/**
* Parse the command line, validate the arguments and make them available through the getValue()
* and isExists() methods.
*
* @param args the command line arguments, usually from the main() method
* @param caseSensitive if true then the argument names must match exactly, else a case
* insensitive match is used.
*/
public void parse(String[] args, boolean caseSensitive) {
args = concatenateDelimitedArgs(args);
for (String arg : args) {
String[] nameValue = arg.split("=");
String name = null;
String value = null;
if (nameValue.length > 0) name = nameValue[0];
if (nameValue.length > 1) value = nameValue[1];
if (name != null) {
CommandLineOption commandLineArg = null;
if (caseSensitive) commandLineArg = commandLineDefinition.valueOf(name);
else commandLineArg = commandLineDefinition.valueOfIgnoreCase(name);
if (commandLineArg != null) {
try {
Object typedObject = createTypedObject(value, commandLineArg.getType());
nameValuePairs.put(commandLineArg, typedObject);
} catch (NumberFormatException x) {
parseErrorMessages.add(
"Incorrect format for value of parameter '"
+ name
+ "', must be parsable to type '"
+ commandLineArg.getType().toString()
+ "'.");
}
} else parseErrorMessages.add("Unknown parameter '" + name + "'.");
}
}
for (Iterator<? extends CommandLineOption> iter = commandLineDefinition.iterator();
iter.hasNext(); ) {
CommandLineOption arg = iter.next();
if (arg.isRequired() && !nameValuePairs.containsKey(arg))
parseErrorMessages.add(
"Required parameter '"
+ arg.toString()
+ "' is not provided on the command line, use "
+ arg.toString()
+ ((arg.getType() == null) ? "." : "=<value>."));
if (nameValuePairs.containsKey(arg)
&& (arg.getType() != null)
&& nameValuePairs.get(arg) == null)
parseErrorMessages.add(
"Parameter '"
+ arg.toString()
+ "' must have a value and it does not, use "
+ arg.toString()
+ "=<value>.");
}
if (parseErrorMessages.size() > 0)
parseErrorMessages.add(
"Valid parameters are: \n" + commandLineDefinition.getUselessMessage());
}
/**
* Return the value of the named argument, or null if it does not exist. The return type is
* guaranteed to be of the type defined in the command line definition. Note: flag type parameters
* (those with no value) will also return null.
*
* @param parameterName
* @return
*/
public Object getValue(String parameterName) {
CommandLineOption option = commandLineDefinition.valueOf(parameterName);
return option == null ? null : getValue(option);
}
/**
* Return true if the named arguments exists on the command line that was most recently parsed.
*
* @param parameterName
* @return
*/
public boolean isExists(String parameterName) {
CommandLineOption option = commandLineDefinition.valueOf(parameterName);
return option == null ? null : isExists(option);
}
