Module org.refcodes.cli
Package org.refcodes.cli

Class ArrayOption<T>

java.lang.Object
org.refcodes.cli.ArrayOperand<T>
org.refcodes.cli.ArrayOption<T>
Type Parameters:
T - the generic type
All Implemented Interfaces:
Cloneable, Comparable<Operand<?>>, MatchCountAccessor, Operand<T[]>, Option<T[]>, ParsedArgsAccessor, Synopsisable, Term, org.refcodes.exception.ExceptionAccessor<ArgsSyntaxException>, org.refcodes.mixin.AliasAccessor, org.refcodes.mixin.Clonable, org.refcodes.mixin.DescriptionAccessor, org.refcodes.mixin.Resetable, org.refcodes.mixin.TypeAccessor<T[]>, org.refcodes.mixin.ValueAccessor<T[]>, org.refcodes.schema.Schemable
public class ArrayOption<T> extends ArrayOperand<T> implements Option<T[]>
Creates an array representation facade for the encapsulated Option. This way any Option can also be used as an array Option, e.g. it can be provided multiple times in the command line arguments.

  • Field Details

  • Constructor Details

    • ArrayOption

      public ArrayOption(Option<T> aOption)
      Constructs the ArrayOption by encapsulating the given Option and providing its definition as array definition to the CLI.
      Parameters:
      aOption - The Option which's array counterpart is to be defined.

    • ArrayOption

      public ArrayOption(Option<T> aOption, int aLength)
      Constructs the ArrayOption by encapsulating the given Option and providing its definition as array definition to the CLI.
      Parameters:
      aOption - The Option which's array counterpart is to be defined.
      aLength - The number of array elements, or -1 if there is no limit.

    • ArrayOption

      public ArrayOption(Option<T> aOption, int aMinLength, int aMaxLength)
      Constructs the ArrayOption by encapsulating the given Option and providing its definition as array definition to the CLI.
      Parameters:
      aOption - The Option which's array counterpart is to be defined.
      aMinLength - The minimum number of array elements, or -1 if there is no limit.
      aMaxLength - The maximum number of array elements, or -1 if there is no limit.

  • Method Details

    • getLongOption

      public String getLongOption()
      Returns the long-option representing an Option instance. A long option usually is being prefixed with a double hyphen-minus "--" as defined in ArgsPrefix.POSIX_LONG_OPTION.
      Specified by:
      getLongOption in interface Option<T>
      Returns:
      The long-option String.

    • getShortOption

      public Character getShortOption()
      Returns the short-option representing an Option instance. A short option usually is being prefixed with a single hyphen-minus "-" as defined in ArgsPrefix.POSIX_SHORT_OPTION.
      Specified by:
      getShortOption in interface Option<T>
      Returns:
      The short-option String.

    • toSyntax

      public String toSyntax(CliContext aCliCtx)
      This method is to be called from inside the Term hierarchy; use the method Synopsisable.toSynopsis(SyntaxNotation) in case you invoke syntax retrieval from the root Term. Returns the human readable (verbose) syntax of this Term instance including, in case of being a node in the syntax tree (such as a Condition, the syntax of the child Term instances. ATTENTION: As of different parenthesis settings for some notations regarding the root Term and the child Terms, the method Term.toSyntax(CliContext) is called from inside the Term hierarchy. In case the syntax is to be retrieved from the root Term, then the applicable method to be called is Synopsisable.toSynopsis(SyntaxNotation), as for some notations it will for example not create the most outer braces.
      Specified by:
      toSyntax in interface Term
      Overrides:
      toSyntax in class ArrayOperand<T>
      Parameters:
      aCliCtx - The CliContext for which the syntax is being generated.
      Returns:
      The human readable (verbose) command line arguments syntax.

    • getException

      public ArgsSyntaxException getException()
      Retrieves the ArgsSyntaxException exception in case invoking Term.parseArgs(String[], CliContext) failed. The exception (and the according suppressed ones alongside the causes) does not necessarily have been thrown by the Term.parseArgs(String[], CliContext) method depending on the semantics of the Term handing the exception (the AnyCondition provides any exceptions it caught even though it did not throw them as of its semantics).
      Specified by:
      getException in interface org.refcodes.exception.ExceptionAccessor<ArgsSyntaxException>
      Specified by:
      getException in interface Term
      Returns:
      The ArgsSyntaxException exception occurring while parsing the arguments.

    • toArgsDiff

      protected static String[] toArgsDiff(String[] aArgs, List<? extends Operand<?>> aArgsSubset)
      Creates the difference between the provided set and the provided Lists therein found argument arrays subset (as of Operand.getParsedArgs()).
      Parameters:
      aArgs - The set to be used for the diff operation.
      aArgsSubset - The subset to be used for the diff operation being the lists containing the Operand instances whose command line arguments are to be diffed.
      Returns:
      The difference between the set and the subset.

    • toArgsDiff

      protected static String[] toArgsDiff(String[] aArgs, Operand<?>[] aArgsSubset)
      Creates the difference between the provided set and the provided Lists therein found argument arrays subset (as of Operand.getParsedArgs()).
      Parameters:
      aArgs - The set to be used for the diff operation.
      aArgsSubset - The subset to be used for the diff operation being the lists containing the Operand instances whose command line arguments are to be diffed.
      Returns:
      The difference between the set and the subset.

    • toArgsDiff

      protected static String[] toArgsDiff(String[] aArgs, String[] aArgsSubset)
      Creates the difference between the provided set and the provided subset.
      Parameters:
      aArgs - The set to be used for the diff operation.
      aArgsSubset - The subset to be used for the diff operation.
      Returns:
      The difference between the set and the subset.

    • toParsedArgs

      protected static String[] toParsedArgs(Operand<?>[]... aOperands)
      Takes all Operand instances found in the provided Lists and adds all therein found argument arrays (as of Operand.getParsedArgs()) to the result.
      Parameters:
      aOperands - The lists containing the Operand instances whose command line arguments are to be added to the result.
      Returns:
      All the command line arguments detected in the provided Operands Lists.