/**
* Returns a String explaining the runtime parameter usage. It will take the form
*
* <pre>
* command - description <dataType> [<required>]
* </pre>
*
* @return a String explaining the runtime parameter usage.
*/
public String getParameterUsageTable() {
int minLen = 0;
final Collection<ApplicationParameter> params = getParameters();
final HashMap<ApplicationParameter, String> verboseKeys =
new HashMap<ApplicationParameter, String>(params.size());
for (ApplicationParameter param : params) {
final String[] keys = param.getKeys();
final StringBuilder keyString = new StringBuilder(64);
for (int i = 0; i < keys.length; i++) {
keyString.append(keys[i]);
if (i < keys.length - 1) keyString.append(", ");
}
verboseKeys.put(param, keyString.toString());
minLen = Math.max(minLen, keyString.length());
}
final StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder(256);
for (Iterator<ApplicationParameter> it = params.iterator(); it.hasNext(); ) {
final ApplicationParameter param = it.next();
final String str = verboseKeys.get(param);
builder.append(str);
for (int i = str.length(); i < minLen; i++) builder.append(' ');
builder.append(" - ").append(param.getName());
if (param.isRequired()) builder.append("[required]");
builder.append(" (").append(param.getType()).append(')');
if (it.hasNext()) builder.append('\n');
}
return builder.toString();
}
/**
* Sets the available application parameters.
*
* @param parameters the available application parameters.
*/
public void setParameters(final ApplicationParameter... parameters) {
_parameterKeyMap.clear();
_parameters.clear();
for (ApplicationParameter param : parameters) {
_parameters.put(param.getName(), param);
for (String key : param.getKeys()) {
if (_parameterKeyMap.containsKey(key))
throw new RuntimeException("Duplicate parameter key: " + key);
_parameterKeyMap.put(key, param);
}
}
}
