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1 | /* | |
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4 | * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership. | |
5 | * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0 | |
6 | * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with | |
7 | * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at | |
8 | * | |
9 | * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 | |
10 | * | |
11 | * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software | |
12 | * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, | |
13 | * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. | |
14 | * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and | |
15 | * limitations under the License. | |
16 | */ | |
17 | package org.apache.commons.cli2; | |
18 | ||
19 | import java.util.Comparator; | |
20 | import java.util.List; | |
21 | import java.util.ListIterator; | |
22 | import java.util.Set; | |
23 | ||
24 | /** | |
25 | * The super type of all options representing a particular element of the | |
26 | * command line interface. | |
27 | */ | |
28 | public interface Option { | |
29 | ||
30 | /** | |
31 | * Processes String arguments into a CommandLine. | |
32 | * | |
33 | * The iterator will initially point at the first argument to be processed | |
34 | * and at the end of the method should point to the first argument not | |
35 | * processed. This method MUST process at least one argument from the | |
36 | * ListIterator. | |
37 | * | |
38 | * @param commandLine | |
39 | * The CommandLine object to store results in | |
40 | * @param args | |
41 | * The arguments to process | |
42 | * @throws OptionException | |
43 | * if any problems occur | |
44 | */ | |
45 | void process( | |
46 | final WriteableCommandLine commandLine, | |
47 | final ListIterator args) | |
48 | throws OptionException; | |
49 | ||
50 | /** | |
51 | * Adds defaults to a CommandLine. | |
52 | * | |
53 | * Any defaults for this option are applied as well as the defaults for | |
54 | * any contained options | |
55 | * | |
56 | * @param commandLine | |
57 | * The CommandLine object to store defaults in | |
58 | */ | |
59 | void defaults(final WriteableCommandLine commandLine); | |
60 | ||
61 | /** | |
62 | * Indicates whether this Option will be able to process the particular | |
63 | * argument. | |
64 | * | |
65 | * @param commandLine | |
66 | * The CommandLine to check | |
67 | * @param argument | |
68 | * The argument to be tested | |
69 | * @return true if the argument can be processed by this Option | |
70 | */ | |
71 | boolean canProcess(final WriteableCommandLine commandLine, final String argument); | |
72 | ||
73 | /** | |
74 | * Indicates whether this Option will be able to process the particular | |
75 | * argument. The ListIterator must be restored to the initial state before | |
76 | * returning the boolean. | |
77 | * | |
78 | * @see #canProcess(WriteableCommandLine,String) | |
79 | * @param commandLine | |
80 | * the CommandLine to check | |
81 | * @param arguments | |
82 | * the ListIterator over String arguments | |
83 | * @return true if the argument can be processed by this Option | |
84 | */ | |
85 | boolean canProcess(final WriteableCommandLine commandLine, final ListIterator arguments); | |
86 | ||
87 | /** | |
88 | * Identifies the argument prefixes that should trigger this option. This | |
89 | * is used to decide which of many Options should be tried when processing | |
90 | * a given argument string. | |
91 | * | |
92 | * The returned Set must not be null. | |
93 | * | |
94 | * @return The set of triggers for this Option | |
95 | */ | |
96 | Set getTriggers(); | |
97 | ||
98 | /** | |
99 | * Identifies the argument prefixes that should be considered options. This | |
100 | * is used to identify whether a given string looks like an option or an | |
101 | * argument value. Typically an option would return the set [--,-] while | |
102 | * switches might offer [-,+]. | |
103 | * | |
104 | * The returned Set must not be null. | |
105 | * | |
106 | * @return The set of prefixes for this Option | |
107 | */ | |
108 | Set getPrefixes(); | |
109 | ||
110 | /** | |
111 | * Checks that the supplied CommandLine is valid with respect to this | |
112 | * option. | |
113 | * | |
114 | * @param commandLine | |
115 | * The CommandLine to check. | |
116 | * @throws OptionException | |
117 | * if the CommandLine is not valid. | |
118 | */ | |
119 | void validate(final WriteableCommandLine commandLine) | |
120 | throws OptionException; | |
121 | ||
122 | /** | |
123 | * Builds up a list of HelpLineImpl instances to be presented by HelpFormatter. | |
124 | * | |
125 | * @see HelpLine | |
126 | * @see org.apache.commons.cli2.util.HelpFormatter | |
127 | * @param depth | |
128 | * the initial indent depth | |
129 | * @param helpSettings | |
130 | * the HelpSettings that should be applied | |
131 | * @param comp | |
132 | * a comparator used to sort options when applicable. | |
133 | * @return a List of HelpLineImpl objects | |
134 | */ | |
135 | List helpLines( | |
136 | final int depth, | |
137 | final Set helpSettings, | |
138 | final Comparator comp); | |
139 | ||
140 | /** | |
141 | * Appends usage information to the specified StringBuffer | |
142 | * | |
143 | * @param buffer the buffer to append to | |
144 | * @param helpSettings a set of display settings @see DisplaySetting | |
145 | * @param comp a comparator used to sort the Options | |
146 | */ | |
147 | void appendUsage( | |
148 | final StringBuffer buffer, | |
149 | final Set helpSettings, | |
150 | final Comparator comp); | |
151 | ||
152 | /** | |
153 | * The preferred name of an option is used for generating help and usage | |
154 | * information. | |
155 | * | |
156 | * @return The preferred name of the option | |
157 | */ | |
158 | String getPreferredName(); | |
159 | ||
160 | /** | |
161 | * Returns a description of the option. This string is used to build help | |
162 | * messages as in the HelpFormatter. | |
163 | * | |
164 | * @see org.apache.commons.cli2.util.HelpFormatter | |
165 | * @return a description of the option. | |
166 | */ | |
167 | String getDescription(); | |
168 | ||
169 | /** | |
170 | * Returns the id of the option. This can be used in a loop and switch | |
171 | * construct: | |
172 | * | |
173 | * <code> | |
174 | * for(Option o : cmd.getOptions()){ | |
175 | * switch(o.getId()){ | |
176 | * case POTENTIAL_OPTION: | |
177 | * ... | |
178 | * } | |
179 | * } | |
180 | * </code> | |
181 | * | |
182 | * The returned value is not guarenteed to be unique. | |
183 | * | |
184 | * @return the id of the option. | |
185 | */ | |
186 | int getId(); | |
187 | ||
188 | /** | |
189 | * Recursively searches for an option with the supplied trigger. | |
190 | * | |
191 | * @param trigger the trigger to search for. | |
192 | * @return the matching option or null. | |
193 | */ | |
194 | Option findOption(final String trigger); | |
195 | ||
196 | /** | |
197 | * Indicates whether this option is required to be present. | |
198 | * @return true iff the CommandLine will be invalid without this Option | |
199 | */ | |
200 | boolean isRequired(); | |
201 | ||
202 | /** | |
203 | * Returns the parent of this option. Options can be organized in a | |
204 | * hierarchical manner if they are added to groups. This method can be used | |
205 | * for obtaining the parent option of this option. The result may be | |
206 | * <b>null</b> if this option does not have a parent. | |
207 | * | |
208 | * @return the parent of this option | |
209 | */ | |
210 | Option getParent(); | |
211 | ||
212 | /** | |
213 | * Sets the parent of this option. This method is called when the option is | |
214 | * added to a group. Storing the parent of an option makes it possible to | |
215 | * keep track of hierarchical relations between options. For instance, if an | |
216 | * option is identified while parsing a command line, the group this option | |
217 | * belongs to can also be added to the command line. | |
218 | * | |
219 | * @param parent the parent option | |
220 | */ | |
221 | void setParent(Option parent); | |
222 | } |