#include #include #include #include #include // exit #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include namespace mrw { /** @defgroup arguments C++ Evaluation of Command Line Arguments @brief These classes do simple and easy command line argment evaluation in C++. Features: - every argument has a long and a short option - all arguments are optional and provide a default value - the order of options is not important - every option can take any (fixed) number of additional parameter of type - string - integer - boolean (@c "yes", @c "on", @c "true" evaluates to @c true) - short options can be combined, instead of @c -a @c -b @c -c @c 15 you can simply write @c -abc @c 15 - automated help display (support for option @c -h) @c mrw::Args is the main user interface class that represents all command line options with their arguments. It is implemented as singleton, so the same instance can be accessed from everywhere in the code. It mst be setup just in the beginning of the @c main() function. The other important class for the end user is @c mrw::Opt, one possible option with additional parameter. The end user needs @c mrw::Opt to setup all allowed command line options in the beginning, bevore evaluation of the user given command line is done (before @c argc and @c argv is shifted into @c mrw::Args. The third class a user should know is @c mrw::Param. It represents the arguments to one option. Every instance of @c mrw::Opt owns one instance of @c mrw::Param that is either empty or list of (mandatory) arguments of type @c std::string, @c int or @c bool. The classes are normally used this way: @code // this program may be called e.g. with the following arguments: // ./a.out --coordinates 13 1 -vo out.txt -n MyName int main(int argv, const char * const * const argv) { try { mrw::Args::instance() // setup the possible options < A new mandatory parameter is added to the list of parameter, by shifting the default value into the instance of @c mrw::Param. E.g. add a string, that defaults to @c "noname", an integer, that defaults to @c 4, another integer that defaults to @2 and a boolean that defaults to @c "true": @code // if you need the instance as variable: mrw::Param p(); p<<"noname"<<4<<2<toString(); int firstInteger = args[1]->toInt(); int secondInteger = args[2]->toInt(); bool theBoolean = args[3]->toBool(); @endcode @section argParts Setup Command Line from Different Program Parts If your software is large and splitted into different parts (or sub projects or modules, ...), all with their own parameter, you can use the following trick: Statical variables are initialized before the @c main() function is called. In part Abc write in a code file (not in a header file): @code class AbcArguments { public: AbcArguments() { mrw::Args::instance() < */ class Value { public: virtual ~Value() {} /** @brief If the instance is a @c std::string, return that string, otherwise throw an exception. @throw mrw::bad_cast if the instance is not a string @return the string, if the instance is a string */ virtual const std::string& toString() const throw(mrw::exception) { throw mrw::bad_cast(); } /** @brief If the instance is an @c int, return that integer, otherwise throw an exception. @throw mrw::bad_cast if the instance is not a integer @return the integer, if the instance is a integer */ virtual int toInt() const throw(mrw::exception) { throw mrw::bad_cast(); } /** @brief If the instance is an @c bool, return that boolean, otherwise throw an exception. @note the following typings are converted to @c true: - true - yes - on Everything else is converted to @c false. @throw mrw::bad_cast if the instance is not a boolean @return the boolean, if the instance is a boolean */ virtual bool toBool() const throw(mrw::exception) { throw mrw::bad_cast(); } /// @brief returns a printable representation of the value virtual std::string printable() const throw(mrw::bad_exception) = 0; /// @brief returns a printable typename of the value virtual const std::string& typestr() const throw(mrw::bad_exception)=0; protected: friend class Args; // allow assign for Param virtual void operator=(const std::string&) throw(mrw::exception) = 0; }; private: class StringValue: public Value { public: virtual ~StringValue() {} StringValue(const std::string& s) throw(mrw::bad_exception): _s(s) { } virtual const std::string& toString() const throw(mrw::exception) { return _s; } virtual const std::string& typestr() const throw(mrw::bad_exception) { static std::string name("string"); return name; } virtual std::string printable() const throw(mrw::bad_exception) { return _s; } protected: virtual void operator=(const std::string& s) throw(mrw::exception) { _s = s; } private: std::string _s; }; class IntValue: public Value { public: virtual ~IntValue() {} IntValue(int i) throw(mrw::bad_exception): _i(i) { } virtual int toInt() const throw(mrw::exception) { return _i; } virtual const std::string& typestr() const throw(mrw::bad_exception) { static std::string name("integer"); return name; } virtual std::string printable() const throw(mrw::bad_exception) { return ((std::stringstream&)(std::stringstream()<<_i)).str(); } protected: virtual void operator=(const std::string& s) throw(mrw::exception) { if (!(std::stringstream(s)>>_i)) throw mrw::bad_cast(); } private: int _i; }; class BoolValue: public Value { public: virtual ~BoolValue() {} BoolValue(bool b) throw(mrw::bad_exception): _b(b) { } virtual bool toBool() const throw(mrw::exception) { return _b; } virtual const std::string& typestr() const throw(mrw::bad_exception) { static std::string name("boolean (\"yes\" or \"no\")"); return name; } virtual std::string printable() const throw(mrw::bad_exception) { return _b?"yes":"no"; } protected: virtual void operator=(const std::string& s) throw(mrw::exception) { _b = s=="true" || s=="yes" || s=="on"; } private: bool _b; }; typedef std::vector< mrw::SmartPointer > Params; Params _params; public: /// @brief returns the number of (mandatory) parameter int size() const throw(std::bad_exception) { return _params.size(); } /// @brief add one more mandatory string parameter Param& operator<<(const char* const s) throw(mrw::bad_exception) { _params.push_back(new StringValue(s)); return *this; } /// @brief add one more mandatory string parameter Param& operator<<(const std::string& s) throw(mrw::bad_exception) { _params.push_back(new StringValue(s)); return *this; } /// @brief add one more mandatory integer parameter Param& operator<<(int i) throw(mrw::bad_exception) { _params.push_back(new IntValue(i)); return *this; } // @brief add one more mandatory boolean parameter Param& operator<<(bool b) throw(mrw::bad_exception) { _params.push_back(new BoolValue(b)); return *this; } /** @brief get parameter number @i @throw mrw::out_of_range if @c i is too big */ const mrw::SmartPointer& operator[](unsigned int i) const throw(mrw::exception) { if (i<_params.size()) return _params[i]; throw mrw::out_of_range (((std::stringstream&) (std::stringstream()<<"check failed: " <& setable(unsigned int i) throw(mrw::exception) { if (i<_params.size()) return _params[i]; throw mrw::out_of_range (((std::stringstream&) (std::stringstream()<<"check failed: " < The library user needs this class when setting up the list of supported command line ooptions: Simply shift one instance of @c mrw::Opt per supported command line option into @c mrw::Args::instance(), e.g.: @code mrw::Args::instance() <& operator[](unsigned int i) const throw(mrw::exception) { return _param[i]; } private: friend class Args; // is allowed to set values void set() const throw(mrw::bad_exception) { _set = true; } Param& args() const throw(mrw::bad_exception) { return _param; } mutable bool _set; char _shortname; std::string _longname; mutable Param _param; std::string _help; }; /** @brief handle command line arguments @pre #include This class handles command line arguments. It is a singleton. Get the one and only instance of this class with @c mrw::Args::instance(). It is setup by shifting values into this class. The order is important, be sure that you shift in @c argc and @c argv as last parameters. Example setup: @code mrw::Args::instance() < OtherArgs; /// @brief get the one and only instance static Args& instance() throw(mrw::bad_exception) { // singleton static Args _instance; return _instance; } /** @brief setup an acceptable option Setup an acceptable user option. Example: @code mrw::Args::instance() <second; } /** @brief get an option, given the long option name @throw mrw::out_of_range if the option does not exist */ const Opt& find(const std::string& s) const throw(mrw::exception) { LongOpts::const_iterator it(_longopts.find(s)); if (it==_longopts.end()) throw mrw::out_of_range(s); return *it->second; } /** @brief get all non interpreted options All user options that don't fit the defined and interpreted options. The meaning for this is, that a user may append, e.g. a list of file names. */ const OtherArgs& otherArgs() { return _otherargs; } /** @brief get the file name of the executable, that's @c argv[0] */ const std::string& filename() throw(mrw::bad_exception) { return _filename; } /** @brief print the help text, then exit */ void help() { std::cout<<"USAGE: "<_shortname<<" | "<_longname; for (int i(0); i_param.size(); ++i) std::cout<<" <"<<(*it)[i]->typestr()<<">"; if (it->_param.size()>0) std::cout<<" (default: "; for (int i(0); i_param.size()-1; ++i) std::cout<<(*it)[i]->printable()<<" "; if (it->_param.size()>0) std::cout<<(*it)[it->_param.size()-1]->printable()<<")"; std::cout<help()<0) std::cout<<"DESCRIPTION:"<0) _filename = argv[0]; for (int i(1); isecond->args().size()>=argc) throw mrw::invalid_argument(arg); it->second->set(); for (int j(0), l(it->second->args().size()); jsecond->args().setable(j)) = argv[++i]; } } else if (arg.find("-")==0) { // short arguments // first check all, then set all for (int j(1), l(arg.size()); jsecond->args().size()>0 && (j+1!=l || i+it->second->args().size()>=argc)) throw mrw::invalid_argument(arg); } for (int j(1), l(arg.size()); jsecond->set(); if (j+1==l && it->second->args().size()>0) { for (int k(0); k < it->second->args().size(); ++k) { *(it->second->args().setable(k)) = argv[++i]; } } } } else { if (arg!="--") _otherargs.push_back(arg); while (++i Options; typedef std::map ShortOpts; typedef std::map LongOpts; Args(): _argc(-1), _help(0) {} // singleton Args& operator=(const Args&); // singleton, not implemented std::string _filename; Options _options; ShortOpts _shortopts; LongOpts _longopts; OtherArgs _otherargs; int _argc; char _help; std::string _description; }; //@} }