/* Arg_parser - POSIX/GNU command-line argument parser. (C++ version) Copyright (C) 2006-2026 Antonio Diaz Diaz. This program is free software: you have unlimited permission to copy, distribute, and modify it. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. */ /* Exit status: 0 for a normal exit, 1 for environmental problems (file not found, invalid command-line options, I/O errors, etc), 2 to indicate a corrupt or invalid input file, 3 for an internal consistency error (e.g., bug) which caused arg_parser to panic. */ #include #include #include #include #include #include #include "arg_parser.h" namespace { const char * const program_name = "arg_parser"; const char * const program_year = "2026"; const char * invocation_name = program_name; // default value unsigned verbosity = 0; enum { opt_lo = 256 }; void show_help() { std::fputs( "Arg_parser - POSIX/GNU command-line argument parser. (C++ version)\n" "\nArg_parser is an argument parser that follows POSIX and GNU conventions for\n" "command-line arguments. There exist C++ and C versions of Arg_parser. The\n" "C++ version is implemented as a C++ class, while the C version is\n" "implemented as a single struct plus associated functions. Both are simpler,\n" "easier to use, and safer than 'getopt_long'.\n" "\nFor maximum stability, Arg_parser is self-contained. It extracts all the\n" "information it needs from its arguments to avoid referring to them later.\n" "This avoids index-out-of-bounds errors and allows the parser object to be\n" "passed as argument to other functions for further analysis.\n" "\nArg_parser does not modify its arguments (argc, argv), nor uses any global\n" "variables.\n" "\nThe C++ version of Arg_parser can also parse options from configuration\n" "files.\n" "\nThe C++ version of Arg_parser is provided in the files 'arg_parser.h' and\n" "'arg_parser.cc'. To learn how to use Arg_parser in your C++ programs, see\n" "the C++ example in the manual and the example file 'main.cc' in the source\n" "tarball.\n", stdout ); std::printf( "\nUsage: %s [options]\n", invocation_name ); std::fputs( "\nOptions:\n" " -h, --help display this help and exit\n" " -V, --version output version information and exit\n" " -a, --append example of option with no argument\n" " -b, --block= example of option with required argument\n" " -c, --casual[=] example of option with optional argument\n" " -e, --empty= example of option with maybe empty argument\n" " -o example of short only option\n" " --long-only example of long only option\n" " -q, --quiet quiet operation\n" " -u, --uncaught example of intentional bug\n" " -v, --verbose verbose operation\n", stdout ); if( verbosity ) std::fputs( " -H, --hidden example of hidden option (shown with -v -h)\n", stdout ); std::fputs( "\nReport bugs to arg-parser-bug@nongnu.org\n" "Arg_parser home page: http://www.nongnu.org/arg-parser/arg_parser.html\n", stdout ); } void show_version() { std::printf( "%s %s\n", program_name, PROGVERSION ); std::printf( "Copyright (C) %s Antonio Diaz Diaz.\n", program_year ); std::fputs( "License 2-clause BSD.\n" "This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.\n" "There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.\n", stdout ); } void show_error( const char * const msg, const int errcode = 0, const bool help = false ) { if( msg && msg[0] ) std::fprintf( stderr, "%s: %s%s%s\n", program_name, msg, ( errcode > 0 ) ? ": " : "", ( errcode > 0 ) ? std::strerror( errcode ) : "" ); if( help ) std::fprintf( stderr, "Try '%s --help' for more information.\n", invocation_name ); } void internal_error( const char * const msg ) { std::fprintf( stderr, "%s: internal error: %s\n", program_name, msg ); std::exit( 3 ); } void print_opt( const char * const arg, const char * const option_name, const int code ) { std::printf( "option '%s'", option_name ); if( arg[0] || code == 'e' ) std::printf( " with argument '%s'", arg ); if( code == INT_MIN || code == INT_MAX ) std::printf( " (code 0x%X)", code ); std::fputc( '\n', stdout ); } bool process_options( const Arg_parser & parser ) { verbosity = 0; for( int argind = 0; argind < parser.arguments(); ++argind ) { const int code = parser.code( argind ); const char * const pn = parser.parsed_name( argind ).c_str(); const char * const arg = parser.argument( argind ).c_str(); switch( code ) { case 0: std::printf( "non-option argument '%s'\n", arg ); break; case '.': case '0': case '1': case '2': case '3': case '4': case '5': case '6': case '7': case '8': case '9': case 'a': case 'b': case 'c': case 'e': print_opt( arg, pn, code ); break; case 'h': show_help(); return false; case 'H': case 'i': case 'I': case 'o': print_opt( arg, pn, code ); break; case 'q': print_opt( arg, pn, code ); verbosity = 0; break; // case 'u': break; // intentionally not caught case 'v': print_opt( arg, pn, code ); ++verbosity; break; case 'V': show_version(); return false; case opt_lo: case INT_MIN: case INT_MAX: print_opt( arg, pn, code ); break; default: internal_error( "uncaught option." ); } } // end process arguments return true; } } // end namespace int main( const int argc, const char * const argv[] ) { if( argc > 0 ) invocation_name = argv[0]; const Arg_parser::Option options[] = { // code, long_name, has_arg (no/yes/maybe/yesme) { '.', 0, Arg_parser::maybe }, { '0', 0, Arg_parser::maybe }, { '1', 0, Arg_parser::maybe }, { '2', 0, Arg_parser::maybe }, { '3', 0, Arg_parser::maybe }, { '4', 0, Arg_parser::maybe }, { '5', 0, Arg_parser::maybe }, { '6', 0, Arg_parser::maybe }, { '7', 0, Arg_parser::maybe }, { '8', 0, Arg_parser::maybe }, { '9', 0, Arg_parser::maybe }, { 'a', "append", Arg_parser::no }, { 'b', "block", Arg_parser::yes }, { 'c', "casual", Arg_parser::maybe }, { 'e', "empty", Arg_parser::yesme }, { 'h', "help", Arg_parser::no }, { 'H', "hidden", Arg_parser::no }, { 'i', 0, Arg_parser::maybe }, { 'I', 0, Arg_parser::maybe }, { 'o', 0, Arg_parser::yes }, { 'q', "quiet", Arg_parser::no }, { 'u', "uncaught", Arg_parser::no }, { 'v', "verbose", Arg_parser::no }, { 'V', "version", Arg_parser::no }, { opt_lo, "long-only", Arg_parser::no }, { INT_MIN, "int-min", Arg_parser::no }, { INT_MAX, "int-max", Arg_parser::no }, { 0, 0, Arg_parser::no } }; { const Arg_parser parser( argc, argv, options ); if( parser.error().size() ) // bad option { show_error( parser.error().c_str(), 0, true ); return 1; } if( !process_options( parser ) ) return 0; std::fputs( !parser.arguments() ? "No arguments!\n" : "(options reordered)\n", stdout ); if( verbosity ) std::fputc( '\n', stdout ); else return 0; } { const Arg_parser parser( argc, argv, options, Arg_parser::neg_non_opt ); if( parser.error().size() ) // bad option { show_error( parser.error().c_str(), 0, true ); return 1; } process_options( parser ); std::fputs( "(options reordered" " and negative numbers treated as non-options)\n", stdout ); if( verbosity == 1 ) return 0; } for( int flags = 1; flags < 16; ++flags ) { if( flags == Arg_parser::neg_non_opt ) continue; // done above std::fputc( '\n', stdout ); const Arg_parser parser( argc, argv, options, flags ); if( parser.error().size() ) // bad option { show_error( parser.error().c_str(), 0, true ); return 1; } process_options( parser ); for( int i = parser.argv_index(); i < argc; ++i ) std::printf( "skipped non-option argument '%s'\n", argv[i] ); std::printf( "(0%s%s%s%s)\n", (flags & parser.in_order) ? " | in_order" : "", (flags & parser.in_order_stop) ? " | in_order_stop" : "", (flags & parser.in_order_skip) ? " | in_order_skip" : "", (flags & parser.neg_non_opt) ? " | neg_non_opt" : "" ); } return 0; }