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b91e2391 1/* -*-c-*-
2 *
5b59e227 3 * $Id: mdwopt.h,v 1.2 1999/05/13 22:57:23 mdw Exp $
b91e2391 4 *
5 * Options parsing, similar to GNU @getopt_long@
6 *
7 * (c) 1996 Mark Wooding
8 */
9
10/*----- Licensing notice --------------------------------------------------*
11 *
12 * This file is part of many programs.
13 *
14 * `mdwopt' is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
15 * it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as
16 * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
17 * License, or (at your option) any later version.
18 *
19 * `mdwopt' is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
20 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
21 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
22 * GNU Library General Public License for more details.
23 *
24 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
25 * License along with `mdwopt'; if not, write to the Free Software
26 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
27 */
28
29/*----- Revision history --------------------------------------------------*
30 *
31 * $Log: mdwopt.h,v $
5b59e227 32 * Revision 1.2 1999/05/13 22:57:23 mdw
33 * Change `-ise' to `-ize' throughout.
34 *
35 * Revision 1.1.1.1 1999/05/05 19:23:47 mdw
36 * New import. The old CVS repository was lost in a disk disaster.
b91e2391 37 *
38 * --- Previous lives ---
39 *
40 * %Log: mdwopt.h,v %
41 * Revision 1.5 1997/08/09 20:27:59 mdw
42 * Fix spelling of `Licensing'.
43 *
44 * Revision 1.4 1997/07/29 21:11:49 mdw
45 * Fixed address of the FSF.
46 *
47 * Revision 1.3 1996/12/31 19:41:33 mdw
48 * Formatting changes.
49 *
50 * Revision 1.2 1996/11/23 00:47:25 mdw
51 * Added `MdwOpt' object from the `anagram' source code.
52 *
53 * Revision 1.1 1996/09/24 18:01:43 mdw
54 * Initial revision
55 *
56 */
57
58#ifndef MDWOPT_H
59#define MDWOPT_H
60
61/*----- Options handling structures ---------------------------------------*/
62
63#ifdef __cplusplus
64 extern "C" {
65#endif
66
67/* --- @mdwopt_data@ --- *
68 *
69 * Contains all the information needed by the @mdwopt@ routine to do its
70 * work.
71 */
72
73typedef struct {
74 /* --- Public variables --- */
75
76 char *arg; /* Arg of current option, or 0 */
77 int opt; /* Value of current option */
78 int ind; /* 0 for init, index when done */
79 int err; /* Set nonzero for error messages */
80 char *prog; /* Program name (from @argv[0]@) */
81
82 /* --- Private variables --- *
83 *
84 * Don't play with these, please.
85 */
86
87 char *list; /* Current short options pointer */
88 int next; /* Next argument, unpermuted */
89 int order; /* Ordering of options, flags */
90 char *env; /* Where we are in the env var */
91 char *estart; /* Pointer to env var buffer */
92}
93mdwopt_data;
94
95/*----- Global variables --------------------------------------------------*/
96
97extern mdwopt_data mdwopt_global; /* The default global data */
98
99/* --- For compatibility with older programs (and prettiness) --- *
100 *
101 * The macros here access the global structure defined above. I consider it
102 * to be perfectly acceptable to use these macros in new code, because it
103 * looks nicer than playing with @mdwopt_global@.
104 */
105
106#define optarg (mdwopt_global.arg) /* Argument of current option */
107#define optopt (mdwopt_global.opt) /* Code of current option */
108#define opterr (mdwopt_global.err) /* Zero to report error messages */
109#define optind (mdwopt_global.ind) /* Index of first non-option */
110#define optprog (mdwopt_global.prog) /* Pointer to program name */
111
112/*----- Type definitions --------------------------------------------------*/
113
114/* --- Long options definition table --- */
115
116struct option {
117 const char *name; /* Name of the long option */
118 int has_arg; /* Does it have an argument? */
119 int *flag; /* Address of flag variable */
120 int val; /* Value to store/return */
121};
122
123/* --- Old-style names for argument flags in long options table --- */
124
125enum {
126 no_argument, /* No argument required */
127 required_argument, /* User must specify argument */
128 optional_argument /* Argument is optional */
129};
130
131/* --- New style flag names --- */
132
133enum {
134 gFlag_argReq = 1, /* Required argument */
135 gFlag_argOpt = 2, /* Optional argument */
136 gFlag_switch = 4, /* OR val into flag, don't store */
137 gFlag_negate = 8, /* Allow long option to be negated */
138 gFlag__last_long_opt_flag = 0 /* Dummy value */
139};
140
141enum {
142 gFlag_noLongs = 1, /* Don't read long options */
143 gFlag_noShorts = 2, /* Don't read short options */
144 gFlag_numbers = 4, /* Read numeric options */
145 gFlag_negation = 8, /* Allow `%|+|%' for negations */
146 gFlag_envVar = 16, /* Parse options from env var */
147 gFlag_noProgName = 32, /* Don't set @optprog@ */
148 gFlag_negNumber = 64, /* Allow negated number options */
149 gFlag__last_mdwopt_flag = 0 /* Dummy value */
150};
151
152enum {
153 gFlag_negated = 256, /* Option flag was negated by user */
154 gFlag__last_return_flag = 0 /* Dummy value */
155};
156
157/*----- Main code ---------------------------------------------------------*/
158
159/* --- @mdwopt@ --- *
160 *
161 * Arguments: @int argc@ = number of command line arguments
162 * @char * const *argv@ = pointer to command line arguments
163 * @const char *shortopt@ = pointer to short options information
164 * @const struct option *longopts@ = pointer to long opts info
165 * @int *longind@ = where to store matched longopt
166 * @mdwopt_data *data@ = persistent state for the parser
167 * @int flags@ = various useful flags
168 *
169 * Returns: Value of option found next, or an error character, or
170 * @EOF@ for the last thing.
171 *
172 * Use: Reads options. The routine should be more-or-less compatible
173 * with standard getopts, although it provides many more
174 * features even than the standard GNU implementation.
175 *
176 * The precise manner of options parsing is determined by
177 * various flag settings, which are described below. By setting
178 * flag values appropriately, you can achieve behaviour very
179 * similar to most other getopt routines.
180 *
181 *
182 * How options parsing appears to users
183 *
184 * A command line consists of a number of `words' (which may
185 * contain spaces, according to various shell quoting
186 * conventions). A word may be an option, an argument to an
187 * option, or a non-option. An option begins with a special
188 * character, usually `%|-|%', although `%|+|%' is also used
189 * sometimes. As special exceptions, the word containing only a
190 * `%|-|%' is considered to be a non-option, since it usually
191 * represents standard input or output as a filename, and the
192 * word containing a double-dash `%|--|%' is used to mark all
193 * following words as being non-options regardless of their
194 * initial character.
195 *
196 * Traditionally, all words after the first non-option have been
197 * considered to be non-options automatically, so that options
198 * must be specified before filenames. However, this
199 * implementation can extract all the options from the command
200 * line regardless of their position. This can usually be
201 * disabled by setting one of the environment variables
202 * `%|POSIXLY_CORRECT|%' or `%|_POSIX_OPTION_ORDER|%'.
203 *
204 * There are two different styles of options: `short' and
205 * `long'.
206 *
207 * Short options are the sort which Unix has known for ages: an
208 * option is a single letter, preceded by a `%|-|%'. Short
209 * options can be joined together to save space (and possibly to
210 * make silly words): e.g., instead of giving options
211 * `%|-x.-y|%', a user could write `%|-xy|%'. Some short
212 * options can have arguments, which appear after the option
213 * letter, either immediately following, or in the next `word'
214 * (so an option with an argument could be written as
215 * `%|-o foo|%' or as `%|-ofoo|%'). Note that options with
216 * optional arguments must be written in the second style.
217 *
218 * When a short option controls a flag setting, it is sometimes
219 * possible to explicitly turn the flag off, as well as turning
220 * it on, (usually to override default options). This is
221 * usually done by using a `%|+|%' instead of a `%|-|%' to
222 * introduce the option.
223 *
5b59e227 224 * Long options, as popularized by the GNU utilities, are given
b91e2391 225 * long-ish memorable names, preceded by a double-dash `%|--|%'.
226 * Since their names are more than a single character, long
227 * options can't be combined in the same way as short options.
228 * Arguments to long options may be given either in the same
229 * `word', separated from the option name by an equals sign, or
230 * in the following `word'.
231 *
232 * Long option names can be abbreviated if necessary, as long
233 * as the abbreviation is unique. This means that options can
234 * have sensible and memorable names but still not require much
235 * typing from an experienced user.
236 *
237 * Like short options, long options can control flag settings.
238 * The options to manipulate these settings come in pairs: an
239 * option of the form `%|--set-flag|%' might set the flag, while
240 * an option of the form `%|--no-set-flag|%' might clear it.
241 *
242 * It is usual for applications to provide both short and long
243 * options with identical behaviour. Some applications with
244 * lots of options may only provide long options (although they
245 * will often be only two or three characters long). In this
246 * case, long options can be preceded with a single `%|-|%'
247 * character, and negated by a `%|+|%' character.
248 *
249 * Finally, some (older) programs accept arguments of the form
250 * `%%@.{"-"<number>}%%', to set some numerical parameter,
251 * typically a line count of some kind.
252 *
253 *
254 * How programs parse options
255 *
256 * An application parses its options by calling mdwopt
257 * repeatedly. Each time it is called, mdwopt returns a value
258 * describing the option just read, and stores information about
259 * the option in a data block. The value %$-1$% is returned
260 * when there are no more options to be read. The `%|?|%'
261 * character is returned when an error is encountered.
262 *
263 * Before starting to parse options, the value @data->ind@ must
264 * be set to 0 or 1. The value of @data->err@ can also be set,
265 * to choose whether errors are reported by mdwopt.
266 *
267 * The program's `@argc@' and `@argv@' arguments are passed to
268 * the options parser, so that it can read the command line. A
269 * flags word is also passed, allowing the program fine control
270 * over parsing. The flags are described above.
271 *
272 * Short options are described by a string, which once upon a
273 * time just contained the permitted option characters. Now the
274 * options string begins with a collection of flag characters,
275 * and various flag characters can be put after options
276 * characters to change their properties.
277 *
278 * If the first character of the short options string is
279 * `%|+|%', `%|-|%' or `%|!|%', the order in which options are
280 * read is modified, as follows:
281 *
282 * `%|+|%' forces the POSIX order to be used. As soon as a non-
283 * option is found, mdwopt returns %$-1$%.
284 *
285 * `%|-|%' makes mdwopt treat non-options as being `special'
286 * sorts of option. When a non-option word is found, the
287 * value 0 is returned, and the actual text of the word
288 * is stored as being the option's argument.
289 *
290 * `%|!|%' forces the default order to be used. The entire
291 * command line is scanned for options, which are
292 * returned in order. However, during this process,
293 * the options are moved in the @argv@ array, so that
294 * they appear before the non- options.
295 *
296 * A `%|:|%' character may be placed after the ordering flag (or
297 * at the very beginning if no ordering flag is given) which
298 * indicates that the character `%|:|%', rather than `%|?|%',
299 * should be returned if a missing argument error is detected.
300 *
301 * Each option in the string can be followed by a `%|+|%' sign,
302 * indicating that it can be negated, a `%|:|%' sign indicating
303 * that it requires an argument, or a `%|::|%' string,
304 * indicating an optional argument. Both `%|+|%' and `%|:|%' or
305 * `%|::|%' may be given, although the `%|+|%' must come first.
306 *
307 * If an option is found, the option character is returned to
308 * the caller. A pointer to an argument is stored in
309 * @data->arg@, or @NULL@ is stored if there was no argument.
310 * If a negated option was found, the option character is
311 * returned ORred with @gFlag_negated@ (bit 8 set).
312 *
313 * Long options are described in a table. Each entry in the
314 * table is of type @struct option@, and the table is terminated
315 * by an entry whose @name@ field is null. Each option has
316 * a flags word which, due to historical reasons, is called
317 * @has_arg@. This describes various properties of the option,
318 * such as what sort of argument it takes, and whether it can
319 * be negated.
320 *
321 * When mdwopt finds a long option, it looks the name up in the
322 * table. The index of the matching entry is stored in the
323 * @longind@ variable, passed to mdwopt (unless @longind@ is 0):
324 * a value of %$-1$% indicates that no long option was
325 * found. The behaviour is then dependent on the values in the
326 * table entry. If @flag@ is nonzero, it points to an integer
327 * to be modified by mdwopt. Usually the value in the @val@
328 * field is simply stored in the @flag@ variable. If the flag
329 * @gFlag_switch@ is set, however, the value is combined with
330 * the existing value of the flags using a bitwise OR. If
331 * @gFlag_negate@ is set, then the flag bit will be cleared if a
332 * matching negated long option is found. The value 0 is
333 * returned.
334 *
335 * If @flag@ is zero, the value in @val@ is returned by mdwopt,
336 * possibly with bit 8 set if the option was negated.
337 *
338 * Arguments for long options are stored in @data->arg@, as
339 * before.
340 *
341 * Numeric options, if enabled, cause the value `%|#|%' to be
342 * returned, and the numeric value to be stored in @data->opt@.
343 *
344 * If the flag @gFlag_envVar@ is set on entry, options will be
345 * extracted from an environment variable whose name is built by
346 * capitalising all the letters of the program's name. (This
347 * allows a user to have different default settings for a
348 * program, by calling it through different symbolic links.) */
349
350extern int mdwopt(int /*argc*/, char *const */*argv*/,
351 const char */*shortopt*/,
352 const struct option */*longopts*/, int */*longind*/,
353 mdwopt_data */*data*/, int /*flags*/);
354
355/* --- Macros for more commonly used routines --- */
356
357#define getopt(c, v, o) mdwopt(c, v, o, 0, 0, 0, gFlag_noLongs)
358#define getopt_long(c, v, o, l, li) mdwopt(c, v, o, l, li, 0, 0)
359#define getopt_long_only(c, v, o, l, li) \
360 mdwopt(c, v, o, l, li, 0, gFlag_noShorts)
361
362#ifdef __cplusplus
363}
364#endif
365
366/*----- C++ wrapper class -------------------------------------------------*/
367
368#ifdef __cplusplus
369
370/* --- Class: @MdwOpt@ --- *
371 *
372 * Parent: ---
373 *
374 * Methods: @MdwOpt@ -- construct a new mdwopt object with the given
375 * arguments. These are remembered for later use.
376 * @arg@ -- return the argument of the current option
377 * arguments. These are remembered for later use.
378 * @arg@ -- return the argument of the current option
379 * @opt@ -- return the value of the current option
380 * @ind@ -- return the index of the next unread argument
381 * @longind@ -- return index of current long option in table
382 * @errors@ -- return or set whether we report errors to the
383 * user
384 * @prog@ -- return program name from @argv[0]@
385 * @next@ -- return next option read from the table
386 *
387 * Use: A simple C++ class for encapsulating the options parser.
388 * The methods are all nice and simple, and extremely similar
389 * to the normal C interface described above.
390 */
391
392class MdwOpt {
393 protected:
394 int argc;
395 char * const *argv;
396 const char *shortopts;
397 const struct option *longopts;
398 int long_ind;
399 int flags;
400
401 mdwopt_data data;
402
403 public:
404 MdwOpt(int c, char * const *v, const char *so,
405 const struct option *lo, int f=0) :
406 argc(c), argv(v), shortopts(so), longopts(lo), flags(f) {
407 data.ind = 0;
408 data.err = 1;
409 }
410
411 const char *arg(void) const { return (data.arg); }
412 int opt(void) const { return (data.opt); }
413 int errors(void) const { return (data.err); }
414 int errors(int e) { int oe = data.err; data.err = e; return (oe); }
415 int ind(void) const { return (data.ind); }
416 int longind(void) const { return (long_ind); }
417 const char *prog(void) const { return (data.prog); }
418
419 int next(void) {
420 return (mdwopt(argc, argv, shortopts,
421 longopts, &long_ind, &data, flags));
422 }
423};
424
425#endif
426
427/*----- That's all, folks -------------------------------------------------*/
428
429#endif