/* See LICENSE file for copyright and license details. */ #ifndef LIBSIMPLE_ARG_H #define LIBSIMPLE_ARG_H #include #include #include /** * The zeroth command line argument, the name of the process, * set by the command line parsing macros * * @since 1.0 */ extern char *argv0; /** * Map from a long option to a short option * * NB! Long options with optional arguments should * have to map entries, one where `.long_flag` ends * with '=' and `.with_arg` is non-zero, and one * where `.long_flag` does not end with '=' and * `.with_arg` is zero. These *cannot* have the same * `.short_flag` * * @since 1.0 */ struct longopt { /** * The long option, if the value must be attached * to the flag, this must end with '=' */ const char *long_flag; /** * The equivalent short option * * The first symbol in the short option * (normally '-') will be `.long_flag[0]` */ char short_flag; /** * Whether the option takes an argument */ int with_arg; }; /** * `ARGBEGIN {} ARGEND;` creates a switch statement * instead a loop that parses the command line arguments * according to the POSIX specification for default * behaviour (extensions of the behaviour is possible) * * This macro requires that the variables `argc` and * `argv` are defined and that `argv[argc]` is `NULL`, * `argc` shall be a non-negative `int` that tells * how many elements (all non-`NULL`) are available in * `argv`, the list of command line arguments * * When parsing stops, `argc` and `argv` are updated * shuch that all parsed arguments are removed; the * contents of `argv` will not be modified, rather * the pointer `argv` will be updated to `&argv[n]` * where `n` is the number of parsed elements in `argv` * * Inside `{}` in `ARGBEGIN {} ARGEND;` there user * shall specify `case` statements for each recognised * command line option, and `default` for unrecognised * option. For example: * * ARGBEGIN { * case 'a': * // handle -a * break; * case 'b': * // handle -b * break; * case ARGNUM: * // handle -0, -1, -2, ..., -9 * break; * default: * // print usage information for other flags * usage(); * } ARGEND; * * @since 1.0 */ #define ARGBEGIN ARGBEGIN2(1, 0) /** * `SUBARGBEGIN {} ARGEND;` is similar to * `ARGBEGIN {} ARGEND;`, however, `argv0` * is not set to `argv[0]`, instead `argv[0]` * is handled like any other element in `argv` * * @since 1.0 */ #define SUBARGBEGIN ARGBEGIN2(0, 0) /** * Flexible alternative to `ARGBEGIN` * * @param WITH_ARGV0 If 0, behave like `SUBARGBEGIN`, * otherwise, behave like `ARGBEGIN` * @param KEEP_DASHDASH If and only if 0, "--" is not removed * `argv` before parsing is stopped when it * is encountered * * @since 1.1 */ #define ARGBEGIN2(WITH_ARGV0, KEEP_DASHDASH)\ do {\ char flag_, *lflag_, *arg_;\ int brk_ = 0, again_;\ size_t i_, n_;\ if (WITH_ARGV0) {\ argv0 = *argv;\ argv += !!argv0;\ argc -= !!argv0;\ }\ (void) arg_;\ (void) i_;\ (void) n_;\ for (; argv[0] && argv[0][0] && argv[0][1]; argc--, argv++) {\ lflag_ = argv[0];\ if (argv[0][0] == '-') {\ if (argv[0][1] == '-' && !argv[0][2]) {\ if (!(KEEP_DASHDASH))\ argv++, argc--;\ break;\ }\ for (argv[0]++; argv[0][0]; argv[0]++) {\ flag_ = argv[0][0];\ if (flag_ == '-' && &argv[0][-1] != lflag_)\ usage();\ arg_ = argv[0][1] ? &argv[0][1] : argv[1];\ do {\ again_ = 0;\ switch (flag_) { /** * Test multiple long options and go to * corresponding short option case * * If the long option is found (see documentation * for `struct longopt` for details), the keyword * `break` is used to break the `case` (or `default`), * and at the next iteration of the parsing loop, the * case will be `.short_flag` for the entry where the * argument matched `.long_flag` and `.with_arg` * * @param LONGOPTS:struct longopt * The options, list shall end * with `NULL` as `.long_flag` * * @since 1.0 */ #define ARGMAPLONG(LONGOPTS)\ for (i_ = 0; (LONGOPTS)[i_].long_flag; i_++) {\ if (TESTLONG((LONGOPTS)[i_].long_flag, (LONGOPTS)[i_].with_arg)) {\ flag_ = (LONGOPTS)[i_].short_flag;\ again_ = 1;\ break;\ }\ }\ if (again_)\ break /** * Allows flags to start with another symbol than '-' * * Usage example: * ARGBEGIN { * case 'a': // handle -a * break; * default: * usage(); * } ARGALT('+') { * case 'a': // handle +a * break; * default: * usage(); * } ARGALT('/') { * case 'a': // handle /a * break; * default: * usage(); * } ARGEND; * * @param SYMBOL:char The symbol flags should begin with * * @since 1.0 */ #define ARGALT(SYMBOL)\ }\ } while (again_);\ if (brk_) {\ argc -= arg_ == argv[1];\ argv += arg_ == argv[1];\ brk_ = 0;\ break;\ }\ }\ } else if (argv[0][0] == SYMBOL) {\ if (argv[0][1] == SYMBOL && !argv[0][2])\ break;\ for (argv[0]++; argv[0][0]; argv[0]++) {\ flag_ = argv[0][0];\ if (flag_ == SYMBOL && &argv[0][-1] != lflag_)\ usage();\ arg_ = argv[0][1] ? &argv[0][1] : argv[1];\ do {\ again_ = 0;\ switch (flag_) { /** * Refer to `ARGBEGIN`, `SUBARGBEGIN`, and `ARGBEGIN2` * * @since 1.0 */ #define ARGEND\ }\ } while (again_);\ if (brk_) {\ argc -= arg_ == argv[1];\ argv += arg_ == argv[1];\ brk_ = 0;\ break;\ }\ }\ } else {\ break;\ }\ }\ } while (0) /** * `case ARGNUM` creates a switch statement case for each digit * * @since 1.0 */ #define ARGNUM '0': case '1': case '2': case '3': case '4':\ case '5': case '6': case '7': case '8': case '9' /** * Get the flag character, for example in `case 'a'`, * 'a' is returned * * @return :char The option's identifying character * * @since 1.0 */ #define FLAG() (flag_) /** * Get the entire argument that is being parsed * * Note that an argument can contain multiple options * and it can contain the last options value but the * value can also be in the next argument * * @return :char * The current command line argument * * @since 1.0 */ #define LFLAG() (lflag_) /** * Get the current option's value, if it * does not have a value, call `usage` * (which terminates the process) * * Using this macro lets the parser knows * that the option has a value * * @return :char * The option's value, never `NULL` * * @since 1.0 */ #define ARG() (arg_ ? (brk_ = 1, arg_) : (usage(), NULL)) /** * Get the current option's value, if the option * does not have a value, `NULL` is returned * * Note that the value may appear at the next * argument (next element in `argv`) which in that * case is returned * * Using this macro lets the parser knows * that the option has a value * * @return :char * The option's value, `NULL` if * the option does not have a value * * @since 1.1 */ #define ARGNULL() (arg_ ? (brk_ = 1, arg_) : NULL) /** * Get the remaining part of the current command * line argument (element in `argv`) — as well as * the character that specifies the flag — as the * value of the argument * * Using this macro lets the parser knows * that the option has a value * * Usage example: * * char *arg; * ARGBEGIN { * case ARGNUM: * arg = ARGHERE(); * // `arg` is the number after '-', for example, * // if the command line contains the argument * // "-12345", `arg` will be `12345` * break; * case 'n': * arg = &ARGHERE()[1]; * if (*arg) { * // flag 'n' has a value (`argv`) * } else { * // flag 'n' does not have a value * } * default: * usage(); * } ARGEND; * * @return :char * The option's value include the flag * character, never `NULL` or "" * * @since 1.0 */ #define ARGHERE() (brk_ = 1, argv[0]) /** * Test if the argument is a specific long option * * Example: * * ARGBEGIN { * case 'x': * handle_dash_x: * // handle -x * break; * case '-': * if (TESTLONG("--xdev", 0)) * goto handle_dash_x; * else * usage(); * break; * default: * usage(); * } ARGEND; * * @param FLAG:const char * The flag, must end with '=' if the * value must be attached to the flag, * must not have side-effects * @param WARG:int Whether the option takes an argument, * should not have side-effects * * @since 1.0 */ #define TESTLONG(FLG, WARG)\ ((WARG)\ ? ((!strncmp(lflag_, (FLG), (n_ = strlen(FLG), n_ -= ((FLG)[n_ - !!n_] == '='))) && lflag_[n_] == '=')\ ? (lflag_[n_] = '\0',\ (arg_ = &lflag_[n_ + 1]),\ (brk_ = 1))\ : (!strcmp(lflag_, (FLG))\ ? (argv[1]\ ? ((arg_ = argv[1]),\ (brk_ = 1))\ : (usage(), 0))\ : 0))\ : (!strcmp(lflag_, (FLG))\ ? (brk_ = 1)\ : 0)) /** * `NOFLAG(x);` is an optimised shorthand for * * ARGBEGIN { * default: * usage(); * } ARGEND; * * if (x) * usage(); * * @param ... If non-zero, the `usage` function * will be called * * @since 1.0 */ #define NOFLAGS(...)\ do {\ if (*argv)\ argv0 = *argv++, argc--;\ if (argv[0] && argv[0][0] == '-' && argv[0][1] == '-' && !argv[0][2])\ argv++, argc--;\ else if (argv[0] && argv[0][0] == '-' && argv[0][1])\ usage();\ if (__VA_ARGS__)\ usage();\ } while (0) /** * Define the function `static void usage(void)` * that prints the error message * "usage: %s %s\n", argv0, SYNOPSIS * or * "usage: %s\n", argv0 * if `SYNOPSIS` is `NULL` or "", and then * terminate the process with exit value 1 * * This macro also defines `char *argv0` * * @param SYNOPSIS:const char * Description of the command line argument syntax * * @since 1.0 */ #define USAGE(SYNOPSIS)\ NUSAGE(1, SYNOPSIS) /** * Define the function `static void usage(void)` * that prints the error message * "usage: %s %s\n", argv0, SYNOPSIS * or * "usage: %s\n", argv0 * if `SYNOPSIS` is `NULL` or "", and then * terminate the process with exit value `STATUS` * * This macro also defines `char *argv0` * * @param SYNOPSIS:const char * Description of the command line argument syntax * @parma STATUS:int The exit value for the process * * @since 1.0 */ #if defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__clang__) # define NUSAGE(STATUS, SYNOPSIS)\ __attribute__((noreturn))\ static void usage(void)\ {\ const char *syn = SYNOPSIS ? SYNOPSIS : "";\ fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s%s%s\n", argv0, *syn ? " " : "", syn);\ exit(STATUS);\ }\ char *argv0 = NULL #else # define NUSAGE(STATUS, SYNOPSIS)\ static void usage(void)\ {\ const char *syn = SYNOPSIS ? SYNOPSIS : "";\ fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s%s%s\n", argv0, *syn ? " " : "", syn);\ exit(STATUS);\ }\ char *argv0 = NULL #endif #endif