code: def main(ctx, host, password, port, quiet, session_timeout, connect_timeout,
           username):
      
      # build the list of hosts
      ctx.obj['hosts'] = [ip for ip in clean_lines(host)]
      # set the connection parameters
      ctx.obj['conn'] = {
          "username": username,
          "password": password,
          "port": port,
          "session_timeout": session_timeout,
          "connect_timeout": connect_timeout
      }
      if quiet:
          ctx.obj['out'] = "quiet"
docs: Manipulate one or more Junos devices.
  
      Purpose: The main function is the entry point for the jaide tool. Click
             | handles arguments, commands and options. The parameters passed to
             | this function are all potential options (required or not) that
             | must come *before* the command from the group in the command line.
  
      @param ctx: The click context paramter, for receiving the object dictionary
                | being manipulated by other previous functions. Needed by any
                | function with the @click.pass_context decorator.
      @type ctx: click.Context
      @param host: The IP(s) or hostname(s) of the devices to connect to.
      @type host: str
      @param password: The string password used to connect to the device.
      @type password: str
      @param port: The numerical port to establish the connection to. Defauls
                 | to 22.
      @type port: int
      @param quiet: An option that the user can set to suppress all output
                  | from jaide.
      @type quiet: bool
      @param session_timeout: Sets the session timeout value. A higher value may
                            | be desired for long running commands, such as
                            | 'request system snapshot slice alternate'
      @type session_timeout: int
      @param connect_timeout: Sets the connection timeout value. This is how
                            | we'll wait when connecting before classifying
                            | the device unreachable.
      @type connect_timeout: int
      @param username: The string username used to connect to the device.
      @type useranme: str
  
      @returns: None. Functions part of click relating to the command group
              | 'main' do not return anything. Click handles passing context
              | between the functions and maintaing command order and chaining.