new library for arguments - namespace mrw added; refs #6

master
Marc Wäckerlin 11 years ago
parent a6b48ec7c4
commit fbe6874579
  1. 71
      doc/examples/arguments.cxx
  2. 158
      src/mrw/args
  3. 105
      src/mrw/iomanip

@ -21,55 +21,64 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) try {
// bind and evaluate options
#ifdef ARGS__OLD_PRE11_COMPILER
args::list options;
std::vector<std::shared_ptr<args::abstract_parameter> > params;
params.push_back(args::help());
params.push_back(args::exit());
options.push_back(args::declaration("h", "help", "show this help", params));
mrw::args::list options;
std::vector<std::shared_ptr<mrw::args::abstract_parameter> > params;
params.push_back(mrw::args::help());
params.push_back(mrw::args::exit());
options.push_back(mrw::args::declaration("h", "help", "show this help",
params));
params.clear();
params.push_back(args::param(r, "number"));
options.push_back(args::declaration("r", "repeat", "number of repetitions",
params.push_back(mrw::args::param(r, "number"));
options.push_back(mrw::args::declaration("r", "repeat",
"number of repetitions",
params));
params.clear();
params.push_back(args::param(flag));
options.push_back(args::declaration("f", "flag", "check a flag", params));
params.push_back(mrw::args::param(flag));
options.push_back(mrw::args::declaration("f", "flag", "check a flag",
params));
params.clear();
params.push_back(args::param(txt, "text"));
options.push_back(args::declaration("t", "text", "pass a text", params));
params.push_back(mrw::args::param(txt, "text"));
options.push_back(mrw::args::declaration("t", "text", "pass a text", params));
params.clear();
params.push_back(args::param(x, "x"));
params.push_back(args::param(y, "y"));
options.push_back(args::declaration("c", "coord", "add some 2D coordinates",
params.push_back(mrw::args::param(x, "x"));
params.push_back(mrw::args::param(y, "y"));
options.push_back(mrw::args::declaration("c", "coord",
"add some 2D coordinates",
params));
params.clear();
params.push_back(args::func(test_func));
options.push_back(args::declaration("", "test",
"call test_func, no shortcut", params));
args::init(argc, argv, "This is an example for argument processing.",
params.push_back(mrw::args::func(test_func));
options.push_back(mrw::args::declaration("", "test",
"call test_func, no shortcut",
params));
mrw::args::parse(argc, argv, "This is an example for argument processing.",
options);
#else
args::init(argc, argv,
"This is an example for argument processing. If the description "
"is very long, it is automatically splitted over several lines "
"and indented on each new line. Arguments may have several "
"parameters. Help is generated automatically from the argument "
"declaration. The argument declaration contains long and short "
"options and a list of parameters.",
mrw::args::parse(argc, argv,
"This is an example for argument processing. If the"
" description is very long, it is automatically splitted"
" over several lines and indented on each new line."
" Arguments may have several parameters. Help is"
" generated automatically from the argument declaration."
" The argument declaration contains long and short options"
" and a list of parameters.",
{
{"h", "help", "show this help", {args::help(), args::exit()}},
{"h", "help", "show this help",
{mrw::args::help(), mrw::args::exit()}},
{"r", "repeat", "number of repetitions",
{args::param(r, "number")}},
{mrw::args::param(r, "number")}},
{"f", "flag",
"check a flag; this is a boolean, so it is false by "
"default and true if the user specifies the flag on "
"the command line", {args::param(flag)}},
{"t", "text", "pass a text", {args::param(txt, "text")}},
"the command line", {mrw::args::param(flag)}},
{"t", "text", "pass a text",
{mrw::args::param(txt, "text")}},
{"c", "coord",
"add some 2D coordinates; this is an example on how "
"you can add more than one parameter",
{args::param(x, "x"), args::param(y, "y")}},
{mrw::args::param(x, "x"),
mrw::args::param(y, "y")}},
{"", "test", "call test_func, no shortcut",
{args::func(test_func)}},
{mrw::args::func(test_func)}},
},
"Returns a status of 0 on success and 1 on any error.");
#endif

@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
#ifndef __ARGS__
#define __ARGS__
#include <mrw/iomanip>
#include <vector>
#include <map>
#include <memory>
@ -15,10 +17,11 @@
#include <sstream>
#include <stdexcept>
#include <numeric>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <cstdlib> // exit()
// check if code is compiled with a new C++11 compiler
// otherwise there is a fallback wich makes everything much more compliacted
#ifndef ARGS__OLD_PRE11_COMPILER
#if __cplusplus < 201103L
/// Code is compiled with an old non C++11 standard compliant compiler
/** There are workarounds for old non C++11 compatible
@ -33,6 +36,13 @@
#warning this is deprecated and will be removed in future releases
#warning refere to the library documentation for more details
#endif
#endif
/** @page oldcompiler Workaround for old non C++11 compilers
... to be documented
@note Old compilers are automatically detected and the flag
@refs ARGS__OLD_PRE11_COMPILER is set.
*/
#ifdef ARGS__OLD_PRE11_COMPILER
#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
@ -46,14 +56,9 @@ namespace std {
};
#endif
/** @page oldcompiler Workaround for old non C++11 compilers
... to be documented
@note Old compilers are automatically detected and the flag
@refs ARGS__OLD_PRE11_COMPILER is set.
*/
/// Cool and easy evaluation of commandline arguments in C++11.
/** Evaluating command line arguments is extremely easy with this library:
namespace mrw {
/// Cool and easy evaluation of commandline arguments in C++11.
/** Evaluating command line arguments is extremely easy with this library:
@begincode
void test_func(); // bound to option --test
@ -66,14 +71,17 @@ namespace std {
int x(0), y(0); // bound to option --coord
// bind and evaluate options
args::init(argc, argv, "This is an example for argument processing.", {
args::parse(argc, argv, "This is an example for argument processing.",
{
{"h", "help", "show this help", {args::help(), args::exit()}},
{"r", "repeat", "number of repetitions", {args::param(r, "number")}},
{"r", "repeat", "number of repetitions",
{args::param(r, "number")}},
{"f", "flag", "check a flag", {args::param(flag)}},
{"t", "text", "pass a text", {args::param(txt, "text")}},
{"c", "coord", "add some 2D coordinates", {args::param(x, "x"),
args::param(y, "y")}},
{"", "test", "call test_func, no shortcut", {args::func(test_func)}},
{"", "test", "call test_func, no shortcut",
{args::func(test_func)}},
});
// [...] now the variables are setup according to the user's choice
@ -90,9 +98,8 @@ namespace std {
non C++11 compliant compilers, so the use of a modern
compiler is strongly recommended. On GNU GCC, you may have
to add the commandline option @c -std=c++11
@note I suggest to take this library into the next C++ standard.
*/
namespace args {
@note I suggest to take this library into the next C++ standard. */
namespace args {
/// Parent for holding a reference to a parameter variable.
/** This class ist used only as parent for instances of template
parameters. It represents one parameter that is evaluated when
@ -143,7 +150,9 @@ namespace args {
// special case: boolean has no parameter
template<> class parameter<bool>: public abstract_parameter {
public:
parameter(bool& ref, const std::string& = std::string()): _ref(ref=false) {}
parameter(bool& ref, const std::string& = std::string()):
_ref(ref=false) {
}
virtual void evaluate(char**&, char**) {
_ref = true;
}
@ -151,9 +160,11 @@ namespace args {
bool& _ref;
};
// special case: string cannot easily be shifted
template<typename T> class parameter<std::basic_string<T> >: public abstract_parameter {
template<typename T> class parameter<std::basic_string<T> >:
public abstract_parameter {
public:
parameter(std::basic_string<T>& ref, const std::string& s = std::string()):
parameter(std::basic_string<T>& ref,
const std::string& s = std::string()):
_ref(ref), _type(s) {}
virtual void evaluate(char**& a, char** max) {
if (max<a+1)
@ -178,7 +189,9 @@ namespace args {
// special case: if a function is called
template<> class parameter<void(*)()>: public abstract_parameter {
public:
parameter(void(*ref)(), const std::string& = std::string()): _ref(ref) {}
parameter(void(*ref)(), const std::string& = std::string()):
_ref(ref) {
}
virtual void evaluate(char**&, char**) {
_ref();
}
@ -191,7 +204,7 @@ namespace args {
return std::shared_ptr<abstract_parameter>(new args::parameter<T>(t, s));
}
struct declaration {
#ifndef ARGS__CPLUSPLUS11
#ifdef ARGS__OLD_PRE11_COMPILER
declaration(std::string p1, std::string p2, std::string p3,
std::vector<std::shared_ptr<abstract_parameter> > p4):
short_arg(p1), long_arg(p2), desc(p3), params(p4) {
@ -215,22 +228,21 @@ namespace args {
return a;
}
void match(const std::string& arg, char**& a, char** max) {
#ifndef ARGS__CPLUSPLUS11
#ifdef ARGS__OLD_PRE11_COMPILER
arg_map::iterator it(args().find(arg));
#else
auto it(args().find(arg));
#endif
if (it==args().end())
throw std::runtime_error("unknown argument: "+std::string(*a));
#ifndef ARGS__CPLUSPLUS11
#ifdef ARGS__OLD_PRE11_COMPILER
for (std::vector<std::shared_ptr<abstract_parameter> >::iterator
it2(it->second.begin()); it2!=it->second.end(); ++it2) {
it2(it->second.begin()); it2!=it->second.end(); ++it2)
#else
for (auto it2(it->second.begin()); it2!=it->second.end(); ++it2) {
for (auto it2(it->second.begin()); it2!=it->second.end(); ++it2)
#endif
(*it2)->evaluate(a, max);
}
}
/// Filename as passed in argv[0].
/** Used in the help display.
@note This function emulates a global variable using parts of a
@ -263,30 +275,32 @@ namespace args {
used in @ref show_help
@param l list of options and parameters to be parsed
@raram ret documentation of the return values of the program */
static void init(int argc, char** argv, const std::string& desc, list l,
static void parse(int argc, char** argv, const std::string& desc, list l,
const std::string& ret = std::string()) {
filename(argv[0]); // store filename for later use in help
description(desc); // store program description for later use in help
returns(ret); // store return values description for later use in help
returns(ret); // store return documentation for later use in help
arg_list() = l; // store options and parameters for later use in help
// setup the argument mapping table
#ifndef ARGS__CPLUSPLUS11
for (list::iterator it(l.begin()); it!=l.end(); ++it) {
#ifdef ARGS__OLD_PRE11_COMPILER
for (list::iterator it(l.begin()); it!=l.end(); ++it)
#else
for (auto it(l.begin()); it!=l.end(); ++it) {
for (auto it(l.begin()); it!=l.end(); ++it)
#endif
{
if (it->short_arg.size()==1) args()[it->short_arg] = it->params;
if (it->long_arg.size()) args()["--"+it->long_arg] = it->params;
}
// parse commandline and evaluate the arguments
#ifndef ARGS__CPLUSPLUS11
for (char** a(argv+1); a<argv+argc; ++a) {
#ifdef ARGS__OLD_PRE11_COMPILER
for (char** a(argv+1); a<argv+argc; ++a)
#else
for (auto a(argv+1); a<argv+argc; ++a) {
for (auto a(argv+1); a<argv+argc; ++a)
#endif
{
std::string arg(*a);
if (arg.size()>1&&arg[0]=='-'&&arg[1]!='-') { // short argument
#ifndef ARGS__CPLUSPLUS11
#ifdef ARGS__OLD_PRE11_COMPILER
for (std::string::iterator it(arg.begin()+1); it!=arg.end(); ++it)
#else
for (auto it(arg.begin()+1); it!=arg.end(); ++it)
@ -297,72 +311,6 @@ namespace args {
}
}
}
//! IO-Manipulator to split long lines into several shorter lines.
template <class _CharT = char, class _Traits = std::char_traits<_CharT> >
class basic_split /*: public std::basic_ostream<_CharT, _Traits>*/ {
public:
basic_split(int width=80, int indent=0, char fill=' '):
_width(width), _indent(indent), _fill(fill), _os(0) {
if (_width<_indent)
#ifndef ARGS__CPLUSPLUS11
throw std::runtime_error(((std::stringstream&)
(std::stringstream()
<<"wrong use of split: width is "<<_width
<<" but should be larger than indent,"
<<" which is "<<_indent)).str());
#else
throw std::runtime_error("wrong use of split: width is "+
std::to_string(_width)+
" but should be larger than indent,"
" which is "+std::to_string(_indent));
#endif
}
virtual ~basic_split() {
flush();
}
friend basic_split& operator<<(std::basic_ostream<_CharT, _Traits>& os,
const basic_split& s) {
if (s._os!=&os) {
const_cast<basic_split&>(s).flush();
const_cast<basic_split&>(s)._os = &os;
}
return const_cast<basic_split&>(s);
}
template <typename T> basic_split& operator<<(T t) {
if (!_os)
throw std::runtime_error("wrong use of split, it is an io manipulator"
" and must be used within a stream");
_buffer<<t;
while (_buffer.str().size()>=_width-_indent) {
if (_indent) *_os<<std::setw(_indent)<<std::setfill(_fill)<<_fill;
std::string::size_type pos
(_buffer.str().find_last_of(' ', _width-_indent));
std::string::size_type next(pos+1);
if (pos==std::string::npos) {
pos=_width-_indent;
next=pos;
}
*_os<<_buffer.str().substr(0, pos)<<std::endl;
_buffer.str(_buffer.str().substr(next));
}
return *this;
}
private:
void flush() {
if (_os) {
if (_indent) *_os<<std::setw(_indent)<<std::setfill(_fill)<<_fill;
*_os<<_buffer.str();
_buffer.clear();
}
}
private:
int _width;
int _indent;
char _fill;
std::stringstream _buffer;
std::basic_ostream<_CharT, _Traits>* _os;
};
typedef basic_split<char> split;
void show_help(const std::string& synopsis_txt="SYNOPSIS",
const std::string& description_txt="DESCRIPTION",
const std::string& options_txt="OPTIONS",
@ -375,15 +323,16 @@ namespace args {
<<split(max_line, indent)<<description(); //! @bug
std::cout<<std::endl<<std::endl
<<options_txt<<std::endl;
#ifndef ARGS__CPLUSPLUS11
for (list::iterator arg(arg_list().begin()); arg!=arg_list().end(); ++arg) {
#ifdef ARGS__OLD_PRE11_COMPILER
for (list::iterator arg(arg_list().begin()); arg!=arg_list().end(); ++arg)
#else
for (auto arg(arg_list().begin()); arg!=arg_list().end(); ++arg) {
for (auto arg(arg_list().begin()); arg!=arg_list().end(); ++arg)
#endif
{
std::string o((arg->short_arg.size()?"-"+arg->short_arg:"")+
(arg->short_arg.size()&&arg->long_arg.size()?", ":"")+
(arg->long_arg.size()?"--"+arg->long_arg:""));
#ifndef ARGS__CPLUSPLUS11
#ifdef ARGS__OLD_PRE11_COMPILER
std::string a;
for (std::vector<std::shared_ptr<abstract_parameter> >::iterator
p(arg->params.begin());
@ -434,5 +383,6 @@ namespace args {
std::shared_ptr<args::abstract_parameter> exit() {
return func(args::do_exit);
}
}
}
#endif

@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
/*! @file
@id $Id$
*/
// 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
// 45678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890
#ifndef __MRW__IOMANIP__
#define __MRW__IOMANIP__
#include <stdexcept>
#include <sstream>
#include <string>
#include <iomanip>
// check if code is compiled with a new C++11 compiler
// otherwise there is a fallback wich makes everything much more compliacted
#ifndef ARGS__OLD_PRE11_COMPILER
#if __cplusplus < 201103L
/// Code is compiled with an old non C++11 standard compliant compiler
/** There are workarounds for old non C++11 compatible
compilers. These workarounds are deprecated, but will remain until
most compilers fully support C++11. So this workaround will be
removed in future releases, when support for C++11 is more
common. Only rely on this workaround, if you really have to.
@see oldcompiler for details on usage */
#define ARGS__OLD_PRE11_COMPILER
#warning You need a C++11 compliant compiler, on gcc use option -std=c++11
#warning emulating C++11 - this changes the way you use the library
#warning this is deprecated and will be removed in future releases
#warning refere to the library documentation for more details
#endif
#endif
namespace mrw {
//! IO-Manipulator to split long lines into several shorter lines.
template <class _CharT = char, class _Traits = std::char_traits<_CharT> >
class basic_split /*: public std::basic_ostream<_CharT, _Traits>*/ {
public:
basic_split(int width=80, int indent=0, char fill=' '):
_width(width), _indent(indent), _fill(fill), _os(0) {
if (_width<_indent)
#ifdef ARGS__OLD_PRE11_COMPILER
throw std::runtime_error(((std::stringstream&)
(std::stringstream()
<<"wrong use of split: width is "<<_width
<<" but should be larger than indent,"
<<" which is "<<_indent)).str());
#else
throw std::runtime_error("wrong use of split: width is "+
std::to_string(_width)+
" but should be larger than indent,"
" which is "+std::to_string(_indent));
#endif
}
virtual ~basic_split() {
flush();
}
friend basic_split& operator<<(std::basic_ostream<_CharT, _Traits>& os,
const basic_split& s) {
if (s._os!=&os) {
const_cast<basic_split&>(s).flush();
const_cast<basic_split&>(s)._os = &os;
}
return const_cast<basic_split&>(s);
}
template <typename T> basic_split& operator<<(T t) {
if (!_os)
throw std::runtime_error("wrong use of split, it is an io"
" manipulator and must be used within"
" a stream");
_buffer<<t;
while (_buffer.str().size()>=_width-_indent) {
if (_indent) *_os<<std::setw(_indent)<<std::setfill(_fill)<<_fill;
std::string::size_type pos
(_buffer.str().find_last_of(' ', _width-_indent));
std::string::size_type next(pos+1);
if (pos==std::string::npos) {
pos=_width-_indent;
next=pos;
}
*_os<<_buffer.str().substr(0, pos)<<std::endl;
_buffer.str(_buffer.str().substr(next));
}
return *this;
}
private:
void flush() {
if (_os) {
if (_indent) *_os<<std::setw(_indent)<<std::setfill(_fill)<<_fill;
*_os<<_buffer.str();
_buffer.clear();
}
}
private:
int _width;
int _indent;
char _fill;
std::stringstream _buffer;
std::basic_ostream<_CharT, _Traits>* _os;
};
typedef basic_split<char> split;
}
#endif
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