defaults are dealt with by CMD_CONFIG

pass send_command(interpret=True) for commands that return long responses.
note, it strips the first `"` from cvar responses which causes CVAR_REGEX to fail.

src/q3rcon_cli/__about__.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026-present onyx-and-iris <code@onyxandiris.online>
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-__version__ = '0.2.4'
+__version__ = '0.2.5'

src/q3rcon_cli/cli.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import clypi
 from aioq3rcon import Client, IncorrectPasswordError
-from clypi import Command, arg
+from clypi import Command, Spinner, arg
 from typing_extensions import override
 
 from . import console
@@ -72,35 +72,41 @@ class Q3rconCli(Command):
             clypi.style('to quit.', fg='blue'),
         )
 
+        DEFAULT_TIMEOUT = 2
         DEFAULT_FRAGMENT_READ_TIMEOUT = 0.25
         while command := input(clypi.style('cmd: ', fg='green')):
             if command.lower() == 'q':
                 break
 
-            fragment_read_timeout = None
-            if command in (
-                'status',
-                'fast_restart',
-                'map_restart',
-                'map',
-                'map_rotate',
-            ):
-                fragment_read_timeout = 1
+            CMD_CONFIG = {
+                'status': (2, 1, False),
+                'fast_restart': (3, 1, True),
+                'map_restart': (3, 1, True),
+                'map': (3, 1, True),
+                'map_rotate': (3, 1, True),
+            }
+            timeout, fragment_read_timeout, interpret = CMD_CONFIG.get(
+                command.split()[0].lower(),
+                (DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, DEFAULT_FRAGMENT_READ_TIMEOUT, False),
+            )
 
-            async with Client(
-                self.host,
-                self.port,
-                self.password,
-                fragment_read_timeout=fragment_read_timeout
-                or DEFAULT_FRAGMENT_READ_TIMEOUT,
-            ) as client:
-                try:
-                    if response := await client.send_command(command):
-                        console.out.print_response(response)
-                except TimeoutError:
-                    console.err.print(
-                        f"Timeout waiting for response for command: '{command}'"
-                    )
+            async with Spinner(f"Sending command: '{command}'", suffix='...'):
+                async with Client(
+                    self.host,
+                    self.port,
+                    self.password,
+                    timeout=timeout,
+                    fragment_read_timeout=fragment_read_timeout,
+                ) as client:
+                    try:
+                        if response := await client.send_command(
+                            command, interpret=interpret
+                        ):
+                            console.out.print_response(response)
+                    except TimeoutError:
+                        console.err.print(
+                            f"Timeout waiting for response for command: '{command}'"
+                        )
 
 
 def main():

src/q3rcon_cli/commands/fastrestart.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from aioq3rcon import Client
-from clypi import Command, arg
+from clypi import Command, Spinner, arg
 from typing_extensions import override
 
 from q3rcon_cli import console
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ class Fastrestart(Command):
 
     @override
     async def run(self):
-        async with Client(self.host, self.port, self.password) as client:
-            if response := await client.send_command('fast_restart'):
-                console.out.print_response(response)
+        async with Spinner('Executing fast restart', suffix='...'):
+            async with Client(self.host, self.port, self.password) as client:
+                response = await client.send_command('fast_restart', interpret=True)
+
+        console.out.print_response(response)

src/q3rcon_cli/commands/gametype.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from aioq3rcon import Client
-from clypi import Command, Positional, Spinner, arg, cprint
+from clypi import Command, Positional, Spinner, arg
 from typing_extensions import override
 
 from q3rcon_cli import console
@@ -24,16 +24,23 @@ class Gametype(Command):
     @override
     async def run(self):
         if not self.new_gametype:
-            async with Client(self.host, self.port, self.password) as client:
-                if response := await client.send_command('g_gametype'):
-                    console.out.print_cvar(response)
+            async with Spinner('Fetching current gametype', suffix='...'):
+                async with Client(self.host, self.port, self.password) as client:
+                    response = await client.send_command('g_gametype')
+            console.out.print_cvar(response)
             return
 
-        async with Client(self.host, self.port, self.password) as client:
-            await client.send_command(f'g_gametype {self.new_gametype}')
-            if self.force:
-                async with Spinner('Forcing gametype change', suffix='...'):
+        async with Spinner(f'Changing gametype to {self.new_gametype}', suffix='...'):
+            async with Client(self.host, self.port, self.password) as client:
+                await client.send_command(f'g_gametype {self.new_gametype}')
+
+        if self.force:
+            async with Spinner('Forcing gametype change', suffix='...'):
+                async with Client(self.host, self.port, self.password) as client:
+                    client.timeout = 3
                     client.fragment_read_timeout = 1
                     await client.send_command('map_restart')
 
-            cprint(f'Gametype changed successfully to {self.new_gametype}.', fg='green')
+        console.out.print(
+            f'Gametype changed successfully to {self.new_gametype}.', style='green'
+        )

src/q3rcon_cli/commands/hostname.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from aioq3rcon import Client
-from clypi import Command, Positional, arg, cprint
+from clypi import Command, Positional, Spinner, arg
 from typing_extensions import override
 
 from q3rcon_cli import console
@@ -19,12 +19,14 @@ class Hostname(Command):
     @override
     async def run(self):
         if not self.new_hostname:
-            async with Client(self.host, self.port, self.password) as client:
-                if response := await client.send_command('sv_hostname'):
-                    console.out.print_cvar(response)
+            async with Spinner('Fetching current hostname', suffix='...'):
+                async with Client(self.host, self.port, self.password) as client:
+                    response = await client.send_command('sv_hostname')
+            console.out.print_cvar(response)
             return
 
-        async with Client(self.host, self.port, self.password) as client:
-            await client.send_command(f'sv_hostname {self.new_hostname}')
+        async with Spinner(f'Changing hostname to {self.new_hostname}', suffix='...'):
+            async with Client(self.host, self.port, self.password) as client:
+                await client.send_command(f'sv_hostname {self.new_hostname}')
 
-        cprint(f'Hostname changed to: {self.new_hostname}', fg='green')
+        console.out.print(f'Hostname changed to: {self.new_hostname}', style='green')

src/q3rcon_cli/commands/map.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from aioq3rcon import Client
-from clypi import Command, Positional, Spinner, arg, cprint
+from clypi import Command, Positional, Spinner, arg
 from typing_extensions import override
 
 from q3rcon_cli import console
@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@ class Map(Command):
     @override
     async def run(self):
         if not self.new_map:
-            async with Client(self.host, self.port, self.password) as client:
-                if response := await client.send_command('mapname'):
-                    console.out.print_cvar(response)
+            async with Spinner('Getting current map', suffix='...'):
+                async with Client(self.host, self.port, self.password) as client:
+                    response = await client.send_command('mapname')
+            console.out.print_cvar(response)
             return
 
         async with Spinner('Changing map', suffix='...'):
@@ -30,4 +31,6 @@ class Map(Command):
             ) as client:
                 await client.send_command(f'map mp_{self.new_map.removeprefix("mp_")}')
 
-        cprint(f'Map changed to {self.new_map.removeprefix("mp_")}', fg='green')
+        console.out.print(
+            f'Map changed to {self.new_map.removeprefix("mp_")}', style='green'
+        )

src/q3rcon_cli/commands/mapname.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from aioq3rcon import Client
-from clypi import Command, arg
+from clypi import Command, Spinner, arg
 from typing_extensions import override
 
 from q3rcon_cli import console
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ class Mapname(Command):
 
     @override
     async def run(self):
-        async with Client(self.host, self.port, self.password) as client:
-            if response := await client.send_command('mapname'):
-                console.out.print_cvar(response)
+        async with Spinner('Getting map name...'):
+            async with Client(self.host, self.port, self.password) as client:
+                response = await client.send_command('mapname')
+
+        console.out.print_cvar(response)

src/q3rcon_cli/commands/maprestart.py

@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ class Maprestart(Command):
     async def run(self):
         async with Spinner('Restarting map', suffix='...'):
             async with Client(
-                self.host, self.port, self.password, fragment_read_timeout=1
+                self.host, self.port, self.password, timeout=3, fragment_read_timeout=1
             ) as client:
-                if response := await client.send_command('map_restart'):
-                    console.out.print_response(response)
+                response = await client.send_command('map_restart', interpret=True)
+
+        console.out.print_response(response)

src/q3rcon_cli/commands/maprotate.py

@@ -16,7 +16,12 @@ class Maprotate(Command):
     async def run(self):
         async with Spinner('Rotating map', suffix='...'):
             async with Client(
-                self.host, self.port, self.password, fragment_read_timeout=1
+                self.host,
+                self.port,
+                self.password,
+                timeout=3,
+                fragment_read_timeout=1,
             ) as client:
-                if response := await client.send_command('map_rotate'):
-                    console.out.print_response(response)
+                response = await client.send_command('map_rotate', interpret=True)
+
+        console.out.print_response(response)

src/q3rcon_cli/commands/plugins.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from aioq3rcon import Client
-from clypi import Command, arg
+from clypi import Command, Spinner, arg
 from typing_extensions import override
 
 from q3rcon_cli import console
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ class Plugins(Command):
 
     @override
     async def run(self):
-        async with Client(self.host, self.port, self.password) as client:
-            if response := await client.send_command('plugins'):
-                console.out.print_response(response)
+        async with Spinner('Fetching plugins...'):
+            async with Client(self.host, self.port, self.password) as client:
+                response = await client.send_command('plugins')
+
+        console.out.print_response(response)

src/q3rcon_cli/commands/status.py

@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ class Status(Command):
     async def run(self):
         async with Spinner('Fetching status', suffix='...'):
             async with Client(
-                self.host, self.port, self.password, fragment_read_timeout=0.5
+                self.host, self.port, self.password, fragment_read_timeout=1
             ) as client:
-                if response := await client.send_command('status'):
-                    console.out.print_status(response)
+                response = await client.send_command('status')
+
+        console.out.print_status(response)

src/q3rcon_cli/console.py

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class OutConsole(Console):
                 _names.append(self._remove_colour_codes(m.group('name')))
                 _ips.append(m.group('ip'))
             elif m := OutConsole.STATUS_MAP_REGEX.match(line):
-                cprint(f'\nCurrent map: {m.group("mapname")}', fg=self.style)
+                cprint(f'Current map: {m.group("mapname")}', fg=self.style)
 
         if not _slots:
             cprint('No players connected.', fg='red')