Class Argument


  • public class Argument
    extends BaseArgument
    An argument is a non-optioned CLI argument. Instead of having to match the option name, it may use a predicate to test the value before applying.
    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Constructor Description
      Argument​(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String usage, java.util.function.Consumer<java.lang.String> consumer)
      Create a default required argument.
      Argument​(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String usage, java.util.function.Consumer<java.lang.String> consumer, java.lang.String defaultValue)
      Create a default optional argument with default value.
      Argument​(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String usage, java.util.function.Consumer<java.lang.String> consumer, java.lang.String defaultValue, java.util.function.Predicate<java.lang.String> predicate, boolean repeated, boolean required, boolean hidden)
      Create an argument instance.
    • Constructor Detail

      • Argument

        public Argument​(java.lang.String name,
                        java.lang.String usage,
                        java.util.function.Consumer<java.lang.String> consumer)
        Create a default required argument.
        Parameters:
        name - The name of the argument.
        usage - The argument usage description.
        consumer - The argument consumer.
      • Argument

        public Argument​(java.lang.String name,
                        java.lang.String usage,
                        java.util.function.Consumer<java.lang.String> consumer,
                        java.lang.String defaultValue)
        Create a default optional argument with default value.
        Parameters:
        name - The name of the argument.
        usage - The argument usage description.
        consumer - The argument consumer.
        defaultValue - The default value.
      • Argument

        public Argument​(java.lang.String name,
                        java.lang.String usage,
                        java.util.function.Consumer<java.lang.String> consumer,
                        java.lang.String defaultValue,
                        java.util.function.Predicate<java.lang.String> predicate,
                        boolean repeated,
                        boolean required,
                        boolean hidden)
        Create an argument instance.
        Parameters:
        name - The name of the argument.
        usage - The argument usage description.
        consumer - The argument consumer.
        defaultValue - The default value.
        predicate - A predicate to check if the argument should try to consume the value.
        repeated - If the argument is repeated.
        required - If the argument is required.
        hidden - If the argument is hidden.
    • Method Detail

      • getSingleLineUsage

        public java.lang.String getSingleLineUsage()
        Description copied from class: BaseArgument
        Get the argument's single line usage string.
        Specified by:
        getSingleLineUsage in class BaseArgument
        Returns:
        The single-line usage string.
      • getPrefix

        public java.lang.String getPrefix()
        Description copied from class: BaseArgument
        Prefix part of the usage usage message.
        Specified by:
        getPrefix in class BaseArgument
        Returns:
        The usage prefix.
      • apply

        public int apply​(ArgumentList args)
        Description copied from class: BaseArgument
        Try to apply to the argument. The method shoud return 0 if the argument is rejected, otherwise the number of argument strings that was consumed.
        Specified by:
        apply in class BaseArgument
        Parameters:
        args - The argument list.
        Returns:
        The number of args consumed.