#ifndef STLPLUS_CLI_PARSER #define STLPLUS_CLI_PARSER //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // Author: Andy Rushton // Copyright: (c) Southampton University 1999-2004 // (c) Andy Rushton 2004-2009 // License: BSD License, see ../docs/license.html // A subsystem for managing command-line parsing, including using INI files to // control the default options. //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// #include "subsystems_fixes.hpp" #include "message_handler.hpp" #include "ini_manager.hpp" #include "smart_ptr.hpp" #include #include namespace stlplus { //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // Internals class cli_parser_data; //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // declarations // enum to define the basic behaviour of an argument // - a switch is an option with no value but which can be switched on or off e.g. -help and -nohelp // - a value is an option followed by a value e.g. -output results.txt // (a default value can be removed by using the option as a negated switch e.g. -nooutput) // - command-line values (i.e. any strings not preceded by '-') are treated // internally as an option with no name and must be values enum cli_kind_t {cli_switch_kind, cli_value_kind}; // the mode controls the behaviour if an option appears more than once in either the command-line or the ini files // - a single mode option overrides all previous values so will only be found once in the parsed result // - a multiple mode option can be repeated to define multiple values, but overrides values from ini files // - a cumulative mode option is a multiple mode option which keeps ini file values as well enum cli_mode_t {cli_single_mode, cli_multiple_mode, cli_cumulative_mode}; // There are two structures used for defining command-line parameters // (1) a C struct which is used in a C array - this is used for declaring // command-line parameters in a static declaration // (2) a C++ class which is used in an STL vector - this is used for building // command-line parameters within code // The C struct for definitions struct cli_definition_t { // the name of the option, e.g. "help" const char* m_name; // the kind of the option, e.g. cli_switch_kind cli_kind_t m_kind; // the mode e.g. cli_single_mode cli_mode_t m_mode; // the mnemonic for the message giving usage information for this option const char* m_message; // built-in default value - null if not present const char* m_default; }; // The C array of the C struct. The array must be terminated by END_CLI_DEFINITIONS. typedef cli_definition_t cli_definitions_t []; #define END_CLI_DEFINITIONS {0,stlplus::cli_switch_kind,stlplus::cli_single_mode,"",0} // The C++ class for definitions class cli_definition { public: // constructor that allows a definition to be created in one line cli_definition(const std::string& name, cli_kind_t kind, cli_mode_t mode, const std::string& message, const std::string& default_value = std::string()) : m_name(name), m_kind(kind), m_mode(mode), m_message(message), m_default(default_value) {} // the name of the option, e.g. "help" const std::string& name(void) const; // the kind of the option, e.g. switch_kind cli_kind_t kind(void) const; // the mode e.g. single_mode cli_mode_t mode(void) const; // the mnemonic for the message giving usage const std::string& message(void) const; // built-in default value - empty string if not present const std::string& default_value(void) const; private: std::string m_name; cli_kind_t m_kind; cli_mode_t m_mode; std::string m_message; std::string m_default; }; // The C++ vector of the C++ class typedef std::vector cli_definitions; ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // exceptions that can be thrown by the CLI parser // they are all derivatives of std::logic_error because all errors are predictable by code inspection // a correct program will never throw an exception // thrown if a command-line argument is accessed with the wrong mode - i.e. attempt to get the value of a switch class cli_mode_error : public std::invalid_argument { public: cli_mode_error(const std::string& arg) : std::invalid_argument(arg) {} ~cli_mode_error(void) throw() {} }; // similar to std::out_of_range thrown for using an index out of range class cli_index_error : public std::out_of_range { public: cli_index_error(const std::string& arg) : std::out_of_range(arg) {} ~cli_index_error(void) throw() {} }; // similar to std::invalid_argument - thrown for passing an illegal argument to a method class cli_argument_error : public std::invalid_argument { public: cli_argument_error(const std::string& arg) : std::invalid_argument(arg) {} ~cli_argument_error(void) throw() {} }; //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// class cli_parser { public: // Type definitions map the global type names onto convenient scoped names typedef cli_kind_t kind_t; typedef cli_mode_t mode_t; typedef cli_definition_t definition_t; typedef cli_definitions_t definitions_t; typedef cli_definition definition; typedef cli_definitions definitions; //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // Methods // various constructors // you have a choice of either creating an uninitialised CLI parser and then // calling separate functions to set it up or of calling one of the // composite constructors. However, you must set up the error handler in the // constructor. // set up the parser with its error handler // defer everything else cli_parser(message_handler& errors) throw(); // constructors using the C definitions_t structure // set up the parser with the error handler and define all the command-line options // defer default values and parameter parsing cli_parser(cli_definitions_t, message_handler& errors) throw(cli_mode_error); // set up the parser with the error handler and define all the command-line // options and their default from the ini files // defer parameter parsing cli_parser(cli_definitions_t, const ini_manager& defaults, const std::string& ini_section, message_handler& errors) throw(cli_mode_error); // set up the parser with the error handler and define all the command-line // options no ini files used for default values, so only built-in defaults // supported then parse the command line cli_parser(char* argv[], cli_definitions_t, message_handler& errors) throw(cli_mode_error,message_handler_id_error,message_handler_format_error); // set up the parser with the error handler and define all the command-line // options and their default from the ini files then parse the command line cli_parser(char* argv[], cli_definitions_t, const ini_manager& defaults, const std::string& ini_section, message_handler& errors) throw(cli_mode_error,message_handler_id_error,message_handler_format_error); // constructors using the C++ definitions structure // set up the parser with the error handler and define all the command-line // options from a C array of structs // defer default values and parameter parsing cli_parser(cli_definitions, message_handler& errors) throw(cli_mode_error); // set up the parser with the error handler and define all the command-line // options and their default from the ini files // defer parameter parsing cli_parser(cli_definitions, const ini_manager& defaults, const std::string& ini_section, message_handler& errors) throw(cli_mode_error); // set up the parser with the error handler and define all the command-line // options no ini files used for default values, so only built-in defaults // supported then parse the command line cli_parser(char* argv[], cli_definitions, message_handler& errors) throw(cli_mode_error,message_handler_id_error,message_handler_format_error); // set up the parser with the error handler and define all the command-line // options and their default from the ini files then parse the command line cli_parser(char* argv[], cli_definitions, const ini_manager& defaults, const std::string& ini_section, message_handler& errors) throw(cli_mode_error,message_handler_id_error,message_handler_format_error); ~cli_parser(void) throw(); // the separate functions for initialising the parser in steps. These are // declared in the order of use. Firts, add definitions of command-line // arguments. Then optionally load default values from ini files, then // finally parse the command line. // add a set of C definitions. The definitions will be given ID codes from 0 // to the number of elements - 1 in the array void add_definitions(cli_definitions_t) throw(cli_mode_error); // add a single C definition, returning the ID code for it unsigned add_definition(const definition_t&) throw(cli_mode_error,cli_argument_error); // add a set of C++ definitions. The definitions will be given ID codes from // 0 to the number of elements - 1 in the array void add_definitions(cli_definitions) throw(cli_mode_error); // add a single C++ definition, returning the ID code for it unsigned add_definition(const definition&) throw(cli_mode_error); // All definitions have an optional built-in default value which is stored // in the definition types above. However, these can optionally be // overridden by a value from an ini file. If you want this functionality, // call this function. If you don't want ini file handling, simply don't // call it. The values will be searched for only in the named section of the // ini file (sections are labelled by e.g. [vassemble]), so in this case you // would specify the section name as "vassemble" (exclude the brackets). void set_defaults(const ini_manager& defaults, const std::string& ini_section) throw(); // the final stage of initialisation is to read the command-line and extract // the values from it. If parse errors are found, this will report the // errors using the error handler and return false. bool parse(char* argv[]) throw(cli_argument_error,message_handler_id_error,message_handler_format_error); // test for whether the CLI parser is still valid (no errors have happened) // after the initialisation phase bool valid(void) throw(); // iteration functions avoiding the use of iterators. Just loop through the // arguments from 0 to size()-1 and use the index of the loop to interrogate // the command-line for the value at that position. // the number of values to read, indexed 0 to size()-1 unsigned size(void) const throw(); // the argument name std::string name(unsigned i) const throw(cli_index_error); // the argument ID, that is, the offset into the original definitions unsigned id(unsigned i) const throw(cli_index_error); // the kind (switch or value) and short-cut tests for the different kinds cli_kind_t kind(unsigned i) const throw(cli_index_error); bool switch_kind(unsigned i) const throw(cli_index_error); bool value_kind(unsigned i) const throw(cli_index_error); // the mode (single, multiple, cumulative) and short-cut tests for the // different modes - you rarely need to know this since it mainly controls // the parsing cli_mode_t mode(unsigned i) const throw(cli_index_error); bool single_mode(unsigned i) const throw(cli_index_error); bool multiple_mode(unsigned i) const throw(cli_index_error); bool cumulative_mode(unsigned i) const throw(cli_index_error); // get the switch's value, but only if the value is of switch kind bool switch_value(unsigned i) const throw(cli_mode_error,cli_index_error); // get the option's value, but only if it is of value kind std::string string_value(unsigned i) const throw(cli_mode_error,cli_index_error); // print the usage report - typically in response to the -help switch being on void usage(void) const throw(std::runtime_error); private: friend class cli_parser_data; smart_ptr_nocopy m_data; }; } // end namespace stlplus #endif