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//! Command Line Argument Parser for Rust //! //! It is a simple to use, efficient, and full featured library for parsing //! command line arguments //! and subcommands when writing console, or terminal applications. //! //! ## About //! //! `clap` is used to parse *and validate* the string of command line arguments //! provided by the //! user at runtime. You provide the list of valid possibilities, and `clap` //! handles the rest. This //! means you focus on your *applications* functionality, and less on the //! parsing and validating of //! arguments. //! //! `clap` also provides the traditional version and help switches (or flags) //! 'for free' meaning //! automatically with no configuration. It does this by checking list of valid //! possibilities you //! supplied and if you haven't them already (or only defined some of them), //! `clap` will auto- //! generate the applicable ones. If you are using subcommands, `clap` will //! also auto-generate a //! `help` subcommand for you in addition to the traditional flags. //! //! Once `clap` parses the user provided string of arguments, it returns the //! matches along with any //! applicable values. If the user made an error or typo, `clap` informs them //! of the mistake and //! exits gracefully. Because of this, you can make reasonable assumptions in //! your code about the //! validity of the arguments. //! ## FAQ //! //! For a full FAQ and more in depth details, see //! [the wiki page](https://github.com/kbknapp/clap-rs/wiki/FAQ) //! //! ### Comparisons //! //! First, let me say that these comparisons are highly subjective, and not //! meant //! in a critical or harsh manner. All the argument parsing libraries out there //! (to include `clap`) have their own strengths and weaknesses. Sometimes it //! just //! comes down to personal taste when all other factors are equal. When in //! doubt, //! try them all and pick one that you enjoy :) There's plenty of room in the //! Rust //! community for multiple implementations! //! //! #### How does `clap` compare to `getopts`? //! //! [getopts](https://github.com/rust-lang-nursery/getopts) is a very basic, //! fairly //! minimalist argument parsing library. This isn't a bad thing, sometimes you //! don't need tons of features, you just want to parse some simple arguments, //! and //! have some help text generated for you based on valid arguments you specify. //! When using `getopts` you must manually implement most of the common features //! (such as checking to display help messages, usage strings, etc.). If you //! want a //! highly custom argument parser, and don't mind writing most the argument //! parser //! yourself, `getopts` is an excellent base. //! //! Due to it's lack of features, `getopts` also doesn't allocate much, or at //! all. //! This gives it somewhat of a performance boost. Although, as you start //! implementing those features you need manually, that boost quickly //! disappears. //! //! Personally, I find many, many people that use `getopts` are manually //! implementing features that `clap` has by default. Using `clap` simplifies //! your //! codebase allowing you to focus on your application, and not argument //! parsing. //! //! Reasons to use `getopts` instead of `clap` //! //! * You need a few allocations as possible, don't plan on implementing any //! additional features //! * You want a highly custom argument parser, but want to use an established //! parser as a base //! //! #### How does `clap` compare to `docopt.rs`? //! //! I first want to say I'm a big a fan of BurntSushi's work, the creator of //! [Docopt.rs](https://github.com/docopt/docopt.rs). I aspire to produce the //! quality of libraries that this man does! When it comes to comparing these //! two //! libraries they are very different. `docopt` tasks you with writing a help //! message, and then it parsers that message for you to determine all valid //! arguments and their use. Some people LOVE this, others not so much. If //! you're //! willing to write a detailed help message, it's nice that you can stick that //! in //! your program and have `docopt` do the rest. On the downside, it's somewhat //! less //! flexible than other options out there, and requires the help message change //! if //! you need to make changes. //! //! `docopt` is also excellent at translating arguments into Rust types //! automatically. There is even a syntax extension which will do all this for //! you, //! ifou to manually translate from arguments to Rust types). To use //! BurntSushi's //! words, `docopt` is also somewhat of a black box. You get what you get, and //! it's //! hard to tweak implementation or customise your experience for your use case. //! //! Because `docopt` is doing a ton of work to parse your help messages and //! determine what you were trying to communicate as valid arguments, it's also //! one //! of the more heavy weight parsers performance-wise. For most applications //! this //! isn't a concern, but it's something to keep in mind. //! //! Reasons to use `docopt` instead of `clap` //! * You want automatic translation from arguments to Rust types, and are //! using a //! nightly compiler //! * Performance isn't a concern //! * You don't have any complex relationships between arguments //! //! #### All else being equal, what are some reasons to use `clap`? //! //! `clap` is fast, and as lightweight as possible while still giving all the //! features you'd expect from a modern argument parser. If you use `clap` when //! just need some simple arguments parsed, you'll find it a walk in the park. //! But //! `clap` also makes it possible to represent extremely complex, and advanced //! requirements, without too much thought. `clap` aims to be intuitive, easy to //! use, and fully capable for wide variety use cases and needs. //! //! ## Quick Examples //! //! The following examples show a quick example of some of the very basic //! functionality of `clap`. //! For more advanced usage, such as requirements, exclusions, groups, multiple //! values and //! occurrences see the [video tutorials][video tutorials], //! [documentation][docs], or //! [examples/][examples] directory of this crate's repository. //! //! **NOTE:** All these examples are functionally the same, but show three //! different styles in //! which to use `clap` //! //! ```no_run //! // (Full example with detailed comments in examples/01a_quick_example.rs) //! // //! // This example demonstrates clap's "usage strings" method of creating //! // arguments which is less less verbose //! extern crate clap; //! use clap::{Arg, App, SubCommand}; //! //! fn main() { //! let matches = App::new("myapp") //! .version("1.0") //! .author("Kevin K. <kbknapp@gmail.com>") //! .about("Does awesome things") //! .args_from_usage( //! "-c --config=[CONFIG] 'Sets a custom config file' //! <INPUT> 'Sets the input file to use' //! [debug]... -d 'Sets the level of debugging information'") //! .subcommand(SubCommand::with_name("test") //! .about("controls testing features") //! .version("1.3") //! .author("Someone E. <someone_else@other.com>") //! .arg_from_usage( //! "-v --verbose 'Print test information verbosely'")) //! .get_matches(); //! //! // Calling .unwrap() is safe here because "INPUT" is required (if //! // "INPUT" wasn't required we could have used an 'if let' to //! // conditionally get the value) //! println!("Using input file: {}", matches.value_of("INPUT").unwrap()); //! //! // Gets a value for config if supplied by user, or defaults to //! // "default.conf" //! let config = matches.value_of("CONFIG").unwrap_or("default.conf"); //! println!("Value for config: {}", config); //! //! // Vary the output based on how many times the user used the "debug" //! // flag (i.e. 'myapp -d -d -d' or 'myapp -ddd' vs 'myapp -d') //! match matches.occurrences_of("debug") { //! 0 => println!("Debug mode is off"), //! 1 => println!("Debug mode is kind of on"), //! 2 => println!("Debug mode is on"), //! 3 | _ => println!("Don't be crazy"), //! } //! //! // You can information about subcommands by requesting their matches by //! // name (as below), requesting just the name used, or both at the same //! // time //! if let Some(matches) = matches.subcommand_matches("test") { //! if matches.is_present("verbose") { //! println!("Printing verbosely..."); //! } else { //! println!("Printing normally..."); //! } //! } //! //! // more program logic goes here... //! } //! ``` //! //! The following example is functionally the same as the one above, but this //! method allows more //! advanced configuration options (not shown in this small example), or even //! dynamically //! generating arguments when desired. Both methods can be used together to get //! the best of both //! worlds (see the documentation, [examples/][examples], or video tutorials). //! //! ```no_run //! // (Full example with detailed comments in examples/01b_quick_example.rs) //! // //! // This example demonstrates clap's full 'builder pattern' style of //! // creating arguments which is //! // more verbose, but allows easier editing, and at times more advanced //! // options, or the possibility //! // to generate arguments dynamically. //! extern crate clap; //! use clap::{Arg, App, SubCommand}; //! //! fn main() { //! let matches = App::new("myapp") //! .version("1.0") //! .author("Kevin K. <kbknapp@gmail.com>") //! .about("Does awesome things") //! .arg(Arg::with_name("CONFIG") //! .short("c") //! .long("config") //! .help("Sets a custom config file") //! .takes_value(true)) //! .arg(Arg::with_name("INPUT") //! .help("Sets the input file to use") //! .required(true) //! .index(1)) //! .arg(Arg::with_name("debug") //! .short("d") //! .multiple(true) //! .help("Sets the level of debugging information")) //! .subcommand(SubCommand::with_name("test") //! .about("controls testing features") //! .version("1.3") //! .author("Someone E. <someone_else@other.com>") //! .arg(Arg::with_name("verbose") //! .short("v") //! .help("print test information verbosely"))) //! .get_matches(); //! //! // Calling .unwrap() is safe here because "INPUT" is required (if //! // "INPUT" wasn't required we could have used an 'if let' to //! // conditionally get the value) //! println!("Using input file: {}", matches.value_of("INPUT").unwrap()); //! //! // Gets a value for config if supplied by user, or defaults to //! // "default.conf" //! let config = matches.value_of("CONFIG").unwrap_or("default.conf"); //! println!("Value for config: {}", config); //! //! // Vary the output based on how many times the user used the "debug" //! // flag (i.e. 'myapp -d -d -d' or 'myapp -ddd' vs 'myapp -d') //! match matches.occurrences_of("debug") { //! 0 => println!("Debug mode is off"), //! 1 => println!("Debug mode is kind of on"), //! 2 => println!("Debug mode is on"), //! 3 | _ => println!("Don't be crazy"), //! } //! //! // You can information about subcommands by requesting their matches by //! // name (as below), requesting just the name used, or both at the same //! // time //! if let Some(matches) = matches.subcommand_matches("test") { //! if matches.is_present("verbose") { //! println!("Printing verbosely..."); //! } else { //! println!("Printing normally..."); //! } //! } //! //! // more program logic goes here... //! } //! ``` //! //! The following combines the previous two examples by using the simplicity of //! the `from_usage` //! methods and the performance of the Builder Pattern. //! //! ```no_run //! // (Full example with detailed comments in examples/01c_quick_example.rs) //! // //! // This example demonstrates clap's "usage strings" method of creating //! // arguments which is less verbose //! #[macro_use] //! extern crate clap; //! //! fn main() { //! let matches = clap_app!(myapp => //! (version: "1.0") //! (author: "Kevin K. <kbknapp@gmail.com>") //! (about: "Does awesome things") //! (@arg CONFIG: -c --config +takes_value "Sets a custom config file") //! (@arg INPUT: +required "Sets the input file to use") //! (@arg debug: -d ... "Sets the level of debugging information") //! (@subcommand test => //! (about: "controls testing features") //! (version: "1.3") //! (author: "Someone E. <someone_else@other.com>") //! (@arg verbose: -v --verbose "Print test information verbosely") //! ) //! ).get_matches(); //! //! // Calling .unwrap() is safe here because "INPUT" is required (if //! // "INPUT" wasn't required we could have used an 'if let' to //! // conditionally get the value) //! println!("Using input file: {}", matches.value_of("INPUT").unwrap()); //! //! // Gets a value for config if supplied by user, or defaults to //! // "default.conf" //! let config = matches.value_of("CONFIG").unwrap_or("default.conf"); //! println!("Value for config: {}", config); //! //! // Vary the output based on how many times the user used the "debug" //! // flag (i.e. 'myapp -d -d -d' or 'myapp -ddd' vs 'myapp -d') //! match matches.occurrences_of("debug") { //! 0 => println!("Debug mode is off"), //! 1 => println!("Debug mode is kind of on"), //! 2 => println!("Debug mode is on"), //! 3 | _ => println!("Don't be crazy"), //! } //! //! // You can information about subcommands by requesting their matches by //! // name (as below), requesting just the name used, or both at the same //! // time //! if let Some(matches) = matches.subcommand_matches("test") { //! if matches.is_present("verbose") { //! println!("Printing verbosely..."); //! } else { //! println!("Printing normally..."); //! } //! } //! //! // more program logic goes here... //! } //! ``` //! //! This final method shows how you can use a YAML file to build your CLI and //! keep your Rust source //! tidy. First, create the `cli.yml` file to hold your CLI options, but it //! could be called //! anything we like (we'll use the same both examples above to keep it //! functionally equivalent): //! //! ```yaml //! name: myapp //! version: 1.0 //! author: Kevin K. <kbknapp@gmail.com> //! about: Does awesome things //! args: //! - CONFIG: //! short: c //! long: config //! help: Sets a custom config file //! takes_value: true //! - INPUT: //! help: Sets the input file to use //! required: true //! index: 1 //! - debug: //! short: d //! multiple: true //! help: Sets the level of debugging information //! subcommands: //! - test: //! about: controls testing features //! version: 1.3 //! author: Someone E. <someone_else@other.com> //! args: //! - verbose: //! short: v //! help: print test information verbosely //! ``` //! //! Now we create our `main.rs` file just like we would have with the previous //! two examples: //! //! ```ignore //! // (Full example with detailed comments in examples/17_yaml.rs) //! // //! // This example demonstrates clap's building from YAML style of creating //! arguments which is far //! // more clean, but takes a very small performance hit compared to the other //! two methods. //! #[macro_use] //! extern crate clap; //! use clap::App; //! //! fn main() { //! // The YAML file is found relative to the current file, similar to how //! modules are found //! let yaml = load_yaml!("cli.yml"); //! let matches = App::from_yaml(yaml).get_matches(); //! //! // Calling .unwrap() is safe here because "INPUT" is required (if //! "INPUT" wasn't //! // required we could have used an 'if let' to conditionally get the //! value) //! println!("Using input file: {}", matches.value_of("INPUT").unwrap()); //! //! // Gets a value for config if supplied by user, or defaults to //! "default.conf" //! let config = matches.value_of("CONFIG").unwrap_or("default.conf"); //! println!("Value for config: {}", config); //! //! // Vary the output based on how many times the user used the "debug" //! flag //! // (i.e. 'myapp -d -d -d' or 'myapp -ddd' vs 'myapp -d' //! match matches.occurrences_of("debug") { //! 0 => println!("Debug mode is off"), //! 1 => println!("Debug mode is kind of on"), //! 2 => println!("Debug mode is on"), //! 3 | _ => println!("Don't be crazy"), //! } //! //! // You can information about subcommands by requesting their matches by //! name //! // (as below), requesting just the name used, or both at the same time //! if let Some(matches) = matches.subcommand_matches("test") { //! if matches.is_present("verbose") { //! println!("Printing verbosely..."); //! } else { //! println!("Printing normally..."); //! } //! } //! //! // more program logic goes here... //! } //! ``` //! //! If you were to compile any of the above programs and run them with the flag //! `--help` or `-h` //! (or `help` subcommand, since we defined `test` as a subcommand) the //! following would be output //! //! **NOTE**: The YAML option requires adding a special `features` flag when //! compiling `clap` //! because it is not compiled by default since it takes additional //! dependencies that some people //! may not need. Simply change your `clap = "1"` to `clap = {version = "1", //! features = ["yaml"]}` //! in your `Cargo.toml` to use the YAML version. //! //! ```text //! $ myapp --help //! myapp 1.0 //! Kevin K. <kbknapp@gmail.com> //! Does awesome things //! //! USAGE: //! MyApp [FLAGS] [OPTIONS] <INPUT> [SUBCOMMAND] //! //! FLAGS: //! -d Turn debugging information on //! -h, --help Prints this message //! -V, --version Prints version information //! //! OPTIONS: //! -c, --config <CONFIG> Sets a custom config file //! //! ARGS: //! INPUT The input file to use //! //! SUBCOMMANDS: //! help Prints this message //! test Controls testing features //! ``` //! //! **NOTE:** You could also run `myapp test --help` to see similar output and //! options for the //! `test` subcommand. //! //! ## Try it! //! //! ### Pre-Built Test //! //! To try out the pre-built example, use the following steps: //! //! * Clone the repo `$ git clone https://github.com/kbknapp/clap-rs && cd //! clap-rs/clap-tests` //! * Compile the example `$ cargo build --release` //! * Run the help info `$ ./target/release/claptests --help` //! * Play with the arguments! //! //! ### BYOB (Build Your Own Binary) //! //! To test out `clap`'s default auto-generated help/version follow these steps: //! * Create a new cargo project `$ cargo new fake --bin && cd fake` //! * Add `clap` to your `Cargo.toml` //! * //! ```toml //! [dependencies] //! clap = "1" //! ``` //! //! * Add the following to your `src/main.rs` //! //! ```no_run //! extern crate clap; //! use clap::App; //! //! fn main() { //! let _ = App::new("fake").version("v1.0-beta").get_matches(); //! } //! ``` //! //! * Build your program `$ cargo build --release` //! * Run w/ help or version `$ ./target/release/fake --help` or `$ //! ./target/release/fake --version` //! //! ## Usage //! //! For full usage, add `clap` as a dependency in your `Cargo.toml` file to use //! from crates.io: //! //! ```toml //! [dependencies] //! clap = "1" //! ``` //! Or track the latest on the master branch at github: //! //! ```toml //! [dependencies.clap] //! git = "https://github.com/kbknapp/clap-rs.git" //! ``` //! //! Add `extern crate clap;` to your crate root. //! //! Define a list of valid arguments for your program (see the //! [documentation][docs] or //! [examples/][examples] directory of this repo) //! //! Then run `cargo build` or `cargo update && cargo build` for your project. //! //! ### Optional Dependencies / Features //! //! If you'd like to keep your dependency list to **only** `clap`, you can //! disable any features //! that require an additional dependency. To do this, add this to your //! `Cargo.toml`: //! //! ```toml //! [dependencies.clap] //! version = "1" //! default-features = false //! ``` //! //! You can also selectively enable only the features you'd like to include, by //! adding: //! //! ```toml //! [dependencies.clap] //! version = "1" //! default-features = false //! //! # Cherry-pick the features you'd like to use //! features = [ "suggestions", "color" ] //! ``` //! //! The following is a list of optional `clap` features: //! //! * **"suggestions"**: Turns on the `Did you mean '--myoption' ?` feature for //! when users make //! typos. //! * **"color"**: Turns on red error messages. This feature only works on //! non-Windows OSs. //! * **"lints"**: This is **not** included by default and should only be used //! while developing to //! run basic lints against changes. This can only be used on Rust nightly. //! //! ### Dependencies Tree //! //! The following graphic depicts `clap`s dependency graph. //! //! * **Dashed** Line: Optional dependency //! * **Red** Color: **NOT** included by default (must use cargo `features` to //! enable) //! //! ![clap dependencies](https://raw.githubusercontent. //! com/kbknapp/clap-rs/master/clap.png) //! //! ### More Information //! //! You can find complete documentation on the [github-pages site][docs] for //! this project. //! //! You can also find usage examples in the [examples/][examples] directory of //! this repo. //! //! #### Video Tutorials //! //! There's also the video tutorial series [Argument Parsing with Rust][video //! tutorials] that I've //! been working on. //! //! *Note*: Two new videos have just been added ([08 From //! Usage](https://youtu.be/xc6VdedFrG0), and //! [09 Typed Values](https://youtu.be/mZn3C1DnD90)), if you're already //! familiar with `clap` but //! want to know more about these two details you can check out those videos //! without watching the //! previous few. //! //! *Note*: Apologies for the resolution of the first video, it will be updated //! to a better //! resolution soon. The other videos have a proper resolution. //! //! ### Running the tests //! //! If contributing, you can run the tests as follows (assuming you're in the //! `clap-rs` directory) //! //! ```sh //! cargo test --features yaml && make -C clap-tests test //! ``` //! //! ## License //! //! `clap` is licensed under the MIT license. Please read the //! [LICENSE-MIT][license] //! file in //! this repository for more information. //! //! [examples]: https://github.com/kbknapp/clap-rs/tree/master/examples //! [docs]: http://kbknapp.github.io/clap-rs/clap/index.html //! [video tutorials]: //! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLza5oFLQGTl0Bc_EU_pBNcX-rhVqDTRxv //! [license]: //! https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kbknapp/clap-rs/master/LICENSE-MIT #![crate_type= "lib"] #![cfg_attr(feature = "nightly", feature(plugin))] #![cfg_attr(feature = "lints", plugin(clippy))] #![cfg_attr(feature = "lints", allow(explicit_iter_loop))] #![cfg_attr(feature = "lints", allow(should_implement_trait))] #![cfg_attr(feature = "lints", deny(warnings))] #![cfg_attr(not(any(feature = "lints", feature = "nightly")), deny(unstable_features))] #![deny(missing_docs, missing_debug_implementations, missing_copy_implementations, trivial_casts, trivial_numeric_casts, unsafe_code, unused_import_braces, unused_qualifications)] #[cfg(feature = "suggestions")] extern crate strsim; #[cfg(feature = "color")] extern crate ansi_term; #[cfg(feature = "yaml")] extern crate yaml_rust; #[macro_use] extern crate bitflags; extern crate vec_map; #[cfg(feature = "yaml")] pub use yaml_rust::YamlLoader; pub use args::{Arg, ArgGroup, ArgMatches, SubCommand}; pub use app::{App, AppSettings}; pub use fmt::Format; pub use errors::{ClapError, ClapErrorType}; #[macro_use] mod macros; mod app; mod args; mod usageparser; mod fmt; mod suggestions; mod errors;