Ora = ora('Checking server sonar status').start();
+            this.sonar = (SharedConfig.sonar.enabled ? options.sonar ?? false : false);
+            if ( this.sonar && !(await DojoBackendManager.isSonarEnabled()) ) {
+                assignmentGetSonarSpinner.fail(`Sonar is currently not supported by the server. Disable sonar integration or try again later.`);
+                throw new Error();
             }
+            assignmentGetSonarSpinner.succeed(`Sonar is supported by the server`);
 
-            const assignmentGetSpinner: ora.Ora = ora('Checking assignment name availability').start();
-            if ( await DojoBackendManager.getAssignment(options.name) ) {
-                assignmentGetSpinner.fail(`Assignment name "${ options.name }" is already taken. Please choose another one.`);
-                return;
-            }
-            assignmentGetSpinner.succeed(`Assignment name "${ options.name }" is available`);
+            this.sonarGate = options.gate;
+            this.sonarProfiles = options.profile ?? [];
+        }
 
-            if ( options.template ) {
-                templateIdOrNamespace = options.template;
+        const assignmentGetSpinner: ora.Ora = ora('Checking assignment name availability').start();
+        if ( await DojoBackendManager.getAssignment(options.name) ) {
+            assignmentGetSpinner.fail(`Assignment name "${ options.name }" is already taken. Please choose another one.`);
+            throw new Error();
+        }
+        assignmentGetSpinner.succeed(`Assignment name "${ options.name }" is available`);
+
+        // Dojo languages
+        const languagesSpinner: ora.Ora = ora('Checking language support').start();
+        const languages = await DojoBackendManager.getLanguages();
+        if ( !languages.includes(options.language) ) {
+            languagesSpinner.fail(`Language "${ options.language }" is not supported. Choose a supported language or "other"`);
+            console.log('List of supported languages:');
+            for ( const l of languages ) {
+                console.log(`  - ${ l }`);
+            }
+            throw new Error();
+        }
+        languagesSpinner.succeed(`Language "${ options.language }" is supported`);
 
-                if ( Number.isNaN(Number(templateIdOrNamespace)) ) {
-                    templateIdOrNamespace = Toolbox.urlToPath(templateIdOrNamespace as string);
-                }
+        if ( (this.sonarGate ?? '') !== '' || this.sonarProfiles.length > 0 ) {
+            const qualitiesSpinner: ora.Ora = ora('Checking sonar qualities').start();
 
-                if ( !await DojoBackendManager.checkTemplateAccess(encodeURIComponent(templateIdOrNamespace as string)) ) {
-                    return;
-                }
+            // SonarQube quality gate and profiles
+            const result = await DojoBackendManager.testSonarQualities(this.sonarGate ?? '', this.sonarProfiles);
+            if ( !result.valid ) {
+                const invalid = (result.badGate == undefined ? result.badProfiles : [ result.badGate, ...result.badProfiles ]);
+                qualitiesSpinner.fail(`Invalid quality gate or profiles : ${ invalid }`);
+                throw new Error();
             }
+
+            qualitiesSpinner.succeed(`Quality gate and profiles are valid`);
         }
 
-        // Create the assignment
-        {
-            console.log(chalk.cyan('Please wait while we are creating the assignment (approximately 10 seconds)...'));
-
-            try {
-                assignment = await DojoBackendManager.createAssignment(options.name, members, templateIdOrNamespace);
-
-                const oraInfo = (message: string) => {
-                    ora({
-                            text  : message,
-                            indent: 4
-                        }).start().info();
-                };
-
-                oraInfo(`${ chalk.magenta('Name:') } ${ assignment.name }`);
-                oraInfo(`${ chalk.magenta('Web URL:') } ${ assignment.gitlabCreationInfo.web_url }`);
-                oraInfo(`${ chalk.magenta('HTTP Repo:') } ${ assignment.gitlabCreationInfo.http_url_to_repo }`);
-                oraInfo(`${ chalk.magenta('SSH Repo:') } ${ assignment.gitlabCreationInfo.ssh_url_to_repo }`);
-            } catch ( error ) {
-                return;
+        // SonarQube languages
+        if ( this.sonar ) {
+            const sonarLang = await DojoBackendManager.getSonarLanguages();
+            if ( !sonarLang.includes(SharedSonarManager.mapLanguage(options.language)) ) {
+                languagesSpinner.fail(`Language "${ options.language }" is not supported with Sonar. Choose a supported language or disable sonar`);
+                throw new Error();
             }
         }
 
-        // Clone the repository
-        {
-            if ( options.clone ) {
-                console.log(chalk.cyan('Please wait while we are cloning the repository...'));
+        if ( options.template ) {
+            this.templateIdOrNamespace = options.template;
+
+            if ( Number.isNaN(Number(this.templateIdOrNamespace)) ) {
+                this.templateIdOrNamespace = Toolbox.urlToPath(this.templateIdOrNamespace);
+            }
 
-                await GitlabManager.cloneRepository(options.clone, assignment.gitlabCreationInfo.ssh_url_to_repo, undefined, true, 0);
+            if ( !await DojoBackendManager.checkTemplateAccess(this.templateIdOrNamespace) ) {
+                throw new Error();
             }
         }
     }
+
+    private async createAssignment(options: CommandOptions) {
+        console.log(TextStyle.BLOCK('Please wait while we are creating the assignment (approximately 10 seconds)...'));
+
+        this.assignment = await DojoBackendManager.createAssignment(options.name, options.language, this.members!, this.templateIdOrNamespace, this.sonar, !options.sonarStrict, this.sonarGate, this.sonarProfiles);
+
+        const oraInfo = (message: string) => {
+            ora({
+                    text  : message,
+                    indent: 4
+                }).start().info();
+        };
+
+        oraInfo(`${ TextStyle.LIST_ITEM_NAME('Name:') } ${ this.assignment.name }`);
+        oraInfo(`${ TextStyle.LIST_ITEM_NAME('Web URL:') } ${ this.assignment.gitlabCreationInfo.web_url }`);
+        oraInfo(`${ TextStyle.LIST_ITEM_NAME('HTTP Repo:') } ${ this.assignment.gitlabCreationInfo.http_url_to_repo }`);
+        oraInfo(`${ TextStyle.LIST_ITEM_NAME('SSH Repo:') } ${ this.assignment.gitlabCreationInfo.ssh_url_to_repo }`);
+        if ( this.assignment.useSonar ) {
+            oraInfo(`${ TextStyle.LIST_ITEM_NAME('Sonar project:') } ${ SharedConfig.sonar.url }/dashboard?id=${ this.assignment.sonarKey }`);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private async cloneRepository(options: CommandOptions) {
+        if ( options.clone ) {
+            console.log(TextStyle.BLOCK('Please wait while we are cloning the repository...'));
+
+            await Config.gitlabManager.cloneRepository(options.clone, this.assignment.gitlabCreationInfo.ssh_url_to_repo, undefined, true, 0);
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected async commandAction(options: CommandOptions): Promise<void> {
+        try {
+            await this.dataRetrieval(options);
+            await this.createAssignment(options);
+            await this.cloneRepository(options);
+        } catch ( e ) { /* Do nothing */ }
+    }
 }
 
 

NodeApp/src/commander/assignment/subcommands/AssignmentPublishCommand.ts

-import AssignmentPublishUnpublishCommandBase from './AssignmentPublishUnpublishCommandBase';
+import AssignmentPublishUnpublishCommandBase from './AssignmentPublishUnpublishCommandBase.js';
 
 
 class AssignmentPublishCommand extends AssignmentPublishUnpublishCommandBase {

NodeApp/src/commander/assignment/subcommands/AssignmentPublishUnpublishCommandBase.ts

-import CommanderCommand       from '../../CommanderCommand';
+import CommanderCommand       from '../../CommanderCommand.js';
 import inquirer               from 'inquirer';
-import chalk                  from 'chalk';
-import SessionManager         from '../../../managers/SessionManager';
+import SessionManager         from '../../../managers/SessionManager.js';
 import ora                    from 'ora';
-import DojoBackendManager     from '../../../managers/DojoBackendManager';
-import Assignment             from '../../../sharedByClients/models/Assignment';
-import SharedAssignmentHelper from '../../../shared/helpers/Dojo/SharedAssignmentHelper';
+import DojoBackendManager     from '../../../managers/DojoBackendManager.js';
+import Assignment             from '../../../sharedByClients/models/Assignment.js';
+import SharedAssignmentHelper from '../../../shared/helpers/Dojo/SharedAssignmentHelper.js';
+import TextStyle              from '../../../types/TextStyle.js';
 
 
 abstract class AssignmentPublishUnpublishCommandBase extends CommanderCommand {
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ abstract class AssignmentPublishUnpublishCommandBase extends CommanderCommand {
 
     protected defineCommand() {
         this.command
-        .description(`${ this.publish ? 'publish' : 'unpublish' } an assignment`)
-        .argument('<name or url>', 'name or url (http/s or ssh) of the assignment')
-        .option('-f, --force', 'don\'t ask for confirmation')
-        .action(this.commandAction.bind(this));
+            .description(`${ this.publish ? 'publish' : 'unpublish' } an assignment`)
+            .argument('<name or url>', 'name or url (http/s or ssh) of the assignment')
+            .option('-f, --force', 'don\'t ask for confirmation')
+            .action(this.commandAction.bind(this));
     }
 
     protected async commandAction(assignmentNameOrUrl: string, options: { force: boolean }): Promise<void> {
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ abstract class AssignmentPublishUnpublishCommandBase extends CommanderCommand {
         let assignment!: Assignment | undefined;
 
         {
-            console.log(chalk.cyan('Please wait while we verify and retrieve data...'));
+            console.log(TextStyle.BLOCK('Please wait while we verify and retrieve data...'));
 
             if ( !await SessionManager.testSession(true, null) ) {
                 return;
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ abstract class AssignmentPublishUnpublishCommandBase extends CommanderCommand {
         }
 
         {
-            console.log(chalk.cyan(`Please wait while we ${ this.publish ? 'publish' : 'unpublish' } the assignment...`));
+            console.log(TextStyle.BLOCK(`Please wait while we ${ this.publish ? 'publish' : 'unpublish' } the assignment...`));
 
             try {
                 await DojoBackendManager.changeAssignmentPublishedStatus(assignment, this.publish);

NodeApp/src/commander/assignment/subcommands/AssignmentRunCommand.ts

-import CommanderCommand  from '../../CommanderCommand';
-import Config            from '../../../config/Config';
-import { Option }        from 'commander';
-import ExerciseRunHelper from '../../../helpers/Dojo/ExerciseRunHelper';
+import CommanderCommand  from '../../CommanderCommand.js';
+import ExerciseRunHelper from '../../../helpers/Dojo/ExerciseRunHelper.js';
+import GlobalHelper      from '../../../helpers/GlobalHelper.js';
 
 
 class AssignmentRunCommand extends CommanderCommand {
     protected commandName: string = 'run';
 
     protected defineCommand() {
-        // This command is synced with the "exercise run" command
-        this.command
-        .description('locally run the assignment as an exercise')
-        .option('-p, --path <value>', 'exercise path', Config.folders.defaultLocalExercise)
-        .option('-v, --verbose', 'verbose mode - display principal container output in live')
-        .addOption(new Option('-w, --super-verbose', 'verbose mode - display all docker compose logs (build included) in live').conflicts('verbose'))
-        .addOption(new Option('--verbose-ssj2').hideHelp().implies({ superVerbose: true }))
-        .action(this.commandAction.bind(this));
+        GlobalHelper.runCommandDefinition(this.command)
+            .description('locally run the assignment as an exercise')
+            .action(this.commandAction.bind(this));
     }
 
     protected async commandAction(options: { path: string, verbose: boolean, superVerbose: boolean }): Promise<void> {
-        await ExerciseRunHelper.run(options);
+        await (new ExerciseRunHelper(options)).run();
     }
 }