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018package org.apache.commons.cli;
019
020import static org.apache.commons.cli.Util.EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY;
021
022import java.io.Serializable;
023import java.util.ArrayList;
024import java.util.List;
025import java.util.Objects;
026import java.util.function.Supplier;
027
028/**
029 * Describes a single command-line option. It maintains information regarding the short-name of the option, the long-name, if any exists, a flag indicating if
030 * an argument is required for this option, and a self-documenting description of the option.
031 * <p>
032 * An Option is not created independently, but is created through an instance of {@link Options}. An Option is required to have at least a short or a long-name.
033 * </p>
034 * <p>
035 * <strong>Note:</strong> once an {@link Option} has been added to an instance of {@link Options}, its required flag cannot be changed.
036 * </p>
037 *
038 * @see org.apache.commons.cli.Options
039 * @see org.apache.commons.cli.CommandLine
040 */
041public class Option implements Cloneable, Serializable {
042
043    /**
044     * Builds {@code Option} instances using descriptive methods.
045     * <p>
046     * Example usage:
047     * </p>
048     *
049     * <pre>
050     * Option option = Option.builder("a").required(true).longOpt("arg-name").build();
051     * </pre>
052     *
053     * @since 1.3
054     */
055    public static final class Builder implements Supplier<Option> {
056
057        /** The default type. */
058        private static final Class<String> DEFAULT_TYPE = String.class;
059
060        /**
061         * Returns the input Class or the default type (String) if null.
062         *
063         * @param type the candidate Class.
064         * @return the input Class or the default type (String) if null.
065         */
066        private static Class<?> toType(final Class<?> type) {
067            return type != null ? type : DEFAULT_TYPE;
068        }
069
070        /** The number of argument values this option can have. */
071        private int argCount = UNINITIALIZED;
072
073        /** The name of the argument for this option. */
074        private String argName;
075
076        /** The converter to convert to type. **/
077        private Converter<?, ?> converter;
078
079        /** Specifies whether this option is deprecated. */
080        private DeprecatedAttributes deprecated;
081
082        /** Description of the option. */
083        private String description;
084
085        /** The long representation of the option. */
086        private String longOption;
087
088        /** The name of the option. */
089        private String option;
090
091        /** Specifies whether the argument value of this Option is optional. */
092        private boolean optionalArg;
093
094        /** Specifies whether this option is required to be present. */
095        private boolean required;
096
097        /** Specifies the version when this option was added.  May be null */
098        private String since;
099
100        /** The type of this Option. */
101        private Class<?> type = DEFAULT_TYPE;
102
103        /** The character that is the value separator. */
104        private char valueSeparator;
105
106        /**
107         * Constructs a new {@code Builder} with the minimum required parameters for an {@code Option} instance.
108         *
109         * @param option short representation of the option.
110         * @throws IllegalArgumentException if there are any non valid Option characters in {@code opt}.
111         */
112        private Builder(final String option) throws IllegalArgumentException {
113            option(option);
114        }
115
116        /**
117         * Sets the display name for the argument value.
118         *
119         * @param argName the display name for the argument value.
120         * @return {@code this} instance..
121         */
122        public Builder argName(final String argName) {
123            this.argName = argName;
124            return this;
125        }
126
127        /**
128         * Constructs an Option with the values declared by this {@link Builder}.
129         *
130         * @return the new {@link Option}.
131         * @throws IllegalArgumentException if neither {@code opt} or {@code longOpt} has been set.
132         * @deprecated Use {@link #get()}.
133         */
134        @Deprecated
135        public Option build() {
136            return get();
137        }
138
139        /**
140         * Sets the converter for the option.
141         * <p>
142         * Note: See {@link TypeHandler} for serialization discussion.
143         * </p>
144         *
145         * @param converter the Converter to use.
146         * @return {@code this} instance..
147         * @since 1.7.0
148         */
149        public Builder converter(final Converter<?, ?> converter) {
150            this.converter = converter;
151            return this;
152        }
153
154        /**
155         * Marks this Option as deprecated.
156         *
157         * @return this builder.
158         * @since 1.7.0
159         */
160        public Builder deprecated() {
161            return deprecated(DeprecatedAttributes.DEFAULT);
162        }
163
164        /**
165         * Sets whether the Option is deprecated.
166         *
167         * @param deprecated specifies whether the Option is deprecated.
168         * @return this builder.
169         * @since 1.7.0
170         */
171        public Builder deprecated(final DeprecatedAttributes deprecated) {
172            this.deprecated = deprecated;
173            return this;
174        }
175
176        /**
177         * Sets the description for this option.
178         *
179         * @param description the description of the option.
180         * @return {@code this} instance..
181         */
182        public Builder desc(final String description) {
183            this.description = description;
184            return this;
185        }
186
187        /**
188         * Constructs an Option with the values declared by this {@link Builder}.
189         *
190         * @return the new {@link Option}.
191         * @throws IllegalStateException if neither {@code opt} or {@code longOpt} has been set.
192         */
193        @Override
194        public Option get() {
195            return new Option(this);
196        }
197
198        /**
199         * Tests whether the Option will require an argument.
200         *
201         * @return {@code this} instance..
202         */
203        public Builder hasArg() {
204            return hasArg(true);
205        }
206
207        /**
208         * Tests whether the Option has an argument or not.
209         *
210         * @param hasArg specifies whether the Option takes an argument or not.
211         * @return {@code this} instance..
212         */
213        public Builder hasArg(final boolean hasArg) {
214            // set to UNINITIALIZED when no arg is specified to be compatible with OptionBuilder
215            argCount = hasArg ? 1 : UNINITIALIZED;
216            return this;
217        }
218
219        /**
220         * Tests whether the Option can have unlimited argument values.
221         *
222         * @return this builder.
223         */
224        public Builder hasArgs() {
225            argCount = UNLIMITED_VALUES;
226            return this;
227        }
228
229        /**
230         * Sets the long name of the Option.
231         *
232         * @param longOption the long name of the Option
233         * @return this builder.
234         */
235        public Builder longOpt(final String longOption) {
236            this.longOption = longOption;
237            return this;
238        }
239
240        /**
241         * Sets the number of argument values the Option can take.
242         *
243         * @param argCount the number of argument values
244         * @return this builder.
245         */
246        public Builder numberOfArgs(final int argCount) {
247            this.argCount = argCount;
248            return this;
249        }
250
251        /**
252         * Sets the name of the Option.
253         *
254         * @param option the name of the Option.
255         * @return this builder.
256         * @throws IllegalArgumentException if there are any non valid Option characters in {@code opt}.
257         * @since 1.5.0
258         */
259        public Builder option(final String option) throws IllegalArgumentException {
260            this.option = OptionValidator.validate(option);
261            return this;
262        }
263
264        /**
265         * Sets whether the Option can have an optional argument.
266         *
267         * @param optionalArg specifies whether the Option can have an optional argument.
268         * @return this builder.
269         */
270        public Builder optionalArg(final boolean optionalArg) {
271            if (optionalArg && argCount == UNINITIALIZED) {
272                argCount = 1;
273            }
274            this.optionalArg = optionalArg;
275            return this;
276        }
277
278        /**
279         * Marks this Option as required.
280         *
281         * @return this builder.
282         */
283        public Builder required() {
284            return required(true);
285        }
286
287        /**
288         * Sets whether the Option is required.
289         *
290         * @param required specifies whether the Option is required.
291         * @return this builder.
292         */
293        public Builder required(final boolean required) {
294            this.required = required;
295            return this;
296        }
297
298        /** Sets the version number when this option was first defined."
299         *
300         * @param since the version number when this option was first defined.
301         * @return this builder.
302         */
303        public Builder since(final String since) {
304            this.since = since;
305            return this;
306        }
307
308        /**
309         * Sets the type of the Option.
310         *
311         * @param type the type of the Option.
312         * @return this builder.
313         */
314        public Builder type(final Class<?> type) {
315            this.type = toType(type);
316            return this;
317        }
318
319        /**
320         * The Option will use '=' as a means to separate argument value.
321         *
322         * @return this builder.
323         */
324        public Builder valueSeparator() {
325            return valueSeparator(Char.EQUAL);
326        }
327
328        /**
329         * The Option will use {@code sep} as a means to separate argument values.
330         * <p>
331         * <strong>Example:</strong>
332         * </p>
333         *
334         * <pre>
335         * Option opt = Option.builder("D").hasArgs().valueSeparator('=').build();
336         * Options options = new Options();
337         * options.addOption(opt);
338         * String[] args = { "-Dkey=value" };
339         * CommandLineParser parser = new DefaultParser();
340         * CommandLine line = parser.parse(options, args);
341         * String propertyName = line.getOptionValues("D")[0]; // will be "key"
342         * String propertyValue = line.getOptionValues("D")[1]; // will be "value"
343         * </pre>
344         *
345         * @param valueSeparator The value separator.
346         * @return this builder.
347         */
348        public Builder valueSeparator(final char valueSeparator) {
349            this.valueSeparator = valueSeparator;
350            return this;
351        }
352
353    }
354
355    /** Empty array. */
356    static final Option[] EMPTY_ARRAY = {};
357
358    /** The serial version UID. */
359    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
360
361    /** Specifies the number of argument values has not been specified. */
362    public static final int UNINITIALIZED = -1;
363
364    /** Specifies the number of argument values is infinite. */
365    public static final int UNLIMITED_VALUES = -2;
366
367    /**
368     * Returns a {@link Builder} to create an {@link Option} using descriptive methods.
369     *
370     * @return a new {@link Builder} instance.
371     * @since 1.3
372     */
373    public static Builder builder() {
374        return builder(null);
375    }
376
377    /**
378     * Returns a {@link Builder} to create an {@link Option} using descriptive methods.
379     *
380     * @param option short representation of the option.
381     * @return a new {@link Builder} instance.
382     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if there are any non valid Option characters in {@code opt}.
383     * @since 1.3
384     */
385    public static Builder builder(final String option) {
386        return new Builder(option);
387    }
388
389    /** The number of argument values this option can have. */
390    private int argCount = UNINITIALIZED;
391
392    /** The name of the argument for this option. */
393    private String argName;
394
395    /** The explicit converter for this option. May be null. */
396    private transient Converter<?, ?> converter;
397
398    /**
399     * Specifies whether this option is deprecated, may be null.
400     * <p>
401     * If you want to serialize this field, use a serialization proxy.
402     * </p>
403     */
404    private final transient DeprecatedAttributes deprecated;
405
406    /** Description of the option. */
407    private String description;
408
409    /** The long representation of the option. */
410    private String longOption;
411
412    /** The name of the option. */
413    private final String option;
414
415    /** Specifies whether the argument value of this Option is optional. */
416    private boolean optionalArg;
417
418    /** Specifies whether this option is required to be present. */
419    private boolean required;
420
421    /** Specifies the version when this option was added.  May be null */
422    private String since;
423
424    /** The type of this Option. */
425    private Class<?> type = String.class;
426
427    /** The list of argument values. **/
428    private List<String> values = new ArrayList<>();
429
430    /** The character that is the value separator. */
431    private char valueSeparator;
432
433    /**
434     * Private constructor used by the nested Builder class.
435     *
436     * @param builder builder used to create this option.
437     * @throws IllegalStateException if neither {@code opt} or {@code longOpt} has been set.
438     */
439    private Option(final Builder builder) {
440        if (builder.option == null && builder.longOption == null) {
441            throw new IllegalStateException("Either opt or longOpt must be specified");
442        }
443        this.argName = builder.argName;
444        this.description = builder.description;
445        this.longOption = builder.longOption;
446        this.argCount = builder.argCount;
447        this.option = builder.option;
448        this.optionalArg = builder.optionalArg;
449        this.deprecated = builder.deprecated;
450        this.required = builder.required;
451        this.since = builder.since;
452        this.type = builder.type;
453        this.valueSeparator = builder.valueSeparator;
454        this.converter = builder.converter;
455    }
456
457    /**
458     * Creates an Option using the specified parameters.
459     *
460     * @param option      short representation of the option.
461     * @param hasArg      specifies whether the Option takes an argument or not.
462     * @param description describes the function of the option.
463     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if there are any non valid Option characters in {@code opt}.
464     */
465    public Option(final String option, final boolean hasArg, final String description) throws IllegalArgumentException {
466        this(option, null, hasArg, description);
467    }
468
469    /**
470     * Creates an Option using the specified parameters. The option does not take an argument.
471     *
472     * @param option      short representation of the option.
473     * @param description describes the function of the option.
474     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if there are any non valid Option characters in {@code opt}.
475     */
476    public Option(final String option, final String description) throws IllegalArgumentException {
477        this(option, null, false, description);
478    }
479
480    /**
481     * Creates an Option using the specified parameters.
482     *
483     * @param option      short representation of the option.
484     * @param longOption  the long representation of the option.
485     * @param hasArg      specifies whether the Option takes an argument or not.
486     * @param description describes the function of the option.
487     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if there are any non valid Option characters in {@code opt}.
488     */
489    public Option(final String option, final String longOption, final boolean hasArg, final String description) throws IllegalArgumentException {
490        // ensure that the option is valid
491        this.deprecated = null;
492        this.option = OptionValidator.validate(option);
493        this.longOption = longOption;
494        // if hasArg is set then the number of arguments is 1
495        if (hasArg) {
496            this.argCount = 1;
497        }
498        this.description = description;
499    }
500
501    /**
502     * Tests whether the option can accept more arguments.
503     *
504     * @return false if the maximum number of arguments is reached.
505     * @since 1.3
506     */
507    boolean acceptsArg() {
508        return (hasArg() || hasArgs() || hasOptionalArg()) && (argCount <= 0 || values.size() < argCount);
509    }
510
511    /**
512     * Adds the value to this Option. If the number of arguments is greater than zero and there is enough space in the list then add the value. Otherwise, throw
513     * a runtime exception.
514     *
515     * @param value The value to be added to this Option.
516     */
517    private void add(final String value) {
518        if (!acceptsArg()) {
519            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot add value, list full.");
520        }
521        // store value
522        values.add(value);
523    }
524
525    /**
526     * This method is not intended to be used. It was a piece of internal API that was made public in 1.0. It currently throws an UnsupportedOperationException.
527     *
528     * @param value the value to add.
529     * @return always throws an {@link UnsupportedOperationException}.
530     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException always.
531     * @deprecated Unused.
532     */
533    @Deprecated
534    public boolean addValue(final String value) {
535        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("The addValue method is not intended for client use. Subclasses should use the processValue method instead.");
536    }
537
538    /**
539     * Clears the Option values. After a parse is complete, these are left with data in them and they need clearing if another parse is done.
540     *
541     * See: <a href="https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLI-71">CLI-71</a>
542     */
543    void clearValues() {
544        values.clear();
545    }
546
547    /**
548     * A rather odd clone method - due to incorrect code in 1.0 it is public and in 1.1 rather than throwing a CloneNotSupportedException it throws a
549     * RuntimeException so as to maintain backwards compatible at the API level.
550     *
551     * After calling this method, it is very likely you will want to call clearValues().
552     *
553     * @return a clone of this Option instance.
554     * @throws RuntimeException if a {@link CloneNotSupportedException} has been thrown by {@code super.clone()}.
555     */
556    @Override
557    public Object clone() {
558        try {
559            final Option option = (Option) super.clone();
560            option.values = new ArrayList<>(values);
561            return option;
562        } catch (final CloneNotSupportedException e) {
563            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(e.getMessage(), e);
564        }
565    }
566
567    @Override
568    public boolean equals(final Object obj) {
569        if (this == obj) {
570            return true;
571        }
572        if (!(obj instanceof Option)) {
573            return false;
574        }
575        final Option other = (Option) obj;
576        return Objects.equals(longOption, other.longOption) && Objects.equals(option, other.option);
577    }
578
579    /**
580     * Gets the display name for the argument value.
581     *
582     * @return the display name for the argument value.
583     */
584    public String getArgName() {
585        return argName;
586    }
587
588    /**
589     * Gets the number of argument values this Option can take.
590     *
591     * <p>
592     * A value equal to the constant {@link #UNINITIALIZED} (= -1) indicates the number of arguments has not been specified. A value equal to the constant
593     * {@link #UNLIMITED_VALUES} (= -2) indicates that this options takes an unlimited amount of values.
594     * </p>
595     *
596     * @return num the number of argument values.
597     * @see #UNINITIALIZED
598     * @see #UNLIMITED_VALUES
599     */
600    public int getArgs() {
601        return argCount;
602    }
603
604    /**
605     * Gets the value to type converter.
606     *
607     * @return the value to type converter.
608     * @since 1.7.0
609     */
610    public Converter<?, ?> getConverter() {
611        return converter == null ? TypeHandler.getDefault().getConverter(type) : converter;
612    }
613
614    /**
615     * Gets deprecated attributes if any.
616     *
617     * @return boolean deprecated attributes or null.
618     * @since 1.7.0
619     */
620    public DeprecatedAttributes getDeprecated() {
621        return deprecated;
622    }
623
624    /**
625     * Gets the self-documenting description of this Option.
626     *
627     * @return The string description of this option.
628     */
629    public String getDescription() {
630        return description;
631    }
632
633    /**
634     * Gets the id of this Option. This is only set when the Option shortOpt is a single character. This is used for switch statements.
635     *
636     * @return the id of this Option.
637     */
638    public int getId() {
639        return getKey().charAt(0);
640    }
641
642    /**
643     * Gets the 'unique' Option identifier. This is the option value if set or the long value if the options value is not set.
644     *
645     * @return the 'unique' Option identifier.
646     * @since 1.7.0
647     */
648    public String getKey() {
649        // if 'opt' is null, then it is a 'long' option
650        return option == null ? longOption : option;
651    }
652
653    /**
654     * Gets the long name of this Option.
655     *
656     * @return Long name of this option, or null, if there is no long name.
657     */
658    public String getLongOpt() {
659        return longOption;
660    }
661
662    /**
663     * Gets the name of this Option.
664     *
665     * It is this String which can be used with {@link CommandLine#hasOption(String opt)} and {@link CommandLine#getOptionValue(String opt)} to check for
666     * existence and argument.
667     *
668     * @return The name of this option.
669     */
670    public String getOpt() {
671        return option;
672    }
673
674    /**
675     * Gets the version when this option was added.
676     * @return the version when this option was added, or {@code null} if not set.
677     */
678    public String getSince() {
679        return since;
680    }
681
682    /**
683     * Gets the type of this Option.
684     *
685     * @return The type of this option.
686     */
687    public Object getType() {
688        return type;
689    }
690
691    /**
692     * Gets the specified value of this Option or {@code null} if there is no value.
693     *
694     * @return the value/first value of this Option or {@code null} if there is no value.
695     */
696    public String getValue() {
697        return hasNoValues() ? null : values.get(0);
698    }
699
700    /**
701     * Gets the specified value of this Option or {@code null} if there is no value.
702     *
703     * @param index The index of the value to be returned.
704     * @return the specified value of this Option or {@code null} if there is no value.
705     * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if index is less than 1 or greater than the number of the values for this Option.
706     */
707    public String getValue(final int index) throws IndexOutOfBoundsException {
708        return hasNoValues() ? null : values.get(index);
709    }
710
711    /**
712     * Gets the value/first value of this Option or the {@code defaultValue} if there is no value.
713     *
714     * @param defaultValue The value to be returned if there is no value.
715     * @return the value/first value of this Option or the {@code defaultValue} if there are no values.
716     */
717    public String getValue(final String defaultValue) {
718        final String value = getValue();
719        return value != null ? value : defaultValue;
720    }
721
722    /**
723     * Gets the values of this Option as a String array or an empty array if there are no values.
724     *
725     * @return the values of this Option as a String array or an empty array if there are no values.
726     */
727    public String[] getValues() {
728        return hasNoValues() ? null : values.toArray(EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY);
729    }
730
731    /**
732     * Gets the value separator character.
733     *
734     * @return the value separator character.
735     */
736    public char getValueSeparator() {
737        return valueSeparator;
738    }
739
740    /**
741     * Gets the values of this Option as a List.  Will return an empty list if there are no values.
742     *
743     * @return the values of this Option as a List or an empty List if there are no values.
744     */
745    public List<String> getValuesList() {
746        return values;
747    }
748
749    /**
750     * Tests whether this Option requires an argument.
751     *
752     * @return boolean flag indicating if an argument is required.
753     */
754    public boolean hasArg() {
755        return argCount > 0 || argCount == UNLIMITED_VALUES;
756    }
757
758    /**
759     * Tests whether the display name for the argument value has been set.
760     *
761     * @return if the display name for the argument value has been set.
762     */
763    public boolean hasArgName() {
764        return argName != null && !argName.isEmpty();
765    }
766
767    /**
768     * Tests whether this Option can take many values.
769     *
770     * @return boolean flag indicating if multiple values are allowed.
771     */
772    public boolean hasArgs() {
773        return argCount > 1 || argCount == UNLIMITED_VALUES;
774    }
775
776    @Override
777    public int hashCode() {
778        return Objects.hash(longOption, option);
779    }
780
781    /**
782     * Tests whether this Option has a long name.
783     *
784     * @return boolean flag indicating existence of a long name.
785     */
786    public boolean hasLongOpt() {
787        return longOption != null;
788    }
789
790    /**
791     * Tests whether this Option has any values.
792     *
793     * @return whether this Option has any values.
794     */
795    private boolean hasNoValues() {
796        return values.isEmpty();
797    }
798
799    /**
800     * Tests whether this Option can have an optional argument.
801     *
802     * @return whether this Option can have an optional argument.
803     */
804    public boolean hasOptionalArg() {
805        return optionalArg;
806    }
807
808    /**
809     * Tests whether this Option has specified a value separator.
810     *
811     * @return whether this Option has specified a value separator.
812     * @since 1.1
813     */
814    public boolean hasValueSeparator() {
815        return valueSeparator > 0;
816    }
817
818    /**
819     * Tests whether this Option is deprecated.
820     *
821     * @return boolean flag indicating whether this Option is deprecated.
822     * @since 1.7.0
823     */
824    public boolean isDeprecated() {
825        return deprecated != null;
826    }
827
828    /**
829     * Tests whether this Option is required.
830     *
831     * @return boolean flag indicating whether this Option is required.
832     */
833    public boolean isRequired() {
834        return required;
835    }
836
837    /**
838     * Processes the value. If this Option has a value separator the value will have to be parsed into individual tokens. When n-1 tokens have been processed
839     * and there are more value separators in the value, parsing is ceased and the remaining characters are added as a single token.
840     *
841     * @param value The String to be processed.
842     */
843    void processValue(final String value) {
844        if (argCount == UNINITIALIZED) {
845            throw new IllegalStateException("NO_ARGS_ALLOWED");
846        }
847        String add = Objects.requireNonNull(value, "value");
848        // this Option has a separator character
849        if (hasValueSeparator()) {
850            // get the separator character
851            final char sep = getValueSeparator();
852            // store the index for the value separator
853            int index = add.indexOf(sep);
854            // while there are more value separators
855            while (index != -1) {
856                // next value to be added
857                if (values.size() == argCount - 1) {
858                    break;
859                }
860                // store
861                add(add.substring(0, index));
862                // parse
863                add = add.substring(index + 1);
864                // get new index
865                index = add.indexOf(sep);
866            }
867        }
868        // store the actual value or the last value that has been parsed
869        add(add);
870    }
871
872    /**
873     * Tests whether the option requires more arguments to be valid.
874     *
875     * @return false if the option doesn't require more arguments.
876     */
877    boolean requiresArg() {
878        if (optionalArg) {
879            return false;
880        }
881        if (argCount == UNLIMITED_VALUES) {
882            return values.isEmpty();
883        }
884        return acceptsArg();
885    }
886
887    /**
888     * Sets the display name for the argument value.
889     *
890     * @param argName the display name for the argument value.
891     */
892    public void setArgName(final String argName) {
893        this.argName = argName;
894    }
895
896    /**
897     * Sets the number of argument values this Option can take.
898     *
899     * @param num the number of argument values.
900     */
901    public void setArgs(final int num) {
902        this.argCount = num;
903    }
904
905    /**
906     * Sets the value to type converter.
907     *
908     * @param converter The converter to convert the string value to the type.
909     * @since 1.7.0
910     */
911    public void setConverter(final Converter<?, ?> converter) {
912        this.converter = converter;
913    }
914
915    /**
916     * Sets the self-documenting description of this Option.
917     *
918     * @param description The description of this option.
919     * @since 1.1
920     */
921    public void setDescription(final String description) {
922        this.description = description;
923    }
924
925    /**
926     * Sets the long name of this Option.
927     *
928     * @param longOpt the long name of this Option.
929     */
930    public void setLongOpt(final String longOpt) {
931        this.longOption = longOpt;
932    }
933
934    /**
935     * Sets whether this Option can have an optional argument.
936     *
937     * @param optionalArg specifies whether the Option can have an optional argument.
938     */
939    public void setOptionalArg(final boolean optionalArg) {
940        this.optionalArg = optionalArg;
941    }
942
943    /**
944     * Sets whether this Option is mandatory.
945     *
946     * @param required specifies whether this Option is mandatory.
947     */
948    public void setRequired(final boolean required) {
949        this.required = required;
950    }
951
952    /**
953     * Sets the type of this Option.
954     *
955     * @param type the type of this Option.
956     * @since 1.3
957     */
958    public void setType(final Class<?> type) {
959        this.type = Builder.toType(type);
960    }
961
962    /**
963     * Sets the type of this Option.
964     * <p>
965     * <strong>Note:</strong> this method is kept for binary compatibility and the input type is supposed to be a {@link Class} object.
966     * </p>
967     *
968     * @param type the type of this Option.
969     * @deprecated since 1.3, use {@link #setType(Class)} instead.
970     */
971    @Deprecated
972    public void setType(final Object type) {
973        setType((Class<?>) type);
974    }
975
976    /**
977     * Sets the value separator. For example if the argument value was a Java property, the value separator would be '='.
978     *
979     * @param valueSeparator The value separator.
980     */
981    public void setValueSeparator(final char valueSeparator) {
982        this.valueSeparator = valueSeparator;
983    }
984
985    String toDeprecatedString() {
986        if (!isDeprecated()) {
987            return "";
988        }
989        // @formatter:off
990        final StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder()
991                .append("Option '")
992                .append(option)
993                .append(Char.APOS);
994        // @formatter:on
995        if (longOption != null) {
996            buf.append(Char.APOS).append(longOption).append(Char.APOS);
997        }
998        buf.append(": ").append(deprecated);
999        return buf.toString();
1000    }
1001
1002    /**
1003     * Creates a String suitable for debugging.
1004     *
1005     * @return a String suitable for debugging.
1006     */
1007    @Override
1008    public String toString() {
1009        final StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder().append("[ ");
1010        buf.append("Option ");
1011        buf.append(option);
1012        if (longOption != null) {
1013            buf.append(Char.SP).append(longOption);
1014        }
1015        if (isDeprecated()) {
1016            buf.append(Char.SP);
1017            buf.append(deprecated.toString());
1018        }
1019        if (hasArgs()) {
1020            buf.append("[ARG...]");
1021        } else if (hasArg()) {
1022            buf.append(" [ARG]");
1023        }
1024        // @formatter:off
1025        return buf.append(" :: ")
1026            .append(description)
1027            .append(" :: ")
1028            .append(type)
1029            .append(" ]")
1030            .toString();
1031        // @formatter:on
1032    }
1033}