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package org.apache.commons.cli; import java.io.Serializable; import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.Collection; import java.util.Iterator; import java.util.LinkedList; import java.util.List; import java.util.Properties;
Represents list of arguments parsed against a Options descriptor.

It allows querying of a boolean hasOption(String opt), in addition to retrieving the getOptionValue(String opt) for options requiring arguments.

Additionally, any left-over or unrecognized arguments, are available for further processing.

Version:$Id: CommandLine.java 1786144 2017-03-09 11:34:57Z britter $
/** * Represents list of arguments parsed against a {@link Options} descriptor. * <p> * It allows querying of a boolean {@link #hasOption(String opt)}, * in addition to retrieving the {@link #getOptionValue(String opt)} * for options requiring arguments. * <p> * Additionally, any left-over or unrecognized arguments, * are available for further processing. * * @version $Id: CommandLine.java 1786144 2017-03-09 11:34:57Z britter $ */
public class CommandLine implements Serializable {
The serial version UID.
/** The serial version UID. */
private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
the unrecognized options/arguments
/** the unrecognized options/arguments */
private final List<String> args = new LinkedList<String>();
the processed options
/** the processed options */
private final List<Option> options = new ArrayList<Option>();
Creates a command line.
/** * Creates a command line. */
protected CommandLine() { // nothing to do }
Query to see if an option has been set.
Params:
  • opt – Short name of the option
Returns:true if set, false if not
/** * Query to see if an option has been set. * * @param opt Short name of the option * @return true if set, false if not */
public boolean hasOption(String opt) { return options.contains(resolveOption(opt)); }
Query to see if an option has been set.
Params:
  • opt – character name of the option
Returns:true if set, false if not
/** * Query to see if an option has been set. * * @param opt character name of the option * @return true if set, false if not */
public boolean hasOption(char opt) { return hasOption(String.valueOf(opt)); }
Return the Object type of this Option.
Params:
  • opt – the name of the option
Returns:the type of this Option
Deprecated:due to System.err message. Instead use getParsedOptionValue(String)
/** * Return the <code>Object</code> type of this <code>Option</code>. * * @param opt the name of the option * @return the type of this <code>Option</code> * @deprecated due to System.err message. Instead use getParsedOptionValue(String) */
@Deprecated public Object getOptionObject(String opt) { try { return getParsedOptionValue(opt); } catch (ParseException pe) { System.err.println("Exception found converting " + opt + " to desired type: " + pe.getMessage()); return null; } }
Return a version of this Option converted to a particular type.
Params:
  • opt – the name of the option
Throws:
  • ParseException – if there are problems turning the option value into the desired type
See Also:
Returns:the value parsed into a particular object
Since:1.2
/** * Return a version of this <code>Option</code> converted to a particular type. * * @param opt the name of the option * @return the value parsed into a particular object * @throws ParseException if there are problems turning the option value into the desired type * @see PatternOptionBuilder * @since 1.2 */
public Object getParsedOptionValue(String opt) throws ParseException { String res = getOptionValue(opt); Option option = resolveOption(opt); if (option == null || res == null) { return null; } return TypeHandler.createValue(res, option.getType()); }
Return the Object type of this Option.
Params:
  • opt – the name of the option
Returns:the type of opt
/** * Return the <code>Object</code> type of this <code>Option</code>. * * @param opt the name of the option * @return the type of opt */
public Object getOptionObject(char opt) { return getOptionObject(String.valueOf(opt)); }
Retrieve the first argument, if any, of this option.
Params:
  • opt – the name of the option
Returns:Value of the argument if option is set, and has an argument, otherwise null.
/** * Retrieve the first argument, if any, of this option. * * @param opt the name of the option * @return Value of the argument if option is set, and has an argument, * otherwise null. */
public String getOptionValue(String opt) { String[] values = getOptionValues(opt); return (values == null) ? null : values[0]; }
Retrieve the first argument, if any, of this option.
Params:
  • opt – the character name of the option
Returns:Value of the argument if option is set, and has an argument, otherwise null.
/** * Retrieve the first argument, if any, of this option. * * @param opt the character name of the option * @return Value of the argument if option is set, and has an argument, * otherwise null. */
public String getOptionValue(char opt) { return getOptionValue(String.valueOf(opt)); }
Retrieves the array of values, if any, of an option.
Params:
  • opt – string name of the option
Returns:Values of the argument if option is set, and has an argument, otherwise null.
/** * Retrieves the array of values, if any, of an option. * * @param opt string name of the option * @return Values of the argument if option is set, and has an argument, * otherwise null. */
public String[] getOptionValues(String opt) { List<String> values = new ArrayList<String>(); for (Option option : options) { if (opt.equals(option.getOpt()) || opt.equals(option.getLongOpt())) { values.addAll(option.getValuesList()); } } return values.isEmpty() ? null : values.toArray(new String[values.size()]); }
Retrieves the option object given the long or short option as a String
Params:
  • opt – short or long name of the option
Returns:Canonicalized option
/** * Retrieves the option object given the long or short option as a String * * @param opt short or long name of the option * @return Canonicalized option */
private Option resolveOption(String opt) { opt = Util.stripLeadingHyphens(opt); for (Option option : options) { if (opt.equals(option.getOpt())) { return option; } if (opt.equals(option.getLongOpt())) { return option; } } return null; }
Retrieves the array of values, if any, of an option.
Params:
  • opt – character name of the option
Returns:Values of the argument if option is set, and has an argument, otherwise null.
/** * Retrieves the array of values, if any, of an option. * * @param opt character name of the option * @return Values of the argument if option is set, and has an argument, * otherwise null. */
public String[] getOptionValues(char opt) { return getOptionValues(String.valueOf(opt)); }
Retrieve the first argument, if any, of an option.
Params:
  • opt – name of the option
  • defaultValue – is the default value to be returned if the option is not specified
Returns:Value of the argument if option is set, and has an argument, otherwise defaultValue.
/** * Retrieve the first argument, if any, of an option. * * @param opt name of the option * @param defaultValue is the default value to be returned if the option * is not specified * @return Value of the argument if option is set, and has an argument, * otherwise <code>defaultValue</code>. */
public String getOptionValue(String opt, String defaultValue) { String answer = getOptionValue(opt); return (answer != null) ? answer : defaultValue; }
Retrieve the argument, if any, of an option.
Params:
  • opt – character name of the option
  • defaultValue – is the default value to be returned if the option is not specified
Returns:Value of the argument if option is set, and has an argument, otherwise defaultValue.
/** * Retrieve the argument, if any, of an option. * * @param opt character name of the option * @param defaultValue is the default value to be returned if the option * is not specified * @return Value of the argument if option is set, and has an argument, * otherwise <code>defaultValue</code>. */
public String getOptionValue(char opt, String defaultValue) { return getOptionValue(String.valueOf(opt), defaultValue); }
Retrieve the map of values associated to the option. This is convenient for options specifying Java properties like -Dparam1=value1 -Dparam2=value2. The first argument of the option is the key, and the 2nd argument is the value. If the option has only one argument (-Dfoo) it is considered as a boolean flag and the value is "true".
Params:
  • opt – name of the option
Returns:The Properties mapped by the option, never null even if the option doesn't exists
Since:1.2
/** * Retrieve the map of values associated to the option. This is convenient * for options specifying Java properties like <tt>-Dparam1=value1 * -Dparam2=value2</tt>. The first argument of the option is the key, and * the 2nd argument is the value. If the option has only one argument * (<tt>-Dfoo</tt>) it is considered as a boolean flag and the value is * <tt>"true"</tt>. * * @param opt name of the option * @return The Properties mapped by the option, never <tt>null</tt> * even if the option doesn't exists * @since 1.2 */
public Properties getOptionProperties(String opt) { Properties props = new Properties(); for (Option option : options) { if (opt.equals(option.getOpt()) || opt.equals(option.getLongOpt())) { List<String> values = option.getValuesList(); if (values.size() >= 2) { // use the first 2 arguments as the key/value pair props.put(values.get(0), values.get(1)); } else if (values.size() == 1) { // no explicit value, handle it as a boolean props.put(values.get(0), "true"); } } } return props; }
Retrieve any left-over non-recognized options and arguments
Returns:remaining items passed in but not parsed as an array
/** * Retrieve any left-over non-recognized options and arguments * * @return remaining items passed in but not parsed as an array */
public String[] getArgs() { String[] answer = new String[args.size()]; args.toArray(answer); return answer; }
Retrieve any left-over non-recognized options and arguments
Returns:remaining items passed in but not parsed as a List.
/** * Retrieve any left-over non-recognized options and arguments * * @return remaining items passed in but not parsed as a <code>List</code>. */
public List<String> getArgList() { return args; } /** * jkeyes * - commented out until it is implemented properly * <p>Dump state, suitable for debugging.</p> * * @return Stringified form of this object */ /* public String toString() { StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder(); buf.append("[ CommandLine: [ options: "); buf.append(options.toString()); buf.append(" ] [ args: "); buf.append(args.toString()); buf.append(" ] ]"); return buf.toString(); } */
Add left-over unrecognized option/argument.
Params:
  • arg – the unrecognized option/argument.
/** * Add left-over unrecognized option/argument. * * @param arg the unrecognized option/argument. */
protected void addArg(String arg) { args.add(arg); }
Add an option to the command line. The values of the option are stored.
Params:
  • opt – the processed option
/** * Add an option to the command line. The values of the option are stored. * * @param opt the processed option */
protected void addOption(Option opt) { options.add(opt); }
Returns an iterator over the Option members of CommandLine.
Returns:an Iterator over the processed Option members of this CommandLine
/** * Returns an iterator over the Option members of CommandLine. * * @return an <code>Iterator</code> over the processed {@link Option} * members of this {@link CommandLine} */
public Iterator<Option> iterator() { return options.iterator(); }
Returns an array of the processed Options.
Returns:an array of the processed Options.
/** * Returns an array of the processed {@link Option}s. * * @return an array of the processed {@link Option}s. */
public Option[] getOptions() { Collection<Option> processed = options; // reinitialise array Option[] optionsArray = new Option[processed.size()]; // return the array return processed.toArray(optionsArray); }
A nested builder class to create CommandLine instance using descriptive methods.
Since:1.4
/** * A nested builder class to create <code>CommandLine</code> instance * using descriptive methods. * * @since 1.4 */
public static final class Builder {
CommandLine that is being build by this Builder.
/** * CommandLine that is being build by this Builder. */
private final CommandLine commandLine = new CommandLine();
Add an option to the command line. The values of the option are stored.
Params:
  • opt – the processed option
Returns:this Builder instance for method chaining.
/** * Add an option to the command line. The values of the option are stored. * * @param opt the processed option * * @return this Builder instance for method chaining. */
public Builder addOption(Option opt) { commandLine.addOption(opt); return this; }
Add left-over unrecognized option/argument.
Params:
  • arg – the unrecognized option/argument.
Returns:this Builder instance for method chaining.
/** * Add left-over unrecognized option/argument. * * @param arg the unrecognized option/argument. * * @return this Builder instance for method chaining. */
public Builder addArg(String arg) { commandLine.addArg(arg); return this; } public CommandLine build() { return commandLine; } } }