Coverage Report - org.apache.commons.cli2.Option
 
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Option
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 package org.apache.commons.cli2;
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 import java.util.Comparator;
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 import java.util.List;
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 import java.util.ListIterator;
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 import java.util.Set;
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 /**
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  * The super type of all options representing a particular element of the
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  * command line interface.
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  */
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 public interface Option {
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     /**
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      * Processes String arguments into a CommandLine.
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      *
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      * The iterator will initially point at the first argument to be processed
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      * and at the end of the method should point to the first argument not
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      * processed. This method MUST process at least one argument from the
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      * ListIterator.
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      *
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      * @param commandLine
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      *            The CommandLine object to store results in
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      * @param args
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      *            The arguments to process
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      * @throws OptionException
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      *             if any problems occur
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      */
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     void process(
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         final WriteableCommandLine commandLine,
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         final ListIterator args)
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         throws OptionException;
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     /**
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      * Adds defaults to a CommandLine.
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      *
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      * Any defaults for this option are applied as well as the defaults for
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      * any contained options
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      *
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      * @param commandLine
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      *            The CommandLine object to store defaults in
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      */
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     void defaults(final WriteableCommandLine commandLine);
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     /**
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      * Indicates whether this Option will be able to process the particular
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      * argument.
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      *
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      * @param commandLine
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      *            The CommandLine to check
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      * @param argument
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      *            The argument to be tested
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      * @return true if the argument can be processed by this Option
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      */
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     boolean canProcess(final WriteableCommandLine commandLine, final String argument);
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     /**
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      * Indicates whether this Option will be able to process the particular
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      * argument. The ListIterator must be restored to the initial state before
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      * returning the boolean.
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      *
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      * @see #canProcess(WriteableCommandLine,String)
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      * @param commandLine
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      *            the CommandLine to check
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      * @param arguments
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      *            the ListIterator over String arguments
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      * @return true if the argument can be processed by this Option
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      */
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     boolean canProcess(final WriteableCommandLine commandLine, final ListIterator arguments);
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     /**
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      * Identifies the argument prefixes that should trigger this option. This
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      * is used to decide which of many Options should be tried when processing
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      * a given argument string.
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      *
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      * The returned Set must not be null.
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      *
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      * @return The set of triggers for this Option
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      */
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     Set getTriggers();
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     /**
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      * Identifies the argument prefixes that should be considered options. This
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      * is used to identify whether a given string looks like an option or an
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      * argument value. Typically an option would return the set [--,-] while
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      * switches might offer [-,+].
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      *
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      * The returned Set must not be null.
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      *
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      * @return The set of prefixes for this Option
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      */
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     Set getPrefixes();
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     /**
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      * Checks that the supplied CommandLine is valid with respect to this
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      * option.
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      *
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      * @param commandLine
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      *            The CommandLine to check.
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      * @throws OptionException
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      *             if the CommandLine is not valid.
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      */
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     void validate(final WriteableCommandLine commandLine)
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         throws OptionException;
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     /**
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      * Builds up a list of HelpLineImpl instances to be presented by HelpFormatter.
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      *
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      * @see HelpLine
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      * @see org.apache.commons.cli2.util.HelpFormatter
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      * @param depth
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      *            the initial indent depth
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      * @param helpSettings
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      *            the HelpSettings that should be applied
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      * @param comp
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      *            a comparator used to sort options when applicable.
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      * @return a List of HelpLineImpl objects
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      */
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     List helpLines(
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         final int depth,
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         final Set helpSettings,
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         final Comparator comp);
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     /**
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      * Appends usage information to the specified StringBuffer
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      *
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      * @param buffer the buffer to append to
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      * @param helpSettings a set of display settings @see DisplaySetting
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      * @param comp a comparator used to sort the Options
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      */
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     void appendUsage(
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         final StringBuffer buffer,
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         final Set helpSettings,
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         final Comparator comp);
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     /**
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      * The preferred name of an option is used for generating help and usage
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      * information.
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      *
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      * @return The preferred name of the option
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      */
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     String getPreferredName();
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     /**
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      * Returns a description of the option. This string is used to build help
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      * messages as in the HelpFormatter.
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      *
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      * @see org.apache.commons.cli2.util.HelpFormatter
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      * @return a description of the option.
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      */
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     String getDescription();
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     /**
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      * Returns the id of the option.  This can be used in a loop and switch
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      * construct:
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      *
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      * <code>
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      * for(Option o : cmd.getOptions()){
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      *     switch(o.getId()){
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      *         case POTENTIAL_OPTION:
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      *             ...
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      *     }
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      * }
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      * </code>
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      *
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      * The returned value is not guarenteed to be unique.
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      *
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      * @return the id of the option.
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      */
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     int getId();
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     /**
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      * Recursively searches for an option with the supplied trigger.
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      *
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      * @param trigger the trigger to search for.
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      * @return the matching option or null.
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      */
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     Option findOption(final String trigger);
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     /**
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      * Indicates whether this option is required to be present.
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      * @return true iff the CommandLine will be invalid without this Option
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      */
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     boolean isRequired();
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     /**
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      * Returns the parent of this option. Options can be organized in a
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      * hierarchical manner if they are added to groups. This method can be used
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      * for obtaining the parent option of this option. The result may be
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      * <b>null</b> if this option does not have a parent.
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      *
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      * @return the parent of this option
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      */
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     Option getParent();
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     /**
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      * Sets the parent of this option. This method is called when the option is
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      * added to a group. Storing the parent of an option makes it possible to
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      * keep track of hierarchical relations between options. For instance, if an
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      * option is identified while parsing a command line, the group this option
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      * belongs to can also be added to the command line.
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      *
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      * @param parent the parent option
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      */
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     void setParent(Option parent);
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 }