Source file args.icn
#<p>
# Singleton class that provides convenient access to program options
#  and arguments.
#</p>
#<p>
# <b>Author:</b> Steve Wampler (<i>sbw@tapestry.tucson.az.us</i>)
#</p>
#<p>
# This file is in the <i>public domain</i>.
#</p>

import lang

package util

#<p>
# The <tt>Args</tt> class accepts a list of strings corresponding
#   to the program parameter list, separates <i>options</i> (parameters
#   starting with 1 or more hyphens ["-"]) from <i>arguments</i> (parameters)
#   that don't start with a hyphen) and provides convenient and efficient
#   separate handling of those options and arguments.
#   Options may have values as in <tt>--cmd=write</tt>.
#   If an option is duplicated, the values (if any) are kept in order.
#   Arguments are also kept in order.
#</p>
#<p>
# The class may also be given a set of valid option names (without the leading
#   hyphens.  If given such a set, then any options that are not in the set are
#   flagged to standard error and program execution is halted.  The class can
#   also be given a procedure to call prior to program termination when bad
#   options are found.  Usually, this is used to display a help message.
#</p>
class Args : Object (optionMap, argList, badOptions)


    #<p>
    #  Produce the value of an option.
    #   <[param option name of option]>
    #   <[param defValue default value to use if option exists, but
    #           has no value.  Defaults to <tt>&null</tt>]>
    #   <[returns first value given to option]>
    #   <[fails if this option doesn't exist]>
    #</p>
    method getOpt(option, defValue)
        value := \optionMap[option] | fail
        return value[1] | defValue
    end

    #<p>
    #  Produce the value of an option.
    #   <[param option name of option]>
    #   <[param defValue default value to use if option does not exist
    #           Defaults to <tt>&null</tt>]>
    #   <[returns first value given to option]>
    #</p>
    method getOptDef(option, defValue)
        return (\(optionMap[option]))[1] | defValue
    end

    #<p>
    #  Produce the value[s] of an option.
    #   <[param option name of option]>
    #   <[param defValue default value to use if option does not exist
    #           Defaults to <tt>&null</tt>]>
    #   <[returns all values given to option as a list]>
    #</p>
    method getOptDefs(option, defValue)
        return \(optionMap[option]) | [defValue]
    end

    #<p>
    #  Generate the names of all options.
    #   <[generates the names of all the options in alphabetic order]>
    #</p>
    method genOptNames()
        suspend (!::sort(optionMap,1))[1]
    end

    #<p>
    #  Generate the value[s] of an option.
    #   <[param option name of option]>
    #   <[param defValue default value to use if option does not exist
    #           Defaults to <tt>&null</tt>]>
    #   <[generates all values given to option]>
    #</p>
    method genOptDefs(option, defValue)
        local ol := optionMap[option]
        if \ol then suspend !ol
        else return defValue
    end

    #<p>
    #  Produce the list of arguments (with options stripped out).
    #  <[returns list of arguments]>
    #</p>
    method getArgs()
        return argList
    end

    #<p>
    #  Generate the arguments (with options stripped out).
    #  <[generates arguments]>
    #</p>
    method genArgs()
        suspend !argList
    end

    #<p>
    #   Accept a list of arguments and process for efficient handling
    #</p>
    initially (params,       # List of parametes
               validOptions, # Option set of valid option names
               helpMesg      # Optional help message procedure to be
                             #   called if any invalid options are found
              )
         optionMap := ::table()
         argList := []
         badOptions := []
         every param := !params do {
             if doneWithOpts := ("--" == param) then next
             param ? {
                   if /doneWithOpts & ::tab(::many('-')) then {
                      oName := ::tab(::upto('=')|0)
                      if /validOptions | member(validOptions, oName) then {
                          oValue := (="=", ::tab(0)) | &null
                          /optionMap[oName] := []
                          ::put(optionMap[oName], \oValue)
                          }
                      else {
                          put(badOptions, oName)
                          }
                      }
                   else ::put(argList, param)
                   }
             }
        if *badOptions > 0 then {
            every write(&errout, "Invalid option: '",!badOptions,"'")
            \helpMesg()
            stop()
            }
        Args := create |self
end

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