/*
* Copyright (c) 2011-2019 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
*
* This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
* terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0 which is available at
* http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0, or the Apache License, Version 2.0
* which is available at https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
*
* SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0 OR Apache-2.0
*/
package io.vertx.core.cli;
import io.vertx.codegen.annotations.DataObject;
import io.vertx.core.json.JsonObject;
import java.util.Objects;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.TreeSet;
Models command line options. Options are values passed to a command line interface using -x or --x. Supported
syntaxes depend on the parser.
Short name is generally used with a single dash, while long name requires a double-dash.
Author: Clement Escoffier
/**
* Models command line options. Options are values passed to a command line interface using -x or --x. Supported
* syntaxes depend on the parser.
* <p/>
* Short name is generally used with a single dash, while long name requires a double-dash.
*
* @author Clement Escoffier <clement@apache.org>
*/
@DataObject(generateConverter = true, publicConverter = false)
public class Option {
Default name in the usage message.
/**
* Default name in the usage message.
*/
public static final String DEFAULT_ARG_NAME = "value";
The default long name / short name of the option. Notice that options requires at least a regular long name or
short name.
/**
* The default long name / short name of the option. Notice that options requires at least a regular long name or
* short name.
*/
public static final String NO_NAME = "\0";
the option long name.
/**
* the option long name.
*/
protected String longName = NO_NAME;
the option short name.
/**
* the option short name.
*/
protected String shortName = NO_NAME;
the option name used in usage message.
/**
* the option name used in usage message.
*/
protected String argName = DEFAULT_ARG_NAME;
The option description.
/**
* The option description.
*/
protected String description;
whether or not the option is required. A mandatory not set throws a MissingOptionException
. /**
* whether or not the option is required. A mandatory not set throws a {@link MissingOptionException}.
*/
protected boolean required;
whether or not the option is hidden. Hidden options are not displayed in usage.
/**
* whether or not the option is hidden. Hidden options are not displayed in usage.
*/
protected boolean ;
whether or not the option receives a single value. true
by default. /**
* whether or not the option receives a single value. {@code true} by default.
*/
protected boolean singleValued = true;
whether or not the option can recevie multiple values.
/**
* whether or not the option can recevie multiple values.
*/
protected boolean multiValued;
the option default value.
/**
* the option default value.
*/
protected String defaultValue;
whether or not the option is a flag. Flag option does not require a value. If an option is a flag, it is evaluated to true
if the option is used in the command line. /**
* whether or not the option is a flag. Flag option does not require a value. If an option is a flag, it is
* evaluated to {@link true} if the option is used in the command line.
*/
protected boolean flag;
whether or not the option is a "help" option. Is the user execute the command line enabling a help option, the
command line validation won't fail, and give the command the opportunity to display the usage message, instead
of throwing an exception during the parsing.
/**
* whether or not the option is a "help" option. Is the user execute the command line enabling a help option, the
* command line validation won't fail, and give the command the opportunity to display the usage message, instead
* of throwing an exception during the parsing.
*/
protected boolean help;
if the option value has to be in a definited set, this field represents the set of values. Value are sorted
alphabetically.
/**
* if the option value has to be in a definited set, this field represents the set of values. Value are sorted
* alphabetically.
*/
protected Set<String> choices = new TreeSet<>();
Creates a new empty instance of Option
. /**
* Creates a new empty instance of {@link Option}.
*/
public Option() {
}
Params: - other – the other option
/**
* Creates a new instance of {@link Option} by copying the state of another {@link Option}.
*
* @param other the other option
*/
public Option(Option other) {
this();
this.longName = other.longName;
this.shortName = other.shortName;
this.argName = other.argName;
this.description = other.description;
this.required = other.required;
this.hidden = other.hidden;
this.singleValued = other.singleValued;
this.multiValued = other.multiValued;
this.defaultValue = other.defaultValue;
this.flag = other.flag;
this.help = other.help;
this.choices = other.choices;
}
Creates a new instance of Option
from the given JsonObject
Params: - json – the json object representing the option
See Also:
/**
* Creates a new instance of {@link Option} from the given {@link JsonObject}
*
* @param json the json object representing the option
* @see #toJson()
*/
public Option(JsonObject json) {
this();
OptionConverter.fromJson(json, this);
}
Gets the json representation of this Option
. Returns: the json representation
/**
* Gets the json representation of this {@link Option}.
*
* @return the json representation
*/
public JsonObject toJson() {
JsonObject json = new JsonObject();
OptionConverter.toJson(this, json);
return json;
}
Checks whether or not the option is valid. This implementation check that it has a short name or a long name. This method is intended to be extended by sub-class. Parser should check that the set of option of a CLI
is valid before starting the parsing. If the configuration is not valid, this method throws a IllegalArgumentException
. /**
* Checks whether or not the option is valid. This implementation check that it has a short name or a long name.
* This method is intended to be extended by sub-class. Parser should check that the set of
* option of a {@link CLI} is valid before starting the parsing.
* <p/>
* If the configuration is not valid, this method throws a {@link IllegalArgumentException}.
*/
public void ensureValidity() {
if ((shortName == null || shortName.equals(NO_NAME)) && (longName == null || longName.equals(NO_NAME))) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("An option needs at least a long name or a short name");
}
}
Returns: whether or not the option can receive a value.
/**
* @return whether or not the option can receive a value.
*/
public boolean acceptValue() {
return singleValued || multiValued;
}
See Also: Returns: the option name. It returns the long name if set, the short name otherwise. It cannot return
null
for valid option
/**
* @return the option name. It returns the long name if set, the short name otherwise. It cannot return {@code
* null} for valid option
* @see #ensureValidity()
*/
public String getName() {
if (longName != null && !longName.equals(NO_NAME)) {
return longName;
}
// So by validity, it necessarily has a short name.
return shortName;
}
Returns: whether or not this option can receive several values.
/**
* @return whether or not this option can receive several values.
*/
public boolean isMultiValued() {
return multiValued;
}
Sets whether or not this option can receive several values.
Params: - multiValued – whether or not this option is multi-valued.
Returns: the current Option
instance
/**
* Sets whether or not this option can receive several values.
*
* @param multiValued whether or not this option is multi-valued.
* @return the current {@link Option} instance
*/
public Option setMultiValued(boolean multiValued) {
this.multiValued = multiValued;
if (this.multiValued) {
// If we accept more than one, we also accept 1.
this.singleValued = true;
}
// Else we cannot say what is the desired value of singleValued, it needs to be explicitly set.
return this;
}
Returns: whether or not this option is single valued.
/**
* @return whether or not this option is single valued.
*/
public boolean isSingleValued() {
return singleValued;
}
Sets whether or not this option can receive a value.
Params: - singleValued – whether or not this option is single-valued.
Returns: the current Option
instance
/**
* Sets whether or not this option can receive a value.
*
* @param singleValued whether or not this option is single-valued.
* @return the current {@link Option} instance
*/
public Option setSingleValued(boolean singleValued) {
this.singleValued = singleValued;
return this;
}
Returns: the option arg name used in usage messages, null
if not set.
/**
* @return the option arg name used in usage messages, {@code null} if not set.
*/
public String getArgName() {
return argName;
}
Sets te arg name for this option.
Params: - argName – the arg name, must not be
null
Returns: the current Option
instance
/**
* Sets te arg name for this option.
*
* @param argName the arg name, must not be {@code null}
* @return the current {@link Option} instance
*/
public Option setArgName(String argName) {
Objects.requireNonNull(argName);
this.argName = argName;
return this;
}
Returns: the description of this option, null
if not set.
/**
* @return the description of this option, {@code null} if not set.
*/
public String getDescription() {
return description;
}
Sets te description of this option.
Params: - description – the description
Returns: the current Option
instance
/**
* Sets te description of this option.
*
* @param description the description
* @return the current {@link Option} instance
*/
public Option setDescription(String description) {
this.description = description;
return this;
}
Returns: whtehr or not this option is hidden.
/**
* @return whtehr or not this option is hidden.
*/
public boolean isHidden() {
return hidden;
}
Sets whether or not this option should be hidden
Params: - hidden –
true
to make this option hidden, false
otherwise
Returns: the current Option
instance
/**
* Sets whether or not this option should be hidden
*
* @param hidden {@code true} to make this option hidden, {@link false} otherwise
* @return the current {@link Option} instance
*/
public Option setHidden(boolean hidden) {
this.hidden = hidden;
return this;
}
Returns: the option long name, null
if not set.
/**
* @return the option long name, {@code null} if not set.
*/
public String getLongName() {
return longName;
}
Sets the long name of this option.
Params: - longName – the long name
Returns: the current Option
instance
/**
* Sets the long name of this option.
*
* @param longName the long name
* @return the current {@link Option} instance
*/
public Option setLongName(String longName) {
this.longName = longName;
return this;
}
Returns: whether or not this option is mandatory.
/**
* @return whether or not this option is mandatory.
*/
public boolean isRequired() {
return required;
}
Sets whether or not this option is mandatory.
Params: - required –
true
to make this option mandatory, false
otherwise
Returns: the current Option
instance
/**
* Sets whether or not this option is mandatory.
*
* @param required {@code true} to make this option mandatory, {@link false} otherwise
* @return the current {@link Option} instance
*/
public Option setRequired(boolean required) {
this.required = required;
return this;
}
Returns: the short name of this option, null
if not set.
/**
* @return the short name of this option, {@code null} if not set.
*/
public String getShortName() {
return shortName;
}
Sets the short name of this option.
Params: - shortName – the short name
Returns: the current Option
instance
/**
* Sets the short name of this option.
*
* @param shortName the short name
* @return the current {@link Option} instance
*/
public Option setShortName(String shortName) {
this.shortName = shortName;
return this;
}
Returns: the default value of this option, null
if not set.
/**
* @return the default value of this option, {@code null} if not set.
*/
public String getDefaultValue() {
return defaultValue;
}
Sets the default value of this option
Params: - defaultValue – the default value
Returns: the current Option
instance
/**
* Sets the default value of this option
*
* @param defaultValue the default value
* @return the current {@link Option} instance
*/
public Option setDefaultValue(String defaultValue) {
this.defaultValue = defaultValue;
if (this.defaultValue != null) {
setRequired(false);
}
return this;
}
Returns: whether or not this option is a flag.
/**
* @return whether or not this option is a flag.
*/
public boolean isFlag() {
return flag;
}
Configures the current Option
to be a flag. It will be evaluated to true
if it's found in the command line. If you need a flag that may receive a value, use, in this order: option.setFlag(true).setSingleValued(true)
Params: - flag – whether or not the option is a flag.
Returns: the current Option
/**
* Configures the current {@link Option} to be a flag. It will be evaluated to {@code true} if it's found in
* the command line. If you need a flag that may receive a value, use, in this order:
* <code><pre>
* option.setFlag(true).setSingleValued(true)
* </pre></code>
*
* @param flag whether or not the option is a flag.
* @return the current {@link Option}
*/
public Option setFlag(boolean flag) {
this.flag = flag;
if (flag) {
setSingleValued(false);
}
return this;
}
Checks whether or not this option is a "Help" option.
Returns: true
if this option is a "help" option.
/**
* Checks whether or not this option is a "Help" option.
*
* @return {@code true} if this option is a "help" option.
*/
public boolean isHelp() {
return help;
}
Sets whether or not this option is a "help" option
Params: - help –
true
to set this option as a "Help" option
Returns: the current Option
/**
* Sets whether or not this option is a "help" option
*
* @param help {@code true} to set this option as a "Help" option
* @return the current {@link Option}
*/
public Option setHelp(boolean help) {
this.help = help;
return this;
}
Returns: get the list of choices for the given option. Empty if this option does not define choices.
/**
* @return get the list of choices for the given option. Empty if this option does not define choices.
*/
public Set<String> getChoices() {
return choices;
}
Sets the list of values accepted by this option. If the value set by the user does not match once of these values, a InvalidValueException
exception is thrown. Params: - choices – the choices
Returns: the current Option
/**
* Sets the list of values accepted by this option. If the value set by the user does not match once of these
* values, a {@link InvalidValueException} exception is thrown.
*
* @param choices the choices
* @return the current {@link Option}
*/
public Option setChoices(Set<String> choices) {
this.choices = choices;
return this;
}
Adds a choice to the list of values accepted by this option. If the value set by the user does not match once of these values, a InvalidValueException
exception is thrown. Params: - choice – the choice
Returns: the current Option
/**
* Adds a choice to the list of values accepted by this option. If the value set by the user does not match once of these
* values, a {@link InvalidValueException} exception is thrown.
*
* @param choice the choice
* @return the current {@link Option}
*/
public Option addChoice(String choice) {
this.choices.add(choice);
return this;
}
}