defmodule HelpfulOptions do @moduledoc """ The command-line option parser """ alias HelpfulOptions.{ Errors, Logging, Other, OtherErrors, Switches, SwitchErrors } @doc ~S""" Parses command-line arguments, returns an error if required arguments are not supplied and sets the logging level Arguments are assumed to come in 1 or 2 groups: * switches like `--format json`, * other text. In the options, you can specify which switches and other text are acceptable. ## Switches Switches are specified as a list of atoms and maps: The `:type` key is required. There are to unary types: * `:boolean` - a switch that is either present or absent * `:count` - a switch that can be repeated, the value is the number of times it was repeated. Example: iex> ["--ok", "--plus", "--plus"] iex> |> HelpfulOptions.parse(switches: [ok: %{type: :boolean}, plus: %{type: :count}]) {:ok, %{ok: true, plus: 2}, []} There are three types which specify their argument type: * `:float` - a switch that takes a floating-point value, * `:integer` - a switch that takes an integer value, * `:string` - a switch that takes a string value. Example: iex> ["--height", "2.54", "--minute", "59", "--foo", "hi"] iex> |> HelpfulOptions.parse(switches: [ iex> height: %{type: :float}, iex> minute: %{type: :integer}, iex> foo: %{type: :string} iex> ]) {:ok, %{height: 2.54, minute: 59, foo: "hi"}, []} There are 3 'collection' types, which take multiple values: * `:strings` - the value is a list of strings, * `:integers` - the value is a list of integers, * `:floats` - the value is a list of floats. Example: iex> args = [ iex> "--word", "hi", "--word", "there", iex> "--number", "42", "--number", "99", iex> "--height", "1.1", "--height", "2.2" iex> ] iex> HelpfulOptions.parse(args, switches: [ iex> word: %{type: :strings}, iex> number: %{type: :integers}, iex> height: %{type: :floats} iex> ]) {:ok, %{word: ["hi", "there"], number: [42, 99], height: [1.1, 2.2]}, []} Switches that have not been specified are returned as an error: iex> HelpfulOptions.parse(["--bar", "hi"], switches: [foo: %{type: :string}]) {:error, %HelpfulOptions.Errors{switches: %HelpfulOptions.SwitchErrors{unknown: ["--bar"]}}} Switch parameters of the wrong type are returned as an error: iex> HelpfulOptions.parse(["--bar", "hi"], switches: [bar: %{type: :float}]) {:error, %HelpfulOptions.Errors{switches: %HelpfulOptions.SwitchErrors{incorrect: [{"--bar", "hi"}]}}} If you want to accept any supplied switches, use `:any`: iex> HelpfulOptions.parse(["--param", "value"], switches: :any) {:ok, %{param: "value"}, []} Note: using `:any` will not work for switches that do not exist as atoms. [HelpfulOptions will not create new atoms for you](https://hexdocs.pm/elixir/OptionParser.html#parse/2-parsing-unknown-switches). You can specify a shortened name for a switch: iex> HelpfulOptions.parse(["-f", "hi"], switches: [foo: %{type: :string, short: :f}]) {:ok, %{foo: "hi"}, []} Aliases can be strings or atoms: iex> ["--foo", "hi"] iex> |> HelpfulOptions.parse(switches: [foo: %{type: :string, short: "f"}]) {:ok, %{foo: "hi"}, []} Switches can have default values: iex> HelpfulOptions.parse([], switches: [bar: %{type: :string, default: "Hello"}]) {:ok, %{bar: "Hello"}, []} ## Default switches `--help`, `--quiet` and `--verbose` are handled automatically. `--help` can be supplied without any configuration: iex> HelpfulOptions.parse(["--help"], []) {:ok, %{help: true}, []} `--quiet` and `--verbose` set the Logger level. By default, it is set to `:info`, `--verbose` sets it to `:debug`, while `:quiet` sets it to `:none`. iex> HelpfulOptions.parse(["--quiet"], []) {:ok, %{quiet: true}, []} ## Other The third group of command-line arguments is other text. You can specify how many other parameters are required: iex> HelpfulOptions.parse(["--", "first", "second"], other: 2) {:ok, %{}, ["first", "second"]} Note: to distinguish them from subcomands, other parameters must be preceded by `--`, or by switches. You can indicate limits with `:min` and/or `:max`: iex> HelpfulOptions.parse(["--", "first", "second"], other: %{min: 2, max: 3}) {:ok, %{}, ["first", "second"]} Alternatively, you can accept any number of other parameters with `:any`: iex> HelpfulOptions.parse(["--", "first", "second"], other: :any) {:ok, %{}, ["first", "second"]} It's an error if you specify a count and the wrong number of other parameters is supplied: iex> HelpfulOptions.parse(["--", "first"], other: 2) {:error, %HelpfulOptions.Errors{other: %HelpfulOptions.OtherErrors{required: 2, actual: 1}}} It's also an error if other parameters are supplied when none were specified: iex> HelpfulOptions.parse(["--", "pizza"], []) {:error, %HelpfulOptions.Errors{other: %HelpfulOptions.OtherErrors{unexpected: ["pizza"]}}} Or, if they are outside the indicated range: iex> HelpfulOptions.parse(["--", "first"], other: %{min: 2, max: 3}) {:error, %HelpfulOptions.Errors{other: %HelpfulOptions.OtherErrors{max: 3, min: 2, actual: 1}}} Switches and other parameters can, of course, be combined: iex> ["--foo", "hi", "bar"] iex> |> HelpfulOptions.parse(switches: [foo: %{type: :string}], other: 1) {:ok, %{foo: "hi"}, ["bar"]} """ @type argv :: [String.t()] @type options :: [switches: Switches.t(), other: Other.t()] @spec parse(argv, Keyword.t()) :: {:ok, map, [String.t()]} | {:error, Errors.t()} def parse(args, options) do with {:ok, opts} <- options_map(options), {:ok, switches, other} <- Switches.parse(args, opts[:switches]), {:ok} <- Other.check(other, opts[:other]), {:ok} <- Logging.apply(switches) do {:ok, switches, other} else {:error, %SwitchErrors{} = errors} -> {:error, %Errors{switches: errors}} {:error, %OtherErrors{} = errors} -> {:error, %Errors{other: errors}} end end @spec help(options) :: String.t() @doc ~S""" iex> HelpfulOptions.help(switches: [foo: %{type: :string}]) { :ok, "-h, --help Show a help message\n" <> "-q, --quiet Suppress output\n" <> "-v, --verbose Increase verbosity\n" <> " --foo=FOO Optional parameter" } """ def help(options) do Switches.help(options[:switches]) end defp options_map(options), do: {:ok, Enum.into(options, %{})} end