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-rw-r--r--info/argparser.texinfo11
-rw-r--r--src/argparser.py45
2 files changed, 43 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/info/argparser.texinfo b/info/argparser.texinfo
index 540b5fb..2ba08e3 100644
--- a/info/argparser.texinfo
+++ b/info/argparser.texinfo
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled
* Java version:: Using the Java version.
* C version:: Using the C version.
* Bash version:: Using the Bash version.
+* Colours in help message:: Configuring colour use in help message
* GNU Free Documentation License:: Copying and sharing this manual.
@end menu
@@ -315,6 +316,16 @@ values are echoed.
+@node Colours in help message
+@chapter Colours in help message
+
+The help methods, in ArgParser and an optional argument, if use
+you can set, using a true value, to always use colours, or, using
+a false value, to never user colours. Otherwise, colours will
+be used if the output is not piped.
+
+
+
@node GNU Free Documentation License
@appendix GNU Free Documentation License
@include fdl.texinfo
diff --git a/src/argparser.py b/src/argparser.py
index 93b0287..fd36153 100644
--- a/src/argparser.py
+++ b/src/argparser.py
@@ -380,25 +380,44 @@ class ArgParser():
return rc
- def help(self):
+ def help(self, use_colours = None):
'''
- Prints a colourful help message
+ Prints a help message
+
+ @param use_colours:bool? Whether to use colours, `None` for if not piped
'''
- self.__print('\033[01m%s\033[21m %s %s' % (self.program, '-' if self.linuxvt else '—', self.__description))
+ if use_colours is None:
+ use_colours = self.__out.isatty()
+
+ bold = lambda text : ('\033[01m%s\033[21m' if use_colours else '%s') % text
+ dim = lambda text : ('\033[02m%s\033[22m' if use_colours else '%s') % text
+ emph = lambda text : ('\033[04m%s\033[24m' if use_colours else '%s') % text
+ colourise = lambda text, clr : ('\033[%sm%s\033[00m' % (clr, text)) if use_colours else text
+
+ self.__print('%s %s %s' % (bold(self.program), '-' if self.linuxvt else '—', self.__description))
self.__print()
if self.__longdescription is not None:
- self.__print(self.__longdescription)
+ desc = self.__longdescription
+ if not use_colours:
+ while '\033' in desc:
+ esc = desc.find('\033')
+ desc = desc[:esc] + desc[desc.find('m', esc) + 1:]
+ self.__print(desc)
self.__print()
if self.__usage is not None:
- self.__print('\033[01mUSAGE:\033[21m', end='')
+ self.__print(bold('USAGE:'), end='')
first = True
for line in self.__usage.split('\n'):
if first:
first = False
else:
self.__print(' or', end='')
- self.__print('\t%s' % (line))
+ if not use_colours:
+ while '\033' in line:
+ esc = line.find('\033')
+ line = line[:esc] + line[line.find('m', esc) + 1:]
+ self.__print('\t%s' % line)
self.__print()
maxfirstlen = ['']
@@ -413,7 +432,7 @@ class ArgParser():
maxfirstlen.append(first)
maxfirstlen = len(max(maxfirstlen, key = len))
- self.__print('\033[01mSYNOPSIS:\033[21m')
+ self.__print(bold('SYNOPSIS:'))
(lines, lens) = ([], [])
for opt in self.__options:
opt_type = opt[0]
@@ -431,10 +450,10 @@ class ArgParser():
if opt_alt is alts[-1]:
line += '\0' + opt_alt
l += len(opt_alt)
- if opt_type == ArgParser.ARGUMENTED: line += ' \033[04m%s\033[24m' % (opt_arg); l += len(opt_arg) + 1
- elif opt_type == ArgParser.VARIADIC: line += ' [\033[04m%s\033[24m...]' % (opt_arg); l += len(opt_arg) + 6
+ if opt_type == ArgParser.ARGUMENTED: line += ' %s' % emph(opt_arg); l += len(opt_arg) + 1
+ elif opt_type == ArgParser.VARIADIC: line += ' [%s...]' % emph(opt_arg); l += len(opt_arg) + 6
else:
- line += ' \033[02m%s\033[22m ' % (opt_alt)
+ line += ' %s ' % dim(opt_alt)
l += len(opt_alt) + 6
lines.append(line)
lens.append(l)
@@ -448,13 +467,13 @@ class ArgParser():
continue
first = True
colour = '36' if (index & 1) == 0 else '34'
- self.__print(lines[index].replace('\0', '\033[%s;01m' % (colour)), end=' ' * (col - lens[index]))
+ self.__print(lines[index].replace('\0', ('\033[%s;01m' % colour) if use_colours else ''), end=' ' * (col - lens[index]))
for line in opt_help.split('\n'):
if first:
first = False
- self.__print('%s' % (line), end='\033[00m\n')
+ self.__print('%s' % (line), end='\033[00m\n' if use_colours else '\n')
else:
- self.__print('%s\033[%sm%s\033[00m' % (' ' * col, colour, line))
+ self.__print('%s%s' % (' ' * col, colourise(line, colour)))
index += 1
self.__print()